6 Novels to Read for Fans of Dark Matter

10 Jan 2024

For those who found solace in the intricate storytelling and profound themes of Dark Matter, these novels offer a captivating blend of literary depth and thought-provoking narratives. These books promise to engage your mind and heart in ways reminiscent of Blake Crouch’s profound storytelling.

Eight Mondays: Because Every Day is Monday in the Apocalypse

by Mónica Béjar Latonda

Release Date: October 17, 2023

Susana hopes that a good way to deal with grief would be to do a pilgrimage. She decides to walk the Superior Hiking Trail from Canada to Duluth, when she gets to the end of the hike, she finds everybody behaving like they had nothing in their heads. Is this the end of the world?

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Very Very Lucky

by Amanda Prowse

Release Date: January 9, 2024

A life-affirming story from million-copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse about having it all, losing it all, and how new friends can show each other the way back to happiness.

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You Dreamed of Empires

by Álvaro Enrigue

Release Date: January 9, 2024

You Dreamed of Empires brings to life Tenochtitlan at its height, and reimagines its destiny. The incomparably original Alvaro Enrigue sets afire the moment of conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, a restitutive, fantastical counter-attack, in a novel so electric and so unique that it feels like a dream.

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Old Crimes: and Other Stories

by Jill McCorkle

Release Date: January 9, 2024

McCorkle, author of the New York Times bestselling Life After Life and the widely acclaimed Hieroglyphics (“One of our wryest, warmest, wisest storytellers” —Rebecca Makkai), brings us a breathtaking collection of stories that offers an intimate look at the moments when a person’s life changes forever.

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Poor Deer

by Claire Oshetsky

Release Date: January 9, 2024

Heartrending, hopeful, and boldly imagined, Poor Deer explores the journey toward understanding the children we once were and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of life’s most difficult moments.

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The Waters

by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Release Date: January 9, 2024

“If you loved Where the Crawdads Sing, you’re going to love, and I’m saying love, our first read of 2024.”–Jenna Bush Hager, TODAY Show. A master of rural noir returns with a fierce, mesmerizing novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town.

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