Hi, Book Friends!
Happy Monday, and happy April! I’ve said this before, but I love when a month starts on a Monday. It definitely feels like a full fresh start. I know April 1st is technically a “holiday” or whatever, but I’m not into the whole April Fool’s Day thing, so I’m going to skip it and get straight into the book news. This will all be real! Truly!
Book Deals and Reveals
The Idea of You — the Harry Styles-inspired fanfiction that’s been adapted into a film starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine — has gotten a fresh new movie tie-in cover. You can buy the new version of Robinne Lee’s novel at the end of this month. The film premieres on Prime Video on May 2.
I wish this was an April Fool’s joke, but Olivia Colman will not be returning for Heartstopper: Season 3. “I couldn’t do number three. I couldn’t fit it in. I feel awful about that,” Colman, who played Nick Nelson’s mother Sarah, told Forbes. “I feel like I was part of one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever been part of.”
Here’s the cover reveal of Westfallen by siblings Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares. This time-travel mystery-thriller is out on September 17.
And here’s the cover of the memoir Pretty, written by Black trans writer KB Brookins. It’s out on May 28.
Stephen Curry is about to star in the first volume of a new graphic novel series, entitled Sports Superheroes Volume #1: Stephen Curry. The series is being published by Penguin Workshop in partnership with Curry’s multimedia company, Unanimous Publishing. The first volume is out on August 13.
Goosebumps actor Miles McKenna is writing a children’s book. The book, titled I Am NOT A Vampire, features illustrations by Riley Samels and will be out on May 6, 2025.
Rebecca Yarros has announced that the third book in the Empyrean series will be released on January 21, 2025. While Yarros has not offered any information about the book just yet, she has announced the title: Onyx Storm.
Paul Yoon has won the 20th annual Story Prize for his latest short story collection, The Hive and the Honey.
The finalists across 26 categories for the 36th annual Lambda Literary Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced at Sony Hall in New York City on June 11, 2024.
Book Riot Recommends
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Prepare Your Shelves!
Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson (Berkley, April 2)
This one is out tomorrow, so prepare your shelves immediately! Nosy Neighbors is a cozy mystery, but it’s also a little genre-defying. This story is more about the characters than it is about the mystery. And you won’t mind at all, because these characters are so fun.
Twenty-five-year-old Kat Bennett and seventy-seven-year-old Dorothy Darling might seem like complete opposites just by outside appearances. But, both of them are residents of Shelley House, and both of them have somewhat of a reputation for being cold and cantankerous. What’s more, both of them are hiding secrets.
Kat and Dorothy are the kind of neighbors who do their best to avoid one another, but after they discover that Shelley House might be demolished, and when Joseph, Dorothy’s nemesis and Kat’s landlord, is injured, the two both suspect foul play. And so they band together to find out what happened to Joseph and how they can save their home.
What I’m Reading This Week
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Sun Sets in Singapore by Kehinde Fadipe
Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro
Monday Memes
How has reading helped your vocabulary, book friends? No, really, HOW? Be honest.
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
Ben (my husband) is still mostly in bed recovering from surgery, but he’s got a sweet little cuddle buddy in Murray. Look at his tiny sweet face. He looks so happy.
And that’s all for today, friends. Happy April! See you Thursday.