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In his adult novel debut, award-winner Tochi Onyebuchi delivers a sweeping science fiction epic in the vein of Station Eleven. In the 2050s, Earth has begun to empty. Those with the means and privilege have departed the cities of the US for the more comfortable confines of space colonies. Those left behind salvage what they can from the collapsing infrastructure. As they eke out an existence, their neighborhoods are being cannibalized. In Goliath, Onyebuchi delivers a primal biblical epic flung into the future, weaving together disparate narratives into a richly urgent mosaic about race, class, and gentrification—coming January 2022.
Hi Book People!
Greetings from Washington D.C. where I am currently for the Thanksgiving holiday. If you celebrated Thanksgiving this past week, I hope you had a wonderful time and ate lots of delicious mashed potatoes. Whether or not you celebrate, I’m thankful for you, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to share some good Book Radar stuff with you today.
❤️ Emily
Book Deals & Reveals
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Here’s the cover reveal of Kereen Getten’s upcoming middle grade novel If You Read This. This one’s out in the US on August 2022 and the UK September 2022.
Dipo Faloyan’s book Africa is Not A Country, which aims to break stereotypes about contemporary Africa, is hitting shelves this summer, and here’s a cover reveal.
Do you love dark academia and enemies-to-lovers storylines? Then you’ll want to check out Katie Zhao’s upcoming novel The Lies We Tell. Get all the info here, including a cover revel.
Tordotcom Publishing has revealed the cover of Tade Thompson’s next book The Legacy of Molly Southborne!
Got questions about what to expect from Diana Gabaldon’s next Outlander novel Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone? Well, Diana Gabaldon has answers!
Libro.fm has announced their best-selling audiobooks of 2021!
And more end-of-year roundups: The New York Times has announced a list of 100 notable books of the year.
Also right now on the New York Times website, you can vote for the best book from the past 125 years.
Emmy Award-winning stand-up comedian Hannah Gadsby is releasing a memoir about her childhood and the creation of her special Nanette.
Have you dreamed of owning your own library? A former Carnegie library in Kendallville, Indiana is up for grabs!
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Prepare Your Shelves!
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes (Tor Nightfire, January 25, 2022)
When you watched Titanic for the first time, did you think to yourself, “Wow, this would be so much better if only it had about, say 65% more ghosts. And if it was set in space.” Honestly, same. That’s where Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes comes in.
Okay, Dead Silence is not literally the story of the Titanic. There are already a few of those floating around out there already (no, I will not apologize for the pun). But this is the story of a wrecked ship. Only it’s set in space. And there are ghosts. Just like you’ve always wanted.
Claire Kovalik is exploring space with her beacon repair crew with absolutely zero interest in heading back to Earth. That’s when she receives a strange distress call from a surprising source: the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system over twenty years ago. But when she arrives on the ship, it’s clear right away that something is not right. Hints of the supernatural are everywhere (whispers in the dark, words scribed in blood… you get the idea). Now Claire must uncover what happened on the Aurora before her crew is doomed to the same fate.
What I’m Reading This Week
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The Collective by Alison Gaylon
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett
The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Other Things That Make Me Happy
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite Christmas recipes this month. Because food makes me happy. First up, my all-time fave (as of last year): Cranberry lemon bars. The key to getting those nice layers? Make sure the cranberry cools all the way before pouring the lemon on top.
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
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Here’s a picture of little Cersei Anne meekly hiding under the table. She’s thankful everyone is so interested in seeing pics of her, but she’s also very scared. It’s okay, Cersei. Book people are good people.
She says meow.
Friends, I hope the rest of your Monday is wonderful and I hope you have time to get into some good books and we’ll meet again same time same place on Thursday!
❤️ Emily