Hi Book Friends!
How goes it? I’ve had a busy week getting ready to leave town for this New Orleans wedding, and I’m hoping to get a nap in this weekend. Those are my big weekend goals. What are yours? As always, feel free to reach out and let me know. In the meantime, here’s the book buzz.
Book Deals and Reveals
Mystery lovers, check out the cover of The Curse of Penryth Hall, the Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut from Jess Armstrong. This one hits shelves in December!
And here’s the cover for Elizabeth Crook’s The Madstone. Described as having “echoes of Lonesome Dove and News of the World,” this novel is out from Little Brown in November.
Earlier today, Oprah announced her milestone 100th book club pick on CBS Mornings. The new selection is Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.
Keanu Reeves’ action comic book series BRZRKR is coming to its explosive end, and here’s a preview of the final chapter. BRZRKR #12 goes on sale March 15.
Academy Award-winning actors Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan are reuniting in the upcoming Disney+ series adaptation of American Born Chinese. Released last weekend by Disney+, the series’ first teaser trailer announces a premiere date of May 24.
Two-time Edgar Award winner Andrew Kivan has sold the world rights to his novel A Woman Underground to Mysterious Press in a six-figure deal. The novel is set for a fall or winter 2024 release.
Four-time Emmy nominee Jeremy Podeswa, best known for his work on Game of Thrones, has signed on to direct the first episode of Amazon’s live-action Blade Runner TV series, Blade Runner 2099. The series is based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.
Honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world, the International Booker Prize has announced its 2023 longlist.
Get to know this year’s slate of titles honored on the 2023 women’s prize longlist.
Raise money for trans rights while reading books by trans authors by signing up for the #TransRightsReadathon happening March 20-27th!
Book Riot Recommends
Hi, welcome to everyone’s favorite segment of Book Radar called Book Riot Recommends. This is where I’ll talk to you about all the books I’m reading, the books I’m loving, and the books I can’t wait to read and love in the near future. I think you’re going to love them too!
Can’t Wait for This One!
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca (CLASH Books, June 6)
Eric LaRocca became a BookTok sensation with their novella Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. And while I admittedly don’t always agree with BookTok’s favorites (I know, it must be because I’m old), they got it right with this one. Things Have Gotten Worse is completely disturbing, both psychologically and viscerally, and LaRocca has established themselves as a masterful horror author before ever releasing a full-length novel.
Well…here it is. Eric LaRocca’s first full-length novel is coming out later this year, and I know I’m not the only one who is excited. Everything the Darkness Eats is a supernatural thriller set in a rural village in Connecticut called Henley’s Edge. Following a disturbing and unexplained string of disappearances, a grieving widower with a dark secret finds himself drawn to dark, occult magic and mysterious older gentleman named Heart Crowley. Meanwhile, beneath the idyllic exterior of the small town community, an insidious hatred is growing. And one member of local law enforcement is getting closer to uncovering the truth behind the town’s disappearances just as that hatred is about to bubble to the surface.
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Words of Literary Wisdom
“That’s really the point of romance as a genre, women asking for what they want, without apology.”
— Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant
What I’m Watching This Weekend
So the Academy Awards were last weekend, and of course I watched them. Now I have to catch up on all of the movies I missed during awards season. I, like the rest of the world, was a huge fan of Everything Everywhere All At Once. I also really enjoyed Tár and The Banshees of Inisherin. But, look, “Naatu, Naatu” from the film RRR was, in fact, a banger. Just as promised. So yeah, I might need to watch that movie this weekend! Have you seen it? What were your favorite movies from this year’s awards season?
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
I watched the Oscars at my friend’s house last weekend, which means I got to hang out with these two cuties. Everyone meet Nala and Spuds. If you enjoy them and want more hairless cat pics, I’m sure I can make it happen!
If you’re missing Murray, Remy, and Cersei, don’t worry, they’ll be back. I’ll tell them you said hi.
And that is all for Thursday’s Book Radar. Have a wonderful weekend. Take naps. Eat pizza. Live your life.