Book Friends,
So this is weird. I’m writing this right before my move, but by the time you read this, I will be in Seattle officially! So let me just pretend I’m there already so that I can create the good vibes. It’s great here. The weather is nice. The cats are settling in nicely. The coffee really is better. Etc. So now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s talk about books!
Book Deals and Reveals
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Nicola Yoon and David Yoon’s Joy Revolution Imprint is set to publish its first YA romance books in spring 2023. Get ready for Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert and (January 3) and Queen Bee by Amalie Howard (April 4). And this is just the beginning!
We’ve got so many cover reveals to get to today, friends. Strap in. Here’s the cover reveal of K.L. Cerra’s upcoming queer horror novel Such Pretty Flowers. This one’s out from Bantam Press on February 7th, 2023.
LGBTQ Reads is back with another exclusive cover reveal: Check out The Immeasurable Depth of You by Maria Ingrande Mora. It’s out from Peachtree Teen on March 7th, 2023.
Next up, Crime Reads has got a cover reveal and an excerpt from Nick Medina’s Sisters of the Lost Nation.
And Publisher’s Weekly has got the cover reveal of A Bed of Stars, the new picture book from author-illustrator Jessica Love.
Lithub is sharing the cover of Szilvia Molnar’s debut novel The Nursery, featuring a beautiful design by Linda Huang.
You can get a look at two-time Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis’s upcoming memoir Dying of Politeness over at Oprah Daily. This book comes out on October 13th. Oh hey, that’s my birthday.
Paste Magazine has got the exclusive cover reveal of The Duchess Takes A Husband by Harper St. George, plus an interview!
It’s that time of year when we gather ’round and discuss former President Barack Obama’s reading list for the summer!
Paramount+ has announced that Sanaa Lathan’s On the Come Up (based on the novel by Angie Thomas) will be hitting the streaming platform on Friday, September 23rd. This will follow the movie’s world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, which runs from September 8-18th.
As sales continue to take a nosedive in the beginning of 2022, it raises a question on the state of ebooks: are they on the decline again?
Book Riot Recommends
I’m a Contributing Editor at Book Riot, I write the Today in Books newsletter, and I’m a Bibliologist for Book Riot’s Tailored Book Recommendations subscription service. I also have a PhD in English, so I’m basically a doctor of books. Books are my life, in other words, so in this section of the newsletter, let me share with you some upcoming books I’m super excited about. And I think you will be too!
Prepare Your Shelves!
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Flat Iron Books, August 30th)
I am going to be fully and completely 100% honest with you people since we’re good friends. I read my fair share of thrillers, but… I don’t love most of them. I keep reading them because they’re fun, but I keep giving them low ratings on the ‘ole Goodreads. It’s not that I don’t love thrillers! I DO! I love them. And even when they’re bad, there’s something really enjoyable about reading them. I just… I guess I’m really picky when it comes to thrillers. It’s not something I’m proud of. In fact, it’s my great, deep shame. But I feel like I’m in a safe space right now, so I’m letting y’all know.
Why am I telling you one of my deepest, darkest reading confessions? Well, because Alice Feeney passes my incredibly (unnecessarily) rigorous thriller test. Her thrillers are fun and they’re good, and yeah, I’d recommend them to just about anyone. Her latest one Daisy Darker? Yeah. I recommend it. And it’s just about time for you to get your hands on it, so prepare your shelves.
Let’s set the scene: a dark, crumbling gothic house smack dab in the middle of a little island cut off from the rest of the world. Daisy Darker hasn’t spoken to her family much (or at all) over the past few years, but know the whole Darker clan is gathering at Nana’s house to celebrate her 80th birthday. A storm is raging outside and the hour grows late… and right at the stroke of midnight, Nana is found dead. An hour later, the next family member follows.
Sure there have been plenty of retellings and fresh takes of Agatha Christie’s classic novel And Then There Were None, but none is quite like this one. Alice Feeney is the reigning queen of surprises and twists, and this novel will not disappoint!
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What I’m Reading This Week
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Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
Monday Memes
I saw this one today, and it really spoke to me. IYKYK (Persuasion)
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
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If you’re wondering what the situation is while I’m writing these newsletters, it usually looks something like this. Cat in lap. La Croix on deck. Vibes.
As always when it happens, I’m sorry for including my face, but I’m trying to make up for it with Murray’s pleased-as-punch face. I mean! Look at how cute he is!
And that is all. It’s Monday, and that means it’s the beginning of a new adventure. Not just for me, exploring a new city today, but for all of us. I know. I’m all optimistic today. I don’t know what’s gotten into me. Anyway, I hope it’s a good week for you. And y’all know I’ll be back on Thursday. Byeeee!
💙 Emily