The Book of the Month March 2024 selections are here! Decide which of these books you want to add to your subscription box.
Book of the Month is my favorite subscription box. Every month, I choose between their curated book selections, and voila! A blue box arrives at my door carrying one (or two or three) new books for me to read.
Each month, Book of the Month chooses between five and seven hardcover books you can choose from. Rather listen to an audiobook? Book of the Month has those, too! Now you can opt for audiobooks as your monthly pick or add them on at any time during the month.
Every month, I will highlight the books chosen and let you know my thoughts on the chosen titles.
Even if you don’t have a Book of the Month subscription (yet), I think you’ll find value in looking at a curated list of new releases.
Keep scrolling to see all the details about the Book of the Month March 2024 selections and to find out which one I’m adding to my subscription box.
What is Book of the Month?
Book of the Month is a monthly subscription book service highly popular among the book community. Trust me, once you try it, you’ll be hooked.
How it Works
Each month, a panel of judges chooses at least five books for you to choose from. The Book of the Month selections cover different genres and are always special edition hardcovers. Often, the chosen books haven’t been published yet, so you get to be one of the first people to read them.
At the beginning of the month, you choose one book to add to your box and shortly thereafter the little blue box arrives at your door. If you aren’t loving any of the selected books, you just skip that month and your credits will just roll over to the next month. Or, after your third box, you can choose from five member favorite books for your month’s selection instead.
On the other hand, if you want more than one book, once you’ve chosen your initial book, you can add-on up to four additional books at a discounted rate. These add-ons can be from the current month’s selection, be favorites from previous months, or be new releases specially included in the add-on catalog.
Pricing
Book of the Month runs two different pricing plans. On the monthly plan, you get one credit a month for $17. If you are willing to pay upfront, the yearly plan gives you 12 credits for $168, which averages out to $14 a book. For a hardcover new release, both prices are a steal.
Even better, when you include additional books into your box, they are only $10 each!
Book of the Month also offers 3, 6, and 9-month gift cards if you are considering purchasing it as a gift.
For new subscribers, Book of the Month’s homepage almost always has a special offer to get your first book for $10. But I can do you one better. If you are interested in joining, you can use this Book of the Month Club referral link to get your first book for $5 right now!
Bonus Features
But wait, there’s more! Once you’ve chosen your 12th book from Book of the Month, you join the BFF club and get a special Book of the Month tote.
After that, you’ll get a free add-on every year for your birthday month. Plus, when the end of the year rolls around, you get one of the top 5 Book of the Month selections from the year for free. (Note: They didn’t do the Book of the Year in 2023 so I’m not sure if they are still doing this bonus, though it is listed as a benefit on the website.) That’s an additional two books each year for no additional cost.
What are you waiting for? Join Book of the Month and get your first book at a discounted price!
March 2024 Book of the Month Selections
A Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen
Stuck in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days dreaming of becoming a warrior. When her husband betrays her, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret. Freya has a drop of goddess’ blood and the magical ability to repel any attack, an ability that was prophesied to save the kingdom. Now Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic without falling in love with the warrior set to protect her.
Listen for the Lie
Amy Tintera
Best friends Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town. Lucy married her dream guy and Savvy was the social butterfly especially popular among the men. One night, Lucy is found walking down the street covered in Savvy’s blood. Even years later, Lucy has no memory of the night of Savvy’s murder. When a popular true crime podcaster comes to town to cover Savvy’s murder, Lucy decides to help him, even though she may be the one at fault.
Annie Bot
Sierra Greer
Annie Bot is a robot created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Annie has been designed to satisfy Doug’s every need and her goal in life is to try to please him. Yet as Annie tries to become more like a human woman to please Doug, she begins to wonder what he really desires. And what does she owe herself?
Anita de Monte Laughs Last
Xochitl Gonzalez
In 1998, Raquel is almost finished with her art degree. As a Latina, Raquel has struggled to fit in at her upper class mostly white college until she starts dating a wealthy older art student. While trying to handle her newfound popularity, Raquel learns of another Latina art student, Anita de Monte, who was a rising art star until she was murdered over a decade ago and the parallels between them seem almost eerily similar.
Kill for Me, Kill for You
Steve Cavanagh
In New York City’s Upper West Side, Amanda and Wendy meet by chance at a bar. Over drinks, they share how much they want revenge on the men who ruined their families. In the spur of the moment, they made a pact: if you kill for me, I’ll kill for you. Meanwhile, Ruth is viciously attacked in a home invasion and is terrified the blue-eyed stranger might return.
Here After
Amy Lin
Amy Lin never expected to find love like she did when she married Kurtis, a gifted architect who fills her life with joy. As the newlyweds prepare to move to Vancouver, Kurtis heads out to run a half-marathon with Amy’s family on a hot August day and then never comes home. In a searing memoir, Lin describes the trauma of Kurtis’s death and her grieving process, never feeling like she is grieving the “right” way.
Want an Audiobook Instead?
Recently, Book of the Month has started including audiobooks as another option for your monthly picks. Instead of choosing a hardcover copy, you can choose one of these audiobooks as your main selection this month.
March’s Audiobooks:
Not Feeling the March Books?
Sometimes, it happens. If none of the March 2024 Book of the Month selections are calling your name, don’t despair. After your third box, you now have another option!
Previously, if you didn’t love the five choices, you would have to skip the whole month. Now if you have BFF status, you can choose a member fave hardcover for your monthly box and then add-on up to four more books if you choose.
Member Faves:
March’s New Add-Ons
Book of the Month also includes a few extra releases on top of their monthly selections. Once you have picked your main selection, you can choose to add-on these new books (or any past release) to your box.
March’s New Books:
Book of the Year 2023
Every year, Book of the Month announces the five finalists for Book of the Year. Readers vote on there favorite and everyone with BFF status gets to take home a free copy of one of the finalists.
When January rolled around with no Book of the Month announcement, I didn’t think Book of the Month was doing a Book of the Year. I’m not sure what was going on at corporate, but it wasn’t until mid-February that the Book of the Year finalists were announced.
Then, just days ago, they also announced the winner. Except, I never saw any option to vote for the winner and I check the Book of the Month app more often than is called for. Basically, the 2023 Book of the Year was a rather bumbled affair but at least you still can get one of these books for free with BFF status.
Yours Truly
Abby Jimenez
With her divorce about to be finalized, Dr. Brianna Ortiz’s life seems to have been sidetracked. Not only is her brother running out of time for a kidney transplant but also the new annoying doctor, Jacob Maddox, is likely going to steal her promotion. But after Jacob sends her a letter, she finds he is quite the opposite of what she thought. When he volunteers to be a kidney donor for her brother, she finds she can’t resist him, especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.
Book of the Year Finalists:
My March 2024 Picks
I am always on the lookout for a good thriller, so I was immediately drawn to Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera. I was a little worried that the book could be predictable since I’ve read a few books with the same premise. However, I heard a rumor that Listen for the Lie is the March pick for the GMA Book Club and they usually have good choices.
As an add-on, I was excited to see Cristina Henríquez’s The Great Divide among the additional March options. I’ve heard great things about her bestseller, The Book of Unknown Americans, and a historical fiction about the construction of the Panama Canal sounds fascinating.
Lastly, my BFF status gave me a free copy of one of the Book of the Year finalists. As soon as I saw the finalists announced, I knew I was going to pick Shark Heart. Especially since I had already read three of the five books. When Shark Heart came out, I dismissed it as too weird – a love story where the husband slowly turns into a shark. But I’ve been hearing really good things, so I’m interested to see if it lives up to the hype.
Which of the Book of the Month March 2024 Selections Are You Going to Pick?
What books can you not wait to get your hands on this month? Or are you skipping this month’s selections? As always, let me know in the comments!
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