Hi, Book Friends!
Welcome to Book Radar, the Thursday edition. I hope you’ve been having a fun week. For me, it’s been a week of ups and downs, but I’m looking forward to the weekend. More on that later. For now, let’s talk books.
Book Deals and Reveals
Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, is writing a new novel perfect for fans of heist stories and detective novels. The Accomplice, the first novel in a two-book deal, will be published in September through Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Here’s the cover of Julie Leong’s debut fantasy novel, The Teller of Small Fortunes. It will be published on November 5 from Ace, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
And here’s the cover of The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines. This YA fantasy novel is out from Titan Books on October 22.
Here’s another gorgeous YA cover reveal: Such Lovely Skin by Tatian Schlote-Bonne. This horror novel about a Twitch streamer who ends up haunted by an evil doppelgänger is out on September 17.
Author Lauren Groff is opening a new bookstore! The indie bookstore Lynx will open in Gainesville, Florida, sometime in April.
Nzingha Stewart is attached to direct the first episode of We Were Liars, the upcoming Amazon Prime adaptation of the E. Lockhart YA novel. Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Candice King will star.
The National Book Foundation has announced its 5 Under 35 honorees for 2024. Honorees each receive a $1,000 prize, funded by the Amazon Literary Partnership. These authors will also be celebrated at the 5 Under 35 Ceremony on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the Brooklyn Museum.
Tomorrow is the first day of the second annual Trans Rights Readathon, which goes from March 22 to March 29.
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!
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Can’t Wait for This One!
Devils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton (Tor Nightfire, September 24)
Ever since I read The Spite House last year, I’ve been excited to see what author Johnny Compton would do next. Well, on September 24, it’s time to find out. And it looks to be a wild one, so I really can’t wait for this one.
All her life, Sarito has been watched over by a guardian angel called Angelo. And while Angelo protects her, Sarito decides to keep him a secret. But secrets can’t stay hidden forever, and after Angelo murders someone Sarito loves, he can no longer remain hidden in the shadows. Now if Sarito hopes to survive, she will be forced to acknowledge the darkness that has always surrounded her and face it head-on.
This book is a gothic horror filled with monsters, angels, devils, and vampires. If you love vampire stories like Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Certain Dark Things, I would put this one on your TBR list immediately. If it’s anything like Compton’s first novel, expect for the horror tropes you know and love to be turned upside down and reexamined in exciting new ways. September can’t come soon enough.
Words of Literary Wisdom
“We were like plants that way. Each of us working hard to grow and survive. But it was all about the soil you were planted in from the beginning and whether someone chose to water you or not water you.”
— Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
What I’m Watching This Weekend
What a weekend it’s going to be, friends. Because this weekend, I will be watching the cinematic masterpiece that is Irish Wish. I thought you all might be interested to know because it is a movie about an author. And we know this because Lindsay Lohan wears glasses and a plaid blazer. The vibes are vibing.
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
I love it when my cat poses with a book or two! Without me asking! Here’s Cersei posing with one of my most recent reads, Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver.
Okay, book fam. I gotta run! It’s been great, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Maybe watch Irish Wish with me? Talk soon!