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Happy Monday! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Can you tell that I am typing this even faster than normal? That’s because I am racing to finish my work so I can start reading You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo! I have been clamoring for this book since I first learned of its existence eight months ago. It’s being called “Farscape meets The Great British Bake Off” and I could not be more excited if I swallowed a cat and broke out in kittens! If it is as amazing as it sounds, I’ll be sure to tell you about it in next Monday’s newsletter.
Moving on: I have some exciting book news for you today and a look at a delightfully demented thriller, plus cover reveals, a terrible pun, an upside-down orange monster, and trivia! Let’s get started, shall we?
Here’s Monday’s trivia question: Who was the historical figure who inspired the poet Percy Shelly to write his poem Ozymandias?(Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)
Deals, Reals, and Squeals!
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Six more cast members, including Lori Petty, Daniel Zovatto, and David Cross, have been added to the Station Eleven series.
Regé-Jean Page will not appear in season 2 of Bridgerton; Charithra Chandran and Rupert Young have joined the cast.
Join in to support the Asian American Writers’ Workshop’s upcoming events.
Join Rioter Tirzah Price for the launch of her first book, Pride and Premeditation!
Sarah Michelle Gellar will star in the series Hot Pink, which is based on What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold.
A Breaking Bad art book is on the way.
Here’s the cover reveal of The Lost Girls: A Vampire Revenge Story by Sonia Hartl.
Andrea Riseborough, Stephen Graham and Sindhu Vee have joined the Matilda remake.
Patti Smith will share new writing in a substack newsletter.
Diana Gabaldon has finished the ninth book in the Outlander series.
Noah Emmerich and Kim Dickens have joined the cast in Netflix’s adaptation of The Good Nurse.
Book Riot Recommends
At Book Riot, I work on the New Books! email, the All the Books! podcast about new releases, and the Book Riot Insiders New Release Index. I am very fortunate to get to read a lot of upcoming titles, and learn about a lot of upcoming titles, and I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week so you can add them to your TBR! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)
Loved, loved, loved:
For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (Berkley, July 20)
This is a viciously fun little read! Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the esteemed Belmont Academy, but he secretly hates most of his students and coworkers. He has single-handedly plotted behind the scenes to ruin the future prospects of a few students and a couple of his coworkers.
And then one of the parents of a student is poisoned at a school event. Were they the intended victim? Was Teddy the poisoner? It’s hard to say because HOLY CATS, there are so many people hiding secrets and so many revenge plots being carried out in this book! It’s told from five points of view, including another teacher, a former student, and a current student, but it doesn’t make it confusing at all. It makes it fun, really. It’s almost like a reality show, where the most horrible person gets away with murder.
I thought Downing’s last two books were really ridiculous, but fun, but I found this one to be even better. It’s superbly plotted and paced, and also still ridiculous. But in an awesome way. What a bunch of devious people! And there are so many reveals, you will get to the end of the book not even realizing you had heard a bunch of clues and significant details along the way and then SURPRISE! If you’re looking for a deliciously nasty thriller, this is it!
(I’m sorry, I read this a long time ago and somehow forgot to mark down my notes, so off the top of my head, content warnings for violence, murder, home invasion, illegal surveillance, poisoning, black mail, and infidelity. But you should do more research before reading it if you are worried about more possible warnings.)
What I’m reading this week.
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You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo
A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris
Reprieve by James Han Mattson
Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel
Moon and the Mars by Kia Corthron
Groan-worthy joke of the week:
Dogs can’t operate MRI machines. But catscan.
And this is funny:
I feel attacked.
Happy things:
Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:
- Nailed It! The fifth season of this baking competition show is up on Netflix now and I can feel my blood pressure dropping just writing about it.
- 3rd Rock from the Sun: I have spent the last few years rewatching shows from when I was younger. But I am now starting the fourth season of 3rd Rock, of which I had only seen the first season previously, and I’m delighted. It isn’t that it’s a great show—because it isn’t—but it’s fun to see all the young actors (Baby Jim Beaver! Baby Linda Cardellini! Younger Garry/Jerry/Larry/Terry/Barry from Parks and Recreation!) and the pop culture references, many of which make no sense now if you weren’t alive in the 1990s. Nostalgia has a scientifically proven calming effect on your brain. I’m having so much fun, I may only watch old shows I haven’t seen for the next several months.
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil: My love of all things Alan Tudyk right now has led me to another rewatch of this fabulous cartoon.
- Purrli: This website makes the relaxing sounds of a cat purring.
And here’s a cat picture!
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A special order of upside-down air biscuits.
Trivia answer: Ramesses II.
Remember that whatever you are doing or watching or reading this week, I am sending you love and hugs. Please be safe, and be mindful of others. It takes no effort to be kind. I’ll see you again on Thursday. xoxo, Liberty