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Happy September, audiophiles!
We got a lotta new audiobooks this month, and I want to get to as many of them as possible, so let’s dig right in! This is by no means a complete list, but I tried to pick titles you might not have heard about (sorry, Bob Woodward!) from a range of genres. As always, the publisher’s descriptions in quotes.
Sponsored by Oasis Audio, publisher of THE GOOD NEIGHBOR: THE LIFE AND WORK OF FRED ROGERS, written by Maxwell King and narrated by LeVar Burton.
If you’re riding the wave of Mister Rogers nostalgia with the rest of America, don’t miss The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers.Maxwell King has written the first-ever full-length biography of Mister Rogers himself, tracing Fred’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work.
And who better to voice the story of a PBS icon than LeVar Burton? Best known as the host of Reading Rainbow, LeVar was personally mentored by Fred. Between LeVar’s undisputable knack for storytelling and the depth of King’s content, The Good Neighbor audiobook is an exceptional listening experience
BUT FIRST: Don’t forget to share the ins-n-outs of your reading life in our Fall Reader Survey. Also, for fans of Kid-Lit, we’re giving away a six-month subscription to OwlCrate Jr! Enter here.
I Should Have Honor: A Memoir of Hope and Pride in Pakistan; written and read by Khalida Brohi; release date: 09-04-18
Raised to believe in the sanctity of marriage, Khalida Brohi’s world changed forever when she learned that her cousin had been murdered by her uncle in an “honor killing.” Her cousin had fallen in love with a man other than her betrothed. “This moment ignited the spark in Khalida Brohi that inspired a globe-spanning career as an activist, beginning at the age of 16. From a tiny cement-roofed room in Karachi where she was allowed 10 minutes of computer use per day, Brohi started a Facebook campaign that went viral. From there, she created a foundation focused on empowering the lives of women in rural communities through education and employment opportunities, while crucially working to change the minds of their male partners, fathers, and brothers.” (Also the cover is GORGEOUS).
Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control by Kathleen Taylor; narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon; release date: 09-04-18
It’s possible that in my next life/in an alternate universe, I might be an evil dictator. Or some other kind of “bad guy.” Because I am waaayyyy too fascinated by this kind of stuff. But you don’t have to be into world-domination to be interested in this book. A research scientist at Oxford University, Kathleen Taylor, “brings the worlds of neuroscience and social psychology…In elegant and accessible prose, and with abundant use of anecdotes and case-studies, she examines the ethical problems involved in carrying out the required experiments on humans, the limitations of animal models, and the frightening implications of such research. She also explores the history of thought-control and reveals how it persists all around us, from marketing and television to politics and education.” Originally published in 2004, the audio version includes an updated introduction by the author, “reflecting on the uses of brainwashing today.”
Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia; narrated by Patricia Rodriguez; release date: 09-04-18
For those of you who are less “world-domination” oriented and just looking for a good thriller, Leave No Trace might fit the bill. “There is a place in Minnesota with hundreds of miles of glacial lakes and untouched forests called the Boundary Waters. Ten years ago a man and his son trekked into this wilderness and never returned.” The boy and his father were presumed dead. When the son appeared a decade later, he was “violent, uncommunicative, and sent to a psychiatric facility. Maya Stark, the assistant language therapist, is charged with making a connection with their high-profile patient. No matter how she tries, however, he refuses to answer questions about his father or the last 10 years of his life….As [Maya’s] drawn closer to this enigmatic boy who is no longer a boy, she’ll risk everything to reunite him with his father, who has disappeared from the known world.”
Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer by Lisa McCubbin; narrated by Amanda Carlin; release date: 09-11-18
For some, her name is synonymous with “rehab.” But Betty Ford was more than just a person in (and eventual champion of) recovery. “Setting a precedent as first lady, Betty Ford refused to be silenced by her critics as she publicly championed equal rights for women and spoke out about issues that had previously been taboo – breast cancer, depression, abortion, and sexuality. With poignant details and rare insight, McCubbin reveals a fiercely independent woman who had a lively sense of humor, unwavering faith, and an indomitable spirit.”
We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time by Jose Andres; narrated by Jose Andres, Luis A. Miranda Jr.; release date: 09-11-18
Few people have supported Puerto Rico through the yearlong, devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria like Jose Andres. “Andrés and his team fed hundreds of thousands of people, including with massive paellas made to serve thousands of people alone. At the same time, they also confronted a crisis with deep roots as well as the broken and wasteful system that helps keep some of the biggest charities and NGOs in business. Based on Andrés’ insider’s take as well as on meetings, messages, and conversations he had while in Puerto Rico, We Fed an Island movingly describes how a network of community kitchens activated real change and tells an extraordinary story of hope in the face of disasters both natural and manmade, offering suggestions for how to address a crisis like this in the future.”
All of This Is True by Lygia Day Penaflor; narrated by Amielynn Abellera, Mike Rylander, Jay Aaseng, Sharmila Devar, Rachel Jacobs, Em Eldridge, Nora Hunter, Taylor Meskimen, Merritt Hicks, Arnell Powell, Jesse Bernstein, Adam James Conner, Susan Hanfield, Ann Simmons; release date: 09-18-18
If you are a lover of full cast audiobooks with a heavy dollop of suspense, check out All of This is True. “In this genre-defying story from Lygia Day Peñaflor, four teens befriend their favorite YA novelist, only to find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next book – with devastating consequences.” Told “as a series of interviews, journal entries, and even pages from the book within the audiobook” this sounds like some original spooky scary goodness.
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan; narrated by Dion Graham; release date: 09-18-18
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Wash is the story of “George Washington Black, or “Wash”, an 11-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified to be chosen by his master’s brother as his manservant. To his surprise, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist…But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash’s head, Christopher and Wash must abandon everything…What brings Christopher and Wash together will tear them apart, propelling Wash even further across the globe in search of his true self.”
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen written and read by Jose Antonio Vargas; release date: 09-18-18
Especially in this political climate, it’s too easy to forget the human faces behind “political issues.” Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist seeks to bridge that divide with his own personal experience of being undocumented. “This book is about homelessness, not in a traditional sense but in the unsettled, unmoored psychological state that undocumented immigrants like myself find ourselves in. This book is about lying and being forced to lie to get by; about passing as an American and as a contributing citizen; about families, keeping them together, and having to make new ones when you can’t. This book is about constantly hiding from the government and, in the process, hiding from ourselves. This book is about what it means to not have a home.”
Lights on the Sea by Miquel Reina; narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner; release date: 09-25-18
Fans of magical realism and unexpected journeys, take note: “On the highest point of an island, in a house clinging to the edge of a cliff, live Mary Rose and Harold Grapes, a retired couple still mourning the death of their son thirty-five years before. On the eve of eviction from the most beautiful and dangerously unstable perch in the area, they’re uprooted by a violent storm. The disbelieving Grapeses and their home take a free-fall slide into the white-capped sea and float away…Ahead of them, a light shimmers on the horizon, guiding them toward a revelatory and cathartic new engagement with life, and all its wonder.”
Which September releases are you most looking forward to? Which should I have included on the list but didn’t because I’m a bad, bad newsletter writer? Let me know, either on twitter where I’m msmacb or via email at katie@riotnewmedia.com.
Until next week,
~Katie
Welcome to Check Your Shelf! This is your guide to all things book talk worth knowing to help librarians like you up your game when it comes to doing your job (& rocking it).
“Check Your Shelf” is sponsored by LibraryReads.
LibraryReads, the monthly library staff picks list for adult fiction and non-fiction, draws upon the incredible power that public library staff has in helping to build word-of-mouth for new books, and the important role that libraries play in creating audiences for all kinds of authors.
LibraryReads represents collective favorites–the books that staff at public libraries loved reading and cannot wait to share. This is the 5th anniversary year of the LibraryReads list, so visit libraryreads.org to learn more about how you can nominate titles for the monthly list and to see what the organization has in store for the future.
Do you take part in LibraryReads, the monthly list of best books selected by librarians only? Whether or not you read and nominate titles, we’ll end every newsletter with a few upcoming titles worth reading and sharing (and nominating for LibraryReads, if you so choose!).
We’ve made it easy for you to find eligible diverse titles to nominate. Kelly Jensen created a database of upcoming diverse books that anyone can edit, and Nora Rawlins of Early Word is doing the same, as well as including information about series, vendors, and publisher buzz.
And to make it even easier, I’ve picked a few specific titles that are being released in January 2019. Links direct you to Edelweiss, where you can request a digital advance copy, and nominations are due by October 20th.
Thanks for hanging out and we’ll see you again in two weeks!
–Katie McLain, @kt_librarylady on Twitter. Currently reading Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer.
This edition of Today in Books is sponsored by Workman Publishing, publisher of The Best Damn Answers to Life’s Hardest Questions by Tess Koman.
Loved Them (?) And Left Them
Travelodge revealed the 20 most-left-behind books at their locations. Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale tops the list. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins placed sixth, and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn was eighth. Check out the full list here.
Ex Libris Premieres On PBS
Go behind the scenes of the New York Public Library through Ex Libris, Director Frederick Wiseman’s 2017 documentary. The two-hour film premieres on PBS tonight, at 10 p.m. It features librarians, staffers, patrons, Patti Smith, and Elvis Costello, to name a few. So if you’re as intrigued/fascinated/in love with libraries as we are, check it out.
Who Will Be The Next Barefoot Bookseller?
Did you hear about the Maldives bookshop that advertised for a “barefoot bookseller”? Word got around and Ultimate Library, which provides library collections for holiday destinations around the world, is no longer accepting applications for the job, what with the thousands already in their inbox. Philip Blackwell, the company’s founder, reported that the applicants even include a member of the White House press team.
And don’t forget to come share the ins-n-outs of your reading life in our Fall Reader Survey!
Hello SFF fans! Amanda Nelson here, Executive Editor of Book Riot, filling in for Jenn while she’s on vacation! In this edition of Swords and Spaceships, I want to talk about the end of the world.
Sponsored by Hollywood Dead by Richard Kadrey
Life and death takes on an entirely new meaning for James Stark, aka, Sandman Slim. He’s back from Hell and trailing more trouble in his wake. To return to L.A., he had to make a deal—an arrangement that came with a catch. While he may be home, Stark isn’t quite himself . . . because he’s only partially alive.
There’s a time limit on his reanimated body, and unless Stark can find his targets, he will die again—and this time there will be no coming back. Stark knows he can’t do this alone. Meet new friends, and unexpected old faces, in Hollywood Dead.
I’ve been on a kick this year of randomly picking up post-apocalyptic sci-fi centered on women’s stories: women taking power, women leading, and (perhaps most interestingly) what reproductive health would look like at the end of civilization. All of these books take different views of what the apocalypse would look like for women: some are more hopeful than others, some more violent. All of them involve women having to defend themselves with weapons of some kind, even if that weapon is their own body. Here are three notable picks (trigger warnings for all three for harm to children and violence, including sexual violence):
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg ElisonA flu-like illness decimates the human population, but kills women at a higher rate than men and sends the stillbirth rate to 100%. Our heroine, a midwife at a California hospital, is one of the rare female survivors. She disguises herself as a man and sets out to…well, live. Along the way, she raids pharmacies and dispenses birth control to the women she meets, trying to save them all from a fate of having to give birth (which they likely won’t survive), and which will result in a dead child. Elison’s future where men outnumber women ten to one or more is brutal and frightening, mostly because it exposes how thin the veneer of personhood women have now. Would extreme circumstances strip us of it that quickly? This book is like if Station Eleven had an exponential increase of conversation about IUDs (which is awesome), AND the main character is queer.
Parable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerIn a post-apocalyptic world where the end didn’t come suddenly (a pandemic, a bomb, an asteroid) but over time (class oppression, climate change, racism), a young woman starts a new religion based on the idea that the only god worth worshiping is change. Add to the mix the fact that she’s hyper-empathetic: she literally feels the physical pain of the people around her, making self-defense…complicated. Lauren is wise beyond her years and manages to gather together a rag-tag group of followers and refugees looking for peace and togetherness in a rough and violent world.
The Power by Naomi AldermanPatriarchy is built upon the presumption that men are physically more powerful than women, but what if that were suddenly reversed? Girls begin developing the ability to send electricity through their hands, shocking and killing at a touch. The power spreads to older women, and soon all girls are born with it. Would women descend into the same brutality and violence that male-dominated societies based on physical strength are characterized by? I will say that this book is very binary in its view of gender and sex (what would happen to a non-binary person in this scenario?), but it’s an interesting thought experiment.
That’s it for me in this edition! I’ll be back at the end of the week for more SFF talk, and Jenn will be back in two!
-Amanda
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Hello mystery fans! It is the first week of a new month which means TONS of new books get published–happy book dance! I have for you this week a great procedural, a suspenseful page-turner, and an excellent crime novel perfect for fans of true crime podcasts.
Sponsored by Under My Skin by Lisa Unger, new from Park Row Books
Bestselling author Lisa Unger delivers an addictive psychological thriller about a woman on the hunt for her husband’s killer.
What if the nightmares are actually memories? It’s been a year since Poppy’s husband, Jack, was brutally murdered. In the immediate aftermath, Poppy spiraled into an oblivion of grief, disappearing for several days only to turn up ragged and confused.
The case was never solved, and those lost days continue to haunt her. As her vivid nightmares intensify into daily blackouts, she starts to lose track of what is real. But her terrible dreams might hold the key to what really happened to Jack…
Great Procedural: Who Started A Fire That Killed A Family? (TW child deaths/ suicide)
Skies of Ash (Detective Elouise Norton #2) by Rachel Howzell Hall: Homicide detective Lou Norton has a new case: a fire that killed a wife and her two children. Between the wife’s strange 911 call, the son having been an arsonist, and the husband/father who is acting strange, Lou has plenty to look into. She’s also stuck with her partner, Colin Taggert, who she still feels she needs to spend time babysitting and, well, she works in a boys club. I really love this series, which focuses first on the solving of the mystery while also giving just the right amount of time to Lou’s personal life (that cheating husband is back) and her relationships/interactions with her friends, family, and coworkers. If you’re a fan of procedurals, you should be reading this series. (It is not confusing to start here if you skipped the first in the series, but it does give away the solve and continues stories about Lou’s personal life.)
Excellent Crime Fiction PERFECT For Fans of True Crime Podcasts (TW child abuse/ pedophilia/ attempted suicide mentioned)
Sadie by Courtney Summers: This book kind of destroyed me. And not in the destroyed-me-and-then-put-me-back-together-again way. It destroyed me and left me staring off into the void as it was meant to, and I would have applauded if I thought Summer would have heard it. This book is lots of things, but for me the brilliance was in two things: Summers’ ability to tell a page-turning white knuckle story; her shining a light on the darkest corners of our true crime obsession while/by keeping the violence in her novel just off the page. Sadie, a smart mouthed stubborn young woman, sets off to find her little sister’s killer. Her plan: to kill him. With no money, friends, and a stutter that makes communicating with strangers difficult it’s a near impossible mission. Sadie’s chapters alternate with a radio personality who has started a podcast about Sadie and her sister’s murder and is trying to find Sadie… If you’re looking for a fantastic read you won’t be able to put down, and like a gut punch, do not miss Sadie. She’s a character I will forever keep thinking about.
Pinborough Always Delivers A Page-Turner! (TW child murder/ domestic abuse/ child abuse/ molestation)
Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough: Told in multiple point of view, the novel focuses on three people: Lisa, an overprotective mother; Ava, Lisa’s teenage daughter; Marilyn, Lisa’s coworker and best friend. Lisa’s entire life focuses around her daughter and her work. She’s very private and intends to keep things that way. Clearly she has a secret… Ava is in high school, a swimmer, has a close group of girlfriends and a boyfriend. And also a secret: the older man she’s been talking to online… When Ava and Lisa’s pictures end up in the news, their lives are suddenly threatened, which has long reaching consequences that affect Marilyn… If you like page-turners that focus on the characters and their lives this was a great read. If you are a fan of Behind Her Eyes, this does not have that level of bonkers twist–which I do not say as a knock on this book at all because this book is not written to have that kind of moment. But it bums me out to see readers not have a great reading experience solely because of an expectation, so go into this one as a new character-driven suspense.
Recent Releases (Reinforce your TBR shelves!)
The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and Other Stories by Teresa Solana, Peter Bush (Translation) (Currently reading: I started this, and it’s ridiculous noir short stories and I’m loving it. The first story is literally the title where a caveman is trying to solve which caveman is the serial killer in their cave.)
Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch #3) by Stephanie Gayle (Currently reading: a small town procedural told in alternating point of view in the ’70s and the late ’90s about a body found in the woods, a rookie’s missing sister, and a long ago found bone.)
When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica (TBR: I’m a big fan of Kubica and her suspense stories so this is very high on my list! It’s about a young woman whose social security number raises a red flag leading her to discover a shocking detail…)
Gravesend by William Boyle (Currently reading: I’m a big fan of Boyle’s character driven crime writing and this one starts with revenge so I’m a happy reader at the moment.) (The Lonely Witness review)
Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia (Currently reading: A really interesting read so far about a speech therapist at a mental health facility where a teenager has been brought in who has been missing since a camping trip ten years previously…) (TW suicide/ mentions self-harm)
The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles (TBR: I know comps lie a lot but also I’m a sucker and this said “in the vein of Shirley Jackson” so I’m gonna read it!)
The Cats Came Back (A Magical Cats Mystery #10) by Sofie Kelly (TBR: A cozy mystery with a librarian and her magical cats!)
Field of Bones (Joanna Brady #18) by J.A. Jance (For procedural fans)
An Act of Villainy (Amory Ames #5) by Ashley Weaver (For historical mystery fans)
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. And here’s an Unusual Suspects Pinterest board.
Until next time, keep investigating! And in the meantime, come talk books with me on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy–you can find me under Jamie Canaves.
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We have 5 copies of our bookish conversation game, Lit Chat, to give away to 5 lucky Book Riot Readers.
Each of the 50 cards in this conversation deck is printed with two reading-themed questions (100 questions total). Some invoke books that are tied to memories (name your favorite childhood picture book); others prompt you to choose ideal reading material for a hypothetical situation (if you were stranded on a desert island, what book would you want with you?). Some of them aim to get people comparing their favorite (and not-so-favorite) characters or authors, and others engage in popular debates amongst readers (name a movie adaptation you liked and defend your choice). Created to give readers of all persuasions an excuse to talk about books, ideas, and life itself, this deck is a great addition to any booklover’s shelf.
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Hold on to your pumpkin spice-flavored hats – here comes fall reading! The season is kicking off with an AMAZING number of great books this first Tuesday new release day, and I can’t wait for you to see the big list below. Two words: WOW. ZA.
Sponsored by LITTLE COMFORT by Edwin Hill
Follow a brilliant amateur investigator as she unravels the truth behind two grifters preying on Boston’s elite—perfect for fans of The Talented Mr. Ripley.
You can hear about several of today’s new books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! María Cristina and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Small Fry, Cats vs. Robots, Terra Nullius, and more.
(And like with each megalist, I’m putting a 
next to the books that I have read and loved. But there are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)
Oh, and don’t forget that Book Riot wants to hear about the ins-n-outs of your reading life – come share them with us in our Fall Reader Survey!
The Wonder That Was Ours by Alice Hatcher
All This I Will Give to You by Dolores Redondo, Michael Meigs (translator)
Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato
The Rule of One (The Rule of One Series) by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders
Ponti by Sharlene Teo
Gravesend by William Boyle
The Accidental War: A Novel (Praxis) by Walter Jon Williams
The Girl in the Locked Room: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
In Her Bones by Kate Moretti
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
Mortals and Immortals of Greek Mythology by Françoise Rachmuhl and Charlotte Gastaut
24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling
Hunting Houses by Fanny Britt and Susan Ouriou
Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction by Irene Gallo
Black Queer Hoe (BreakBeat Poets) by Britteney Black Rose Kapri
Citizen Illegal (BreakBeat Poets) by José Olivarez
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Viviana Mazza (translator)
Tell Me You’re Mine by Elisabeth Norebäck
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman
The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White
The Wildlands by Abby Geni
Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer
Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Santa Bruce (Mother Bruce) by Ryan T. Higgins
Tales of Valhalla: Norse Myths and Legends by Martyn Whittock and Hannah Whittock
The Chrysalis by Brendan Deneen
Monster City: Murder, Music, and Mayhem in Nashville’s Dark Age by Michael Arntfield
After the Winter by Guadalupe Nettel, Rosalind Harvey (Translator)
The Parting Gift: A Novel by Evan Fallenberg
John Woman by Walter Mosley
Leave No Trace: A Novel by Mindy Mejia
Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough
The Songaminute Man: A Tribute to the Unbreakable Bond Between Father and Son by Simon McDermott
Three Little Lies by Laura Marshall
Hole in the Middle by Kendra Fortmeyer
Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian by Jacob Sager Weinstein and Vera Brosgol
The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch
I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel
The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles
The Reincarnated Giant: An Anthology of Twenty-First-Century Chinese Science Fiction (Weatherhead Books on Asia) by Mingwei Song (Editor), Theodore Huters (Editor)
Lake Success: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart
Business Pig by Andrea Zuill
Feminasty: The Complicated Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death by Erin Gibson
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan
Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) by Rebecca Solnit
Never Ran, Never Will: Boyhood and Football in a Changing American Inner City by Albert Samaha
Sadie by Courtney Summers
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling
Good Rosie! by Kate DiCamillo and Harry Bliss
American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time by Tracy K. Smith
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson (Editor), Cheryl Willis Hudson (Editor)
Vanishing Twins: A Marriage by Leah Dieterich
Chicken by Lynn Crosbie
Still Life with Monkey by Katharine Weber
Check Out the Library Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Weenies Stories) by David Lubar
Foe: A Novel by Iain Reid
My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man. by Kevin Powell
I Should Have Honor: A Memoir of Hope and Pride in Pakistan by Khalida Brohi
A Room Away From the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma
Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
The Cats Came Back (Magical Cats) by Sofie Kelly
Lights! Camera! Alice!: The Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman Filmmaker by Mara Rockliff and Simona Ciraolo
The Crossroads by Alexandra Diaz
And The Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness, Rovina Cai (Illustrator)
The Forbidden Place by Susanne Jansson
Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns) by Kendare Blake
Hilda and the Hidden People: TV Tie-In Edition 1 by Luke Pearson and Stephen Davies
The End of the Moment We Had (Japanese Novellas) by Toshiki Okada and Samuel Malissa
Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World by Bruce Schneier
Human Hours: Poems by Catherine Barnett
Patient X: The Case-Book of Ryunosuke Akutagawa by David Peace
When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica
Oh My Goth (Harlequin Teen) by Gena Showalter
Cats vs. Robots 1: This Is War by Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson
The Piranhas: The Boy Bosses of Naples by Roberto Saviano, Antony Shugaar (translator)
Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony) by Ovidia Yu
Kickdown: A Novel by Rebecca Clarren
On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope by DeRay Mckesson
The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and Other Stories by Teresa Solana and Peter Bush
Power to the Princess by Vita Weinstein Murrow and Julia Bereciartu
That’s it for me today! 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
Hey Kid Lit friends,
Yay, it’s the first Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means. SO MANY NEW BOOKS! As usual, the book descriptions are from Goodreads, but I’ll add a 
if I particularly loved a title.
Sponsored by Disney Publishing Worldwide
Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were stripped of their powers and banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost. Mal learns from her mother, Maleficent, that the key to true darkness, the Dragon’s Eye, is located inside her scepter in the forbidden fortress on the far side of the island. She’ll just need a little help from her “friends.” In their quest for the Dragon’s Eye, these four kids begin to realize that just because you come from an evil family tree, being good ain’t so bad.
Picture Book New Releases
Business Pig by Andrea Zuill
Right from the start, everyone at the barnyard could tell Jasper wasn’t like his siblings: “I believe what we have here is a gen-u-WINE Business Pig!” No wallowing in the mud or rooting for grubs for Jasper; he’d rather help with the bookkeeping or conduct a meeting. Though everyone at the animal sanctuary loves him, Jasper longs for a forever home. But no matter how many business cards he hands out, no one wants to adopt him. Can this above-average pig find his special person to cut deals with?
Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian by Jacob Sager Weinstein, illustrated by Vera Brosgol
When an evil genius has a diabolical plan to destroy every book on the planet, who has the tome-toting page power to thwart his dastardly scheme? Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian! She’s got the gadgets. She’s got the disguises. And she’s always got the right book at the right time. It’s a good thing, too, because Lyric McKerrigan is the world’s last hope!
Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Lulu Delacre
As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books! They were her mirrors, her maps, her friends, and her teachers. They helped her to connect with her family in New York and in Puerto Rico, to deal with her diabetes diagnosis, to cope with her father’s death, to uncover the secrets of the world, and to dream of a future for herself in which anything was possible.
The Thank You Book by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated Stephanie Graegin
Thank you isn’t just for learning manners.
It’s also for when something wakes a
little hum—a little happy hum—inside you
and you want to answer back.
The Thank You Book explores the many ways we can be thankful for the pleasures great and small that await us every day. Tender and poetic, it reflects on the role gratitude can play in our lives and celebrates the powerful impact it can have on us.
Grandmother’s Visit by Betty Quan, illustrated by Carmen Mok
Grandmother lives with Grace’s family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Then, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner, but the rice bowls stay full. One day, Grandmother’s room is empty. And one day, Grandmother is buried. After the funeral, Grace’s mom turns on all the outside lights so that Grandmother’s spirit can find its way home for one final goodbye.
Big Brother Peanut Butter by Ashley Spruill
Peanut Butter’s mom has a bun in the oven, and Peanut Butter is going to be a big brother! He’s pretty excited, but also a little bit scared. Just what does a big brother do? Luckily, Peanut Butter has just the right friends to ask. Apple Pie has two little brothers, Blueberry and Cherry, and she makes it look easy. Cucumber is definitely a cool older sibling to little Dill Pickle. And Big Cheese is clearly an important friend to ask. But do any of them know how to teach Peanut Butter what to do? Will any of them be able to help him crack this nut?
T-Rex Time Machine by Jared Chapman
When two hungry dinosaurs jump into a time machine, they’re transported to an unbelievable, magical, surreal future: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! On the T. Rexes’ madcap voyage into the unknown, they encounter the many wonders of the modern world: Police cars! Phones! Microwaves! They don’t know how they’ll get home—but why would they want to? Acclaimed author and illustrator Jared Chapman combines two favorite kid topics—time travel and dinosaurs—with bold colors, big jokes, and a hilarious escapade. This raucous, laugh-out-loud adventure will delight the very young and keep older readers giggling long into the future.
So Many Sounds by Tim McCanna, illustrated by Andy J. Miller
Listen! Do you hear a sound? Noises come from all around.
Soft and gentle, loud and clear. Oh so many sounds to hear! So Many Sounds is a wonderful rhyming read-aloud featuring everyday sounds and a refrain that children will love repeating. The playful text and illustrations are sure to delight little ones while also inviting them to pay more attention to the world around them.
A Prayer for the Animals by Daniel Kirk
May all of the animals of the earth
And the animals of the sky
And the animals of the sea
Be at peace.
This lyrical picture book from bestselling author and illustrator Daniel Kirk encourages young children to be kind to all the animals of the world. Kirk’s loving and hopeful verse blesses and gives warm wishes to farm animals, house pets, wild animals, and other creatures.
A Home in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Perfect for fans of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and Big Red Barn, this never-before-published picture book from beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown tells the comforting, snowy story of animals seeking shelter from the cold in a big warm barn. Brought to beautiful life by Caldecott Medalist and multiple award winner Jerry Pinkney, this is a must-have for every child’s library and is perfect for cozy wintertime readings.
Africville by Shauntay Grant and Eva Campbell
When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she’s heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like ―the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bountiful fishing, the huge bonfires. Coming out of her reverie, she visits the present-day park and the sundial where her great- grandmother’s name is carved in stone, and celebrates a summer day at the annual Africville Reunion/Festival.
Three Grumpy Trucks by Todd Tarpley, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees
Whirr! Whomp! Grind! Chomp! How long can three busy trucks keep it up before…MELTDOWN? Three toy trucks have big plans for their day at the playground: digging and lifting, building and shifting. But then they start to get tired…and hot…and hungry….They’re GRUMPY! When they throw a total truck tantrum, will anyone be able to calm them down?
The Goodnight Train Rolls On! by June Sobel, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith
When a herd of poky sheep slows the Goodnight Train to a crawl, the Engineer’s quick thinking (and counting!) has them rolling along in no time—until one tricky sheep sends the train and its sleepy passengers tossing and turning! The clickety-clack cadence of the poetic text is sure to lull listeners to sleep, but not before they take in the candy-colored landscapes full of delightful Dreamland details to discover. All aboard!
Look at Me! Wild Animal Show-Offs by Jim Arnosky
Meet the show-offs! With their wacky eyebrows, beautiful patterns, and bright feathers and scales, many animals seem to be saying: “Look at ME!” That behavior certainly won’t protect them from predators, so why do they do it? Jim Arnosky explores a multitude of creatures from across the globe to reveal the reasons behind their attention-grabbing behavior. His spectacular art, including amazing gatefolds, presents brilliantly colored poison arrow frogs of the rainforest; the breeding plumage of egrets and peacocks; the impressive antlers of deer and elk; the threatening hoods of cobras; the balloon-like displays of African bullfrogs; and the dramatic color transformation of spawning fish.
Fangsgiving by Ethan Long
It’s the fourth Thursday of November, and the members of Fright Club are cooking up something spooky . . . a Thanksgiving feast! But when Vlad’s family arrives unexpectedly, they put their own spin on each of the dishes. Now, the rolls are as hard as headstones and the turkey has been cooked to death. Vlad loves his family, but they’ve made a mess of their meal! Can this monster-filled family come together to save their feast and celebrate what the holiday is truly about?
The Oregon Trail: The Race to Chimney Rock by Jesse Wiley
In book one of this exciting choose-your-own-adventure series, it’s 1850 and your first goal is to get your family, covered wagon full of supplies, and oxen to Chimney Rock on time. But hurry—you’ll need to make it through the rugged mountains before winter snow hits. Plus, there are wild animals, natural disasters, unpredictable weather, fast-flowing rivers, strangers, and sickness that will be sure to stand between you and your destination! Which path will get you safely across the prairie? With twenty-two possible endings, choose wrong and you’ll never make it to Chimney Rock on time. Choose right and blaze a trail that gets you closer to Oregon City! This four book series continues with Danger at the Haunted Gate, The Search for Snake River, and The Road to Oregon City.
Middle Grade New Releases
Tight by Torrey Maldonado
Bryan knows what’s tight for him–reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he’s from, and that gets him tight, wound up. And now Bryan’s friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky. At first, it’s a rush following Mike, hopping turnstiles, subway surfing, and getting into all kinds of trouble. But Bryan never really feels right acting so wrong, and drama really isn’t him. So which way will he go, especially when his dad tells him it’s better to be hard and feared than liked?
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor by Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. As Justice Sotomayor explains, “When I was a child my family was poor and we knew no lawyers or judges and none lived in our neighborhood. I knew nothing about the Supreme Court and how much its work in reinterpreting the Constitution and the laws of the United States affected peoples’ lives. You cannot dream of becoming something you don’t even know about. That has been the most important lesson of my life. You have to learn to dream big dreams.”
The Splintered Light by Ginger Johnson
Ever since his brother Luc’s disappearance and his father’s tragic death, Ishmael has lived a monotonous existence helping his mother on their meager farm where everything is colorless. Until one morning a ray of light fragments Ishmael’s gray world into something extraordinary: a spectrum of color he never knew existed. Emboldened, Ishmael sets out to find answers hoping his long lost brother might hold the key.
The Girl in the Locked Room by Mary Downing Hahn
A family moves into an old, abandoned house. Jules’s parents love the house, but Jules is frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, though, she can’t stop wondering about the eerie presence on the top floor—in a room with a locked door. Could it be someone who lived in the house a century earlier?
Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn
Lottie Pumpkin is an ordinary girl who has spent her life longing for the extraordinary. Ellie Wolf is the crown princess of Maradova, who wants nothing more than a chance at an ordinary life. When fate puts Lottie and Ellie in the same dorm room at the prestigious Rosewood Hall, there’s only one solution: for the girls to swap identities, and live the lives they’ve always dreamed of. But at Rosewood, a secret never stays secret for long. Someone in the school is on to them—and if the truth is revealed, the results may be more treacherous than they ever expected.
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Not that her mom seems to appreciate it. At least there’s Lenny, her mom’s boyfriend—they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer. At school, Zoey tries to stay under the radar. Unfortunately, she’s not totally invisible, and one of her teachers forces her to join the debate club. Even though Zoey resists participating, debate ultimately leads her to see things in a new way: her mom’s relationship with Lenny, Fuchsia’s situation, and her own place in this town of people who think they’re better than her. Can Zoey find the courage to speak up, even if it means risking the most stable home she’s ever had?
Cats vs. Robots: This Is War by Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson
The Robot Federation and the Feline Empire have been at war for eons. And now that fight is coming to a tiny primitive planetoid…Earth. The mission for both cats and robots: retrieve the Singularity Chip. With it, cats can live past their nine lives, and robots are granted eternal battery life. Meanwhile, twin siblings Max and Min Wengrod are as different as can be. Min always gets good grades, and she loves to read and build robots. Max hates school, and prefers to play games and spend time online with friends. When Max rescues two kittens and is determined to keep them, Min is horrified that these furballs could ruin her chances at the Battle of the Bots competition.
The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm
Ellie’s grandpa Melvin is a world-renowned scientist . . . in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy. His feet stink, and he eats everything in the refrigerator–and Ellie is so happy to have him around. Grandpa may not exactly fit in at middle school, but he certainly keeps things interesting. When he and Ellie team up for the county science fair, no one realizes just how groundbreaking their experiment will be. The formula for eternal youth may be within their reach! And when Ellie’s cat, Jonas Salk, gets sick, the stakes become even higher. But is the key to eternal life really the key to happiness? Sometimes even the most careful experiments yield unexpected–and wonderful–results.
Voyage of the Dogs by Greg Van Eekhout
Lopside is a Barkonaut—a specially trained dog who assists human astronauts on missions in space. He and the crew aboard the spaceship Laika are en route to set up an outpost on a distant planet. When the mission takes a disastrous turn, the Barkonauts on board suddenly find themselves completely alone on their severely damaged ship. Survival seems impossible. But these dogs are Barkonauts—and Barkonauts always complete their mission.
Dodger Boy by Sarah Ellis
In 1970 Vancouver, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her best friend, Dawn, are keen to avoid the pitfalls of adolescence. But life becomes more complicated when the girls meet a Texan draft dodger who comes to live with Charlotte’s Quaker family. Tom Ed expands Charlotte’s horizons as they discuss everything from war to civil disobedience to women’s liberation. Grappling with exhilarating and disturbing new ideas, faced with a censorship challenge to her beloved English teacher and trying to decode the charismatic draft dodger himself, Charlotte finds it harder and harder to stick to her unteen philosophy, and to see eye to eye with Dawn.
24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling
Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere’s biggest, baddest bully. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue—but in return she has to give Bo her prized dirt bike. Determined to buy it back, Gus agrees to go searching for gold in Dead Frenchman Mine, joined by his old friends Jessie Navarro and Matthew Dufort, and Rossi herself. As they hunt for treasure, narrowly surviving everything from cave-ins to mountain lions, they bond over shared stories of how hard life in Nowhere is—and they realize this adventure just may be their way out.
Sabotage Stage Left by Casey Lyall
Spring (musical) fever has hit the Grantleyville Middle School Drama Club! Since Ivy Mason is busy with the production, she decides to take a break from sleuthing, while Howard Wallace keeps things running smoothly with their detective agency. Then, just a few weeks before showtime, suspicious things start happening backstage: missing costumes, damaged props, and too many other mishaps to be coincidental. Ivy calls in Howard and their crew to take on the case. Howard tries to lay low and quietly sniff out the perp, but he’s soon brought into the spotlight when he’s framed as the saboteur! Can the team of intrepid P.I.s clear Howard’s name and catch the culprit before the curtain falls on the big show?
After Zero by Christina Collins
Elise carries a notebook full of tallies, each page marking a day spent at her new public school, each stroke of her pencil marking a word spoken. A word that can’t be taken back. Five tally marks isn’t so bad. Two is pretty good. But zero? Zero is perfect. Zero means no wrong answers called out in class, no secrets accidentally spilled, no conversations to agonize over at night when sleep is far away. But now months have passed, and Elise isn’t sure she could speak even if she wanted to―not to keep her only friend, Mel, from drifting further away―or to ask if anyone else has seen her English teacher’s stuffed raven come to life. Then, the discovery of a shocking family secret helps Elise realize that her silence might just be the key to unlocking everything she’s ever hoped for…
The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case by Elizabeth Eulberg
Being friends with a super sleuth isn’t easy, especially when she’s nine years old, four feet tall, and full of attitude. But for eleven-year-old John Watson, being friends with Shelby Holmes is just the adventure he’s looking for. After Watson’s online journal chronicling his and Shelby’s case-closing abilities attracts the attention of a newspaper reporter, the pair becomes a small “media sensation” in their Harlem neighborhood. So it’s no surprise (at least, to Shelby!) when the article lands them a new client–a figure skating coach whose star athlete, Jordan Nelson, is receiving strange, threatening messages, written entirely in code. There’s no one better to crack the cipher than dynamic duo Shelby and Watson! But to gather information, Shelby decides that they’ll have to go undercover . . . as an award-winning pair skating team.
Nonfiction New Releases
Grandpa and the Library by C. Ian White
Every day, young Charles White’s mother takes him the Chicago Public Library, where the librarians look after him until she picks him up again after work, at six o’clock. At the library Charles looks carefully at the picture books the librarians give him and also at the people around him, later drawing what he sees on scraps of paper at home. He learns to be patient and observant—and, by watching art students painting in the park, how to mix and use oil paints. As he grows into an artist, he paints the people he sees and admires. Ultimately, Charles becomes a great artist whose works now hang in museums throughout the United States.
The Making of America: Abraham Lincoln by Teri Kanefield
The third installment of the Making of America series, Abraham Lincoln, tells of one of our most beloved presidents. Born in a cabin deep in the backwoods of Kentucky, growing up in a family considered “the poorest of the poor,” Lincoln rose to become the sixteenth president of the United States. As president, he guided the United States through the Civil War, helped end slavery in America, and strengthened the federal government. Unlike other biographies, the Making of America series goes beyond individual narratives linking influential figures to create an overarching story of America’s growth.
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scouts to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo
A meningitis outbreak in their underprivileged neighborhood left Sylvia Acevedo’s family forever altered. As she struggled in the aftermath of loss, young Sylvia’s life transformed when she joined the Brownies. The Girl Scouts taught her how to take control of her world and nourished her love of numbers and science. With new confidence, Sylvia navigated shifting cultural expectations at school and at home, forging her own trail to become one of the first Latinx to graduate with a master’s in engineering from Stanford University and going on to become a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Never Too Young: 50 Unstoppable Kids Who Made a Difference by Aileen Weintraub, illustrated by Laura Horton
From Picasso, who changed the art world forever, to Malala Yousafzai, the brave teen who was shot for advocating education for girls, the 50 kids profiled in Never Too Young! will inspire and empower young readers. Some, like Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, and Stevie Wonder, are prominent figures, while others are lesser known though their achievements are just as compelling. They come from a variety of historical periods and backgrounds, and have made an impact in politics, sports, the arts, science, and more.
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice to young activists. Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, art, and other works from such industry leaders as Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming), Jason Reynolds (All American Boys), Kwame Alexander (The Crossover), Andrea Pippins (I Love My Hair), Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind), Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer), Ellen Oh (cofounder of We Need Diverse Books), and artists Ekua Holmes, Rafael Lopez, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and more, this anthology empowers the nation’s youth to listen, learn, and build a better tomorrow.
Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art by Hudson Talbott
Thomas Cole was always looking for something new to draw. Born in England during the Industrial Revolution, he was fascinated by tales of the American countryside, and was ecstatic to move there in 1818. The life of an artist was difficult at first, however Thomas kept his dream alive by drawing constantly and seeking out other artists. But everything changed for him when he was given a ticket for a boat trip up the Hudson River to see the wilderness of the Catskill Mountains. The haunting beauty of the landscape sparked his imagination and would inspire him for the rest of his life. The majestic paintings that followed struck a chord with the public and drew other artists to follow in his footsteps, in the first art movement born in America. His landscape paintings also started a conversation on how to protect the country’s wild beauty.
Backlist Book Recommendations
Chapter Book Recommendation: Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill
In Greenwich Village an orphaned black cat lives happily with her master, a sea captain. Still, the gentle Jenny Linsky would like nothing more than to join the local Cat Club, whose members include Madame Butterfly, an elegant Persian, the high-stepping Macaroni, and stately, plump Mr. President. But can she overcome her fears and prove that she, too, has a special gift?
Note from Karina: I absolutely adore Jenny Linsky and her adventures. There is a whole series of books about her, so if you like this one definitely check out all the other ones.
Middle Grade Recommendation: Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That’s how Katie Takeshima’s sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people’s eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it’s Lynn who explains to her why people stop on the street to stare. And it’s Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow. But when Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering — kira-kira — in the future.
Note from Karina: This is such a lovely middle grade book (it also won the Newbery Medal). It is poetic and beautiful, and I love the writing.
Nonfiction Book Recommendation: Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry
Harriet Tubman was born a slave and dreamed of being free. She was willing to risk everything—including her own life—to see that dream come true. After her daring escape, Harriet became a conductor on the secret Underground Railroad, helping others make the dangerous journey to freedom.
Note from Karina: I found this biography so gripping and interesting – I read it in one sitting and then passed it on to my ten-year-old who already read it in one sitting. This updated edition includes a foreward by Jason Reynolds and new art by Kadir Nelson.
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