Happy New Year, friends!
This is such an exciting time of year. A time to set new goals and start fresh, yes. But more importantly, it’s a time to look forward to all new book releases and the unforgettable reads that will define our upcoming year. What will be the best reads of 2024? Only time will tell. But for now, let’s talk books.
Book Deals and Reveals
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, actor and comedian Rebel Wilson told the publication that writing her new memoir Rebel Rising was a “gut-wrenching” and “emotional” experience. The book is out from Simon & Schuster on April 2.
Reese Witherspoon’s first book club pick of the year is First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston. Witherspoon says, “This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.”
Good Morning America‘s first book club pick for 2024 is The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan. Read along and join the conversation all month long on GMA’s Instagram account.
Get your TBR list ready. Here’s BookBub’s most anticipated books of 2024.
Vulture has also released their list of most-anticipated 2024 books.
Paste has a list of their most anticipated fantasy releases of 2024.
Here are the new fantasy, science fiction, and horror books out in 2024 that Goodreads users are most excited to read!
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!
2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Sign up today!
Can’t Wait for This One!
Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt and Co, June 25)
It’s almost time! The last book in Tomi Adeyemi’s YA fantasy series is coming out later this year. And dang, this might be my favorite cover of the three. It’s very eerie and mysterious, and I can’t wait to get my hands on this one!
In this third and final book in the Legacy of Orisha series, the monarchy has finally fallen and the maji have risen once more. But that doesn’t mean Zélie’s troubles are over. King Baldyr, the ruler of the Skulls, now aims to harness her powers for his own gain.
If you’ve been following this trilogy, then you know how exciting, thrilling, and truly magical it is. And if you have yet to read these books, then now’s your chance to catch up before the final one comes out in June. Even if you normally aren’t a YA fan (or a fantasy reader), this is the kind of series that will appeal to a wide variety of readers. And the first book in the series, Children of Blood and Bone is set to be adapted into a feature film.
Words of Literary Wisdom
“I always imagined that everyone’s Sunken Place would look different, a manifestation of our own personal horrors.”
— Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming
What’s Up in the Book Community?
My iPhone is constantly telling me I spend too much time staring at my screen, which is honestly so rude. But this means I spend a lot of time scrolling around the online book community: BookTube, Bookstagram, BookTok, BookLinkedIn (JK. That’s not a thing…I don’t think). You get the idea. Don’t have the time, energy, or the will to do all of that yourself? No problem. I got you. In this weekly section of Book Radar, we’ll take a look at something cool, interesting, and/or newsy that’s going on in the book community.
I love checking out BookTube around this time of year because everyone’s posting their best-of lists and their most anticipated books of the year. Here are some of my favorites:
- BooksandLala Ranks her 4.5 and 5 Star Books of 2023
- GavinReadsItAll’s Top 10 of 2023
- Jess Owens’ Anticipated Releases of 2024
- ThisStoryAintOver’s Top 10 Books of 2023
- Tori Morrow’s Highly Anticipated 2024 Sci-Fi and Fantasy
- ABookOlive’s Anticipated Releases for Jan, Feb, and March
- Every Book A Clockwork Reader Read in 2023
Enjoy!
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
If you are a cat parent, then you know that they just go wherever they want, whenever they want. Like, for instance, this morning Cersei decided to curl up next to the coffee maker. Maybe for maximum warmth? Who knows?
With that, our first Book Radar of 2024 comes to an end! Thank you for being here with me, and here’s to an amazing year ahead, friends!