kimlockhartga, 4 months ago

@bookstodon

My most anticipated books in '24, by the month thread:

FEBRUARY 2024:

FIFTY BEASTS TO BREAK YOUR HEART, AND OTHER STORIES, Genna Rose Nethercott

BRIGHT RED FRUIT, Safia Elhillo (YA, Novel in verse)

HOW THE BOOGEYMAN BECAME A POET, Tony Keith (YA, Memoir in verse)

THE WOMEN, Kristin Hannah

RELIT: 16 LATINX REMIXES IF CLASSIC STORIES, Sandra Proudman, ed.

THE FOX WIFE, Yangsze Choo

THE BOOK OF LOVE, Kelly Link

THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES, Malka Ann Older

THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS, Katherine Arden

THE BOOK OF DOORS, Gareth Brown

THE PHOENIX CROWN, Kate Quinn

THE TURTLE HOUSE, Amanda Churchill

AFTER ANNIE, Anna Quindlen

WANDERING STARS, Tommy Orange

THE OTHER VALLEY, Scott Alexander Howard

kimlockhartga, 3 months ago

@bookstodon

My most anticipated books in '24, by the month thread:

March 2024 (should be listed in publication order by week)

PARASOL AGAINST THE AXE, Helen Oyeyemi

THE STRICKEN, Morgan Shamy

BIG TIME, Ben H. Winters

HERE AFTER, Amy Lin

THE EXTINCTION OF IRENA REY, Jennifer Croft

AFTER ANNIE, Anna Quindlen

THOSE BEYOND THE WALL (The Space Between Worlds #2), Micaiah Johnson

JAMES, Percival Everett

THE MARS HOUSE, Natasha Pulley

THE MORNINGSIDE, Téa Obreht

GREATEST HITS, Harlan Ellison

THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE, Stephen Graham Jones

SPACE ODDITIES: THE MYSTERIOUS ANOMALIES CHALLENGING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE, Harry Cliff

DIAVOLA, Jennifer Thorne

GLORIOUS EXPLOITS, Ferdia Lennon

kimlockhartga, 3 months ago

@bookstodon My most anticipated books in '24, by the month thread:

April 2024: Five New Book Tuesday Release Days, Woo Hoo!

THE BOOK CENSOR'S LIBRARY, Bothayna Al-Essa

THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES, Julia Alvarez

TABLE FOR TWO: FICTIONS, Amor Towles

THE AUDACITY, Ryan Chapman

THE MINOTAUR AT CALLE LANZA, Zito Madu

A SHORT WALK THROUGH A WIDE WORLD, Douglas Westerbeke

ALL WE WERE PROMISED, Ashton Lattimore

WE LOVED IT ALL: A MEMORY OF LIFE, Lydia Millet

WOMEN! IN! PERIL! Jessie Ren Marshall

A SWEET STING OF SALT, Rose Sutherland

A BETTER WORLD, Sarah Langan

I'LL GIVE YOU A REASON: STORIES, Annell López

THE FAMILIAR, Leigh Bardugo

THE SLEEPWALKERS, Scarlett Thomas

MANIA, Lionel Shriver

BITTER WATER OPERA, Nicolette Polek

CROOKED SEEDS, Karen Jennings

INDIAN BURIAL GROUND, Nick Medina

MUSE OF FIRE, Michael Korda (described by PW as "Edwardian TikTok")

NEGATIVE SPACE, Gillian Linden

THE PRACTICE, THE HORIZON, AND THE CHAIN, Sofia Samatar

THE ALTERNATIVES, Caoilinn Hughes

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS, Zoe Hana Mikuta

BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES, Amy Tan

YOUR PRESENCE IS MANDATORY, Sasha Vasilyuk

CROW TALK, Eileen Garvin

IN UNIVERSES, Emet North

REAL AMERICANS, Rachel Khong

THE DEMON OF UNREST, Erik Larson

THE FUNERAL CRYER, Wenyan Lu

HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY, Sejal Shah

todwest, 3 months ago

@kimlockhartga @bookstodon This is the one driving me crazy with anticipation:

https://www.tadwilliams.com/2024/02/the-navigators-children/

JoelBarr, 3 months ago

@todwest @kimlockhartga @bookstodon I loved the Otherland series. I'll have to check this one out!

todwest, 3 months ago

@JoelBarr @kimlockhartga @bookstodon It's terrific. One of the best fantasy series, imo.

kimlockhartga, 2 months ago

@bookstodon
My most anticipated books in '24, by the month thread: May is always a blockbuster month for book publishing. This year is no exception. Believe it or not, this is my trimmed list:

MAY 2024:

AMÉRICA DEL NORTE, Nicolas Medina Mora

CINEMA LOVE, Jiaming Tang

THE MINISTRY OF TIME, Kaliane Bradley

WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST, Alina Grabowski

ARCHANGELS OF FUNK, Andrea Hairston

DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG, Eve J. Chung

GHOSTROOTS, 'Pemi Aguda

HOW IT WORKS OUT, Myriam Lacroix

SEE: LOSS. SEE ALSO: LOVE, Yukiko Tominaga

THIS BOOK WON'T BURN, Samira Ahmed

ALL FOURS, Miranda

LONELINESS & COMPANY, Charlee Dryoff

LEANING ON AIR, Cheryl Grey Bostrom

WHALE FALL, Elizabeth O'Connor

THE DEEPEST LAKE, Andromeda Romano-Lax

WHEN AMONG CROWS, Veronica Roth

IN REPAIR, A.L. Graziadei

MY FIRST BOOK, Honor Levy

MY DARLING DREADFUL THING, Johanna van Veen

OYE, Melissa Mogollon

BLUE RUIN, Hari Kunzru

THE WEALTH OF SHADOWS, Graham Moore

LONG AFTER WE ARE GONE, Terah Shelton Harris

COEXISTENCE: STORIES, Billy Ray Belcourt

THE INCORRIGIBLES, Meredith Jaeger

A HOUSE LIKE AN ACCORDION, Audrey Burges

A NORTHERN LIGHT IN PROVENCE, Elizabeth Birkelund

CECILIA, K Ming Chang

EXHIBIT, R.O. Kwon

GODDESS OF THE RIVER, Vaishnavi Patel

LOST ARK DREAMING, Suyi Davies Okungbo

PERFUME & PAIN, Anna Dorn

THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, Stuart Turton

YOU LIKE IT DARKER, Stephen King

DREADFUL, Caitlin Rozakis

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kimlockhartga, 1 month ago

@bookstodon

My most anticipated books in '24, by the month thread:

JUNE 2024:

BRAT, Gabriel Smith

WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT, Rob Costello, Ed.

THE SECRET KEEPER OF MAIN STREET, Trisha R. Thomas

THE COAST ROAD, Alan Murrin

FIRE EXIT, Morgan Talty (my friends are already saying this is one of the best books of '24.)

CRAZY AS HELL, Hoke S. Glover, V. Efua Prince

EVERYTHING AND NOTHING AT ONCE, Joél Leon

MIRRORED HEAVENS, Rebecca Roanhorse (reminder to self: read the first two of this series.)

STORIES ARE WEAPONS, Annalee Newitz

THE CHAIR AND THE VALLEY, Banning Lyon

THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY, Chihozie Obioma

THE PECAN CHILDREN, Quinn Connor

IN THE HOUR OF CROWS, Dana Elmendorf

DAUGHTER OF THE MERCIFUL DEEP, Leslye Penelope

ALL FRIENDS ARE NECESSARY, Tomas Moniz (all my friends gave this 5 stars.)

ASK ME AGAIN, Clare Sestanovich

ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS, Rob Hart

BEAUTIFUL DAYS, Zach Williams

CUCKOO, Gretchen Felker-Martin (the hard-core horror other authors are afraid to write.)

GRETEL AND THE GREAT WAR, Adam Ehrlich Sachs (the one writer trying to bring back the Absurdist literary movement.)

MOUTH: STORIES, Paloma Ghosh (described as BESTIARY meets THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED, and omg.)

THE STARDUST GRAIL, Yume Kitasei

THE AFTERLIFE OF MAL CALDERA, Reed Perez

DEVIL IS FINE, John Vercher

LULA DEAN'S LITTLE LIBRARY OF BANNED BOOKS, Kirsten Miller

NIGHT FLYER, Tiya Miles

WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND, Wanda M. Morris

CRAFT, Ananda Lima

BEAR, Julia Phillips

THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART, Monika Kim

INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE, Josh Malerman

HOMBRECITO, Santiago Jose Sanchez

MELVIDO'S DREAMS, Antoine Volodine, Gina M. Stamm, trans.

TRUST HER, Flynn Berry

WE SHALL BE MONSTERS, Tara Sim

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