Happy Monday, Book Friends!
I hope you’re doing well. And oh my gosh…it’s April. Hopefully you survived April Fool’s Day. As we enter into a new month, we’re given new opportunities. And April also means my husband and I are coming up on our five-year wedding anniversary, so that’s cool too. Here’s to a good month! Now let’s talk book stuff.
Book Deals and Reveals
Lauren Groff has revealed the cover of her upcoming novel The Vaster Wilds, a historical novel she’s been working on since 2017. The book will be out on September 12.
Bestselling author Josie Silver is back with a new book this fall, and Goodreads has revealed the cover! A Winter in New York hits shelves in October.
And here’s the cover reveal for Vanessa Chan’s The Storm We Made. This debut novel will be published by Marysue Rucci Books in January 2024.
Paste Magazine has the exclusive cover reveal for Ally Condie’s The Only Girl in Town. This book hits shelves on September 19.
More exclusive cover reveals! Nerd Daily has shared the cover of Full Moon Over Freedom by Angelina M. Lopez. This one’s out on September 5.
Dolly Parton has sold the world rights to her book Dolly Parton’s Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. This book is set for an October release.
The winners of 2023 Audie Awards were announced this week. The award honors the best audiobook performances in 26 categories.
Emily Henry’s bestselling bookish romance novel Book Lovers is getting the feature film treatment, produced by Lia Buman.
Book Riot Recommends
Hi, welcome to everyone’s favorite segment of Book Radar called Book Riot Recommends. This is where I’ll talk to you about all the books I’m reading, the books I’m loving, and the books I can’t wait to read and love in the near future. I think you’re going to love them too!
Prepare Your Shelves
Throwback by Maurene Goo (Zando, April 11)
I think I’ve mentioned before in this newsletter that I’m a sucker for ’90s nostalgia. Like, This is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey is one of my favorite YA books in recent years. I was living for all of the ’90s references. Now we’ve got Throwback by Maurene Goo coming out in just a little over a week, and it’s going to be magical for us ’90s lovers. And it’s got Back to the Future vibes? Let’s do this.
Samantha Kang and her mother Priscilla have never seen eye-to-eye. After one particularly intense fight between mother and daughter, something unexpected happens. Samantha is transported back in time to the ’90s, where a 17-year-old version of her mother goes to the same high school as her. How will Gen Z Samantha fit in with the Gen X high school crowd? And will Samantha be able to figure out how to help her mother so that she can go back to her own time?
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What I’m Reading This Week
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Our Share of Night by Marian Enriquez
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Monday Memes
I, like the rest of the world, have been following the wild Gwyneth Paltrow skiing trial. Am I proud of it? No. But the memes are epic. And there are even bookish memes!
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
I missed Murray so much while I was away. I’m seriously never going to leave home again. I really mean it. How could I leave behind this face and these cuddles?
Those of you who travel and have pets, how do you deal with it? I get so sad every time, and all I can think about is cats.
And with that, Monday’s Book Radar is over! Time flies! See you on Thursday.