Hi Book Friends!
Happy Monday. It’s a new week full of possibilities, and it’s Hanukkah, so Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! This week is also my husband’s birthday, which he doesn’t care about, but it’s a holiday to me. So happy birthday, Ben! And happy birthday to all the Sags out there. Okay, enough celebrating. Let’s talk books.
Book Deals and Reveals
Goodreads has announced its winners of the annual Goodreads Choice Awards. Winners include Yellowface by R.F. Kuang for Best Fiction and The Woman in Me by Britney Spears for Best Memoir.
Them shared their 23 favorite LGBTQ+ books of 2023, including The Risk It Takes to Bloom by Raquel Willis and Falling Back in Love With Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom.
Tor.com has shared the cover of New Adventure in Space Opera, a short fiction anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan. It’s out on August 13, 2024, from Tachyon Publications.
And here’s the cover reveal of Cally Fiedorek’s Atta Boy. It will be published by University of Iowa Press on April 2, 2024.
Hunger Games actor Tom Blyth is set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. The movie is directed and written by Michael Winterbottom and will star Blyth as protagonist Frederic Henry.
Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Netflix series adaptation of Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben. The series stars Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Emmett J. Scanlan, and Dino Fetscher. It’s set to premiere on the first of January.
Brigid Kemmerer’s debut adult trilogy has been acquired by Avon at auction. Avon says the “romantasy-centered” series will feature “a princess with a secret” along with a “darkly handsome warrior king” and an “assassin” tasked with killing them both — even though he’s the princess’s childhood friend and first love. The first book in the trilogy is set for a summer 2025 release.
Here are the books being read by all of the book clubs this month, as well as how to take part in the discussion.
And here are Libro.fm’s most popular audiobooks of 2023, including celebrity memoirs, romantasy, a literary thriller, and more.
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!
The holidays have arrived, and so has our new paperback level at TBR! If you (or a reader you know) are just over-carrying around bulky hardcovers or are looking for a more budget-friendly option, we’ve got you. Check out all the offerings at mybtro.com/gift, and give personalized reading recommendations customized for any and every reader.
Prepare Your Shelves!
Lucero by Maya Motayne (Balzer + Bray, December 26)
I feel like I got an ARC of this book foreeeever ago, and it’s finally coming out at the end of this month. I’m so excited for you all to finally get to read the last book in Maya Motayne’s Nocturna/Forgery of Magic trilogy. So get ready, and prepare yourselves, because it’s coming!
Lucero picks up after Sombra’s return. Castallan and Englass are on the brink of war, and Finn and Alfie must work together to restore balance in magic and save the world. But with Sombra’s shadows lurking around every corner and their own magic becoming more and more unpredictable, this will be no easy feat.
I’m keeping this summary simple because if you haven’t read the first two books in this series, you have exactly two weeks to do so before this one comes out. Enjoy!
What I’m Reading This Week
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
Making it So by Patrick Stewart
This Spells Love by Kate Robb
A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Bookish Memes
This is one of my new favorite bookish meme accounts, not gonna lie. So you might see a lot of posts from this one in the near future. Anyway, here are some Saltburn bookish memes.
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
Remy has gotten into the habit of sitting in my lap in the mornings while I work on these newsletters. So anyway, he says hi. This is him sitting here right now. So cute! What a good helper!
Alright, friends. I hope you have a wonderful week, and I’ll see you next time!