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Set in the summer of 1979, The Lines tells the story of a family—the mother, the father, the girl, and the boy—in the first months of a divorce. Through alternating perspectives, we follow as the family explores new territory and new complications. The mother returns to school. The father moves into an apartment. The girl squares off with her mother, while the boy struggles to make sense of the world. The Lines explores the ways we are tied to one another, and how all experience offers the possibility of love and connection as much as loss and change.
Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another great day of great new releases. IT’S ALL HAPPENING. I have a few wonderful titles below, and you can hear about more awesome reads on this week’s episode of the All the Books! María Cristina and I discussed Chilling Effect, Bloodlust & Bonnets, Red at the Bone, and more great books. And I am so excited to get my hands on The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill!
And a special shout-out to Rioter Karina Yan Glaser, whose new book, The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue, is out today!!!
Thanks so much for reading and enjoy your week! XOXO, Liberty
P.S. More fun news: be sure to enter Book Riot’s giveaway of the year’s 10 best mystery/thrillers so far!
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
How amazing is this book? So amazing that it got picked up by a larger publisher after its initial release for a larger release! It’s an incredible queer coming-of-age story about Juliet Milagros Palante from the Bronx, who flies to Oregon to intern with her favorite feminist writer, and has a summer full of highs and lows, learning all about being comfortable in your skin, and sorting out the complications that arise with her mom.
Backlist bump: Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
Two aging criminals reflect on their lives and exploits as they spend a night waiting for one of their estranged daughters to arrive at the dock. Coming or going, they’re not sure. But as they sit and wait, they share their memories of a life of crime, violence, betrayals, and friendship. Barry continues to consistently release incredible novels.
Backlist bump: Beatlebone by Kevin Barry
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke
How exciting is thisssssss? After the ending of the first one, I have been so excited to get my hands on it. SPOILER: IT’S SO GOOD. This time around, Texas Ranger Darren Matthews gets involved in the case of a missing boy and his white supremacist family. The case appears to have ties to his previous case. Meanwhile, his home life is a mess between trying to save his marriage and his mother…well, I’m not going to mention it in case you haven’t read the first one. Let’s just say she’s difficult, lol.
Backlist bump: Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
See you next week!