Dear Book People,
Happy Thursday! I hope your week has been going well and that you’ve been taking care of yourself. Meanwhile, I don’t think you know (know), I’m checking books so hot, so hot, wonder if you know books on my radar (on my radar) on my radar (on my radar). [NOTE: Please sing that to the tune of “Radar” by Britney Spears. Ok thanks!] Anyway, don’t mind me. Let’s talk about books.
❤️ Emily
Book Deals and Reveals
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For the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie’s iconic Jane Marple character is returning for a brand new collection of short stories, written by twelve bestselling and acclaimed authors. Here is the cover reveal, and the book comes out from Harper Collins on September 13th.
Tiffany D. Jackson revealed the cover of her upcoming novel Whiteout, written with Dhonielle Clayton, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon, the same authors who brought us Blackout. This book will be out on November 8th.
HBO Max has released the first trailer for limited series DMZ, starring Rosario Dawson and based on the DC graphic novel of the same name.
Eric LaRocca’s Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is getting a hardcover reprint from Titan Books. The new version will include two never-before-published short stories. Here is the cover reveal!
And here’s the cover reveal for Annelise Ryan’s upcoming novel A Death in Door County! This one’s out from Berkley on September 13th.
Knopf has announced it will be publishing two new novels by Cormac McCarthy in the fall. The Passenger is coming out on October 25th, and Stella Maris on November 22nd. Both titles will be published together as a box set on December 6th.
Netflix has picked up Shondaland’s murder mystery drama The Residence, which is inspired by Kate Andersen Brower’s The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House. The show has received an eight-episode order.
The FX true crime thriller Under the Banner of Heaven, inspired by the bestselling book from Jon Krakauer, will kick off with a 2-episode premiere on Hulu on April 28th. The eight-episode series was created by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black and stars Andrew Garfield.
Flatiron Books has acquired the North American rights to Beto O’Rourke’s We’ve Got to Try, which is slated for an August release.
The Ezra Jack Keats Award celebrates emerging writers and illustrators in the world of children’s literature. Here are the winners for 2022!
The 2022 Audie Award winners were announced on Friday in a virtual gala that was live-streamed on Youtube.
More awards news: SFWA has announced the finalists for the 57th Annual Nebula Awards!
Book Riot Recommends
I’m a Contributing Editor at Book Riot, I write the Today in Books newsletter, and I’m a Bibliologist for Book Riot’s Tailored Book Recommendations subscription service. I also have a PhD in English, so I’m basically a doctor of books. Books are my life, in other words, so in this section of the newsletter, let me share with you some upcoming books I’m super excited about. And I think you will be too!
Can’t Wait for This One
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackon (Harper Collins, September 6th)
Speaking of Tiffany D. Jackson, she has more than one book coming out this year to get excited about! Enjoy a winter romance in White Out when it comes out in November. But before that, pick up Jackson’s wild Carrie retelling that confronts racism in small town America. This book will hit shelves in early September.
Madison Washington is a student at Springville High, a small high school in small-town Georgia. She’s always been the target of bullying at her school, but things get much worse after her big secret is revealed: she’s biracial and has been passing as white, at the behest of her white father Thomas Washington.
After a video that reveals the high school’s racism goes viral, Springville students know they have to rehabilitate their image. Their solution? Hosting the school’s first integrated prom. But of course the students’ intentions aren’t all good. They still have a few surprises for Maddy. And when Maddy reveals another one of her well-kept secrets, she’ll have a big surprise for them as well.
This book came out of nowhere and surprised the heck out of me. Tiffany D. Jackson is quickly becoming one of my must-read authors. At this point, I’m pretty much 100% in on any of her work. Pick up this book when it comes out in the fall, and maybe you’ll be all in too.
Don’t forget you can get three free audiobooks at Audiobooks.com with a free trial!
Words of Literary Wisdom
“Stories are critical. The minute we fall silent, someone will fill the silence for us.”
— A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
What’s Up in the Book Community?
My iPhone is constantly telling me I spend too much time staring at my screen, which is honestly so rude. But this means I spend a lot of time scrolling around the online book community: BookTube, Bookstagram, BookTok, BookLinkedIn (JK. That’s not a thing… I don’t think). You get the idea. Don’t have the time, energy, or the will to do all of that yourself? No problem. I got you. In this weekly section of Book Radar, we’ll take a look at something cool, interesting, and/or newsy that’s going on in the book community.
All this talk of Tiffany D. Jackson got me thinking about authors on Instagram. Tiffany D. Jackson has been posting some pretty great content over on Instagram lately. For instance, I had to applaud this video.
Another one of my favorite authors on Instagram is Akwaeke Emezi. Best of all, they have an Instagram account for their cat Güs PonPon. So if your favorite thing about Book Radar is the cat picture at the end, maybe follow this account for all the cute cat pics.
Do you follow any authors on Instagram? Who are your personal favorites? Let me know!
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
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I am obsessed with this cat. Everyone, if you’re new here, this is Phantom, and he’s the sweetest cat you’ll ever meet. He’s also wild as heck and he chirps and he’s very tiny. I call him Nugget because he is the littlest of our three cats. By far.
Anyway, if you knew all of that already, I hope you enjoyed hearing it again!
And that’s all I have for you today, friends. Have a wonderful weekend!
❤️ Emily