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Dear Book Friends,
It’s Monday Book Radar time, and it’s a holiday week for us in the US, which means everything just feels a bit… off this week. But as I mentioned last time, I have a lot of driving I have to do this week. So I’m hoping at the very least I’ll get some reading done. If you’re visiting your families this week or having people over to yours, I hope you stay safe, eat delicious foods, and find time for yourself to sneak away and read a book. Because family and food is great and all, but we know what life is really about. Books. That’s why we’re all here, after all.
❤️ Emily
Book Deals & Reveals
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Here’s the cover reveal of Lauren Ho’s new novel Lucie Yi is Not A Romantic. Out from G.P. Putnam’s Sons on June 21, 2022.
Augustine Frizzell will be directing the film adaptation of V.E. Schwab’s bestselling novel The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
Remember how I said last week that I was so excited about Beck Albertalli and Adam Silvera’s new novel Here’s to Us? Well you can read an excerpt from the first chapter of the novel right now.
Entertainment Weekly has also got a first look at the new Riley Sager novel, The House Across the Lake.
The final trailer of Spider-Man: No Way Home is now out, and it features villains from past Spider-Man films: Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), Electro (Jamie Foxx), and the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe).
Oprah Daily has got an exclusive cover reveal of Douglas Stuart’s Young Mungo, which Grove Press is publishing in April 2022.
Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan have signed on to star in the FX on Hulu limited series based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s best-selling novel Fleishman is in Trouble.
Maureen Goo’s next YA novel Throwback will be published by independent publisher Zando Projects in 2023.
Emerging filmmaker Nick Brooks has sold his first young adult thriller in a seven-figure book deal. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers expects to publish the book in 2023.
Libro.fm announces their top-selling audiobooks of 2021.
Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year is The Lyrics by Paul McCartney.
Here are the 2021 winners of the National Book Awards.
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Prepare Your Shelves!
The Maid by Nita Prose (Ballantine Books, January 4, 2022)
We love a quirky mystery/thriller, don’t we? The Maid is a new thriller that comes out early in 2022 and really kicks off what I hope will be a promising year in mystery fiction. This is the story of Molly Gray, who is not like everyone else (although who is like everyone else, really?). She has trouble with social skills and difficulty reading social cues. When she was feeling unsure of the world around her, she used to have her gran to lean on. But now Gran is dead, and Molly has been left to navigate the world all on her own.
Unsure of what else to do with herself, Molly throws herself fully into her work as a maid at a hotel. After all, it’s the perfect job for her. She loves cleaning, and returning each and every room in the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection fills Molly with joy. That is… until she discovers a dead body in one of the rooms. And suddenly the hotel becomes the scene of a serious murder investigation. And Molly becomes a primary suspect.
I think readers are going to love reading Molly’s story. She’s an enjoyable character not because she’s 100% likable all the times but because she’s unique and fun to read about, even when she makes some frustrating decisions. Yes, the mystery and the story here are compelling, but it’s the main character that really pushes this into must-read territory.
What I’m Reading This Week
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Will by Will Smith
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett
The Collective by Alison Gaylon
There, There by Tommy Orange
Monday Memes
This one is about to be me on my Thanksgiving trip this week. It’s too bad I can’t get into eReaders, because the amount of space books take up in my luggage? Not good.
Other Things That Make Me Happy
Insecure Season 5 is in full swing, and it is soooooo good! Please watch this show if you haven’t already. There’s a scene in episode 1 of season 5 that I’m still laughing about every time I think about it.
And since we always want more cats, here’s a century-old children’s book that features cats in costumes.
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
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It’s been a while since little Cersei let me share a picture of her, and now she’s finally gracing us with her presence with this stunning close up. Just look at her sweet little pink nose. One of these days, I’m going to show you a full close up of her face so you can see the cute little spot under her mouth that I call her “drool spot.” I know you can’t wait.
And there you have it. The final book Radar before Thanksgiving Day here in the US. I hope you have a safe, happy holiday if you celebrate! Talk soon!
❤️ Emily