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All the Books Featured in WHITE LOTUS and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 21, 2022

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Happy almost Christmas, Book Friends!

We finally put our tree up last night, and it’s snowing today, so the vibes are immaculate. It feels like holiday season is finally here for real, for real. How has your holiday season been going? I hope well. I hope you’re finding time to rest. And on that note, let’s talk book things, shall we?

Book Deals and Reveals

Okay, we have to start with this cover! Check out the cover reveal of Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt. The author describes this book as “what if Mothman was my boyfriend??” This one’s out on August 29 from Viking Books for Young Readers and you can preorder it here.

Already thinking about what Christmas rom coms you’re going to read next year? Get ready for One Christmas Morning by Rachel Greenlaw. What’s the plot? Think Groundhog Day style Christmas with swapped identities AND a second chance with your soulmate. It’s out from Avon on October 12.

And here’s the cover reveal of The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L.V. Russell. It’s coming in May 2023 from Quill & Crow, and you can preorder it now!

I’ve got another cover reveal you’re going to love, so sit tight. Because here’s the super cute cover of Tinia Mountford’s The Last Minute First Lady, illustrated by Leni Kauffman.

Oh, you want more cover reveals? Here’s the cover of The End of August by Yu Muri, translated by Morgan Giles. This one’s out from Riverhead Books on August 1. Preorder here.

One more? Alexis Hall has revealed the cover of his latest book Mortal Follies, which will be out on June 6, 2023 from Del Rey Books. The cover was designed by artist Radiante Mozzarelle. Preorder here.

On December 17, the winners of this year’s Black Book Awards were announced on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok Live. All winners have been posted on the Black Book Awards Twitter account.

Peacock has ordered a horror thriller series from James Wan, inspired by Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger.

Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2023 is Viva Magenta, and we’ve got a roundup of books fit for celebrating the new color.

Every year, a new batch of books comes into the public domain as their copyright term expires. Here are some of the books entering the public domain in 2023.

From forthcoming blockbusters to new seasons of small screen series, check out the 2023 YA books to movies adaptations.

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

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Ecco, August 1)

This is not a drill! Elizabeth Acevedo is releasing an adult fiction novel! I repeat: this is not a drill! Yes, bestselling, National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo, author of The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land, is pivoting to adult fiction fo her next book. And it sounds amazing. Are you excited for it? Well, you’ll have to wait til August for this one, but let me tell you a little bit about it in the meantime.

Flor has a special gift. She can predict the exact time a person will die. So when Flor invites her family to her living wake, everyone is concerned. Has she forseen her own death? Or the death of someone else? Flor is hiding something, but she’s not the only one with secrets. Her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila, also have things that they’re hiding. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, have issues of their own. Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore tells the story of each of the women of Flor’s family, examining their history and everything that’s yet to come.

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Words of Literary Wisdom

“No matter how bleak or dire, end-of-the-world scenarios appeal to us because we take meaning from the end. Aside from the obvious and well-discussed idea that our narcissism is served when imagining we, out of all the billions who perish, might survive… there’s also undeniable allure to witnessing the beginning of the end and perishing along with everyone and everything else.”

— The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

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.

If you’ve been reading Book Radar newsletters fairly regularly, I know you know that I am a huge White Lotus fan. So you know what I really enjoyed? Jack Edwards’ YouTube video exploring the hidden meaning behind all of the books featured in White Lotus season 1 and 2. What a masterpiece! If you love books and you love White Lotus, I think you’ll love Jack’s take on the series through the lens of the books the characters read.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Ah yes, it is in fact snowing, and I have the photographic proof. Murray is so fascinated by the snow. As a Mississippi cat, he is totally baffled by all of this snowy weather. Same, kitty, same. But I love it. And I think he does too.

Alright, friends, and with that, I’m off to get my holiday weekend started. I hope you have a wonderful day, and I will see you a whole week from today, since Monday is a holiday! Until then!

Emily

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Donald Glover to Produce and Star in Spider-Man Movie: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 20, 2022

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Cassandra Clare Announces New Novel Coming in October 2023

Cassandra Clare, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles, is coming out with an adult fantasy novel in October 2023. The novel is the first in a new epic fantasy series that follows two outcasts who “find themselves at the center of world-altering change.” Sword Catcher will be out on October 10, 2023 from Penguin Random House. It’s available for preorder now.

Donald Glover to Produce and Star in Spider-Man Movie Based on Villain Hypno-Hustler

Fans have been campaigning Donald Glover to play Spider-Man for years. Now, the actor is finally getting a Spider-Man movie, but it’s not quite what you think. Glover is attached to star in and produce a feature film set in Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man universe of Marvel Comics characters. The movie will focus on Spider-Man villain Hypno-Hustler. The villain’s real name is Antoine Delsoin, and he’s the leader of a band called the Mercy Killers. Hypo-Hustler uses hypnosis technology in his instruments on his audience in order to rob them. The character was originally created by writer Bill Mantlo, the creator of Rocket Racoon, and artist Frank Springer.

Africa’s Biggest Photography Library Opens in Ghana

The largest photography library in Africa has opened in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The Dikan Center library is the first of its kind in Ghana. Founded by Ghanaian photographer and film-maker Paul Ninson, the library includes over 30,000 books from Ninson’s collection. “I started buying African photo books, with the idea of sharing them with young photographers back home, but as my collection grew, it dawned on me that I could create a library dedicated to photography and visual education, so I started reaching out to booksellers for donations. I also received donations from private galleries and collectors,” Ninson told the Guardian. The library also houses a photo studio and classrooms to provide space for workshops. There is also an exhibition space that will host regular shows. The first show is Ahennie, a series by the late Ghanaian documentary photographer Emmanuel Bobbie (also known as Bob Pixel), who died in 2021.

The 10 Best Horror Books of 2022

Here are the ten best horror books of 2022, including haunted house stories, horror retellings, vampires, body horror, mushrooms, and so much more.

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Emily St. John Mandel Wants Wikipedia to Know She is Divorced: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 19, 2022

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The Black Book Awards Winners Announced

On December 17, the winners of this year’s Black Book Awards were announced on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok Live. All winners have been posted on the Black Book Awards Twitter account. So if you missed the awards live, you can check out all of the winners across several categories and watch all of the presenters announce the awards on Twitter now.

Alexis Hall Reveals Cover of Mortal Follies

Alexis Hall has revealed the cover of his latest book Mortal Follies, which will be out on June 6, 2023 from Del Rey Books. The cover was designed by artist Radiante Mozzarelle. Hall explained that the sapphic regency fantasy romance “is based on events I witnessed while walking invisible among mortal kind in the year 1814.” Mortal Follies is available for preorder now.

Emily St. John Mandel Wants Wikipedia to Know She is Divorced

Emily St. John Mandel was recently interviewed by Dan Kois from Slate for one specific purpose: to let Wikipedia know once and for all that she is divorced. “A long time ago, I want to say 2012, I gave an interview to Publishers Weekly where I talked about my marriage,” the author explained. “So there was this fairly major publication wherein I’d talked about being married, and it turned out that worked against me when trying to get Wikipedia to recognize my divorce. According to a Wikipedia editor, I needed a comparable citation to get the change made on the page.” Looking for a solution, Emily St. John Mandel took to Twitter in the hopes that some journalist would rescue her. Mandel tweeted, “All I want for Christmas is for a journalist writing a story for publication (online-only is fine!) to ask me if I’m still married.” Thankfully, Dan Kois answered the call! Kois wrote, “Well, this is what journalism is all about: righting wrongs.”

Books Hitting the Public Domain in 2023

Every year, a new batch of books comes into the public domain as their copyright term expires. Here are some of the books entering the public domain in 2023.

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Disney+ Announces Marvel Studios Surprise Final Release of 2022: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 18, 2022

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Publishers Weekly Recognizes the Allies Standing Up Against Book Bans

Publishers Weekly announced that their 2022 People of the Year are “The Defenders,” or “the librarians, booksellers, authors, publishers, and allies standing tall in the face of an unprecedented attack on the freedom to read.” In the face of the ongoing, unprecedented surge in book bans and censorship efforts across the United States, these people continue to speak out. Publishers Weekly named quite a few allies by name, including Pulitzer Prize–winning author and creator of the 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah Jones, and Book Riot‘s very own Kelly Jensen.

Disney+ Announces Marvel Studios Surprise Final Release for 2022

Before wrapping up what was a very big year for Marvel Studios, Disney+ has announced one final surprise release for 2022. A brand new episode of Marvel Studios Assembled is set to release on the streaming service on Wednesday, December 28. There is no word yet about what the upcoming installment of Assembled will be about, but speculation is that it will center around Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Vanity Fair Names Its 39 Best Books of 2022

Vanity Fair has named its top 39 books of 2022: “a highly subjective list of some personal favorites — bestsellers worth the hype, titles that flew more under the radar than merited, and everything in between — from the staff of Vanity Fair.” Included in the list? The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras, You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi, and I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. See the full list, including a wide variety genres, at Vanity Fair‘s website.

The Pantone Color of the Year, Book Cover Edition

Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2023 is Viva Magenta, and we’ve got a roundup of books fit for celebrating the new color.

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Authors Co-Host Rally at Harper Headquarters in Support of HarperCollins Union: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 17, 2022

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Peacock Orders Horror Thriller Series from James Wan

Peacock has ordered a horror thriller series from James Wan, inspired by Robert McCammon’s 1988 novel Stinger. The series, written by Yellowstone writer Ian McCulloch, follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who have to work together when faced with a mysterious threat. E.L. Katz (The Haunting of Bly Manor) is set to direct the first episode and will be an executive producer alongside Wan. UCP president Beatrice Springborn said in a statement, “When you bring together James Wan, Ian McCulloch, E.L. Katz and a bestselling novel by Robert McCammon, you’ve got all the ingredients for an incredible series. We’re ecstatic to partner with Peacock to bring this thrill ride of a show to their audience.”

Authors Co-Host Rally at Harper Headquarters in Support of HarperCollins Union

Unionized HarperCollins employees rallied outside of the company’s headquarters at 195 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District on Friday. Authors including Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, R.F. Kuang, and Molly McGhee “co-hosted” the rally in support of the union. The rally comes after HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray issued an open letter arguing that the contract demands made by the union failed to “account for the market dynamics of the publishing industry, and our responsibility to meet the financial demands of all our business stakeholders — including all employees, authors, and booksellers. Murray also accused the union of mischaracterizing its negotiations with the company. In a survey conducted by the Association of American Literary Agents, 79.1% support the strike. Most respondents also say they have changed their dealings with HarperCollins in some way as a result of the strike.

From Behind Bars, Inmates Award France’s Latest Book Prize

Over a dozen men and women held at the Orléans-Saran Penitentiary Center in France served as judges in France’s newest literary prize. The inmates were part of the very first edition of a new, government-sponsored prize called the Goncourt des détenus, or Inmates’ Goncourt. To choose a winner, inmates met over the course of three months in the fall to discuss the 15 finalists. The prize was awarded this past Thursday in Paris to Sarah Jollien-Fardel for Sa Préférée.

Cookbook Showdown: The Best Gingerbread Recipes, Tested

Looking for the best recipe for gingerbread? We put several to the test to find the ultimate gingerbread recipes.

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Hanukkah Romance Gets A Fresh New Cover and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 16, 2022

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Dear Book Friends,

Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! Can you believe it’s already the holiday season? Yes, I’ve been watching all the holiday movies and reading a bunch of holiday themed romcoms, and yet…I can’t believe it’s that time. Maybe it’s because the Christmas tree I ordered still isn’t here. I know. I should have ordered it earlier. But we can leave the Christmas lights up ’til January. It’s our house. We make the rules.

Oops sorry. It was Taylor Swift’s birthday the other day, so the lyrics are just in the air. Anyway, let’s talk books.

Book Deals and Reveals

Since it’s Hanukkah, maybe you’re looking to read a fun Hanukkah romance? Michelle Mars’ short story “Frisky Connections” just got a brand new cover, illustrated by Leni Kauffman! It’s super cute, and available now.

Akwaeke Emezi, author of You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty, has announced their next romance novel, entitled Son of the Morning. The book will be out in 2025.

Literary Hub has revealed the cover for Edan Lepucki’s Time’s Mouth, forthcoming from Counterpoint in August 2023.

Morgan Entrekin bought North American rights to James Lee Burke’s Flags on the Bayou for Atlantic Monthly Press. The novel is slated for a July 2023 release.

Writer-director-producer Drew Pearce has optioned the short story “Retro,” written by Chris Goldberg, for his production company Point of No Return Films. The story originally appeared in the short story magazine Assemble Artifacts.

Dan Gemeinhart’s middle grade novel The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise has been optioned by Walden Media.

Actor Henry Cavill announced on Instagram that he would not be returning to reprise the role of Superman in future DC films.

One person used AI to make a children’s book in a single weekend, but artists are saying it was unethical.

The U.S. Postal Service announced new subjects for 2023 stamps: children’s book author Tomie dePaola and civil rights activist John Lewis.

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Prepare Your Shelves!

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Doubleday, January 10)

The best thing about a new year? New horror books to get excited about. And January is starting off big with several new horror novels that will probably end up being new favorites for a lot of people. Bad Cree is going to be one of those horror novels people will be talking about all year long, so prepare your shelves, because you’re going to want to grab a copy of this debut novel from Jessica Johns.

Bad Cree is the story of a young Cree woman named Mackenzie. Night after night, Mackenzie has horrifyingly realistic dreams about the events that lead to her sister’s untimely death. But then her waking world isn’t that much less terrifying. A murder of crows keeps stalking her around the city, and she keeps getting threatening texts from someone who claims to be her sister. Mackenzie knows this is more than she can handle alone, and so she travels north to her rural hometown in Alberta to return to her family, still haunted by grief. However, Mackenzie’s return home only intensifies her dreams and makes her more unsure about what happened to her sister years ago.

What I’m Reading This Week

Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park

2023 will be the ninth year of Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge! To find the list of 24 potential tasks and subscribe to our newsletter for tips and recommendations, visit Read Harder 2023.

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Monday Memes

The HarperCollins Union memes are still coming in hot. We love a Euphoria meme. Don’t forget to sign the HarperCollins strike open letter.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

I asked Murray to stay up long enough to wish you goodbye at the end of this newsletter, but he couldn’t keep his eyes open. I apologize on his behalf, but he is very sleepy.

So let’s let him nap and end this newsletter for today. I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season, and I’ll see you soon!

Emily

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THE 1619 PROJECT Limited Docuseries Set for January Premiere: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 16, 2022

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PBS Names 12 Books to Read from 2022

Thursday on the PBS News Hour, NPR’s Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan and New York Times books editor Gilbert Cruz joined Jeffrey Brown to discuss their favorite books of the year. Recommendations included Trust by Hernan Diaz, The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, and Stay True by Hua Hsu. You can check out their full list of favorite books from 2022 at PBS’s website.

The 1619 Project Limited Docuseries Set for January Premiere

Disney’s Onyx Collective announced that its upcoming six-part limited docu-series The 1619 Project will premiere on January 26 on Hulu. The 1619 Project is a part of a long-form journalism project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times to “reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.” The 1619 Project book was released in 2021.

True Crime Blogger Finds Child’s Drawing in Agatha Christie Book

Virginia true crime blogger Alice de Sturler was looking through her used copy of Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders when she discovered an unexpected mystery within the pages of the book: a folded paper featuring a child’s drawing in red ink and the note, “To Mum, love from Kit.” de Sturler said, “If the card was meant for me, I would want it back.” And so she started her own investigation into who the card belonged to and how to return it to them. You can read her story here.

AI Isn’t the Threat to High School English. Censorship Is.

Use of AI in English classrooms would be cheating. Our real worry should be on book removal from schools. That, plus book censorship news.

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Akwaeke Emezi Announces New Romance Novel: Today in Books

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Post date December 15, 2022

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Henry Cavill Says He Will Not Return as Superman

Actor Henry Cavill announced yesterday that he would not be returning to reprise the role of Superman in future DC films. The news comes after Cavill’s meeting with filmmaker James Gunn and British film producer Peter Safran, the new co-chairmen and chief executive officers of DC Studios. “I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,” Cavill wrote. “After being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life. The changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect that.” In a tweet, James Gunn further explained that the studio’s plan for Superman will focus on an earlier part of the superhero’s life, “so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.”

Professional Illustrators Unhappy with Tech Worker’s AI-Illustrated Children’s Book

Tech worker Ammaar Reshi has self-published a children’s book using AI illustrations, and professional illustrators are not happy. Children’s author Josie Dom said that she is “concerned that the use of AI in creating stories will create a proliferation of poor-quality stories, both on the writing and the illustration side.” Dom also pointed out that AI platforms often steal from other artists’ work. Other artists and authors have also taken to social media to critique the merits of Reshi’s book. Reshi admits he was not prepared for this amount of backlash. “The thing that upsets me the most is, I totally think it’s very valid that these artists have real concern and have a passionate response and feel threatened,” he said. “I totally understand as an artist if you see this as an existential threat to your livelihood. This makes absolute sense.”

Akwaeke Emezi Announces New Romance Novel

Akwaeke Emezi, author of You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty, has announced their next romance novel, entitled Son of the Morning. The author described the novel as “a Black Southern Gothic speculative romance featuring a woman touched by power, from a clan of matriarchs deep in the american south, and her utterly chaotic love affair with lucifer himself.” Emezi says readers can also expect a lot more sex in this novel. Son of the Morning will be out in 2025.

How Your Book Club Can Fight Against Book Bans and Censorship

Censorship attempts and book bans are at an all time high, but even a handful of people in a book club can make a difference. Here’s how.

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USA TODAY Pauses Best-Seller List, Lays Off Presiding Editor: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 14, 2022

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Crime Author Ann Cleeves Loses Laptop Containing Draft of New Book

Award-winning crime novelist Ann Cleeves is appealing for help after losing a laptop in a Shetland blizzard. The laptop contained a draft of her next book. Cleeves says the computer might have fallen out of her bag as she made her way through Lerwick in Monday’s wintry conditions. By now, Cleeves speculates the laptop might be buried under a foot of snow; however, she is offering a reward for the return of the laptop. So far, Cleeves says she has been flooded with responses since she tweeted about the missing laptop. “People have been amazingly kind, I’ve been getting responses from all over Lerwick,” she said. “But luckily my latest book that I’ve been working on, I had sent it as an email attachment to myself just a couple of days ago so I’ve not lost too much.”

USA Today Pauses Best-Seller List, Lays Off Presiding Editor

USA Today‘s weekly bestseller book list is going on “hiatus for the remainder of the year.” This announcement follows the laying off of USA Today‘s presiding editor Mary Cadden as a part of budget-saving cuts on December 1st. Cadden, the editor who has compiled the bestseller book list since 2008, confirmed the news on Twitter. Cadden tweeted, “I am so proud of my work at USA TODAY, especially covering Books and the USA TODAY Best-Sellers list. I wish the best for my colleagues who are also leaving and those who remain.”

Patmos Library Closes Early Over Safety Concerns

Patmos Library closed early on Monday due to safety concerns. The library in Jamestown Township was recently defunded by voters over LGBTQ books on its shelves. On Facebook, Patmos Library made the announcement that they would be closing early over safety concerns, but they did not detail what those concerns were. Patmos Library had said that they would be running out of funding in September of 2024, and due to lack of funding, they were originally planning to close in 2024.

Quiz: Which 2023 Queer Book Should You Preorder?

Whether you were happy or unhappy with your reading in 2022, this quiz will tell you the best queer book you should preorder for 2023.

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Christina Lauren Giving Away Copies of New Book and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date December 14, 2022

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Hi Book Friends!

I decided to return from Canada after all. So here I am in America again, getting ready for the holidays and such. Most importantly, I’m back with the cats, so I have fresh new cat pictures to share with you. Oh, and book things. We also have book things to discuss. So let’s discuss!

Book Deals and Reveals

Christina Lauren has announced their new romance novel The True Love Experiment. And you know the best part? On Instagram, you can enter to win an early copy of their book.

Cover reveal time! Check out the cover of Regina Black’s The Art of Scandal, the story of a woman who agrees to fake a perfect marriage for her cheating husband’s political campaign. Meanwhile, she finds herself falling for a much younger man. Out from Grand Central on August 1!

And here’s the cover reveal of Like Real by Shelly Lyons, a mind-bending body horror rom com coming on February 14 from Ghoulish Books.

Hell Bent, the highly anticipated sequel to Leigh Bardugo’s debut adult novel Ninth House, hits shelves on January 10. Ahead of its release, Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive look at Chapter 5 from Hell Bent.

Element Pictures, the Irish production company behind the Emmy-nominated and BAFTA-winning hit adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People, will be adapting Nicola Dinan’s debut LGBT romance novel Bellies for TV.

Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep) is developing a TV adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series.

In a December 9th announcement, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle has stepped down from his position at the head of the publisher. This news comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the publisher’s attempt to acquire rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster.

These are the 2022 new releases the Atlantic says “impressed us with their force of ideas…In a phrase, they were good to think with.”

Here are the 2023 new releases Goodreads users are most excited to get hands their hands on, from romance to horror to nonfiction and more.

The New York Times released its Best Audiobooks of 2022, a list that promises new experiences and brilliant performances.

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Can’t Wait for This One!

Flux by Jinwoo Chong (Melville House, March 21)

What debut novel can you get excited about in 2023? Flux by Jinwoo Chong. This book explores grief and Asian American identity through a story that mixes elements of neo-noir and science fiction. Think Ling Ma’s Severance meets William Gibson’s Neuromancer. And you’ll be able to grab a copy of it on March 21.

Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident. Elsewhere, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against a tech startup, attempts to reconnect with his family. Bo, Brandon, and Blue’s lives connect in surprising ways, exposing a vast network of secrets and a technology that threatens to change everything: a form of time travel being used to cover up a string of violent crimes.

Flux is a wild ride. It’s an incredibly unique story with characters that you won’t soon forget. I think a lot of people will be talking about this one when it hits shelves in March. And while that seems far away now, it’s coming sooner than you think, so get excited!

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Words of Literary Wisdom

“Become so drunk on life and love that it blinds you to the hate threatening to drown you. Chew on grief for breakfast, devour aches for lunch, inhale life’s acid, let it burn the costume he has forced upon you.”

— The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

What I’m Watching This Weekend

We all have our comfort shows. My #1 comfort show is Community. But when I watch Community all the way through multiple times in a row? It’s time to switch to Parks and Rec. So in honor of me watching Parks and Rec again for the 1,000th time, here’s a fun little look at the Reading Life of April Ludgate. Enjoy.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Look at these cats! Do you think they missed me? They look like they were really sad without me right? Okay, don’t answer that.

Anyway, that’s all for today, everyone. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. And I will see you again very soon!

Emily