Alma Katsu's latest, Incarnate(opens in new tab), puts a chilling and horrific modern spin on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray(opens in new tab). Dorothy Wagner has spent her whole life desperate to be seen, and when she lands a job at a company developing cutting-edge deepfake technology, she secretly creates Isabella. Her invention is an impossibly beautiful influencer who quickly becomes an online sensation. But Dorothy’s fantasy begins to turn into a nightmare when an anonymous online figure offers her everything she’s ever wanted—at a price.

When a beloved Oxford librarian dies of an apparent heart attack, Ginevra “Gin” Bishop assumes it’s a tragedy—but MI5 has reason to believe it was murder. The librarian was secretly tracking a Soviet spy at the university, and now Gin has been recruited to help uncover the truth. Kate Westbury's The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies(opens in new tab) pairs Gin up with Sidney Braithwaite, a fellow scholar and former British intelligence agent with plenty of experience keeping secrets. As the mismatched pair follows a trail of clues, hidden relationships and wartime secrets, they discover there may be a traitor in their midst—and they could be the next targets.

After her marriage falls apart, Tokyo bookseller Nanako Hanada finds herself feeling increasingly isolated until she discovers a website where strangers meet for thirty-minute conversations. Her profile offers an unusual promise: she’ll recommend the perfect book for you. Soon, she’s meeting all kinds of people, from those grieving a loved one to people struggling with life’s challenges to readers simply looking for their next great book. Translated from Japanese by Cat Anderson, Nanako's memoir, The Bookshop Woman(opens in new tab), is a love letter to books, bookstores and the unexpected friendships that can grow from sharing a story.

In 1981, Soviet KGB officer Vladimir Kuzichkin made a desperate decision and turned to Britain’s MI6 for help. Codenamed “Redwood,” Kuzichkin was running spies in post-revolution Iran while secretly gathering information about a Soviet plot to overthrow the Ayatollah’s regime. When his double life puts him in danger, MI6 officer Ian McCredie must find a way to smuggle him out before the KGB and Iranian intelligence close in. Redwood by Ben MacIntyre is a gripping and suspenseful tale of espionage, betrayal, loyalty and the extraordinary consequences of one man’s decision to defect.

Middle Grade readers will enjoy the stunning and surreal world of Hometown(opens in new tab) by Shaun Tan. A human girl lives on a strange and beautiful planet filled with bizarre creatures. She has a loving family, good friends and three hundred pets. She never questioned if she belonged there until a mysterious astronaut arrives and tells her that she’s human, just like him, and that this isn’t her real home. Suddenly, she must decide whether to leave everything she loves behind for a world where she might finally fit in. It's a thought-provoking story about family, identity, belonging and what truly makes a place home.

Teen readers will relate to Luis Menendez, who dreams of becoming a music journalist, but his summer plans are put on hold when he’s expected to work long hours at his family’s struggling Cuban restaurant in Queens. As his father pushes him toward a more practical future, Luis finds himself caught between his family’s expectations and his own dreams. Then he meets Yara, who encourages him to pursue the life he wants, and a music magazine offers him an internship. This thoughtful graphic novel features an honest look at the challenges facing second-generation immigrant kids as Luis balances family, friendship, romance and his own ambitions in Second Generation Blues(opens in new tab) by Julio Anta and illustrated by Red Dryer.