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Happy Tuesday, book nerds! It’s new release day, and I’m really excited about all of the wonderful new books hitting shelves today. At the top of my list is 10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon and Act by Kayla Miller.
You can also hear about some amazing books on this week’s episode of All the Books! This week, Liberty and I talked about The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue, He Started It by Samantha Downing, and The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson!
Here are three more releases I’m excited about!
Trouble the Saints
by Alaya Dawn Johnson
This is Alaya Dawn Johnson’s debut adult novel (she’s written a couple of really excellent YA books) and it’s an alternate history set in historical Manhattan. Phyllis LeBlanc is a young woman from Harlem when she’s hired to become a secret assassin, but ten years later she’s given it all up–including her love, Dev. Only, her past isn’t ready to relinquish her, and Phyllis finds herself drawn back into her old life in order to protect the people she loves.
Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels by Rachel Cohen
This is a memoir about the period in Rachel Cohen’s life when she read Jane Austen’s work in order to make sense of her own life. It began when her daughter was born and her beloved father died within weeks of each other, and Cohen found solace and understanding in Austen’s prose and characters. This book is both an examination of major life changes and how we make sense of them, and a close read of Austen’s work in order to understand her enduring legacy.
More Than Maybe by Erica Hahn
Luke is the son of a literal rockstar, so he knows that a life of fame is so not for him. Instead, he’s aiming lower with a low-key podcast he loves cohosting and hiding in the song lyrics he writes. Vada has a five-year plan for success, and it involves majoring in music journalism and an internship at Rolling Stone. When these two collide, they’ll find that they both need to readjust their plans in this swoony rom-com about love and music.
Backlist bump: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho, out today in paperback!
Remember to wear a mask, and happy reading!
Tirzah