Dear Book Friends,
It’s Monday again, and I’m excited for the sunny weather and chill week we have ahead of us here in Seattle. Also, I feel like I should let you know there’s a cat in my lap. So in general, things are going great for me. I hope you had a great weekend and are looking forward to the week as well! Let’s chat books.
Book Deals and Reveals
Sir Patrick Stewart has shared the cover of his upcoming memoir Making It So. “Revisiting my life from my earliest memories and into the present has been an illuminating journey for me,” the actor shared on Instagram. “It’s a life lived far beyond my expectations, and I hope you enjoy reading the book this fall.” Making It So is out on October 3.
Tor Nightfire has announced T. Kingfisher’s sequel to the bestselling novella What Moves the Dead. The novella-length sequel What Feasts at Night is coming March 2024!
Speaking of book announcements…Kamilah Cole announced a new YA fantasy debut “inspired by Jamaica and Zendaya’s 2018 Met Gala ‘Fit.” So Let Them Burn is coming January 1, 2024.
Check out the cover of Jami Nakamura Lin’s debut book, The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir. The art is by the author’s sister, who also illustrates the full-color interior. It’s out from Mariner Books on October 24.
And here’s the cover for Fit for the Gods, an anthology of mythological retellings edited by Book Riot’s very own Jenn Northington and S. Zainab Williams.
Amazon Studios’ adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel Red, White & Royal Blue has a release date. The film, starring Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex and Nicholas Galitzine as Henry, will premiere on August 11.
A collection of Amy Winehouse’s previously unseen journal entries will be published in a new book. The book, entitled Amy Winehouse: In Her Words, will be out on August 31 from HarperCollins.
Netflix has released the trailer for XO Kitty, a To All the Boys spinoff series. XO, Kitty premieres on Netflix on May 18.
Netflix has confirmed that Heartstopper will return for a second season on August 3.
Kennedy Ryan’s bestselling novel Before I Let Go is in development at Peacock from Universal TV & UCP.
The 2023 Women’s Prize shortlist has been announced. The list has new authors as well as previously nominated authors. Here are the details.
Book challenge attempts almost doubled in 2022, most targeting books about LGBTQIA+ people or by authors of color. Here are the top 13 most-challenged books of 2022.
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!
Prepare Your Shelves!
The Daydreams by Laura Hankin (Berkley, May 2)
Who didn’t love 2000s teen shows? I mean! The OC! Gossip Girl! I, for one, was all in. And now, believe it or not, we’re far enough removed from the 2000s that we can look back and have nostalgia for our television days of yore. And yes, we can even read fiction about it. Enter the latest from Laura Hankin, The Daydreams, which is giving us that 2000s nostalgia we didn’t even know we needed with a huge helping of drama. Best of all, it’s coming out this week, so prepare your shelves!
The Daydreams was the show everyone was talking about back in 2004. The series boasted a wholesome teen cast, great ratings, and romance that fueled all sorts of ships and fan fiction. But after the live season finale of season two went awry, all four of the main cast members went their separate ways.
Years have passed, and although the stars of the show have moved on with their lives, fans of the series are demanding a reunion special. Each cast member has their own reason for agreeing to do a reunion, and as the team bands back together, some of that original 2000s magic from The Daydreams actually starts to come back. But some of the show’s secrets begin to resurface as well. Will this reunion be the stars’ opportunity to end the series on a good note? Or will this be a bigger disaster than the live finale?
What I’m Reading This Week
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado
Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
Sailor Moon: Vol. 8 by Naoko Takeuchi
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Monday Memes
Here’s a fun fact that you probably don’t know about me. I love the Brontës. I studied them in grad school. Oh, is that not fun? Well, it was for me. Anyway, here are some Charlotte Brontë memes in honor of her birthday (very belatedly…it was in April).
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
The sun is out, which means we’ve got more cats in windows, friends! And I know we put two beds in the window for two cats, but Murray has found a way to rest in both beds at once. What do you think? Does this look comfy?
And that’s all for Monday’s Book Radar, friends! I hope you have the best day, and I’ll see you on Thursday.