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Lilly Singh, Christopher Robin, and More Blips on the Book Radar!

Hello, book lovers! It’s Monday, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing! There’s lots of great book stuff to learn about. Hope you enjoy your week. Be excellent to each other. – xoxo, Liberty


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Deals, Reels, and Squeals

fahrenheit 451Lilly Singh joins the cast of the Fahrenheit 451 series.

Marisha Pessl is publishing her first YA novel!

Sony Acquires The Day The Crayons Quit.

Jeff Jackson has a new novel coming in 2018, called Destroy All Monsters.

It’s official! There will be a follow-up to The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee.

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in talks to star in A Simple Favor, based on the novel by Darcey Bell.

David Mamet in talks to adapt Don Winslow’s NYPD novel The Force.

Kyle Chandler will co-star with Ryan Gosling in First Man, based on James Hansen book about Neil Armstrong’s moon landing.

the house with a clockEli Roth & Jack Black in talks for The House With A Clock In Its Walls, based on the 1973 book.

Damon Lindelof to develop Watchmen for HBO. (I say include Tales of the Black Freighter or gtfo.)

Rachel Vorona Cote will publish Too Much is Just Enough with Hachette. 

Cover Reveals

THIS COVER. Check out Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation, a post-reconstruction story about zombies and racism. (April 2018)

Check out an excerpt and cover reveal from John Scalzi’s Head On, the sequel to Lock In. (April 17, 2018)

See the cover of Ashley Poston’s Heart of Iron! (Feb. 13, 2018)

Take an exclusive look at the cover for the 10th anniversary edition of The Name of the Wind. (Oct. 3, 2017)

Sneak Peeks!

christopher robinThe first trailer for Goodbye Christopher Robin has been released.

New trailer for Game of Thrones, season seven. (I don’t watch the show, but I’m gonna call spoilers just to be safe.)

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 I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week!

new peopleNew People by Danzy Senna

Oooooo, this book! Senna has created an engrossing story of race and class in contemporary America. It follows the lives of Maria Khalil, a seemingly perfect couple, as they plan their wedding. But Maria is becoming increasingly fixated on a poet she barely knows, and her new infatuation could upend her whole life. It’s fantastic! You can practically hear it sizzle in your hands. (Aug. 1, Riverhead Books)

quackeryQuackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen 

A fascinating, comic compendium of 67 outlandish, dangerous, and flat-out deadly historical medical treatments, in a time when “do no harm” was more a suggestion than a rule to follow. Leeches, lobotomies, strychnine – it’s all here. It will make you thankful you live in the 21st century. Perfect for fans of Charlatan by Pope Brock.

And this is funny.

In case you’re not already following him on Twitter, you should know author Rabih Alameddine has the strongest, most delightful gif game in town.

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Monstrous Ladies, The Walking Dead, and More New Books!

Happy Tuesday! Time for your weekly dose of books! I have a few great titles to tell you about today, and as always, you can also hear about several more great books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about some of our favorite books of 2017 so far, such as Pachinko, Chemistry, and Hunger.

Reminder: All the Backlist debuts this Friday, June 23rd. I AM SO EXCITED. If you’re already subscribed to All the Books, you don’t have to do anything – it will swim right into your stream. If you’re not yet subscribed, you can do so right here.


This week’s newsletter is sponsored by We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby.

Sometimes you just have to laugh—even when life is a dumpster fire! Bitches gotta eat blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether explaining why she should be the new Bachelorette—she’s “35-ish, but could easily pass for 60-something”—sharing awkward sexual encounters, or dispensing advice on how to navigate friendships with former drinking buddies who are now suburban moms—hang in there for the Costco loot—she’s as deft at poking fun at the ghosts of her past self as Irby is at capturing powerful emotional truths.


too fat too sluttyToo Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen

An in-depth discussion on women in pop culture who are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be an “acceptable” woman, like Lena Dunham, Nicki Minaj, and Kim Kardashian, and why society loves to hate them (and love them) (and hate them again). A great look at feminism and empowerment in the 21st century, told with wit and a sharp eye.

Backlist bump: Shrill by Lindy West

empire of glassEmpire of Glass by Kaitlin Solimine

An American teenager, Lao K, faced with a tough decision in China: Should she help her dying Chinese homestay mother, Li-Ming, end her life? Fast-forward twenty years: Lao K receives a package, containing the story of Li-Ming’s life. As Lao K begins translating the book, the story becomes the novel. But what role with Lao K play in Li-Ming’s tale this time around? Pushing the boundaries of the novel form, this is a gorgeous experimental work.

Backlist bump: No other book, just read this one again.

mapping the interiorMapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

This is a creepy Native American horror novella from one of the most inventive writers working today! A teenage boy wakes in the night to see his father going through a doorway. There’s a problem: his father is dead, having died under mysterious circumstances before his family left the reservation. Still, he follows him through the doorway, only to discover the house is much bigger than he thought. And if he goes the wrong way, he will find things that were better off hidden. Dun-dun-dunnnnnnnnn!

Backlist bump: After the People Lights Have Gone Off by Stephen Graham Jones

the forceThe Force by Don Winslow

If you haven’t read a book by Don Winslow, now is the time to start. He writes gritty, gutsy crime novels, and this one might be his best yet. It’s about crooked cops, criminals, and the fine line that separates them. Denny Malone is a revered cop on the force, but he’s also on the take, and he’ll do anything to protect what he has. If you like The Wire, you’ll love this book!

Backlist bump: The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh

the strange caseThe Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss

Ooooo, it’s several classic characters all in one place! Mary Jekyll is looking for her father’s old partner, the murderous Edward Hyde. If she turns him in, the reward will solve all her financial woes. Instead she finds Hyde’s daughter, Diana, and a group of other women: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. With the help of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary and the others are going to solve the mysteries of their origins. This book is an epic nerdpurr!

Backlist bump: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavellaro

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

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Black Panther, Black Mirror, and More Blips on the Book Radar!

Hello, book lovers! I know it’s Monday, but there are still a lot of exciting things happening in the world of books. (Including an All the Books spinoff, starting this Friday!) Hope you enjoy your week. Be excellent to each other. – xoxo, Liberty

Deals, Reels, and Squeals

dumplinThe Dumplin’ movie has cast Willowdean Dickson!

Victoria Schwab has a middle grade novel, called City of Ghosts, coming in 2018.

Shioli Kutsuna joins the cast of Deadpool 2.

Nathan Fillion, Tony Hale, Sara Rue, Lucy Punch and more join the Season 2 cast of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Glenn Close to star in zombie comedy pilot Sea Oak, based on the George Saunders short story. (THE BEST STORY.)

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge is going to be a movie! (I love her books so much. If you’ve never read her, so yourself a favor and pick up Fly By Night. A world of books and a surly goose!)

Martin Freeman to adapt Paradise Lost into “surprisingly modern” TV series.

black mirrorCharlie Brooker’s Black Mirror to spin off into books. (Who would you have write them?)

MGM has acquired the rights to produce Every Day, the feature adaptation to David Levithan’s YA novel.

Judy Greer cast in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette.

Viking is publishing Nina Stibbe’s An Almost Perfect Christmas.

Cover Reveals

The third title in the awesome Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers was just announced! (June 14, 2018)

Sandhya Menon, author of the fabulous When Dimple Met Rishi, just announced the title of her new book!‏ (Summer 2018)

Gorgeous cover reveal for Tarnished City by Vic James. (Sept. 5, 2017)

It’s the first peek at Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina James. (May 1, 2018)

There’s a cover for the new Anne Bishop book in the World of Others series. (March 6, 2018)

Sneak Peeks!

will posterMarvel released a poster and a teaser trailer for Black Panther!

The trailer for season one of TNT’s Will is up.

The first look at Don’t Come Back from the Moon, based on the novel by Dean Bakopoulos.

 

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 I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week!

final girlsFinal Girls by Riley Sager (Dutton, July 11)

I’m calling it: this is going to be the biggest thriller of the summer! Quincy Carpenter is a Final Girl – the name given by newspapers to the sole survivors of horror movie-like massacres. Quincy has put her trauma behind her – until the past shows up on her doorstep in the form of Sam, another of the famous Final Girls. Sam arrives the same night as the news about the suicide of the other Final Girl breaks. Sam claims she wants to get to know Quincy and bond over their shared experiences, but can Quincy trust her? As they spend time together, Sam brings out a side of Quincy she has been hiding for years, and unearths dark memories about her night of terror – memories that may prove she was wrong about what happened. This is a super-fast, super-fun summer read!

meddling kidsMeddling Kids by Edgar Cantero (Doubleday, July 11)

This fantastically fun novel explores the idea of “What happens when Scooby-Doo and the gang grow up? And what if monsters were real all along?” The Blyton Summer Detective Club were notorious for unmasking the Sleepy Lake monster in the summer of 1977. But now it’s 1990, and things have changed drastically for the gang. They’ve drifted apart, haunted by their final night together on a case many years ago, each member more damaged than the last.  But finally tired of running from their demons, the gang will face their past – and each other – to learn the truth about their haunted experiences. This is a dark, rollicking good time, full of pop culture and in-jokes (like Zoinx River Valley.) I loved Cantero’s last book, The Supernatural Enhancements, and I loved this one!

And this is funny.

It’s funny because it’s true.

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New Books Megalist: The Sequel!

 

Welcome back, book fans! I’m here to make your TBR list beg for mercy. There are SOOOOOO many amazing books out again today, I couldn’t just pick a few. SO here’s a giant list for your perusal. And you can hear about several of these great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about amazing books we loved, including The Prey of Gods, Hunger, and The Widow Nash.

Also, if you missed the news, I’m going to be hosting a little All the Books spinoff called All the Backlist! It swims into the All the Books stream starting June 23rd.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grandi Ginder.

A bitingly funny, hugely entertaining novel in which a fractured family from the Chicago suburbs must gather in London for their eldest daughter’s marriage to an upper-crust Englishman, proving that the harder we strain against the ties that bind, the tighter they hold us close.

kingdom consKingdom Cons by Yuri Herrera, Lisa Dillman  (Translator)

A House Among the Trees by Julia Glass

Not Constantinople by Nick Bredie

Knife Creek (Mike Bowditch Mysteries) by Paul Doiron

The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central by Christine Pelisek

Devil’s Due (Destroyermen) by Taylor Anderson

Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali

Roar by Cora Carmack

The Chalk Artist by Allegra Goodman

Virology by Ren Warom

Undertow: A Novel by Elizabeth Heathcote

surpassing certaintySurpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me by Janet Mock

The Beach at Painter’s Cove: A Novel by Shelley Noble

The Darkest Promise (Lords of the Underworld) by Gena Showalter

The Swallow’s Nest by Emilie Richards

The Ultimatum by Karen Robards

My Vanishing Twin by Tom Stern

Blind Spot by Teju Cole

Soldier Boy by Keely Hutton

Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment by Alesandra Lynch

Joplin Wishing by Diane Stanley

Night Thoughts by Wallace Shawn

continentContinent: Stories by Jim Crace

Adua by Igiaba Scego, Jamie Richards (Translator)

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad by Souad Mekhennet

A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation by Scott Nations

Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity) by Nalini Singh

Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers: A Kidney Doctor’s Search for the Perfect Match by Vanessa Grubbs, M.D.

Stay Interesting: I Don’t Always Tell Stories About My Life, but When I Do They’re True and Amazing by Jonathan Goldsmith

Mad: A Novel (Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know Trilogy) by Chloé Esposito

The Switch by Joseph Finder

The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs by Mark O’Connell

Runnin’ with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen by Noel Monk

Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios

the circusThe Circus by Olivia Levez

The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard

The Forgotten Girl by Rio Youers

A God in the Shed by J-F. Dubeau

The Great Rescue: American Heroes, an Iconic Ship, and the Race to Save Europe in WWI by Peter Hernon

Small Hours by Jennifer Kitses

Lockdown: A Novel of Suspense by Laurie R. King

Modern Tarot: Connecting with Your Higher Self through the Wisdom of the Cards by Michelle Tea

Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean

The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock by David Weigel

The Substitute by Nicole Lundrigan

Campus Confidential: How College Works, or Doesn’t, for Professors, Parents, and Students by Jacques Berlinerblau

wantWant by Cindy Pon

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

Tom Clancy Point of Contact (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel) by Mike Maden

The Widow Nash by Jamie Harrison

We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity) by Victoria Schwab

Endgame: A Nameless Detective Novel (Nameless Detective Novels) by Bill Pronzini

Ash Falls by Warren Read

The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton

You Should Have Left: A Story by Daniel Kehlmann, Ross Benjamin (Translator)

So Much Blue by Percival Everett

raven stratagemRaven Stratagem (Machineries of Empire Series) by Yoon Ha Lee

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

The Accomplished Guest: Stories by Ann Beattie

Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening by Manal al-Sharif

The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne

Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History by Camille T. Dungy

Turf: Stories by Elizabeth Crane

Nothing Lasts Forever by Sina Grace

Grown-Up Anger: The Connected Mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet Massacre of 1913 by Daniel Wolff

Fugitive in Full View by Jack Marshall

Away with Words: An Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions by Joe Berkowitz

down among the sticks and bonesDown Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children) by Seanan McGuire

The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Scribbled in the Dark: Poems by Charles Simic

Blue Money by Janet Capron

Hothouse by Karyna McGlynn

Fingerprints of Previous Owners by Rebecca Entel

Post High School Reality Quest by Meg Eden

The Other Side of Paradise: The Uncensored Memoirs of Bob Chinn by Bob Chinn

The Changeling by Victor LaValle

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

marriage of a thousand liesMarriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu

The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice by Stuart H. Newberger

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Strange Magic: An Essex Witches Mystery by Sydney Moore

The Salt House by Lisa Duffy

The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett

The Black Elfstone: The Fall of Shannara by Terry Brooks

You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir by Sherman Alexie

Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel (paperback)

Devils of Cardona by Matthew Carr (paperback)

Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst (paperback)

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

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All the Book News That’s Fit to Print

Happy Monday, book lovers! There are a lot of exciting things happening in the world of books. (Including an All the Books spinoff!) Hope you enjoy your week. Be excellent to each other. – xoxo, Liberty

(PS – Totally unrelated to books, but I want to share the joy: My new favorite show, The Good Place, is streaming for free on NBC right now. It is SO delightful!)


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Deals, Reels, and Squeals

windfallLauren Graham will adapt YA novel Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith.

Rainbow Rowell will be penning the upcoming ongoing Runaways comic series.

Hiao Jingfang’s Hugo award-winner, Folding Beijing, to be made into a movie.

Oprah will announce her new book club pick on June 26. (Click here if you want to see what book I think it will be.)

Harry Potter prequel about Voldemort approved by Warner Bros., to be released on YouTube.

To Kill a Mockingbird to be issued as a graphic novel.

Riverheard Books will publish Little by Edward Carey in 2018. (I adore his work! His Iremonger trilogy is so freaking fantastic!)

boy erasedJoel Edgerton has scripted and will direct a film based on Garrard Conley’s memoir Boy Erased.

Ta-Nehisi Coates to write Wrong Answer, about the 2013 Atlanta high school cheating scandal, based on the New Yorker article by Rachel Aviv.

Terry Weible Murphy’s memoir, Life in Rewind, will be adapted for the screen.

Katherine Arden (The Bear and the Nightingale) sold her middle grade debut to G.P. Putnam & Sons for Young Readers. Putnam described the book, called Small Spaces, as Stranger Things meets The Walking Dead.

And in case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new Nick Harkaway novel coming down the pike.

Cover Reveals

Squeeeeee, it’s Shadowsong, the sequel to Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones! (Jan. 30, 2018)

Black Star Renegades, Michael Moreci’s galaxy-hopping debut novel, looks awesome! (Jan. 2, 2018)

Fabulous gif of the new cover of Gloria Chao’s American Panda. (Feb. 6, 2018)

Alex R. Kahler on his new book, Runebinder, plus the fantastic cover. (Nov. 14, 2017)

Beverly Jenkins has a new book coming next year: Tempest! (Jan. 30, 2018)

And speaking of romances, here’s Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses by Lorraine Heath. (Aug. 22, 2017)

New Anne McCaffrey Pern covers revealed. (After August 1)

The fabulous cover (and an excerpt) of The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. (Jan. 30, 2018)

Sneak Peeks!

New TV spots for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.

Marvel unveiled a new poster for Black Panther!

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 I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week!

see what I have doneSee What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt (Atlantic Monthly Press, August 1)

It will surprise zero people to learn that I am obsessed with the Lizzie Borden and the axe murders of 1892, so when I heard there was a new novel about the case coming next year, I squealed and squealed. If you don’t know Lizzie Borden, she was the OJ Simpson of her time: famously accused of killing her father and stepmother, then acquitted after the century’s biggest trial, despite the overwhelming public opinion that she was guilty. (Basically, a jury of twelve men let her go because they didn’t believe women were capable of such brutal crimes back then. Which really works in your favor when you’ve just axed two people to death.) This novel is like a crazy murdery fever dream, swirling around the day of the murders. Schmidt has written not just a tale of a crime, but a novel of the senses. There is hardly a sentence that goes by without mention of some sensation, whether it’s a smell or a sound or a taste, and it is this complete saturation of the senses that enables the novel to soak into your brain and envelope you in creepy uncomfortableness. It’s a fabulous, unsettling book.

a twenty minute silenceA Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause: Essays by Shawn Wen (Sarabande Books, July 11)

I will be completely honest: A book of essays about famous mime Marcel Marceau would probably not be something I would pick up on my own in a store. But luckily I read books for a living, and this wonderful essay collection crossed my path! Radio producer Wen became fascinated by mime, an art you can’t put on the radio. This led her to meticulously research the world-famous mime Marceau, whose incredible life she has beautifully detailed in this haunting collection. He was so much more than just a man trying to get out of in an invisible box.

And this is funny.

Two of our favorite bookish Twitter accounts have a chat.

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First Tuesday in June New Books Megalist!

YAY, NEW BOOK DAY! It’s the first Tuesday of the month, which means there’s a HUGE amount of new titles out today. I’ve got a big, sexy list for you below. And you can hear about several of these books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as She Rides Shotgun, The Art of Living, and Magpie Murders.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by The Possible by Tara Altebrando.

From the author of The Leaving comes another twisty psychological suspense thriller. It’s been thirteen years since Kaylee’s biological mother, Crystal, once infamous for her supposed telekinetic ability, got a life sentence for killing Kaylee’s little brother in a fit of telekinetic rage. Today, Kaylee’s living a normal life with her adoptive parents until a woman shows up on Kaylee’s doorstep, asking to interview her for a podcast. Was the whole telekinesis thing a hoax, or does Crystal have some kind of special powers? Is it possible that Kaylee has them, too?

cockfostersCockfosters: Stories by Helen Simpson

The Lake and the Lost Girl by Jacquelyn Vincenta

City Mouse by Stacey Lender

Small Treasons by Mark Powell

A Boy of China: In Search of Mao’s Lost Son by Richard Loseby

A Dark So Deadly by Stuart MacBride

It’s Always About the Food by Monday Morning Cooking Club  

We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman

The Owl Always Hunts at Night: A Novel by Samuel Bjork

how to be a muslimHow to Be a Muslim: An American Story by Haroon Moghul

In Darwin’s Room (Penguin Poets) by Debora Greger

Marlene Dietrich: The Life by Maria Riva

Disasters in the First World: Stories by Olivia Clare

If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating (Relating to and Communicating with Others) by Alan Alda

DIS MEM BER and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates

Storied Bars of New York: Where Literary Luminaries Go to Drink by Delia Cabe

black mosesBlack Moses by Alain Mabanckou, Helen Stevenson (Translator)

How to Survive a Summer by Nick White

Liberty: The Spy Who (Kind of) Liked Me by Andrea Portes

Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser

He Said / She Said by Erin Kelly

Would Everybody Please Stop?: Reflections on Life and Other Bad Ideas by Jenny Allen

The Possible by Tara Altebrando

The Party by Robyn Harding

do not become alarmedDo Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

This Impossible Light by Lily Myers

Camino Island by John Grisham

Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans by Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

You’ll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron

Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang by Max Décharné

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

the ministry of utmost happinessThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

Weird in a World That’s Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures by Jennifer Romolini

If Found…Please Return to Elise Gravel by Elise Gravel

Final Demand by Deborah Moggach

Alexander Outland: Space Pirate by Gini Koch

Fully Connected: Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Overload by Julia Hobsbawm

I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart

Fly Me by Daniel Riley

tash hearts tolstoyTash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

She Rides Shotgun: A Novel Jordan Harper

The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack

The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green

The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente, Annie Wu (Illustrator)

Once and For All by Sarah Dessen

Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau

The Himalayan Codex: An R. J. MacCready Novel by Bill Schutt, J. R. Finch

dear cyborgsDear Cyborgs by Eugene Lim

The Last Kid Left by Rosecrans Baldwin

Twist: Creative Ideas to Reinvent Your Baking by Martha Collison

Indecent Exposure (A Stone Barrington Novel) by Stuart Woods

The Moment of Truth by Damian McNicholl

Shiver Hitch by Linda Greenlaw

The Kill Society: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey

Quickening Fields (Penguin Poets) by Pattiann Rogers

Crown of Stars: Book II of the Night Song Trilogy by Sophie Jaff

lonesome lies before usLonesome Lies Before Us by Don Lee

The Answers by Catherine Lacey

Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness

You Belong to Me by Colin Harrison

Wolf on a String by Benjamin Black

Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time Lords by Steve Tribe

Good Karma by Christina Kelly

Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City by Brandon Harris

stephen floridaStephen Florida by Gabe Habash

Cottonmouths by Kelly J. Ford

Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler! by Olivia Koski and Jana Grcevich

Here Lies Daniel Tate by Cristin Terrill

Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth by David Gessner

Slow Boat by Hideo Furukawa, David Boyd (Translator)

In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea by Danny Goldberg

The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh

Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren

the gypsy moth summerThe Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro

Adventures in Starry Kitchen: 88 Asian-Inspired Recipes from America’s Most Famous Underground Restaurant by Nguyen Tran

Grim Expectations by KW Jeter

The Rebellion’s Last Traitor by Nik Korpon

The Broken Ones: (Prequel to the Malediction Trilogy) by Danielle L. Jensen

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Hunch: Turn Your Everyday Insights Into The Next Big Thing by Bernadette Jiwa

Small Treasons by Mark Powell

the nakano thrift shopThe Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami  (Author), Allison Markin Powell  (Translator)

Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed by Daniel McGinn

The Chase: A Novel of Romantic Suspense (The Icon Trilogy) by Vanessa Fewings

The Long Haul: A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road by Finn Murphy

The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor

Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination by Herb Boyd

Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker

the people we hateThe People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder

Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle Over Civil Rights by Steven Levingston

A Fugitive in Walden Woods by Norman Lock

The Whole Way Home: A Novel by Sarah Creech

Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World by Mitch Prinstein

Everybody’s Son by Thrity Umrigar

Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin

The Crime Writer by Jill Lawson

perennialsPerennials by Mandy Berman

ME by Tomoyuki Hoshino (Author), Charles De Wolf (Translator)

The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly (paperback)

These Heroic, Happy Dead: Stories by Luke Mogelson (paperback)

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn (paperback)

Rich and Pretty by Ruman Alam (paperback)

Siricusa by Delia Ephron (paperback)

Marrow Island by Alexis M. Smith

The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

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Gay Pride, Crazy Rich Asians, and more blips on the Book Radar!

It’s Monday. Again. But there’s no reason to pout, as long as there are books in the world. Here’s a bunch of bookish news to start your week off right. Be excellent to each other. – xoxo, Liberty


Today’s newsletter is sponsored by Leaving Lucy Pear by Anna Solomon.

One night in 1917 Beatrice Haven sneaks out of her uncle’s house on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, leaves her newborn baby at the foot of a pear tree, and watches as another woman claims the infant as her own. The unwed daughter of wealthy Jewish industrialists and a gifted pianist bound for Radcliffe, Bea plans to leave her shameful secret behind and make a fresh start. Ten years later, Prohibition is in full swing, post-WWI America is in the grips of rampant xenophobia, and Bea’s hopes for her future remain unfulfilled.


Deals, Reels, and Squeals

my brilliant friendA look at the casting call for Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend movie.

A modern gay take on Pride And Prejudice is heading our way.

Juno Temple & Janelle Monae to star in an episode of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.

Here’s a look at the full cast of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians.

AMC is developing a series based on Joe Hill’s NOS4A2.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar to lead the cast of The Passage. (I first typed that as ‘lead the cats’ and now that is a thing I would also like to see.)

HBO nabs Today Will Be Different, a limited series starring Julia Roberts, based on the novel by Maria Semple.

Cover Reveals

So excited for Samira Ahmed’s Love, Hate & Other Filters! (Jan. 16, 2018)

Unnamed Press revealed the cover for Djinn City by Saad Hossain. While you’re waiting, you should read his novel Escape from Baghdad – it’s one of my favorites! (Oct. 24)

A.S. King’s The Dust of 100 Dogs is getting an amazing new cover, which is similar to the old amazing cover! (Oct. 3)

And here’s Gae Polisner’s In Sight of Stars, coming next year. (March 2018)

Sneak Peeks!

Murder on the Orient Express PosterThe official trailer for the Murder on the Orient Express remake is out. (I am not very interested, but Kenneth Branagh is always amazing, so maybe yes I am?)

The trailer for Netflix’s new animated Castlevania series is up. It’s written by Warren Ellis!

Brendan Gleason and Hugh Grant are on board for the Paddington sequel.

Here’s my boyfriend Idris Elba in the trailer for The Mountain Between Us.

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 I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week!

an excess maleAn Excess Male by Maggie Shen King

If you’ve inhaled all of The Handmaid’s Tale series and need another eerie dystopia, mark this one down! Set in near-future China, it’s an examination of the ramifications of the “One Child Policy” that favored male children. Now it’s 2030 and there are not a great number of women. But there are 40 million unwed men in a society that looks down on bachelors, so women are able to take three husbands. The book stars Wei-guo, who has entered into an arrangement as a third husband, the lowest position in the household. He and his family struggle to make their way in a world of authoritarian measures, reinvigorated Communist ideals, and social engineering. It’s so fantastic! (Harper Voyager, Sept. 12)

revenge of the nerdRevenge of the Nerd: Or . . . The Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger by Curtis Armstrong

Nostalgia, full steam ahead! This is a delightful memoir from the classically-trained actor Armstrong, probably most famous for his roles in Revenge of the Nerds, Moonlighting, and Better Off Dead. (Although I love him the most in One Crazy Summer.) This is the story of his forty-year career being typecast as a nerd…because he is a nerd. I am almost more fascinated by character actors than the actual stars of film and television. They are much more interesting! And this is a charming look at one of the most famous character actors of all time. (Thomas Dunne Books, July 11)

And this is funny.

Author Laura Ruby’s cat really enjoys the gift she received.

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Magical Libraries, Unforgettable Memories, and More New Books!

Happy Tuesday! Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend which involved lots of book reading. I have a few great titles to tell you about today, and as always, you can also hear about several more great books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about amazing books we loved, such as When Dimple Met Rishi, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, and The White Road.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf.

When a tragic accident leaves nurse Amelia Winn deaf, she spirals into a depression that ultimately causes her to lose everything that matters—her job, her husband, David, and her stepdaughter, Nora. Now, two years later and with the help of her hearing dog, Stitch, she is finally getting back on her feet. But when she discovers the body of a fellow nurse in the dense bush by the river, deep in the woods near her cabin, she is plunged into a disturbing mystery that could shatter the carefully reconstructed pieces of her life all over again.

dragon's greenDragon’s Green by Scarlett Thomas

This is the first children’s book from the amazing Thomas, and holy cats, is it fun. And it’s about – wait for it – BOOKS. When Effie’s grandfather becomes seriously ill, she must look after his library of rare and powerful books. But when one of the books falls into dangerous hands, Effie must travel to Otherworld to get it back. Did I mention this is all about books???? Purrrrrrrr.

Backlist bump: Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge

 

the remindersThe Reminders by Val Emmich

When Gavin’s partner Sydney dies, he literally sets fire to their life together and flees Los Angeles for New Jersey, hoping to be reunited with old friends. There he meets Joan, a ten-year-old girl who has the rare ability to remember everything. Gavin agrees to help Joan win a songwriting contest in exchange for telling him her memories about Sydney. Told from alternating narrators, this is a sad, sweet story of the pain and joy of the past, the curse of remembering everything, and the importance of new friendships.

Backlist bump: Piece of Mind by Michelle Adelman

 

boundlessBoundless by Jillian Tamaki

In this marvelous graphic novel, Tamaki delivers several stories: Jenny discovers a Facebook-type better version of herself; a mysterious file brings happiness – or is the end of mankind; Helen literally begins to shrink; humans can suddenly see into the minds of animals. Tamaki tackles self-image, perception, and social media in this wonderful send-up of our virtual lives.

Backlist bump: SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki

 

white furWhite Fur by Jardine Libaire

Eliza and Jamey are from very different backgrounds, but their attraction to one another is undeniable, and the couple decide to take a risk and move from New Haven to NYC together. But Jamie’s family disapprove of the relationship and try to intervene, turning their bliss into a struggle to stay together. White Fur is a ferocious 1980s Romeo and Juliet, crackling with sexual obsession and danger.

Backlist bump: Here Kitty Kitty by Jardine Libaire

 

classClass by Francesco Pacifico

Ludovica and Lorenzo live in Rome – he’s a pretentious burgeoning filmmaker and she works in a bookstore. When Lorenzo gets a scholarship to Columbia, the couple move to Williamsburg, where they immerse themselves in the hipster culture and join up with other Italian expats – but will they be able to support themselves with their art long enough to achieve the American dream? Class is a funny, ambitious novel about art, love, and, well, class.

Backlist bump: Ciao, America!: An Italian Discovers the U.S. by Beppe Severgnini  (Author), Giles Watson (Translator)

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

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The Wonder trailer, a new Tahereh Mafi, and more blips on the Book Radar!

Happy Monday, all you glorious book lovers! Hope you’re having a great long weekend. Here’s a bunch of bookish news to start your week off right. Be excellent to each other. – xoxo, Liberty


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All the Deal News You Can Use

venomTom Hardy will star in Sony’s Venom movie.

Dee Rees will direct an episode of Electric Dreamsthe Philip K. Dick sci-fi anthology series.

Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts to star in the Hamlet re-imagining Ophelia, based on the young adult novel by Lisa Klein. Here’s a first look at Ridley in the film.

André Holland will star in Castle Rock, J.J. Abrams & Stephen King’s Hulu series.

Daniel Radcliffe will lead TBS’ Miracle Workers (based on the book, What in God’s Name, by Simon Rich), which costars Owen Wilson as God

Rupi Kaur, author of Milk and Honey, will publish a new book in October.

feverElisabeth Moss is developing a limited series adaptation of Fever, based on Mary Beth Keane’s novel, with Moss set to star.

Jack White announced a children’s book, We’re Going to Be Friends, based on the White Stripes song.

Blake Lively to exec produce and star in The Husband’s Secret, an adaptation of the novel by Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty.

Bryan Fuller wants to adapt Geek Love. (It’s one of my very favorite books, so of course I have feelings about it, like this. And this.) And he still hasn’t given up on a fourth season for everyone’s favorite literary cannibal.

Cover Reveals

Nnedi Okorafor’s third Binti book, Binti: The Night Masquerade, has a gorgeous cover! (Jan. 16, 2018)

Those pesky, deadly hippos are back for mayhem in Taste of Marrow, Sarah Galley’s follow-up to River of Teeth. Tor has the first look. (Sept. 12)

Bustle has the first look at Tahereh Mafi’s Whichwood, the follow-up to Furthermore! (Nov. 15)

Sneak Peeks!

wonderBreak out the tissues, here’s the first trailer for Wonder, starring Jacob Tremblay and Julia Roberts.

Grab your dragons! It’s the first extended look at season seven of Game of Thrones.

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 I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week!

the widow nashThe Widow Nash by Jamie Harrison (Counterpoint, June 13)

Dulcey Remfrey has had an interesting, free-spirited childhood, but despite that fact, it is 1904 and she is now a grown woman and expected to settle down and behave like all the other women of that time. But when her eccentric father returns from an expedition having lost both his mind and all his money, Dulcey is enlisted in a plan by his business partner (and her ex) to help find the missing funds. This is a fantastic story of a young woman defying convention, embarking on an adventure, and reinventing herself. I adored it. (Plus the cover is gold and shiny.)

sour heartAnd May is Short Story Month, so this week on Book Riot I rounded up 14 upcoming short story collections I’m excited to read, including releases from Paul Yoon, Samantha Hunt, Bill Roorbach, and Jenny Zhang! I can hear your TBR lists groaning from here.

 

 

And this is funny.

Elizabeth McCracken is consistently delightful.

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Murderous Grannies, Musical Writing, and More New Books!

Book time, book time, la la la la la la! First things first: Radiate, the third book in C.A. Higgin’s Lightless trilogy, is out today!!! I loved these books so much. So spacey and dark! Now I’ll tell you about a few new books not wrapping up awesome trilogies, and you can also hear about several more great books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about amazing books we loved, such as Black Mad Wheel, Chemistry, and Augustown.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld.

Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. The Spill claimed Addison’s parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn’t spoken since. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone’s twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death—or worse.

When an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits—and it seems to be calling Addison’s name.

wicked wondersWicked Wonders by Ellen Klages

Amazing oddities and fantastic flights of fancy dominate this fabulous collection of tales. A haunted penny arcade, faeries, and rebellious children are just part of the fun in these clever stories. Klages has been putting out incredible work for years and years – most recently The Green Glass Sea – and it would be wonderful to see her get a bigger audience and more recognition.

Backlist bump: You Have Never Been Here by Mary Rickert

a good countryA Good Country by Laleh Khadivi

Alireza Courdee has always been a straight-A student, working to make his Iranian immigrant parents proud. But he’s also a fourteen-year-old boy, and he has begun engaging in normal teenage behavior: experimenting with drugs, sneaking out to parties, surfing, sex. But what begins as a time of carefree experimentation for Reza slips into dangerous territory when he joins a group of boys who share his background and soon finds himself on his way to Syria. A Good Country is a timely and powerful read that questions how big a role we play in our destinies.

Backlist bump: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

murder in materaMurder In Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy by Helene Stapinski

Stapinski grew up in a family of thieves in Chicago – but they weren’t the only relatives who may have broken the law. Growing up, she heard that her Italian grandmother had murdered someone before moving to America. Stapinski’s interest in her grandmother’s story only deepened as an adult, and over the years and several trips to Italy, she uncovered long-buried secrets that she then turned into this wonderful historical whodunit/family memoir. Makes you wonder about your own grandmother…

Backlist bump: Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History by Helene Stapinski (One of my favorite memoirs!)

shake it upShake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z: A Library of America Special Publication by Jonathan Lethem (Editor), Kevin Dettmar (Editor)

A fantastic anthology of important music writing comprised of fifty pieces covering pretty much every genre. Featuring discussions on Axl Rose, heavy metal, Elvis, Prince, emo, Sam Cooke, and more. Contributors include Chuck Klosterman, Lester Bangs, Amiri Baraka, Eve Babitz, and John Jeremiah Sullivan. A beautiful gift for a dad, grad, or any other music lover in your life!

Backlist bump: Let it Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic by Jim Derogatis

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

And ICYMI, I’m writing the new Book Riot newsletter, Book Radar, which will give you all those things! You can sign up here.

Stay rad,

Liberty