Hi Book Friends!
It’s Monday, which means it’s Book Radar time. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you’re ready to dive into books. I’ve got a lot of stuff to share with you today. Let’s gooooo!
Book Deals and Reveals
Here’s the cover reveal for Susie Dumond’s sophomore novel Looking for A Sign, perfect for lovers of romance and astrology. This queer romance follows Gray, who’s on a mission to date one person of each zodiac sign to find her perfect match. It’s out on June 11.
And here’s the cover reveal of What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould, featuring an illustration by Peter Strain. It’s out on December 10.
Here’s another exciting cover reveal: Before & After You & Me by Dallas Woodburn. This contemporary YA novel is coming on May 7th from Owl Hollow Press.
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst will become a published author two years after her death. Kryst’s mom, April Simpkins, said that one of her daughter’s dying wishes was getting her book — By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness — published. It will be released on April 23.
Alice Hoffman has announced a new book for young readers. When We Flew Away explores the life of Anne Frank before the diary. It’s out in September.
Here’s an excerpt from The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell. This book was just announced as the January 2024 pick for The Today Show‘s “Read With Jenna” book club.
Attention horror lovers! Start your new year off right with a fright and check out these scary reads for January of 2024.
Start your new year with a bang with Book Riot’s January 2024 horoscopes, paired with new books from Kiley Reid, Bora Chung, and more.
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!
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Prepare Your Shelves!
Kinning by Nisi Shawl (Tor Books, January 23)
Nisi Shawl’s acclaimed debut novel Everfair came out in 2016. I think we can all agree that 2016 seems like a gazillion years ago. But the wait for the sequel to Everfair is almost over. Kinning will be out later this month!
Kinning is an alternate history novel that picks up where Everfair left off. The Great War is over, and Everfair has found peace. Now, our heroes are looking to spread the revolutionary message of Everfair to the rest of the world. Everfair is a symbol of hope, equality, and anticolonialism, but can they keep the dream alive? Or will outside forces prevail?
Kinning imagines a utopian Afrofuturistic world and digs deeper into the realm of sci-fi and fantasy than its predecessor. This imaginative novel will definitely have people talking just as much as Everfair did, so make sure to add it to your TBR ASAP!
What I’m Reading This Week
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
Black Paradox by Junji Ito
Out There Screaming, ed Jordan Peele
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Bookish Memes
We all know Ben Affleck loves his Dunkin. Sometimes, too much. Here are some excellent bookish memes featuring Ben Affleck struggling while drinking Dunkin Donuts.
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
The Christmas tree is still up, friends. And I think it has to be until I finish viewing all of my Christmas movies. Still, I think Murray might be judging me a little bit? Also, hey, check it out; we got an Echo for Christmas.
And that’s all I have for you this Monday! I hope you have a wonderful week, and I hope your reading year is off to a good start. Happy New Year!