Author: Liberty Hardy

The First Look at the New Nnedi Okorafor and More New Books!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 22, 2020

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Happy Thursday, readers! Today I am going to be serious for a minute: What is happening right now, it monumentally sucks. I want you to know that it’s okay if you don’t feel okay. We’re all struggling right now. I myself am great some days and struggling the next, but I am trying my best, and my amazing friends are helping. So I want to pay it forward and tell you, hey, be extra nice to yourself and others right now. I see you trying, and you’re doing great. And extra hugs to all the workers out there who are working hard to keep us safe.

Okay, now that I got the serious part out of the way, let’s get back to cat pictures and book talk! Like the last few weeks, I have a little bit of book news for you today, and a few links to some things that might make you smile during this time.

Remember, whatever you are doing or not doing this week, I am sending you virtual hugs. This is hard, but we are doing what is necessary, and I’m so proud of us! I hope you are safe, and please remember to be kind to yourself and others. Thanks for subscribing, and I’ll see you again on Monday! – xoxo, Liberty

Trivia question time! In 1908, Ernest Henry Shackleton printed the first book on what continent? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister is being developed into a documentary by Connie Britton.

Julie C. Dao is writing a fairy tale series for Disney.

The new streaming service HBO Max has a release date, and a few book-related offerings, including Kayley Cuoco’s adaptation of The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian.

Here’s the gorgeous cover of Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor, coming in 2021.

Here’s Kathryn Hahn and her family performing a scene from Glengarry Glen Ross with American Girl dolls. (Heads up: This is NSFW or children.)

Becky Albertalli announced a Simonverse novella, coming in June.

Penguin Random House is having a virtual day of author events tomorrow.

Sony is developing a film based on the One Punch Man manga series.

Book Riot Recommends

At Book Riot, I work on the New Books! email, the All the Books! podcast about new releases, and the Book Riot Insiders New Release Index. I am very fortunate to get to read a lot of upcoming titles, and learn about a lot of upcoming titles, and I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week so you can add them to your TBR! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Excited to read:

Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore (HarperTeen,September 22) Two, two amazing authors, ah-ah-ah! It’s a YA about a young woman who wants to win the Miss Meteor pageant, even though winners are historically white and blonde, and her ex-best friend who decides to help her out. Sounds like a bit of a Dumplin’ tale, and I am here for it! (That reminds me, I still have to watch the Dumplin’ adaptation on Netflix.)

What I’m reading this week.

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The Hilarious World of Depression by John Moe

The Plague Stones by James Brodgen

Coyote Rage by Owl Goingback

The Eighth Life: for Brilka by Nino Haratischvili

And this is funny.

This hits home for me.

Song stuck in my head:

The Fight is Over by The Blasting Company

Happy things:

Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:

Purrli: This website makes the relaxing sounds of a cat purring.
Here are livestreams of animals. I particularly enjoy the bat one.
And more cute animal pictures.
Music Catch, one of my favorite desktop games. I also still play Lemonade Stand occasionally.
Disney Emoji Blitz!

And times like these call for a bonus cat picture!

Trivia answer: Antarctica.

You made it to the bottom! High five. Thanks for reading! – xo, L

New Books

Hooray, It’s Time for New Books!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 20, 2020

Sponsored by our Debbie Macomber prize pack giveaway! Enter here.

Looking for some cozy romance reads? We’ve got you covered! Book Riot is teaming up with Harlequin.com and Read Bliss to offer up a Debbie Macomber prize pack to one lucky winner, titles include: Texas Home, Learning to Love, Laughter in the Rain, Looking for a Hero, and Ready for Romance! Enter here.

Welcome back to Tuesday, readers. It’s time for new books! At the top of my list of today’s titles that I want to read are The Silence of Bones by June Hur, Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier, Ronan the Librarian by Tara Luebbe & Becky Cattie, Warhol by Blake Gopnik, Shorefall, the second book in Robert Jackson Bennett’s Founders Trilogy.

You can hear about some of the amazing new books coming out that I did get to read on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Tirzah and I discussed How to Pronounce Knife, On These Magic Shores, If I Had Your Face, and more!

And remember how I said last week how I can’t resist an enormous book? WELP. Akashic Books was kind enough to send me an e-galley of the upcoming Arthur Nersesian novel, The Five Books of (Robert) Moses, which clocks in at a hefty 1,504 pages! I look forward to sinking my teeth in it soon.

As always, I am wishing the best for all of you in whatever situation you find yourself in now. Please stay inside as much as you can, but don’t forget that fresh air is good for you, so be sure to open your windows now and then. (And be sure to watch your pets and small children around them when they’re open.) And please reach out to your friends and family if you’re having a hard time – talking on the computer or phone is a great way to communicate right now! I wish you all wonderful reading during this hard time.

And now, it’s time for everyone’s favorite gameshow: AHHHHHH MY TBR! Here are today’s contestants:

A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry

Much like I was delighted to see that the new Paulette Jiles novel, Simon the Fiddler, was set around the same time as her last book, News of the World, I am over the moon (over a thousand moons?) that Sebastian Barry is continuing the amazing story from Days Without End. It’s about the orphaned Lakota Indian girl who grows up with the two main characters from the first book. I am not going to go into detail, because I really, really recommend reading the first book. Or, if you’re saying to yourself, “Liberty, I *did* read the first book,” then this next message is for you: OMG GET THIS ONE NEXT.

Backlist bump: Days Without End by Sebastian Barry

Pretty Things: A Novel by Janelle Brown

I’m always down for a fun thriller! Nina is a young woman who takes over the family business of grifting after her mother becomes too sick to work. Vanessa is an heiress and Instagram It Girl with a troubled past. These two women are going to cross paths in Tahoe, where the both wind up for a little R&R: rest and robbery! Vanessa is the target of Nina’s latest scam – but things don’t always go according to plan, do they?

Backlist bump: Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown

Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst

I couldn’t pass up a new fantasy novel for adults by SBD being pitched as “National Velvet with monsters!” (Does anyone even read National Velvet anymore?) In the world of Becar, individuals can pretty much manage what they come back as in each of their lives by being on their best behavior. But if you’re badly behaved and come back as a kehok, a monster, you’re stuck a monster for the rest of your lives. Tamra needs to win the deadly Becaran Races so she can use the prize money to get her daughter back. Unable to ride herself after a tragic accident, she hires Raia to ride a promising new kehok, hoping the unlikely pair will win. But there are a lot of surprises in store for the team.

Backlist bump: The Queen of Blood: Book One of The Queens of Renthia by Sarah Beth Durst

Rick by Alex Gino

Rick is starting middle school along with his best friend, Jeff, who isn’t really much of a friend. Rick’s dad is sure he’s going to meet a lot of girls he will want to date, but Rick doesn’t enjoy having those discussions with his dad. Instead, when he gets to his new school, he discovers the school’s Rainbow Spectrum club, where the members are kids of many genders and identities, and suddenly Rick feels like he’s finally found a place for him. But it might mean letting go of the relationships he had in the past that aren’t working for him. This is a wonderful middle grade novel about bullying, identity, and finding your own path.

Backlist bump: George by Alex Gino

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

Tran immigrated to America along with his family in 1975 during the fall of Saigon. They ended up in a small town in Pennsylvania, where they had to learn the ways of their new home. Tran’s memoir is about his family’s assimilation in an often racist and unfriendly environment, and his later rebellion against his strict parents, where he found solace in classic literature and punk rock music, the salvation of the lost teen. I loved this book and I give it +5 Maine author cred! (Which is a point system I just made up.)

Backlist bump: Dharma Punx: A Memoir by Noah Levine

Thanks for subscribing! xx, Liberty

Book Radar

A New Novel From Jess Walter and More Book Radar!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 20, 2020

Sponsored by Afterlife by Julia Alvarez, now available from Algonquin Books.

Afterlife is the first adult novel in almost fifteen years from Julia Alvarez, the internationally bestselling author In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents. This deeply moving and ultimately hopeful novel tells the story of Antonia Vega, an immigrant writer whose life is upended: She has just retired from teaching college when her beloved husband Sam suddenly dies. Then more jolts: her bighearted but unstable sister disappears, and a pregnant, undocumented teenager arrives on Antonia’s doorstep. Antonia has always sought direction in literature, but now she finds the world demands more of her than words. What do we owe those in crisis? How do we live in a broken world without losing faith in one another?

It’s Monday again, like it has been every seven days for a zillion weeks now. That means it’s time to talk books! It was a beautiful sunny Sunday here in Maine this past weekend, so I read several horror stories while swinging in my hammock. I like to read scary books on beautiful days, because for some reason, things seem less scary when it’s sunny out. (No, I haven’t seen Midsommer.) I hope it was at least lovely where you were too. And once again, there’s not much going on in the book world right now other than delays and cancelations, but I do have a few exciting things to tell you.

Whatever you are doing or watching or reading this week, I am sending you virtual hugs. Please try and enjoy the rest of your week as best you can, and remember to stay inside and wash your hands. We’re going to be okay, eventually. I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty

Here’s Monday’s trivia question: What poem starts with “For all averred, I had killed the bird that made the breeze to blow?” (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reels, and Squeals!

Kasi Lemmons will direct the adaptation of Maaza Mengiste’s Shadow King.

Michelle Obama will be reading stories on Mondays that will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook.

Here’s the first trailer for NBC’s Brave New World adaptation.

Artemis Fowl is coming to Disney+ in June.

Author medina announced her upcoming middle grade novel.

The graphic novel Dan and Sam by Mark Watson and Oliver Harud is getting the adaptation treatment.

Book Riot Recommends

Excited to read:

The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (Harper, October 6)

I wasn’t expecting to learn about a new Jess Walter novel when I checked the catalogs the other day, but here we are! The author of Beautiful Ruins and many other amazing books returns this fall with a novel set at the turn of the 20th century about two adventure-seeking brothers. I look forward to checking it out!

What I’m reading this week:

Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

Coyote Rage by Owl Goingback

Sea Wife: A Novel by Amity Gaige

The Swamp by Yoshiharu Tsuge

The Plague Stones by James Brodgen

Pun of the week:

Why did Adele cross the road? To say hello from the other side.

Here’s a cat picture:

And this is funny.

Oh, silly bird.

Happy things:

Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:

Purrli: This website makes the relaxing sounds of a cat purring.
Here are livestreams of animals. I particularly enjoy the bat one.
And more cute animal pictures.
Music Catch, one of my favorite desktop games. I also still play Lemonade Stand occasionally.
Disney Emoji Blitz!

Trivia answer: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

You made it to the bottom! Thanks for reading! – xo, L

Book Radar

The First Excerpt of Elena Ferrante’s New Novel and More Book Radar!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 15, 2020

Hooray, It’s Time for New Books!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 13, 2020

Sponsored by our giveaway of a $250 gift card to Barnes and Noble! Enter here.

We’re giving away a $250 gift card to Barnes and Noble. To enter, just sign up for our Giveaways newsletter and be alerted when we’re giving away free books! Enter to win here.

Welcome back to Tuesday, readers. It’s time for new books! At the top of my list of today’s titles that I want to read are For Joshua: An Ojibwe Father Teaches His Son by Richard Wagamese and Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould. I also want a finished copy of The Eighth Life: for Brilka by Nino Haratischvili, even though I’ve been reading a PDF, because I love big books!

You can hear about some of the amazing new books coming out that I did get to read on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Vanessa and I discussed The Unsuitable, Braised Pork, The Happily Ever Playlist, and more!

It has been a long time since I received a galley in the mail, because of everything going on. Which is fine with me – stay home and be safe! But I have still received some amazing upcoming titles I’m excited about via advance PDFs. They include The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison, Red Pill by Hari Kunzru, The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde, A Deadly Education (The Scholomance) by Naomi Novik, Jack by Marilynne Robinson, and You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria.

And please reach out to your friends and family if you’re having a hard time – talking on the computer or phone is a great way to communicate right now! I wish you all wonderful reading during this hard time.

And now, it’s time for everyone’s favorite gameshow: AHHHHHH MY TBR! Here are today’s contestants:

Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui

Although I love to swim, I do it so rarely, because I hate swimming where there are things living in the water more than I love swimming. But I still love to read about swimming! This is a fascinating novel about, well, why we swim, and when, and where, and for how long. Even though humans are not natural-born swimmers, they love going in the water, unlike most other mammals. There is a ton of interesting stuff from history and present-day in this book!

Backlist bump: Swim: Why We Love the Water by Lynn Sherr

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

Oh, oh, oh, how I love Frances Hardinge, and everything she writes. It’s always so wildly imaginative and fantastic! This is a YA novel about a teen boy, Hark, who finds the still-beating heart of a monster god, even though the gods supposedly killed each other off decades ago. Hark hides the heart from grownup and the authorities, because he thinks the heart will save his dying best friend, Jelt. But instead, it starts to transform Jelt into a monster. Can Hark do what’s necessary before it’s too late?

Backlist bump: The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: A Novel by Cho Nam-Joo, Jamie Chang (translator)

Set in South Korea, this excellent novel is about societal expectations and misogyny vs. personal choice and freedom. Kim Jiyoung leaves her desk job to stay home and care for her newborn daughter, like she is expected to, but it transforms her in the strangest way: she begins to talk in the voices of other women, both alive and dead. Understandably, this freaks out her family, who send her to a psychiatrist. There Kim Jiyoung recounts the difficulties and unfair expectations put upon Korean women, and the inherent sexism and dangers in her every-day routines.

Backlist bump: The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Thanks for subscribing! xx, Liberty

Book Radar

THE SELECTION Heads to Netflix and More Book Radar!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 13, 2020

Sponsored by spring/summer debuts in the Class of 2K20 Books: 20 Middle-Grade and YA novels debuting in 2020.

By the Book: A Novel of Prose and Cons: “A smart, engaging romance.” – Booklist. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez: “A marvelous, magical mystery.” – David Bowles, author. The Boy in the Red Dress: “A twisty Jazz Age mystery with a diverse cast of characters.” – Kerri Maniscalco, author. What Happens Next: “A stellar debut!” – Laurie Morrison, author. Keep My Heart in San Francisco: “Romantic and chock-full of vintage quirk.” – Jenn Bennett, author. Shielded: “Beautiful, wondrous, and enchanting.” – Dana Swift, author

Happy Monday, friends. I hope you had a good weekend and got some time to relax, in spite of everything going on. I managed to read a lot of books and do more jigsaw puzzles. Doing jigsaw puzzles in my house is harder than it sounds, because my orange tomcats would like to eat the pieces. So I am on defense while trying to solve the puzzles.

If you haven’t already heard, Parasite and Onward are available to stream now. I loved Parasite, totally worth the hype, and I enjoyed Onward, even though it’s really just a shameless grab for your feels and made me wish I still played World of Warcraft!

You know how this goes by now: There’s not much more going on in the book world right now than delays and cancelations, but I do have a few exciting things to tell you. And here’s where you can learn more about COVID-19 Updates from the Bookish World. We continue to update it regularly.

Here’s Monday’s trivia question: Who were the two British women crime writers in the House of Lords in 1998? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reels, and Squeals!

The Selection by Kiera Kass is headed to Netflix.

Here’s the cover reveal for Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) by Rebecca Roanhorse.

And here’s the first look at the cover for Jack, Marilynne Robinson’s upcoming novel.

Gary Dauberman will direct the adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot.

The L.A. Times Book Prizes ceremony will be virtual this year.

And here’s the second episode of Goodnight with Dolly.

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Excited to read:

Post-Apocalypto by Tenacious D, Jack Black, Kyle Gass (Fantagraphics, September 15)

I only just learned of this book’s existence about ten minutes ago, but I’m immediately excited. It’s a graphic novel from rock band Tenacious D, and it comes with accompanying audio. I am so here for it. And, yes, that is Jack Black the actor, and yes, his band is honestly awesome. (I saw them live many, many years ago and it ruled.)

What I’m reading this week:

A Deadly Education (The Scholomance) by Naomi Novik

A Good Marriage: A Novel by Kimberly McCreight

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

I’m Your Huckleberry: A Memoir by Val Kilmer

Memorial by Bryan Washington

Pun of the week:

How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? Ten-tickles.

Here’s a cat picture:

Zevon is so chill.

And this is funny.

A+ Hulu trolling.

Trivia answer: P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.

You made it to the bottom! Thanks for reading! – xo, L

Book Radar

Oprah Picks HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD and More Book Radar!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 8, 2020

First Tuesday of April Megalist!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date April 6, 2020

Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Miss Austen by Gill Hornby.

For fans of Jo Baker’s Longbourn, a witty, wonderfully original novel about Cassandra Austen and her famous sister, Jane. Moving back and forth between the vicarage and Cassandra’s vibrant memories of her years with Jane, interwoven with Jane’s brilliantly reimagined lost letters, Miss Austen is the untold story of the most important person in Jane’s life.

Welcome to the first Tuesday of April! A lot of publication dates are being pushed to the end of the year, and even 2021, but there are still a ton of great books out today. The books I am most looking forward to reading include Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega, Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon, and Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami.

You can hear about several of today’s great books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Kelly and I discussed The Subtweet, Hidden Valley Road, We Didn’t Ask for This, and more.

Like each megalist, I’m putting a next to the books that I have had the chance to read and loved. It has been hard to focus the last few weeks, but I did get to a few of today’s books. And there are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!

As always, I am wishing the best for all of you in whatever situation you find yourself in now. Here’s where you can learn more about COVID-19 Updates from the Bookish World. We’ll continue to update it regularly. Please stay inside as much as you can, but don’t forget that fresh air is good for you, so be sure to open your windows now and then. (And be sure to watch your pets and small children around them when they’re open.) And please reach out to your friends and family if you’re having a hard time – talking on the computer or phone is a great way to communicate right now. I wish you all wonderful reading during this hard time. – XO, Liberty

weird Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga Khazan

Goodbye from Nowhere by Sara Zarr

Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo, Scott Sonenshein

We Didn’t Ask for This by Adi Alsaid

Sin Eater: A Novel by Megan Campisi

One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet by Richard Wagamese

Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood by Emma Hansen

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

Cut to Bloom by Arhm Choi Wild

Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon

Crazy for Birds: A Celebration and Exploration of Eggs, Nests, Wings, and More by Misha Maynerick Blaise

Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence by Karla Valenti, Annalisa Beghelli

The Burning by Laura Bates

Choice Words: Writers on Abortion by Annie Finch

The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson

The Postman From Space by Guillaume Perreault

The Five Archetypes: Discover Your True Nature and Transform Your Life and Relationships by Carey Davidson

Broadway for Paul: Poems by Vincent Katz

White Silence by Jodi Taylor

The Rough Pearl by Kevin Mutch

The Subtweet: A Novel by Vivek Shraya

Moments of Glad Grace: A Memoir by Alison Wearing

Malicroix by Henri Bosco, Joyce Zonana (Translator)

Temptation by Janos Szekely, Mark Baczoni (Translator)

Conjure Women: A Novel by Afia Atakora

Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble by Gurihiru, Mariko Tamaki

Talking to Strangers: A Memoir of My Escape from a Cult by Marianne Boucher

To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters

Living Your Best Life According to Nala Cat by Nala Cat

The Loop by Ben Oliver

Why Did No One Tell Me This?: The Doulas’ (Honest) Guide for Expectant Parents by Natalia Hailes, Ash Spivak, Louise Reimer

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

Natural: How Faith in Nature’s Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science by Alan Levinovitz

Demo: Poems by Charlie Smith

Philosophy in the Garden by Damon Young

Learning by Heart: An Unconventional Education by Tony Wagner

The Helios Disaster by Linda Boström Knausgård, Rachel Willson-Broyles (translator)

Above Us the Milky Way by Fowzia Karimi

Mothers Before: Stories and Portraits of Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them by Edan Lepucki

Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America by Sarah Menkedick

The Golden Girls: Forever Golden: The Real Autobiographies of Dorothy, Rose, Sophia, and Blanche by Christine Kopaczewski

The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge

Mitchum by Blutch, Matt Madden (Translator)

Aren’t You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge by Kari Lizer

The Poets & Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer: Everything You Need to Know About Craft, Inspiration, Agents, Editors, Publishing, and the Business of Building a Sustainable Writing Career by Kevin Larimer, Mary Gannon

Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan

Redhead by the Side of the Road: A novel by Anne Tyler

Pets by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger

Eat Like the Animals: What Nature Teaches Us About the Science of Healthy Eating by David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson

Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand

The Engineer’s Wife: A Novel by Tracey Enerson Wood

More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You . . . and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise by Cecilia Munoz

Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars by Francesca Wade

Neck of the Woods: Poetry by Amy Woolard

Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of Man by Joshua Bennett

Mastering the Process: From Idea to Novel by Elizabeth George

Little Josephine: Memory in Pieces by Valérie Villieu and Raphaël Sarfati

The Pelton Papers: A Novel by Mari Coates

The Truth about Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown

The King’s Beast: A Mystery of the American Revolution by Eliot Pattison

Forever Glimmer Creek by Stacy Hackney

Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You by Sofie Hagen

A Girl’s Story by Annie Ernaux, Alison L. Strayer (translator)

Spit Three Times by Davide Reviati, Jamie Richards (translator)

Bonds of Brass: Book One of The Bloodright Trilogy by Emily Skrutskie

Indigo by Ellen Bass

Alabama Noir (Akashic Noir) by Don Noble

Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington

This Lovely City by Louise Hare

So This is Love: A Twisted Tale by Elizabeth Lim

Final Draft: The Collected Work of David Carr by David Carr, Jill Rooney Carr

Me & Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline by Loretta Lynn and Patsy Lynn

The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America by David Stout

The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni

Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert

I Don’t Want to Die Poor: Essays by Michael Arceneaux

Raphael, Painter in Rome: A Novel by Stephanie Storey

The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan

Thieves of Weirdwood by William Shivering, Anna Earley (Illustrator)

The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park

The More Extravagant Feast: Poems by Leah Naomi Green

The Immortals of Tehran by Ali Araghi

The Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke by Sallie Bingham

Afropessimism by Frank Wilderson

A Bad Day for Sunshine: A Novel by Darynda Jones

Theft by Luke Brown

Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change by Daniel Mathews

The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey

Betsey: A Memoir by Betsey Johnson, Mark Vitulano

Queen of the Owls: A Novel by Barbara Linn Probst

Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in Three Panels by Lisa Brown

Sword in the Stars: A Once & Future novel by Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta

A Tender Thing by Emily Neuberger

The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund

Mary Underwater by Shannon Doleski

In the Waves: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine by Rachel Lance

Crave by Tracy Wolff

The Silent Treatment: A Novel by Abbie Greaves

Barker House by David Moloney

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

You and Me and Us: A Novel by Alison Hammer

The Dominant Animal: Stories by Kathryn Scanlan

Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava Series) by Roshani Chokshi

How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang

A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe

The Wolf of Cape Fen by Juliana Brandt

The Third Sister by Sara Blaedel

The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski

They Went Left by Monica Hesse

The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel by Lisa Wingate

The Last Summer of Ada Bloom by Martine Murray

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel by Grady Hendrix

The Empire of Dreams by Rae Carson

The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer

It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood

The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson

Storyville!: An Illustrated Guide to Writing Fiction by John Dufresne, Evan Wondolowski

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (translator), David Boyd (translator)

The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel by Sahar Mustafah

Little Universes by Heather Demetrios

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed

Something She’s Not Telling Us: A Novel by Darcey Bell

Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

Camping with Unicorns: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure (Volume 11) by Dana Simpson

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry, Kenard Pak (Illustrator)

The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

Jack Kerouac Is Dead to Me by Gae Polisner

Dragman: A Novel by Steven Appleby

The Roxy Letters by Mary Pauline Lowry

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Happy Thursday, readers. How is everyone doing out there in Week 3 of self-quarantine? I was knocked down by a migraine the last few days, but I am feeling much better today, and can’t wait to get back to reading!

The quarantine has certainly slowed my book mail to almost a halt, but luckily I am able to access electronic copies of the books I need to read for work, and for that I am grateful. I feel like the world is an amazing but scary place right now.

Trivia question time! Dr. Henry Van Dyke Carter provided 363 drawings for what work first published in 1858?? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Here’s the teaser trailer for The Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes, the new Hunger Games novel by Suzanne Collins.

Angie Thomas announced her new novel, Concrete Rose, which is coming in January of 2021.

The Wizarding World is launching Harry Potter at Home, for kids and teachers stuck at home right now.

Dolly Parton and LeVar Burton are live-streaming themselves reading stories.

Lauren Blackwood announced her YA Ethiopian-inspired Jane Eyre retelling.

Fitzcarraldo Editions won the Republic of Consciousness prize for Jean-Baptiste Del Amo’s Animalia, but the prize money will be split.

Here’s the Best Translated Book Awards longlist.

Dhonielle Clayton is launching Black Girls with Magic.

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Excited to read:

Honestly? Everything right now. Books are getting me through this, as I am sure they are helping so many of you. I’m sorry, my brain is still fried from the migraine, and the quarantine has made me a little sentimental. And I have a big, warm fuzzy feeling in my heart, full of appreciation for all books right now. I promise I’ll be back to myself next week, but right now, I want to just say an epic YAY, BOOKS!

What I’m reading this week.

weird Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga Khazan

Braised Pork: A Novel by An Yu

Luster: A Novel by Raven Leilani

Earthlings: A Novel by Sayaka Murata

The Eighth Life: for Brilka by Nino Haratischvili

And this is funny.

Amazing home mask-making.

Song stuck in my head:

California by Phantom Planet

Happy things:

Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:

Purrli: This website makes the relaxing sounds of a cat purring.
Here are livestreams of animals. I particularly enjoy the bat one.
And more cute animal pictures.
Music Catch, one of my favorite desktop games. I also still play Lemonade Stand occasionally.

Trivia answer: Gray’s Anatomy.

You made it to the bottom! High five. Thanks for reading! – xo, L