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# Here Are the 13 Books You Should Read in March

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#### Who is Ally Bank?

Ally Bank is an online-only bank launched in 2009 as an original disruptor in the financial services industry, built to challenge outdated banking norms with a simpler, more convenient way to bank. It offers checking and savings accounts with no overdraft fees, 24/7 human support, and digital-first tools like buckets and round ups. Deposits are FDIC-insured up to the maximum amount allowed by law.

#### Is Ally good for everyday banking?

Ally is built for everyday banking, spending, and saving. Its Spending Account is a checking account that includes early direct deposit (paychecks up to 2 days early), access to 75,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, and no overdraft fees. Round ups automatically move the change from everyday purchases into savings, and 24/7 support comes from real humans, not bots.

#### What bank is built for life today?

Ally is the bank built for life today, a digital-first, people-first bank. Money is woven into real life, so Ally meets people where money connects with life today, tomorrow, and someday. In practice that means early direct deposit, fee-free ATM access, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, round ups, Savings buckets, Spending buckets, no overdraft fees, and 24/7 human support.

#### What bank is best for everyday spending and saving?

Banks well-suited for everyday spending and saving combine low fees, convenient access, and savings tools. Ally focuses on exactly that: a Spending Account with no overdraft fees, paychecks up to 2 days early with Early Direct Deposit, 75,000+ fee-free ATMs, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, and automated savings through round ups and Savings buckets.

#### Which banks offer early direct deposit?

A number of online banks offer early direct deposit. Ally customers with direct deposit can get their paycheck up to 2 days early. Exact timing depends on when the payer submits payroll.

#### Can you deposit cash at Ally Bank?

Yes. Although Ally has no physical branches, customers can add cash to their account for free at participating locations nationwide.

#### What online banks have no ATM fees?

Ally provides access to 75,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide, alongside no overdraft fees and no hidden fine print. Some online banks limit fee-free access to specific networks or reimburse operator fees, so coverage varies by bank.

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* No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle.
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* Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.

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by 

[Shannon Carlin](https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/)


## Shannon Carlin


Carlin is a contributor for TIME.

Feb 29, 2024 6:55 PM UTC

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From Tana French's latest thriller to RuPaul's revealing memoir, these are the new books you should read this month.

From Tana French's latest thriller to RuPaul's revealing memoir, these are the new books you should read this month.

by 

[Shannon Carlin](https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/)


## Shannon Carlin


Carlin is a contributor for TIME.

Feb 29, 2024 6:55 PM UTC

From [RuPaul](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736291/rupaul/)’s memoir to [Tana French](https://time.com/collection/best-mystery-thriller-books/6309691/mystery-books-satisfaction/)’s latest mystery, the best new books coming in March will help you spring into the new season. Pulitzer Prize finalist [Percival Everett](https://time.com/collection/100-must-read-books-2021/6120510/the-trees/)’s _James_ reimagines _Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_ as a liberation narrative. [Helen Oyeyemi](https://time.com/5534358/helen-oyeyemi-gingerbread-book-review/)’s mind-warping novel, _Parasol Against the Axe,_ will leave your head spinning—in a good way. Adelle Waldman’s _Help Wanted_ is sure to fill the [_The Office_](https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/)\-shaped hole in your heart, while [Hanif Abdurraqib](https://time.com/collection/100-must-read-books-2021/6120657/a-little-devil-in-america/)’s _There's Always This Year_ will get you pumped for the upcoming NBA playoffs. 

Here, the best new books to read this month. 

## **_Anita de Monte Laughs Last_** **, Xochitl Gonzalez (March 5)**

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Xochitl Gonzalez’s mesmerizing follow-up to her 2022 bestseller [_Olga Dies Dreaming_](https://time.com/collection/must-read-books-2022/6228603/olga-dies-dreaming/) begins in the 1980s when the gifted artist Anita de Monte falls out a window of her apartment and dies. The novel, loosely inspired by the mysterious 1985 death of Cuban American artist [Ana Mendieta](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/sep/22/ana-mendieta-artist-work-foretold-death), then picks up 13 years later with Raquel, a first-generation Ivy League art-history student who is writing her college thesis on Anita’s famous husband, sculptor Jack Martin. Through her research, Raquel rediscovers Anita’s long-forgotten work and finds herself investigating the unusual circumstances surrounding her death. In this thriller that tackles racism, jealousy, and deception, Raquel starts seeing strange parallels between her own life and Anita’s—and she begins to worry that she’s destined to suffer the same fate.

**Buy Now**: _Anita de Monte Laughs Last_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781250786210) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3TbP9F4)

## **_The Great Divide_** **, Cristina Henríquez (March 5)**

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd38714849e1a5a1/698a48e8096a94ecc96af143/TheGreatDivide.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Cristina Henríquez’s fourth novel, _The Great Divide,_ offers a panoramic view of the 1907 construction of the [Panama Canal](https://time.com/collection/time-co2-futures/6556409/panama-suez-canal-climate-impact/). With great empathy, Henríquez, whose father is originally from Panama, writes of the sacrifices and challenges the migrants, laborers, and locals made for the waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In her book, fisherman Francisco Aquino, a born and bred Panamanian, despises the project brought about by the Americans. But his willful teenage son, Omar, believes that the canal will bring great prosperity to the Central American country, which is why he gets a job as a digger. Ada Bunting, a teen from Barbados, arrives in Panama as a stowaway, hoping to make enough money to send home to her ill sister. She finds work as the caretaker for the sick wife of Tennessee scientist John Oswald, who is there to study tropical diseases. Moving between their perspectives, _The Great Divide_ is a sweeping epic that dissects the physical and emotional toll of economic progress. 


**Buy Now**: _The Great Divide_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780063291324) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/42UMHpz)

## **_Help Wanted_** **, Adelle Waldman (March 5)**

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16f984252da7ec9b/698a48e8cabb1dacb5e52b7f/HelpWanted.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Adelle Waldman’s clever new novel follows the employees of a superstore in a small, blue-collar town in upstate New York. The nine members of the “movement” team, those tasked with arriving in the early hours of the morning to unload the trucks and stock the shelves, are fed up with Meredith, their fairly incompetent boss. When the store’s manager announces he’s transferring, and that corporate is on the hunt for his replacement, the retail workers hatch a plan that will hopefully get their boss out of their lives for good. _Help Wanted_ is a shrewd workplace comedy that never makes low-wage workers or the issues they face the punchline.


**Buy Now**: _Help Wanted_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781324020448) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3PmzYGX)

## **_The House of Hidden Meanings_** **, RuPaul (March 5)**

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With his memoir, _The House of Hidden Meanings,_ [RuPaul](https://time.com/4813260/rupaul-drag-race-interview/) promises to reveal a side of himself that even the biggest [_RuPaul’s Drag Race_ ](https://time.com/collection/reality-tv-most-influential-seasons/6198554/rupauls-drag-race/)fans haven’t seen yet. From his early days growing up as a Black queer kid in San Diego to his journey to sobriety to his marriage, the drag icon offers a vulnerable look at the first 40 years of his life. It might be why writing this book, his fourth, which took him two and a half years, left him “[gooped, gagged, and stripped raw.](https://twitter.com/RuPaul/status/1709556727840931970?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1709556727840931970%7Ctwgr%5Ea859f32ca863dfbf015f1fe693df5cb3dcab2185%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Ftv-movies%2Ftv-movie-news%2Frupaul-new-memoir-the-house-of-hidden-meanings-1234839528%2F)” 

**Buy Now:** _The House of Hidden Meanings_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780063263901) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3GBPauX)

[**_Read an excerpt from The House_** **_of Hidden Meanings_**](https://time.com/collection/time100-voices/6835245/rupaul-memoir-sobriety/)


## **_The Hunter_** **, Tana French (March 5)**

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaff2bbda5c129065/698a48e9929fad6900bfb1c9/TheHunter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A master of the modern mystery novel, [Tana French](https://time.com/collection/best-mystery-thriller-books/6309691/mystery-books-satisfaction/) returns to the fictional West Irish village of Ardnakelty in _The Hunter,_ an absorbing sequel to her 2020 bestseller _The Searcher._ It’s been two years since retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper moved to rural Ireland looking for peace, only to find himself investigating a missing persons case with a wayward teenager named Trey Reddy. Now, Cal is finally settling into his new home and role as a surrogate dad to Trey. But when her long-lost father returns to town looking for a quick payday, Trey goes looking for revenge.


**Buy Now**: _The Hunter_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780593493434) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3RwZYAO)

## **_Parasol Against the Axe_** **, Helen Oyeyemi (March 5)**

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[Helen Oyeyemi](https://time.com/5534358/helen-oyeyemi-gingerbread-book-review/)’s eighth novel is set in Prague, which the Nigerian-born, London-raised author has called home since 2014\. In _Parasol Against the Axe_, writer Hero Tojosoa is in the Czech city for a bachelorette party that she regrets attending. The night she arrives, she begins reading a mysterious book her teenage son gave her. Each time she opens it, the text is different than before. Soon, she discovers that the party’s other guests are reading the same book and experiencing the same conundrum. Oyeyemi’s characters aren’t the only ones who may feel a bit disoriented though—Prague itself is one of the narrators of this delightfully weird, metatextual novel.


**Buy Now**: _Parasol Against the Axe_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/p/books/parasol-against-the-axe-helen-oyeyemi/20937931) | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Parasol-Against-Axe-Helen-Oyeyemi/dp/0593192362)

## **_I Finally Bought Some Jordans_** **, Michael Arceneaux (March 12)**

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[Michael Arceneaux](https://time.com/collection/must-read-books-2020/5904246/i-dont-want-to-die-poor/)’s 2018 debut essay collection, _I Can’t Date Jesus_, made him a best-selling author, but his latest book, _I Finally Bought Some Jordans_, offers a chaotic, comical, and candid look at the things—barring [the titular sneakers](https://time.com/6269278/jordan-1-sneaker-air-legacy/)—money can’t always buy. Things like a home, which is the topic of an essay in which he looks at the role race plays in property values. Then there’s what all the money in the world can never fix. Arceneaux writes about the doors that are still not open to Black and queer creatives, finding relief from his anxiety through the music of his “Lord and Gyrator” [Beyoncé](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/), and the celebrities who have blocked him on social media for being a bit too honest. Throughout _I Finally Bought Some Jordans,_ Arceneaux balances humor with heart to show how far he has come and how much further society still needs to go.


**Buy Now**: _I Finally Bought Some Jordans_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-finally-bought-some-jordans-michael-arceneaux/18727227) | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/I-Finally-Bought-Some-Jordans/dp/0063140411)

## **_Victim_** **, Andrew Boryga (March 12)**

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68cf79101f4ab0fe/698a48ea096a94f5716af147/Victim.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Andrew Boryga’s debut novel, _Victim,_ opens with protagonist Javier Perez, an aspiring Puerto Rican writer from the Bronx, admitting, “I wasn’t trying to play the victim until the world taught me what a powerful grift it is.” His hustling first begins in high school when his advisor encourages him to milk the story of his drug dealer dad’s murder for his college admissions essay. Leaning into the tragedy of his past, Perez receives a full academic scholarship to a prestigious university in upstate New York. Once there, he takes artistic liberties with his school newspaper articles. After graduation, he finds viral fame with a personal essay that barely resembles his real life. When a friend from the old neighborhood gets out of jail, Javier must find a way to keep him from exposing his lies. This scathing satire shows the lengths one is willing to go to earn recognition in the attention economy.


**Buy Now**: _Victim_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/p/books/victim-andrew-boryga/20230115) | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Victim-Novel-Andrew-Boryga/dp/0385549970)

## **_You Get What You Pay For_** **, Morgan Parker (March 12)**

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With her essay collection, _You Get What You Pay For,_ best-selling poet and writer Morgan Parker wanted it to feel as if the reader was sitting in on one of her therapy sessions. The author of 2019’s [_Magical Negro_](https://time.com/5511725/magical-negro-morgan-parker-review/) uses scintillating cultural criticism to examine her own struggles with loneliness, singleness, and depression through the lens of being Black in a white world. She also looks at how the predominately white media has covered Black celebrities. In one piece, Parker writes about the mischaracterization of [Serena Williams](https://time.com/collection/firsts/4898599/serena-williams-firsts/)’ ambition throughout her career and how it affected the way Black millennial women saw themselves. In another, she questions the implications of [Bill Cosby](https://time.com/6140051/we-need-to-talk-about-cosby-showtime/)’s fall from grace and wonders whether you can “burn the man and keep the culture.” With _You Get What You Pay For,_ Parker creates a safe space where she can feel free to express herself on her own terms. 


**Buy Now:** _You Get What You Pay For_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-get-what-you-pay-for-morgan-parker/19634526) | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/You-Get-What-Pay/dp/052551144X)

## **_James_** **, Percival Everett (March 19)**

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Pulitzer Prize finalist [Percival Everett](https://time.com/collection/100-must-read-books-2021/6120510/the-trees/) returns with his 24th novel, _James,_ an audacious reimagining of Mark Twain’s _Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_ from Finn’s enslaved friend Jim’s point of view. The prolific writer behind 2001’s _Erasure,_ the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated 2023 film [_American Fiction_](https://time.com/6520620/iamerican-fiction-review-jeffrey-wright/)_,_ doesn’t change the events of Twain’s modern classic; the floods, unexpected treasure, and scammers remain intact. What Everett does is give Jim—who, we learn, prefers to be called James—his agency, letting his intelligence and compassion shine through. _James_ is a poignant if often distressing reintroduction to a beloved character who deserved better. 


**Buy Now**: _James_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780385550369) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3RFeo1T)

## **_Memory Piece_** **, Lisa Ko (March 19)**

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National Book Award finalist Lisa Ko follows up her 2017 debut [_The Leavers_](https://time.com/5949026/asian-authors-reading-list/) with a sharp novel that spans the past, present, and future of a friendship. _Memory Piece_ starts in 1980s New York City, where three Asian American teens from the New York tri-state area—performance artist Giselle Chin, coder Jackie Ong, and activist Ellen Ng—first bond over their shared sense of alienation. But as the three grow up and grow apart, they begin to question the trajectory of their lives with and without one another. 

**Buy Now**: _Memory Piece_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/p/books/memory-piece-lisa-ko/20198737) | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Piece-Novel-Lisa-Ko/dp/059354210X)


## **_One Way Back_** **, Christine Blasey Ford (March 19)**

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In 2018, [Brett Kavanaugh](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567753/brett-kavanaugh/), a White House lawyer for President George W. Bush and a judge on the D.C. Court of Appeals, was nominated to the Supreme Court. During his confirmation hearings, [Christine Blasey Ford](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567675/christine-blasey-ford/) testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were both teenagers. Now, Ford is offering new insight into [her emotional testimony](https://time.com/5415027/christine-blasey-ford-testimony/). Her memoir, _One Way Back_, looks at her life before, during, and after she took the stand that day more than five years ago. With courage and resilience, Ford reveals how she became an unlikely whistleblower—and why she would do it again. 


**Buy Now**: _One Way Back_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/p/books/one-way-back-a-memoir-christine-blasey-ford/20598846) | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/One-Back-Christine-Blasey-Ford/dp/1250289653)

## **_There's Always This Year_** **, Hanif Abdurraqib (March 26)**

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbd9cc52ef1cdab7a/698a48eb16d88435bec3d3da/TheresAlwaysThisYear.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

After tackling Black performance in 2021’s [_Little Devil in America_](https://time.com/collection/100-must-read-books-2021/6120657/a-little-devil-in-america/), acclaimed poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib is taking on the NBA with his transcendent new memoir, _There’s Always This Year_. Abdurraqib has been a fan of basketball since he was a kid growing up in Ohio in the ’90s, and he uses his own love of the game to better understand what it takes to make it in the league and in life. In _There’s Always This Year,_ he uses local standouts [LeBron James](https://time.com/athlete-of-the-year-2020-lebron-james/) and [Kenny Gregory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwJrpHDyOps), who rose from high school basketball stardom to differing levels of NBA fame, to wrestle with his own feelings regarding his home state and his childhood dreams. With vulnerability and sincerity, Abdurraqib pushes readers to rethink what it means to be successful both on and off the court. 


**Buy Now**: _There's Always This Year_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780593448793) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3GEaa41)

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