Category: New Books

Don’t Miss This Week’s New Books!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date March 26, 2018

Happy Tuesday, book lovers! There are a lot of excellent books out today and I hope you are able to get your tentacles on all of them.

I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Hurts To Love You, Emergency Contact, Improvement, and more.

Sponsored by Image Comics, publisher of Moonstruck by Grace Ellis, Shae Beagle.

Werewolf barista Julie and her new girlfriend go on a date to a close-up magic show, but all heck breaks loose when the magician casts a horrible spell on their friend Chet. Now it’s up to the team of mythical pals to stop the illicit illusionist before it’s too late. The first chapter of the brand-new, all-ages, magical, coffee-laden adventure from Lumberjanes creator Grace Ellis and talented newcomer Shae Beagle.

cover image: black and white image of a thin white woman in a short sleeve shite collar shirt tucked into a skirt shading her eyes from the sun with her hand Tangerine: A Novel by Christine Mangan

Alice is dismayed when an old friend turns up in Tangier after an accident that caused a rift between them a year earlier. Then her husband goes missing. Suddenly everything Alice knows and believes gets turned on its head, and she will have to sort out the truth – even if it changes everything. What a debut! This is a slow burning, atmospheric suspense novel that has already been picked up as a film!

Backlist bump: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

A fantastic start to a new middle grade series! (We can never have too many!) This is a wonderful story about a young girl named Aru who is spending her summer break in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture. Oh, and she kinda accidentally awakens an ancient demon. In the ensuing chaos, Aru’s mother and classmates are frozen in time, and it’s up to Aru to save them. This book is a delight. I loooooved it.

Backlist bump: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Herding Cats: A Sarah’s Scribbles Collection by Sarah Andersen

A new collection from Sarah Andersen is a reason to celebrate. When I read her comics, I feel SEEN. I love her takes on life, whether it’s imposter syndrome, her love of cats and books, her body image, or her love of sleep and solitude. She is the best!

Backlist bump: Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection by The Awkward Yeti and Nick Seluk

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or L itsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

New Books

Don’t Miss This Week’s New Books!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date March 20, 2018

Happy Tuesday! Once again we are being offered up a treasure trove of new titles, and there are so many gems among them! I am most excited to buy

I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Jenn and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including The Astonishing Color of After, The Heart Forger, Stray City, and more.

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A clever look into the machinations of Hollywood from the bestselling author of the blockbuster hit The War of the Roses…

When Hollywood producer Zane Galvin’s failed movie leaves him with a $5 million debt and thirty days to pay it off, he goes to unpredictable extremes to raise the money. Joining in on his scheme are Zane’s girlfriend, his gardener, the film’s writer, and the director. The plan quickly turns into a wicked game of switching sides, blackmail, betrayal, and greed. Will anyone come out a winner?

The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman

In Kauffman’s fantastic second novel, Mikey Callahan struggles to make human connections as he loses his sight to macular degeneration, starting with his reunited group of childhood friends, “The Gunners.” This is a beautiful, funny story about reconnecting with your past and trying to make sense of the present.

Backlist bump: Another Place You’ve Never Been by Rebecca Kauffman

The Past is Never by Tiffany Quay Tyson

A compelling Southern Gothic about a missing child who seems to have just vanished from the old rock quarry. Local legends tell of something sinister that haunts the town, but when no explanation and no child are found, the devastated family moves on. Until years later, when they will discover that some things are better left unknown.

Backlist bump: The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel

The Fighter by Michael Farris Smith

I didn’t mean to recommend two books set in the Mississippi Delta (see above), it just happened that way! This is a dark novel of violence, betrayal, and danger, about an aging boxer who seeks to repay his gambling debts, only to have the money stolen. Now he must fight once again – this time for his life. If you like Daniel Woodrell, Donald Ray Pollock, or Harry Crewes, this is the book for you!

Backlist bump: Desperation Road by Michael Farris Smith

Stay rad,

Liberty

New Books

March New Release Megalist: The Squeakuel

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date March 12, 2018

Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now… ♪♫♬

Is anyone else having the most amazing reading year?!? I am loving so much of what I’m picking up these days. What a wonderful feeling! And today is no exception. There are so many new books out today that I enjoyed, I decided to go with another big list. Because ALL THE BOOKS, 24-7!

First Tuesday of March Megalist!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date March 5, 2018

It’s the first new book Tuesday of the month – time to topple Mount TBR! Such an amazing selection of incredible books out today. First Tuesday is my favorite Tuesday because WOW what a huge assortment!

I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Amanda and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, includingChildren of Blood and Bone,Whiskey & Ribbons,Girls Burn Brighter, and more.

Sponsored by The Reluctant Fortune-Teller by Keziah Frost, new from Park Row Books.

At seventy-three years old, Norbert Zelenka’s life on the sidelines has left him broke and alone. But when three strong-willed seniors decide to make him their latest project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme: establishing himself as the town’s fortune-teller. As Norbert’s lonesome world expands, he finally finds a place where he belongs. But disaster looms on the horizon. When a troubled young woman goes missing after a reading, Norbert must find a strength beyond the cards to bring her home safely. The Reluctant Fortune-Teller is a poignant reminder that we’re never too old to learn new tricks.

(And like with each megalist, I’m putting a next to the books that I have read and loved. There are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)

Lake Silence by Anne Bishop

This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide by Geneen Roth

Indecent by Corinne Sullivan

Good Guys by Steven Brust

Restore Me (Shatter Me) by Tahereh Mafi

Unmasked: A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Bash Bash Revolution by Douglas Lain

Shrewed: A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls by Elizabeth Renzetti

The Coincidence Makers by Yoav Blum

The Gospel of Trees: A Memoir by Apricot Irving

Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan

The City Where We Once Lived: A Novel by Eric Barnes

The Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in Clues by Nova Jacobs

Blood of the Four by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon

Trick by Domenico Starnone,‎ Jhumpa Lahiri (Translator)

The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana

Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith

Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

Would You Rather?: A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out by Katie Heaney

Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson

Dodging and Burning by John Copenhaver

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Pacifica by Kristen Simmons

Census by Jesse Ball

The Adulterants by Joe Dunthorne

the witch doesn’t burn in this one by Amanda Lovelace

Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women’s Pain by Abby Norman

Bring Out the Dog by Will Mackin

That Was a Shiver, and Other Stories by James Kelman

Speak No Evil: A Novel by Uzodinma Iweala

Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (An Auntie Poldi Adventure) by Mario Giordano,‎ John Brownjohn (Translator)

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television by Joy Press

Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss by Stephanie Wittels Wachs

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang by Lamont “U-God” Hawkins

Gun Love: A Novel by Jennifer Clement

I Found My Tribe: A Memoir by Ruth Fitzmaurice

The Day She Disappeared: A Novel by Christobel Kent

The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk

A World Below by Wesley King

Bachelor Girl: A Novel by Kim Van Alkemade

Wonderland: Poems by Matthew Dickman

The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle with Mental Illness by Mary Pilon

Awayland: Stories by Ramona Ausubel

I’ll Be Your Blue Sky: A Novel by Marisa de los Santos

Happiness by Aminatta Forna

Court of Lions: A Novel by Jane Johnson

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst

Too Afraid To Cry: Memoir of a Stolen Childhood by Ali Cobby Eckermann

The Wonder Down Under: The Insider’s Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina by Nina Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl

Guardian Angels and Other Monsters by Daniel H. Wilson

Forgotten Women: The Scientists by Zing Tsjeng

Forgotten Women: The Leaders by Zing Tsjeng

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

The Darkling Bride: A Novel by Laura Andersen

The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy by Daniel Kalder

Close to Home by Cara Hunter

The Evolved Eater: A Quest to Eat Better, Live Better, and Change the World by Nick Taranto

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu

The Case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes Novel) by Brittany Cavallaro

St. Petersburg: Madness, Murder, and Art on the Banks of the Neva by Jonathan Miles

Age of Anger: A History of the Present by Pankaj Mishra (paperback)

The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (paperback)

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That’s it for me today! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or L itsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

New Books

A Secret Prince, False Accusations, and More New Books

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date February 26, 2018

Happy Tuesday! I am so happy that Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman is finally out! It is set in the same universe as her amazing Seraphina series. (If you haven’t read those, you should. Like, right now. I’ll wait here.) And at the top of my to-buy list for today is The Sea Beast Takes a Lover: Stories by Michael Andreasen. THAT COVER. And don’t forget the the Jeff VanderMeer story, The Strange Bird, comes out today. It’s set in the Borne universe and is super rad!

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I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Don’t Call Me Princess, All the Names They Used for God, Baby Monkey, Private Eye, and more.

A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena

WARNING: This book will break your heart. I am not spoiling anything by telling you the main character will die. It doesn’t change the fact that you should read it! A Girl Like That is a very powerful, complex story of racism, rape culture, religion, bullying, love, and more. So many serious issues tackled in one book! Zarin is a wonderful character, a sixteen-year-old girl full of life and promise, and the story of how she comes to die in a car accident in Saudi Arabia is a heart-wrenching tale, but an important one. Add Tanaz Bhathena to the top of the list of new voices to watch.

Backlist bump: All the Rage by Courtney Summers

A Princess in Theory: Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole

WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP! A new series from Alyssa Cole! I know you don’t even need me to tell you it’s the cat’s pajamas. BUT IT IS. Naledi is a doesn’t have time for nonsense, especially emails claiming she’s betrothed to an African prince. But when that very prince shows up, he decides to win her over without revealing his royalty. This is a delightful Cinderella-slash-Prince and the Pauper tale from one of the most wonderful writers in the biz.

Backlist bump: An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League) by Alyssa Cole

The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington

My 2018 goal of reading more nonfiction led me to this horrifying yet fascinating book, about two men who spent a combined three decades in prison for a crime they didn’t commit, based on the testimony of two appointed professionals, who turned out to be not just bad at their jobs but bad at being decent humans. This is a (sadly unsurprising) tale of racism and prejudice that will leave you stunned.

Backlist bump: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stay rad,

Liberty

New Books

True Love at Bingo, Strange Births, and More New Books

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date February 19, 2018

Happy Tuesday! Did you get the day off yesterday? Me either. But every day is still a great day when you get to read books after you’re done your work! I hope you’re all reading something amazing. I have a few awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Jenn and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Sunburn, Eloquent Rage, Dreadful Young Ladies, and more.

OOOOOO! And this is awesome: be sure to head over to our Instagram account to enter to win $500 of Penguin Clothbound classics!

February New Release Megalist: The Sequel

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date February 12, 2018

It’s a beautiful day in the book neighborhood… ♪♫♬

In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I *hate* having to make decisions. Picking just a few books to discuss when there are so many amazing ones to choose from is HARD! There was no way I couldn’t do another big list today – there are too many books coming out today that I love! And I like including a lot of titles, even if I haven’t had a chance to read them, because maybe they are something YOU are excited to read or to learn about. I’m all about discussing books, as many and as often as I can.

First Tuesday of February Megalist!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date February 5, 2018

It’s the first new book Tuesday of the month and it’s a doozy! Sooooooooo many incredible books out today. I hope you are well rested because you’re going to want to read so many of these right now! I’ve put together a great big list of them below.

(And like with each megalist, I’m putting a next to the books that I have read and loved. There are soooo many more on this list that I can’t wait to read!)

Sponsored by WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House

Drawing on extensive research and personal insight, Laura Ingalls Wilder researcher Stephen Hines offers the first extended, in-depth look at the faith of one of America’s most beloved pioneers.

Speaking of new books, on All the Books! this week, Amanda and I discussed several titles we are excited about, including An American Marriage, Shadowsong, and Back Talk.

Force of Nature by Jane Harper Force of Nature by Jane Harper

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil

Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII by P. O’Connell Pearson

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell

I’ve Got This Round: More Tales of Debauchery by Mamrie Hart

My Name Is Nathan Lucius by Mark Winkler

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Kathryn Harkup

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (I AM SO EXCITED TO READ THIS.)

The Clinic by David Jester

Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

The Seabird’s Cry: The Lives and Loves of the Planet’s Great Ocean Voyagers by Adam Nicolson

Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Steve Coll

The Hummingbirds: A Novel by Ross McMeekin

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang

The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú

The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith

American Panda by Gloria Chao

Anna by Niccolò Ammaniti,‎ Jonathan Hunt (Translator)

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

Self-Portrait with Boy: A Novel by Rachel Lyon

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler

As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner

Girl Unknown by Karen Perry

The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook

Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Charlotte Jones Voiklis,‎ Léna Roy (Author)

Searching for the Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World by John Man

Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

Look for Me (D. D. Warren) by Lisa Gardner

The Friend: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez

How To Stop Time by Matt Haig

Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August by Oliver Hilmes, Jefferson Chase (translator)

Only Killers and Thieves: A Novel by Paul Howarth

The Bookworm: A Novel by Mitch Silver

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson

Back Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin

Only Child: A Novel by Rhiannon Navin

Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia

Semiosis by Sue Burke

Feel Free: Essays by Zadie Smith

The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

The Rub of Time: Bellow, Nabokov, Hitchens, Travolta, Trump: Essays and Reportage, 1994-2017 by Martin Amis

down and across cover Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi

Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones

A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong

The Art of Vanishing: A Memoir of Wanderlust by Laura Smith

Daphne by Will Boast

Virgin: Poems by Analicia Sotelo

The Courage of Hopelessness: A Year of Acting Dangerously by Slavoj Zizek

She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop

Tarnished City by Vic James

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

By the Book: A Novel by Julia Sonneborn

Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, Book One) by Tamora Pierce

We Are Taking Only What We Need: Stories (Art of the Story) by Stephanie Powell Watts

The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures by Antonio Damasio

The Fear Within by J. S. Law

The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance by Anders Rydell

Empty Set by Verónica Gerber Bicecci, Christina MacSweeney (Translator)

Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat by Giles Milton

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship by Kayleen Schaefer

You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston

The Immundus by Christina Enquist

Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama (paperback)

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle (paperback)

4321 by Paul Auster (paperback)

White Tears by Hari Kunzru (paperback)

Stay rad,

Liberty

New Books

A Steamy Story in the Old West, Fairy Tales in the New York Woods, and More New Books

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date January 29, 2018

It’s Tuesday which means it’s another day I get to tell you about new releases! I love helping people discover new books and I thank you for welcoming me into your email every week so I can do just that. I have a few more awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including The Wedding Date, This Will Be My Undoing, Our Lady of the Prairie, and more.

Dragon-Plagued Cities, A Contemporary Frankenstein Tale, And More New Books

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date January 22, 2018

It’s Tuesday (again!) which means there are a bunch of faboo new releases! (Why, yes, I did watch a lot of Animaniacs as a child.) I have a few more awesome books for you below and you can hear about several more great titles on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Jenn and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, including Brass, Eternal Life, The Milk Lady of Bangalore, and more.

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let's talk about love Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

Alice’s romantic dreams were dashed when her girlfriend dumped her after Alice confessed to being asexual. Now she’s planning to spend her summer alone, binge-watching television and working at the library. Then she meets Takumi and her heart sings. Is she ready to risk their friendship to confess feelings that Takumi may not reciprocate or even understand? This is a heartfelt debut that is perfect for young (or not-so-young) readers, especially those still working out their place in the world. More asexual representation like this in books, please.

Backlist bump: Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

Our Lady of the Prairie by Thisbe Nissen

There’s a hurricane headed to town, but that’s the least of Phillipa’s problems. The theater professor has just had a passionate affair while teaching away from home, now is returning for her daughter’s wedding, where she will have to endure her menacing mother-in-law, her husband, and all the baggage she left behind while she was gone. But what would happen if she walked away? Nissen’s sharp, funny novel explores what it means when a woman stands up for herself and starts putting herself first in her own life.

Backlist bump: The Good People of New York by Thisbe Nissen

Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

A scavenger in US-occupied Baghdad stitches together the body parts of corpses in an effort to get citizens a proper burial, and a grieving mother claims it as her son. But when the corpse goes missing, a series of murders begin plaguing the city, leading to an undead killer who must be stopped. This is an inventive way to talk about the horrors of war, loss, and what it’s like to live in a war-torn city.

Backlist bump: Escape from Baghdad! by Saad Hossain

The Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith

A dystopian epic about a future city called Empire Island, plagued by dragons, violence, and chaos, and three young people who must battle fire, the future, and themselves to survive in the world. I love the idea of a future world with dragons. This is a genre-bending delight!

Backlist bump: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (For more dragons. I am so into dragons right now.)

Stay rad,

Liberty