Category: New Books

Yes, Thanksgiving was last week, but new releases are pretty thin on the ground at this time of year, so today I’m listing a few of the books published in 2016 that I am thankful for that you may not have heard enough about. This is part one – I’ll publish part two next week! Meanwhile, you can also hear Rebecca and I discuss some fun bookish whatever on this week’s new episode of the All the Books! We talked about awesome books such as Searching for John Hughes, The Book of Unknown Americans, and The Borden Murders. Also, you should know that the final book in the Queen of the Tearling series is out today! Your wait is over!

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by The Novice by Taran Matharu.

He can summon demons. But can he win a war?

Fletcher is working as a blacksmith’s apprentice when he discovers he has the rare ability to summon demons from another world. Chased from his village for a crime he did not commit, Fletcher must travel with his demon, Ignatius, to an academy for adepts, where the gifted are taught the art of summoning.

Along with nobles and commoners, Fletcher endures grueling lessons that will prepare him to serve as a Battlemage in the Empire’s war against the savage Orcs. But sinister forces infect new friendships and rivalries grow. With no one but Ignatius by his side, Fletcher must decide where his loyalties lie. The fate of the Empire is in his hands. . . .

The Gloaming by Melanie Finn

A wildly strange, fascinating literary thriller, steeped in guilt and superstition.

Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa

Grief, heroics, and violence set amid the 1990 WTO protests in Seattle.

One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood

When a ten-year-old boy dies, his estranged father sets out to learn more about him by visiting the boy’s only friend: a 104-year-old woman.

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

This beautiful, all-consuming novel about family, secrets, Mao’s Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square massacre won the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Grace by Natashia Deón

A brutal, breathtaking story of runaway slaves, the Civil War, and family. This amazing novel has been sorely overlooked.

Children of the New World: Stories by Alexander Weinstein

Like Black Mirror? Like Westworld? Then you’ll love these stories of not-so-far-away future dystopia.

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race edited by Jesmyn Ward

Smart, important essays and poems about race from some of today’s most important voices.

The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy

Clancy’s hilarious and heartfelt memoir about growing up in a working class family in Queens.

The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam

Beautifully written story of refugees in Sri Lanka during the Civil War. It is both breathtaking and horrifying.

Black Apple by Joan Crate

Heartwrenching novel about a young Blackfoot girl who is taken from her family and placed the residential school system on the Canadian prairies.

The Hike by Drew Magary

If Roald Dahl wrote an episode of Tales from the Crypt, you would get The Hike. It’s absoloutely bananapants.

Riverine: A Memoir from Anywhere but Here by Angela Palm

Palm returned to her hometown to confront the ghosts of her past, including the boy she loved who is now in prison for murder.

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today. Stay tuned for next week when I share even more amazing overlooked books of 2016! And if you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad!

Liberty

Holy cats, it’s Tuesday again already! Just enough time to grab a new book to hide behind at Thanksgiving dinner. The book at the top of my shopping list is The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher, in which she supposedly dishes up all the gossip about the set of the first Star Wars film. YES, PLEASE. And on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a lot of books, including Scythe, Eating Words, and the two new Queen Victoria books.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Letters of Note: Volume 2 compiled by Shaun Usher.

From the editor of the New York Times bestseller and instant classic Letters of Note, comes this companion volume of more than 125 captivating letters. Each turn of the page brings delight and discovery in a collection of correspondence that spans centuries and place, written by the famous, the not-so-famous, and the downright infamous. Entries are accompanied by a transcript of the letter, a short contextual introduction, and a spirited illustration—in most cases, a facsimile of the letter itself. As surprising as it is entertaining, Letters of Note: Volume 2 is a book of endless enjoyment and lasting value.

The Good Negress by A.J. Verdelle

Algonquin Books has brought this stunner–originally released in 1995– back in paperback. Set in the 1960s, it’s the story of a teenage black girl named Denise, who is sent from her grandmother’s rural Virginia home to live with her estranged mother in Detroit, where she is expected to do chores and help care for her mother’s new baby. But when a teacher opens Denise’s eyes to the possibilites of the world outside her new home, she is torn between responsibility and independence. This finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award is a beautiful, necessary addition to any library.

Backlist bump: Caucasia by Danzy Senna

Moonglow by Michael Chabon

The powerful driving force of Chabon’s new novel is the deathbed confessions of the narrator’s grandfather. Revealing the pains and surprises caused by secrets, lies, and war, Moonglow is a rich examination of a family history built on hidden truths, an emotional love story, and a fantastic work of autobiographical family history-turned-novel. (The novel is based on Chabon’s own grandfather’s stories.)

Backlist bump: Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son by Michael Chabon

Island People: The Caribbean and the World by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

A comprehensive and intriguing look at the nations of the Caribbean, their shifting identities through the centuries, and their music, politics, religions, cutltures, and people. Jelly-Schapiro delves deep into the sometimes ugly history of such beautiful places, as well as thoroughly examining what role the Caribban has played in shaping the present world. But you don ‘t have to take my word for it – it’s also highly recommended by Marlon James! I’ll read anything he tells me to read.

Backlist bump: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

 

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

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Liberty

DING DING DING! Time for new books! There are some great things to read coming out today. The book at the top of my shopping list is The Infinite by Nicholas Mainieri. And on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked (in person! in NYC!) about a lot of books, including Born a Crime, Wonderland, and Swing Time.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Mother Nile by Warren Adler.

A dazzling triumph from the bestselling author of The War of the Roses – a sweeping and ambitious novel spanning across two eras and the city at the center of it all.

Mother Nile is the story of Si, the American-born son of an Irish father and Egyptian mother, who goes on a journey through the winding streets of the City of the Dead to solve a half-century-old mystery. When his mother makes an urgent plea on her deathbed, Si knows that he must go to Egypt to uncover the truth about his long-lost half-sister, conceived during his mother’s affair with King Farouk. This work of historical fiction takes readers on a journey into a rich dark world of sex, power, politics, drugs, and Egypt.

The first 25 readers to email <bookreviews@warrenadler.com> with the subject line “Nile” will receive their exclusive eBook. Limited time only. While supplies last.

Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves by Kat Kinsman

Kinsman discusses her lifelong battle with depression and anxiety and explains why she believes people shouldn’t be afraid to come forward and get the help they need. A very brave and wonderful memoir, infused with a lot of humor and heart. She does a wonderful job bringing humor to a hard situation.

Backlist bump: Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom by Sara Benincasa

Normal by Warren Ellis

Any time you pick up something by Warren Ellis, you know it’s going to be weird and wild and awesome. The same is true for his new novel, Normal, a techno-thriller about two groups of strategists taking on the challenge of the impending end of civiliazation. When staring in the face of doom brings on depression and anxiety, they are sent to a special recovery center to get better. But then one of the patients goes missing…

Backlist bump: Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis

Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away by Lisa Napoli

This is the fascinating, zany true-life story of the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton of fast food restaurants. Joan, Ray Kroc’s third wife, ultimately gave away billions dollars of the McDonald’s fortune to causes she supported, making her one of the biggest philanthropists of the 20th century.

Backlist bump: Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad!

Liberty

Happy Tuesday! Guess what today is? You got it in one: NEW BOOK DAY! We are fast approaching the end of 2016 (thank goodness) so the number of books being released will be slowing down, but there are still a lot of good ones left! And on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a lot of books in our life right now, including All Grown Up, Not Just Jane, and Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Heartless by Marissa Meyer.

Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine is one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. When Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker, she feels the pull of true attraction for the first time. Risking everything, they enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to defy her destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.

The Lost Property Office (Section 13) by James R. Hannibal

Looking to find a new series for your middle grade readers? This one is fun! When Jack’s father goes missing, Jack learns that he wasn’t who he claimed to be – he was actually a member of a secret detective society. And he was working to stop the Clockmaker, an evil genius in search of the legendary Ember. Now it’s up to Jack to help the society find the Ember before the Clockmaker does, or it’s curtains for his father.

Backlist bump: Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

The Way Things Were by Aatish Taseer

Now in paperback: A son travels halfway around the world to bury his father in this beautiful family saga. Toby was the Maharaja of Kalasuryaketu, a Sanskritist who had not set foot in India for two decades. When Toby dies, his son, Skanda, embarks on a journey to return Toby’s body to his birthplace, forcing him to confront the history of his family.

Backlist bump: Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly

Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair by Emma Tarlo

Lord, I love a microhistory. And I kept thinking about this bit by Jerry Seinfeld as I read this wildly interesting look at the history and business of hair:

“Now, I was thinking the other day about hair, and that the weird thing about it, is that people will touch other people’s hair. You will actually kiss another human being, right on the head. But, if one of those hairs should somehow be able to get out of that skull, and go off on its own, it is now the vilest, most disgusting thing that you can encounter. The same hair. People freak out.”

Backlist bump: Hair: A Human History by Kurt Steinn

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Hope to see you at Book Riot Live! Please say hello if you see me. I had all my shots updated, so it’s totally safe.

Stay rad!

Liberty

Saddle up: It’s time for another big book round-up! YEE HAW! I am so excited for so many books coming out in the next few weeks, many of which are out this week. And you can hear more about some of them on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as Pull Me Under, The Gold Eaters, and Virgin and Other Stories.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Arrndgros by Pyotr Andreyev.

Every fantasy reader thinks they know orcs. Savage and brutal. Ferocious in battle. Mindless monsters to be feared—or better yet, obliterated—by those who encounter them.

However, the truth, in both fantasy and reality, is more complex than first impressions suggest. Violent though they may be, orcs have their own rich cultures, spiritual lives, and traditions. Societies where strength, bravery, and skill in battle are prized.

Join the orcs of Arrndgros as they explore, reclaim lost lands, and march to war. Discover orcs as you’ve never seen them—proud, passionate, courageous, and, yes, brutal. Discover the warrior’s emotion. Discover Arrndgros.

**Before we get into today’s recommendations, enter for a chance to win a $50 VISA gift card by taking this quick survey.**

The Alligators of Abraham by Robert Kloss

Last Train from Perdition (I Travel By Night) by Robert McCammon

A Long December by Richard Chizmar

Bruja by Wendy C. Ortiz

The Book of Endless Sleepovers by Henry Hoke

The In-Betweens by Matthew Simmons

Lady Be Good by Lauren Hilger

Her Nightly Embrace: Book I of the Ravi PI Series by Adi Tantimedha

Iron Dawn: The Monitor, the Merrimack, and the Civil War Sea Battle that Changed History by Richard Snow

The Long Room by Francesca Kay

Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 by Blanche Wiesen Cook

A Portrait of Emily Price by Katherine Reay

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

By Women Possessed: A Life of Eugene O’Neill by Arthur Gelb and Barbara Gelb

Stay Golden by Lucky Blue Smith

To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History by Lawrence Levy

The Facefaker’s Game by Chandler J. Birch

The Twenty-Three (Promise Falls Trilogy) by Linwood Barclay

The Game Don’t Change by Mazaradi Fox

The Winterlings by Cristina Sánchez-Andrade (Author), Samuel Rutter (Translator)

What the #@&% Is That?: The Saga Anthology of the Monstrous and the Macabre edited by John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen

What Have We Done: The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars by David Wood

Who Killed Kurt Cobain? The Story of Boddah by Nicolas Otero

The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop by Karen L. Maness and Richard M. Isackes

Author In Progress: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published by Therese Walsh (Editor), Writer Unboxed

Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) by Jeff Kinney

The Weaver by Emmi Itäranta

The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel) by Michael Connelly

The Beach at Night by Elena Ferrante

American Dreamer: My Life in Fashion & Business by Tommy Hilfiger

Experimental Animals (A Reality Fiction) by Thalia Field

Faithful by Alice Hoffman

Virgin and Other Stories by April Ayers Lawson

Dispossession: A Novel of Few Words by Simon Grennan

Fish in Exile by Vi Khi Nao

Bestiary: Poems by Donika Kelly

Shackleton’s Heroes : The Epic Story of the Men Who Kept the Endurance Expedition Alive by Wilson McOrist

When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank: History’s Unknown Chapters by Giles Milton

Valiant Gentlemen by Sabina Murray

A Death in the Islands : The Unwritten Law and the Last Trial of Clarence Darrow by Mike Farris

Thus Bad Begins by Javier Marias (Author), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)

Pull Me Under by Kelly Luce

Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey by Elena Ferrante (Author), Ann Goldstein (Translator)

Cabo de Gata by Eugen Ruge (Author) Anthea Bell (Translator)

The White Road: Journey into an Obsession by Edmund de Waal (paperback)

Submission by Michel Houellebecq (Author), Lorin Stein (Translator) (paperback)

Hemingway in Love: The Untold Story: A Memoir by A. E. Hotchner (paperback)

The Gold Eaters by Ronald Wright (paperback)

Queen of the Night (paperback)

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

Happy Tuesday! Halloween is almost upon us, so I thought it would be fun to discuss scary books, in case you haven’t had your fill yet, or you can’t get enough of them. Before I do that, I want to shout out We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories by Clare Beams, which is out today. SO GOOD. And on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about some of the books coming out today and more, including Am I Alone Here, On Living, and Bruja. (Plus, don’t miss our bonus episode about the Read Harder Challenge!)

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Disruption by Jessica Shirvington.

What if a microchip could identify your perfect match? What if it could be used against you and the ones you love?

Eight years ago, Mercer Corporation’s M-Bands became mandatory. An evolution of the smartphone, the bracelets promised an easier life. Instead, they have come to control it.

Two years ago, Maggie Stevens watched helplessly as one of the people she loved most was taken from her, shattering her world as she knew it. Now, Maggie is ready. And Quentin Mercer – heir to the M-Corp empire – has become key to Maggie’s plan. But as the pieces of her dangerous design fall into place, could Quentin’s involvement destroy everything she’s fought for?

In a world full of broken promises, the ones Maggie must keep could be the most heartbreaking.

Before we get into today’s recommendations, enter for a chance to win a $50 VISA gift card by taking this quick survey.

The Good House by Tananarive Due

A woman in Tacoma learns that the nickname of the house she has inherited – The Good House – is a misnomer. A rich, complex scary novel, and more like Stephen King than anything else I’ve ever read.

 

 

HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Everything was going fine in the town of Black Spring: birds were singing, the sky was blue, the horrid scary witch that lives in the town was wandering undisturbed – until someone decides to unleash her.

 

 

The Other by Thomas Tryon

Holland and Niles Perry, while identical in looks, are about as different in personality as twins can be. And the bad twin is about to make things a whole lot worse. (I highly recommend the NYRB Classics edition with the Dan Chaon introduction!)

 

 

Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa (Author), Stephen Snyder (Translator)

Beautifully written tales of the ugliness that lies in the hearts of humans, including a murderous landlady, jealous lovers, and a museum of torture.

 

 

I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (Author), Philip Roughton (Translator)

Three friends decide an abandoned home on a hard-to-reach island would be the perfect place to open a bed and breakfast. But secrets old and new come bubbling to the surface shortly after their arrival. This is the spookiest ghost story I’ve read in the last few years! (Also, every time I mention or think of this book, I end up with the Skid Row song stuck in my head.)

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

A coming-of-age story about a young boy who may or may not be being raised by werewolves. Gritty, disturbing, and great fun! (Also check out SGJ’s collection After the People Lights Have Gone Off.)

 

 

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

Nonfiction about some of the most haunted places in America, and a thoughtful look at what it means for a place to be haunted, and how the stories travel and change through the years.

 

 

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Four generations of Silver women live together in an old house in a closed off town. But when one of the women dies, her daughter begins experiencing strange symptoms. You can’t go wrong with Oyeyemi.

 

 

Wieland; or, the Transformation: An American Tale by Charles Brockden Brown

Historically known as the first published book by an American-born author, and also thought to be one of the first horror books ever published, the ending of Wieland might not scare you now, but it’s still fun to imagine how it must have terrified people back in the day.

 

Thus Were Their Faces: Selected Stories by Silvina Ocampo (Author), Daniel Balderston (Translator)

When originally published, Ocampo’s stories were considered too disturbing to be worthy of praise. Now she is widely considered one of the great masters of the twentieth century. (I highly recommend the NYRB Classics edition with an introduction by Helen Oyeyemi!)

 

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad!

Liberty

Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another round of “Make Your TBR Lists Explode.” The hits just keep on coming – there are so many great books out today! And on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about some of the books coming out in the last half of 2016 that we are excited about, including IQ, His Bloody Project, and American Housewife.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas.

Discover the new Sherlock Holmes inspired series from bestselling author Sherry Thomas.

While the inquisitive Charlotte Holmes has never accepted the demureness expected of women in London society, even she did not predict that she would become an outcast.

When the city is struck by a series of unexpected deaths, suspicion falls on her sister and father. Charlotte is determined to find the true culprits. She’ll have some help, but in the end, it’s up to Charlotte, a brilliant mind wrapped in a most feminine package, to challenge society’s expectations and solve the mystery under the assumed name Sherlock Holmes.

Mister Monkey by Francine Prose

This is Prose at her wittiest and most playful yet. Mister Monkey is about, er, Mister Monkey, an off-Broadway children’s musical, and also a production where dreams go to die. Most of the people involved once had grand Broadway dreams but are now reduced to acting in a ridiculous musical for kids. Told in multiple viewpoints, Mister Monkey is a brilliant, bizarre, and biting look at dashed dreams and more. Two opposable thumbs up.

Backlist bump: Blue Angel by Francine Prose

Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Bruce the Bear is back from his southern migration with his geese friends and ready to relax – but while he was away, three mice have turned his den into a hotel! What will Bruce do???? This is another delightfully charming installment in the Bruce series, and like the first book, full of great stuff for kids and grownups.

Backlist bump: Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction by Benjamin Percy

A collection of work by Percy is fabulous, but it’s extra-exciting when it’s published by the amazing Graywolf Press, purveyors of fantastic non-fiction. This is a wonderful collection, surrounding things to do with fiction. The title essay is a challenge to the notion that literary and genre fiction are somehow mutually exclusive, and the whole books is full of Percy’s advice, wit, and wisdom on the craft of writing. GOOD STUFF.

Backlist bump: Refresh, Refresh: Stories by Benjamin Percy
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories / The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas by Ursula K. Le Guin

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! Two GIANT editions of work by living legend Ursula K. Le Guin. If you’ve never read her before, these are a great place to start, and if you’re a big fan, then WOOHOO! A whole kittenton of her collected work.

Backlist bump: Read everything she has written, obviously, but also check out this wonderful new profile of Le Guin in the New Yorker.

Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts by The Awkward Yeti

Oh, how I love this web comic! And the collection includes even more great stuff. Heart and Brain are kind of like the Pinky and the Brain of the body: Heart is the playful, silly one and Brain is the rational worrier. Together, they star in funny, yet poignant, comics about every day life. It’s a great escape, especially if something big and worrisome has been stressing you out. (Like, say, 2016?)

Backlist bump: Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad!

Liberty

The hits just keep on coming! It’s time for another BIG list of great titles out today. Your TBRs are surely groaning, but in another few weeks, it will be a barren desert for books until 2017, so enjoy it while it lasts. SO MANY BOOKS. And you can hear more about some of them on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as The Mothers, Hag-Seed, and A Life in Parts.

There’s just one week til our new YA Book Mail box drops! Get awesome YA books and bookish goodies for $60, with free shipping all over the world! Join the wait list and watch your email on October 18th — quantities are limited!

 

Conspiracy of Ravens by Lila Bowen

The Red Car by Marcy Dermansky

Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-first Century by Simon Reynolds

Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited by Philip Eade

Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel

French Girl with Mother by Norman Ollestad

Seeing As Your Shoes Are Soon to be on Fire: Essays by Liza Monroy

Be Good Be Real Be Crazy by Chelsey Philpot

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham

Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote

Brat Pack America: Visiting Cult Movies of the ’80s by Kevin Smokler

The Abandoned Heart: A Bliss House Novel by Laura Benedict

Upstream by Mary Oliver

The Clancys of Queens: A Memoir by Tara Clancy

Around the Way Girl: A Memoir by Taraji P. Henson

Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing by Jennifer Weiner

In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah

Future Sex by Emily Witt

The Hidden Keys by André Alexis

Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei (with More Ways) by Eliot Weinberger

The Years That Followed by Catherine Dunne

The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter by John Pipkin

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American by Okey Ndibe

Body of Water: A Sage, a Seeker, and the World’s Most Elusive Fish by Chris Dombrowski

Orders to Kill by Vince Flynn

“Bad News”: The Turbulent Life of Marvin Barnes, Pro Basketball’s Original Renegade by Mike Carey

The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan

The Midwife by Katja Kettu (Author), David Hackston (Translator)

French Rhapsody by Antoine Laurain (Author), Emily Boyce (Translator), Jane Aitken (Translator)

Precious and Grace: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (17) by Alexander McCall Smith

The General vs. the President : MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War by H.W. Brands

Unbearable Splendor by Sun Yung Shin

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Him, Me, Muhammad Ali by Randa Jarrar

Who Killed These Girls? : Cold Case: The Yogurt Shop Murders by Beverly Lowry

Still Life with Tornado by A. S. King

Flying Couch: A Graphic Memoir by Amy Kurzweil

The Annie Year by Stephanie Wilbur Ash

Scratch by Steve Himmer

I Don’t Want to Know Anyone Too Well: Collected Stories by Norman Levine

Little Sister Death by William Gay (paperback)

God’s Kingdom by Howard Frank Mosher (paperback)

Drinking in America: Our Secret History by Susan Cheever (paperback)

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

Holy catsssssss! It is a scientific fact (that I just made up) that there are more amazing new releases out this week than any other day this year. HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. I’m happy to share a BIG list with you right now, and you can hear more about some of them on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as The Wangs vs. the World, Ghostland, andYou Can’t Touch My Hair.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by El Paso by Winston Groom.

An episodic novel, El Paso pits the legendary Pancho Villa against a thrill-seeking railroad tycoon known as the Colonel, whose fading fortune is tied up in a colossal ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico. But when Villa kidnaps the Colonel’s grandchildren and absconds into the Sierra Madre, the aging New England patriarch and his adopted son head to El Paso, hoping to find a group of cowboys brave enough to hunt the Generalissimo down. Replete with gunfights, daring escapes, and an unforgettable bullfight, El Paso is an indelible portrait of the American southwest in the waning days of the frontier.

Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith

Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson

Last Look by Charles Burns

The Trespasser by Tana French

By Gaslight by Steven Price

Yesternight by Cat Winters

Patricide by D. Foy

Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

Stranded by Bracken MacLeod

My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine

The Best American Essays 2016 by edited Jonathan Franzen

The Ramblers by Aidan Donnelley Rowley

Angels of Music by Kim Newman

You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson

The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

All That Man Is by David Szalay

I’ll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell

Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives by Tim Harford

Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbors: Against the Double Blackmail by Slavoj Zizek

There Now: Poems by Eamon Grennan

Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down by Anne Valente

Nicotine by Nell Zink

Private Novelist by Nell Zink

Aerie by Maria Dahvana Headley

When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin

Ghost Songs by Regina McBride

Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin

The Motion of Puppets by Keith Donohue

Brief Histories of Everyday Objects by Andy Warner

The Mortifications by Derek Palacio

Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz

Breaking van Gogh: Saint-Rémy, Forgery, and the $95 Million Fake at the Met by James Grundvig

Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger’s Life by Sarah Kaminsky

Fractured by Catherine McKenzie

We Know It Was You by Maggie Thrash

The Best American Comics 2016 edited by Roz Chast and Bill Kartalopoulos

The Secrets of Roscarbury Hall by Ann O’Loughlin
Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt

Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq by Sarah Glidden

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky

The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act by Alex Prud’homme

Corsets and Codpieces : A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era by Karen Bowman

Dog Years (Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize) by Melissa Yancy

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Hamstersaurus Rex by Tom O’Donnell and Tim Miller

Crosstalk by Connie Willis

The Rift Uprising: The Rift Uprising Trilogy by Amy S. Foster

Blood, Bullets, and Bones : The Story of Forensic Science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA by Bridget Heos

Replica by Lauren Oliver

The Big Book of Jack the Ripper (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original) by Otto Penzler

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

Good morning, readers. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to check out a big list of awesome books coming out in the rest of 2016. As always, should any of the books you already own go unread, the librarian will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This newsletter will start recommending in five seconds. Good luck, readers.

Okay, but seriously, I’ve been traveling for work and I am behind in my reading, so I thought a big sneak peek might be fun. You’re going to want to mark these down now, before next year’s books start getting attention and these get lost in the shuffle. Because I have seen some of the 2017 books in my journeys, and the future is WOW.

And on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about – SPOILER- more books, including A Change of Heart, Big Magic, and The Tale of Shikanoko series.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Book Riot’s new Book Mail box! Get awesome books and bookish goodies handpicked by Riot editors, with free shipping worldwide! Supplies are limited; get yours now!

The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang

The Trespasser by Tana French

My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine

You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson

I’ll Tell You in Person by Chloe Caldwell

Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives by Tim Harford

Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down by Anne Valente

All That Man Is by David Szalay

Nicotine / Private Novelist by Nell Zink

Ghost Songs by Regina McBride

When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin

The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin / The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Motion of Puppets by Keith Donohue

Brief Histories of Everyday Objects by Andy Warner

The Mortifications by Derek Palacio

Fractured by Catherine McKenzie

We Know It Was You by Maggie Thrash

Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq by Sarah Glidden

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky

Dog Years (Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize) by Melissa Yancy

The Red Car by Marcy Dermansky

Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham

Brat Pack America: Visiting Cult Movies of the ’80s by Kevin Smokler

The Hidden Keys by André Alexis

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American by Okey Ndibe

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Him, Me, Muhammad Ali by Randa Jarrar

Still Life with Tornado by A. S. King

The Annie Year by Stephanie Wilbur Ash

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

The Loved Ones by Sonya Chung

IQ by Joe Ide

Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction by Benjamin Percy

A Gambler’s Anatomy by Jonathan Lethem

Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge

Float by Anne Carson

We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories by Clare Beams

The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave

The Terranauts by T.C. Boyle

Land of Love and Ruins by Oddný Eir (Author), Philip Roughton (Translator)

The Boat Rocker by Ha Jin

Bruja by Wendy C. Ortiz

The Winterlings by Cristina Sánchez-Andrade (Author), Samuel Rutter (Translator)

Thus Bad Begins by Javier Marias (Author), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)

Scratch by Steve Himmer

The Beach at Night by Elena Ferrante

Virgin and Other Stories by April Ayers Lawson

Fish in Exile by Vi Khi Nao

Valiant Gentlemen by Sabina Murray

Pull Me Under by Kelly Luce

Normal by Warren Ellis

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

The Dispossessed by Szilard Borbely

Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace

Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away by Lisa Napoli

Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves by Kat Kinsman

Am I Alone Here?: Notes on Living to Read and Reading to Live by Peter Orner

Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital by David Oshinsky

Culdesac: A Novella by Robert Repino

Absolutely on Music : Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin

Moonglow by Michael Chabon

Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching ’80s Movies by Jason Diamond

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham

Slipping: Stories, Essays, & Other Writing by Lauren Beukes

Moranifesto by Caitlin Moran

The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

Island of the Mad by Laurie Sheck

Show Me a Mountain by Kerry Young

Books for Living by Will Schwalbe

Civilianized: A Young Veteran’s Memoir by Michael Anthony

YAY, BOOKS! That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or Litsy under ‘Liberty’!

I’ll be back next week with an October megalist. There are soooooo many good books out next month. MY BODY IS READY.

Liberty