March is here with the promise of spring and brighter days. We're hopping with anticipation to share these new March releases with you. Discover fresh fiction, fascinating non-fiction and enthralling debuts. Keep scrolling to find out more, discover links to book pages for reviews and extracts, or head straight to the bottom of the page and add them to your basket. 

LoveReading's March Genre Picks of the Month

Our new fiction focused picks bring you must reads each moth from key areas of fiction. Explore dark and ambitious fantasy worlds, fiercely funny romances, hypnotic literature and a thriller with a heart of darkness. 

Our Sci-Fi / Fantasy Pick of the Month!

Dance of Shadows by Gourav Mohanty - Darkly vibrant, this hugely ambitious and stunning reimagining of ancient India spins an intricate web of secrets and lies, death and survival, it’s a knockout of epic proportions.

Our Romance Pick of the Month!

Green Dot by Madeleine Gray - Fiercely funny and brilliantly observed, travel with Lucie as she greets office life and finds a love affair.

Our Literary Pick of the Month!

Flesh by David Szalay - A propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who is unravelled by a series of events beyond his grasp.

Our Crime / Thriller Pick of the Month!

Scenes from a Tragedy by Carole Hailey - A literary thriller with a heart of darkness about the ripple effect of one person's inability to form meaningful human connections.

LoveReading's March 2025 Fiction Books of the Month

Recap this month's Fiction Books of the Month with stunningly raw and achingly real coming of age stories. Devour another wonderfully amusing and heartfelt novel by Alexander McCall Smith. Read modern masterworks infused with Japanese folklore and Greek retellings or visit charming Irish bookshops for warm-hearted tales. 

Helen's Judgement by Susan C Wilson - "The Greek legend of Helen of Troy is brought to vivid atmospheric life in this absolutely fascinating and beautifully readable story."

The Bookshop Ladies by Faith Hogan - "A charming Irish bookshop provides the backdrop where friendships are formed and secrets are revealed in this warm-hearted tale from Faith Hogan."

Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai - "Heartbreak, hauntings, love and music — this YA masterwork is infused with Japanese folklore and history as it radiates modern resonance."

Dance of Shadows by Gourav Mohanty - "Darkly vibrant, this hugely ambitious and stunning reimagining of ancient India spins an intricate web of secrets and lies, death and survival, it’s a knockout of epic proportions."

Cold Grace by Meredith Miller - "Stunningly raw and achingly real, this coming of age story set at the beginning of the 20th century in New England has been chosen as a LoveReading Star Book."

Looking for You by Alexander McCall Smith - "A wonderfully amusing and heartfelt addition to The Perfect Passion Company series set around a dating agency in Edinburgh."

LoveReading's March 2025 Non-Fiction Books of the Month

It's spring so time to get outside, if you need some convincing why not head off and discover a year at Jane Austen House or learn about life at Canon Hall Farm from the comfort of your armchair? In our March Non-Fiction picks we also have the new 10 year anniversary edition of an inspiring vivid read and the heartbreakingly fascinating true story of family loss, spies and deception. 

Cannon Hall Farm - Past, Present & Future by Nicholson Family - "Heartwarming and fascinating, Cannon Hall Farm gets personal as the owners reveal the story behind the scenes of the farming TV show."

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig - "An inspiring, honest, hopeful and vivid read."

A Spy in the Family by Paul Henderson, David Gardner - "The fascinating yet heartbreakingly true story of the mother who was deceived into thinking she had found her lost son, and the spy who tricked her for over ten years."

A Jane Austen Year by Jane Austen's House curators - "A beautifully curated book celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with specially picked highlights sitting across the calendar year."

LoveReading's March 2025 Debuts of the Month

This time of year is all about new beginnings and these debut authors are at the start of what we hope will be bright new careers. From time travel and historic cosy crime to gripping thrillers and charged and emotional narratives, learn more about this month's debut highlights. 

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley - "When a secret service agent is assigned to a ‘time immigrant’ – an Arctic Explorer from 1847 – she risks everything by falling in love with him"

The Departed by Sarah Mellor - "A gripping thriller that plunges deep into the heart of a city on the edge."

Felix Grey and the Descendant by Mario Theodorou - "An entertaining and cosy crime mystery set in 1904 where the plot flows through the political undercurrents of the Prime Minister secretly investigating an abduction."

How to Be Somebody Else by Miranda Pountney - "Charged with emotional tension and eroticism, this enthralling boundary-breaking novel sees a 30-something Briton in New York break her own boundaries and unravel her life."

LoveReading's March 2025 Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month

Liz Robinson has hand-picked a fresh bunch of books this March to entice every reader. From inspiring tales of nature to an absolute scream of an uplifting novel, these novels are oh-so readable and demand a place on your to-be-read pile. 

Renaturing by James Canton - "The inspiring and absolutely gorgeous tale of a small field as it changes from mown grass to a new habitat for plants and wildlife."

Lucky Day by Beth Morrey - "Take a day off from normal life in this absolute scream of an uplifting novel, it’s hilarious and bold with piercing depths waiting just below the surface."

The Fisherman's Gift by Julia Kelly - "Achingly beautiful and full of heartfelt emotion, a gift from the sea stuns a fishing village community in this spellbinding novel."

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor - "This LoveReading Star Book is sparklingly clever and oh-so readable, focusing on one member of a bright and bustling family as she writes a novel that turns her life upside down."

LoveReading's March 2025 Star Books

We've got a healthy selection of Star Books already this year and through March we've added more titles to the decadent list. If you're not sure what to pick up next our Star Books list comes with our highest recommendation, and is the perfect source of inspiration.