Hi, Book Friends!
How are we doing on this fine Monday? Spring weather has finally come to the Pacific Northwest, and I had a wonderful walk earlier today. The cats are enjoying watching all the tennis players outside. We’re having an okay spring so far. I hope you are, too. And now, let’s talk books.
Book Deals and Reveals
Here’s the cover of Elle Tesch’s What Wakes the Bells. It’s a Dark Fantasy about a bell keeper, her sentient city, and the vengeful Saint her magical bell awakens. It’s out on March 11, 2025.
Here’s an excerpt from Liane Moriarty’s latest novel Here One Moment! It’s coming to bookstores everywhere on September 10.
Crazy Rich Asians is heading to Broadway! The project is currently in development with a book by Leah Nanako Winkler (God Said This), music by Helen Park (KPOP: The Musical), and lyrics by Amanda Green (Bring It On) and music producer Tat Tong.
Check out this cool YA romantic fantasy cover, A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya. It’s coming on December 17!
Netflix has released its first footage of the upcoming adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s classic 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. The 16-episode series is set to premiere later this year.
Jake Tapper has sold North American rights to The Terrorist Detectives to Atria Books. Atria says the book tells “the unbelievable story of two assistant U.S. attorneys who, working with others in law enforcement, must race against the clock to build a case against a deadly al-Qaeda terrorist before he’s set free,” and explores “the sacrifices and limits of seeking justice in the war on terror.” The Terrorist Detectives is set for a fall 2025 publication.
Here are the winners of the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize. The prize aims to support small presses.
Book Riot Recommends
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Prepare Your Shelves!
Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore (Feiwel & Friends, May 28)
Anna-Marie McLemore is back with a queer YA horror novel about a strange finishing school and society’s expectations of women. It’s kinda like Stepford Wives, but gay. And even scarier.
The Soler sisters are known around polite society for being brazen and rebellious. Their grandmother isn’t much better, but she also understands that there are certain expectations on young girls, which is why she sends them off to a finishing school called Alarie House, in the hopes of turning them into respectable young socialites. But there’s something strange about the Alarie girls. They’re all just a little too perfect. Immediately, Isla gets the creeps and leaves the school, unable to finish the program. Renata, however, stays and thrives in the finishing school environment.
When Renata returns from the program, she is a little too pleasant to be around. Everything about her is unnervingly perfect, and Isla barely recognizes the sister she once knew. And then Renata disappears. Determined to figure out what’s going on in the Alarie House and what happened to older her sister, Isla reenrolls in the program to uncover the school’s secrets.
What I’m Reading This Week
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Crossroads by Laurel Hightower
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samantha Allen
Monday Memes
We know Zendaya serves on the red carpet. Now, here are books as some of the best 2024 ‘fits from the red carpet queen. Who else is excited about Challengers, btw?
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
Check out this action shot of Remy cuddling on my lap while I write this very newsletter to you right now. Pretty cool, huh? Do you feel like you’re in the room with us right now?
And that’s all I’ve got for you today, friends! I hope you have an incredible week. Thanks for spending some time with me today. And I’ll see you on Thursday!