books year end tour

• Good Writing Habits
• Inspiration
• Writing Groups, Tools, & Software
• Writing Tips
• Book Design & Formatting
• Book Distribution
• Printed Books 101
• Publishing Industry News
• Self-Publishing
• Book Launch
• Book Promotion & Publicity
• Online Book Marketing
• BookBaby.com
• Publish My Book
• Free Catalog

How to Plan a Book Tour on Your Own

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

A book tour may sound like some fanciful dream for an indie author, the kind of thing that’s only available to traditionally published authors with six-digit advances. But plenty of independent authors plan and execute successful book tours. In the end, bookstores don’t care if your book was published by one of the Big 5 publishers or if you self-published it; they only care that you can drive traffic to their store.

Table of Contents: • Before contacting bookstores • Create a sell-sheet • Scaling your tour • How can I find suitable venues for my book tour? • Schedule way in advance • Collaborate with other writers or influencers • Create promotional campaigns • Adapt to the ambiance • Rehearsal and dry runs • Day of the event • You need books for your tour!

Book tours offer independent authors a chance to forge partnerships with bookstores, libraries, and other venues. They also offer opportunities to meet their readers, find new ones, and get a better sense of how their writing connects with their audience. So how do you plan a successful book tour?

Before contacting bookstores

Before you start calling bookstores to schedule dates, you’re going to need some essential information on hand. When is your exact release date? How can the store get copies of your book?

A good idea is to create a sell-sheet you can deliver to venue owners so they will have everything they need in one organized, complete document.

Create a sell-sheet

A sell-sheet should include:

• A prominent image of your book’s cover.
• A three-to-five sentence blurb describing your book.
• General information, including your release date, publisher/ imprint , the book’s ISBN, page count, and purchasing info.
• A short about the author paragraph introducing who you are. Mention anything that will make you look great, like other published books or awards.
• Your contact information, including website, email address, and phone number.
• Any testimonials or reviews you’ve amassed that can vouch for the quality of your book and writing.

Here is an article that offers up great design ideas for sell-sheets. If you’re not a designer, consider hiring one.

Scaling your tour

The words “book tour” tend to evoke images of flying off to distant and glamorous locales across North America, but if this is your first tour, think locally. Start with a library, bookstore, and school in your hometown and branch out from there. Draw a circle around your house and find appropriate venues within an hour’s drive so you’re not dealing with hotel and travel expenses.

Also, by keeping it local, you are more likely to be a draw — and you’re more likely to know people who can come out to your event. Once you’ve hit all the places in your region, you’ll have a better sense of how well your tour is going and how people are reacting to your live event. Then you’ll be in a better place to expand your tour to other regions.

When choosing your next region, hit areas where you have friends first, or bring friends with you and make it a road trip.

How can I find suitable venues for my book tour?

Bookstores seem like the most logical venues for hosting a book signing or reading, but that may not be the only or best place for you. (Not to mention, bookstores tend to book up, especially in the holiday season.) If you’re a children’s book author, you might want to focus on schools. Libraries are always open to hosting events, especially if the author is local and especially for nonfiction authors who can work educational angles into their presentations.

Cafes, community centers, art galleries, museums, and universities can also be excellent places to host an event. Consider the demographics of your target audience as well as the subject matter of your book. Tailoring your venue choices to your readers’ preferences will enhance the overall experience and boost attendance.

Research local book festivals and conferences to see if you can attend as a reader, panelist, or judge.

Schedule way in advance

If you wait until the last minute, you’re not going to have many options available to you. You also won’t have time to promote your appearance. Consider booking your tour four-to-six months ahead of time. Not only will you be more likely to get the dates you want, but you’ll have time for promotion and more flexibility should plans change.

Collaborate with other writers or influencers

Consider teaming up with other authors or influencers who share your target audience. Collaborative events can draw a larger crowd and provide a dynamic experience for attendees. Plus, these joint efforts will lighten the workload for you when it comes to promotion and planning.

Create promotional campaigns

Adapt to the ambiance

Each venue has its ambiance, and you should tailor your event to match. If you’re in a cozy cafe, an intimate, conversational format might be suitable. In contrast, a bookstore might accommodate a larger crowd for readings and Q&A sessions.

Rehearsal and dry runs

If you’ve never read your work out loud before, you will definitely want to practice. If possible, conduct dry-run events with a small group of friends or colleagues to gather feedback and identify spots to address in your presentation. Or try recording yourself and review to determine what works and what doesn’t. Make sure you are confident and rehearsed when it comes to showtime.

Day of the event

On the day of any of your tour events, arrive early to set up. Greet attendees with warmth and enthusiasm and create a welcoming atmosphere. Engage in meaningful interactions, sign books, and make an effort to connect with your readers. Capture the moments through photos and videos to share on your social media platforms and keep the tour’s momentum alive.

You need books for your tour!

Planning a book tour requires meticulous preparation and creativity. And if this is your first book tour, keep your expectations realistic — it’s not likely you’ll have 400 people showing up for each stop. Your goal with this first tour is to plant the seeds for your future tours: form personal connections with readers and venue owners, showcase your work, and build your email list. These should be the hallmarks of a successful tour.

Of course, the first thing you need for a book tour is your physical books, and BookBaby’s Complete Self-Publishing Packages have everything you need to publish printed books that will impress your readers at every tour event.

Related Posts The Power of Self-Publishing: Why It Outshines the Big 5 Publishers What is Imprint Publishing? About the Author Examples to Get You Inspired Common-sense Tips To Get People To Your Book Signing 10 Book Launch Don’ts

Thank you. I didn’t know I needed this!

Thanks so much for this advice!!!

LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed .

Recent Articles

How to Add Research for Your Next Book Project

How to Publish a Cookbook or Recipe Book

How to Write a Nonfiction Book in 7 Steps

How to Write a Chapter Outline in 7 Steps

© BookBaby Blog. All Rights Reserved.

Book Tours in 2024: Eight Options for Indie Authors

• April 15, 2024

Photo by Eugenio Mazzone on Unsplash

As we venture further into 2024, we explore how indie authors can update the traditional model of book tour promotion to increase the visibility of our work. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the options you can keep in your toolkit to build a book tour that suits your time, budget and preferences, including signposting top Alliance of Independent Author posts and guides for further reading.

The evolution of book tours in 2024

Book tours have undergone significant transformations over the years, adapting to changes in technology, reader preferences, and the publishing industry. But a book tour in essence remains a series of activities over a distinct period of time to promote the launch of your books.

In 2024, the modern book tour now encompasses a diverse range of promotional activities across a range of platforms. We, as indie authors, have the chance to tailor our tours to our own needs and preferences, as well as those of our readers. Read on for eight of the top options you can consider.

Top book tour activities for 2024

1. virtual author events:.

Platforms like Zoom, Crowdcast, Facebook Live and Instagram Live enable you to host your own interactive Q&A sessions, readings, and panel discussions for your book tour. This offers direct engagement with readers regardless of geographical barriers.

You could run one big event, or a series of smaller events to suit a range of time zones or audiences across your book tour period.

Virtual author events can be promoted across your own channels, as well as through your author connections. Consider incentives to draw people to attend, such as book giveaways or special guest speakers to talk alongside you. This works particularly for non-fiction launches where experts in your field could be invited. For fiction, consider collaborating with other authors in your genre, or for poets work with those that complement your work. This will benefit both your own sales and theirs.

Preparation is key, so consider the following steps ahead of time:

• Who will you invite and how will you know who has RSVPd? Platforms such as Eventbrite can work well for managing invitations.
• Who will host – will it be you, or someone you invite?
• Will you have supporting speakers?
• What will be the agenda? Include a positive welcome, three or four activities or ‘moments’ (these could be your reading, a speaker, a Q&A, games, polls etc.), and ensure you have planned a wrap up with a call to action (see below).
• Which passage/s will you read from your book? This is critical for inspiring your guests to make a purchase. Select one or two short excerpts or poems from your work to share that represent you and your book without giving away too much.
• What will be your final call to action? Will you be providing all your guests with a signed copy, or a code to place a discounted order from your site? And don’t forget to remind your audience how important a review is to your author business. Read up on top tips for great Calls to Action with this ALLi blog post: Calls to Action for Indie Authors

Angela Buckley

For a case study of a successful virtual event, take a look at this classic ALLi Blog from Historical crime writer Angela Buckley.

Angela hosted a Facebook Live book launch with an astonishing 5,000 participants by selecting a hosting date of key importance to her book itself, demonstrating how thinking outside the box can often make a big difference to your book tour activities: Hosting a virtual book launch event

2. Social media and influencer marketing

Beyond digital events, social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok can be utilised to share tour updates, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and exclusive content with your followers at regular times throughout a book tour, both posted live and pre-planned.

The big bonus of social media is the opportunity to collaborate with book influencers, often called ‘Bookstagrammers’ or ‘BookTokers’ who can amplify and generate buzz within the online literary community.

Reach out to reader influencers on your preferred platforms who are both the right fit for you and your audience, and who have a good reach. This could mean a high level of followers, or a smaller follower reach but specifically targeting your niche.

You must also be sure that they support your own voice, values and creative work, so consider:

• Does the influencer’s audience align well with my books’ values and mission?
• Does this person have genuine authenticity and authority?
• Does their voice align with mine?
• Are their visual communications complementary?
• How do they respond to comments?
• Are there significant differences in tone across different platforms?

But be warned, influencers are approached every day to collaborate and what you offer must be a perfect match for their followers to be of interest.

You may need to work hard to find the right match for you, and anticipate they may request a fee. You can find out all you need to know for identifying, approaching and working with influencers in our comprehensive guide: Working with influencers

3. Podcast appearances for indie authors

Podcasts have emerged as a popular medium for book discussions and author interviews, providing authors with an opportunity to reach readers and engage in in-depth conversations about their books.

This is potentially most effective for non-fiction authors, where readers listen to podcasts on their chosen topic, and authors can be selected as expert speakers.

Undertake research in your genre, topic or niche to find the podcasts that speak to your audience. Don’t just look for those with very large followings, small but dedicated followings can also be powerful, particularly if you are a new author.

For a good example of different models of podcast episodes, take a listen to the different strands of ALLi’s own podcast. Here you can listen to author interviews such as the Inspirational Author Interviews with Howard Lovy, or discussions such as ‘Reaching More Readers’ which focuses on book marketing and promotion: Alliance of Independent Authors Podcast

4. Guest blogs and book blog tours

A blog tour is a scheduled series of guest posts, interviews, or book reviews on various blogs over a set period. As with podcasts, research blogs in your genre, niche or those run by authors who are similar to you and are therefore speaking to a similar audience.

If you write non-fiction, blogs about your specialist topic or similar topics will also be interested in you as an expert guest. You can then promote the book in your intro and author bio.

‘Blog tours’ can also refer to sharing your book with reviewers who have their own blogs. They will review your book through Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) releasing their honest reviews during your launch week or time period with their followers.

Approach book bloggers well in advance of your tour, as book reviewers, particularly those with a big following, receive a lot of requests. The influencer guidance above can also help when selecting book bloggers to approach.

Book signing

5. In-person author events

It can be easy to be caught up in the digital space in 2024. But don’t forget in-person events. This can be particularly important for some genres. For example if your work has a local angle, readings or workshops offered at libraries and community spaces in your area can have a big impact on local sales.

Similarly, touring local bookstores for Q&As or signings will not only raise your profile but can be great for your confidence and connection to your core readers.

If you are a Children’s author, visiting schools to speak directly with your youth audience is a brilliant way to receive direct feedback and to spread the word amongst your audience about your work. Many Childrens authors have built their following in this way. To visit schools, you will need to contact them directly, with clear information about your book, age range, what you can offer as part of your event, and ideally how it fits with the curriculum. You could offer an assembly presentation, a workshop, or a reading with time for a Q&A.

If you are considering school visits, remember that schools will be looking for authors that offer real benefit to their children or young people. So consider what your visit will offer, such as learning about the themes in your book, or sharing tips for creative writing itself as part of literacy skills.

You will need to contact local schools directly to offer your event to them, usually through the main office reception. A professionally-prepared, eye-catching flyer summarising this information to leave with them with options and contact information to follow up can be a great start to spread the word.

Photo by Jonathan Farber on Unsplash

6. Local and targeted traditional media

Local radio and print journalists can often be interested in an interview with a writer from the area with a good story to tell. It can be a great way to connect to their own readers and listeners with a positive story with a local angle.

Think about what is unique to your story – whether it’s why you write, how you completed your book or the sort of book you have written. What might make you of interest to local press?

For non-fiction books, targeted media – print, radio and digital – focused on your specialist subject can also be approached for coverage. Again, consider the ‘Unique Selling Point' (USP) you bring, and approach them with the story you can tell to their audience.

7. Book Boxes

There are lots of book boxes out there aimed at readers who can sign up to receive either a pre-chosen box, or a mystery box of high-quality books in the genre that interests them. These are often bought by prolific readers or as gifts, and can be a great way to distribute your book to new readers during your book tour.

You can approach a Book Box company directly. Look for those interested in your topic or genre and be ready to share how they can easily order your book in bulk either direct from you or from your print supplier. They will often want signed book plates to make the Box more exclusive for their users.

Be sure to check they accept indie books and look for a company that suits your genre, author brand and audience. You can easily search for some in your territory by using a search engine online.

Although ALLi doesn’t endorse any specific companies, to get a sense of what Book Boxes look like, examples include thebutterflybookclub in the UK, which focuses only on indie books, or Books Are Magic in the US, which builds Book Boxes across a range of genres, plus poetry and non-fiction. These are just two of many out there to explore. Note that participating with a Book Box company directly should not involve a cost from the author in most circumstances. As with all marketing activity, if it does, be sure to understand exactly what that involves and why.

8. Interactive content and multimedia collaborations

In 2024 book tours can also offer the chance to think outside the box. As well as short videos, authors are now exploring augmented reality book trailers, interactive assets such as book maps, or immersive events.

Digital assets can then be shared on social media , and may even go ‘viral’ amongst your target audience. Plus, if you are working in collaboration with other creatives, their audience also becomes a route to new readers.

Melissa Addey

One example of an innovative book experience launched by ALLi’s own Campaign Manager, Melissa Addey, took her book into the real world with an escape room based on the themes from her Historical-Fiction novel. Melissa said about the experience:

It was fascinating to collaborate with other creatives including the games masters who designed the puzzles based on the characters and stories I provided and the theatre designer who created the space based on my historical research.

For inspiration, you can see more about this collaboration here: The Dragon Throne.

Consider a multi-media approach if it suits your genre and audience, such as for Historical Fiction or Fantasy writers, or for non-fiction writers where creative assets can bring your topic to life. Make sure the content you produce and share directs people straight back to your sales page so you feel the benefit of your hard work.

Should you consider PR and Marketing companies for a book tour? 

Using an agency to coordinate your book tour is an option that can free you up and bring expertise to your activity, but it can be pricey. Expect to pay in the low to mid thousands for a comprehensive book tour plan and delivery. This is a big investment, however there are examples of experienced PR agencies taking indie books into the bestseller lists.

Be careful. Many suppliers out there promise a lot, but cannot deliver the experience or reach that they offer. Do your due diligence before taking on any agency.

Ask yourself: Which authors and books have they represented? Are they experienced in my genre? How did the books they represent do in terms of sales (look at rankings or reviews on sales platforms)? Have those authors provided testimonials?

If you are considering a PR or Marketing agency, ideally speak directly with authors they have represented to hear honest feedback on the service provided. And, as with all marketing in business, consider the investment you can afford to make and the risk you can afford to take.

Photo by Brad Neathery on Unsplash

Prioritisation and time management while running an indie book tour

While digital in particular presents endless opportunities for authors to connect with readers through book tours, balancing promotional efforts with the demands of writing requires careful planning and time management.

Build in time for your book tour and expect it to require several weeks or even months of planning and delivery to be a success.

Prioritisation is key, particularly if you also have a part-time or full-time job. Consider what will work best for your audience, and what you will enjoy the most. These factors will help determine not only what will have the most impact, but also what you will most likely see through to completion alongside other commitments.

For example, if you love meeting people and enjoy talking about your work, and you write non-fiction local history books, focusing on finding relevant history podcasts and hosting some live events in your local area may make the most sense over chasing social media coverage or attempting to garner influencer activity. As always, the benefit of being an indie author, is taking control of our own plans, so you can build a tour that suits your work, your time and you.

It may look a little different, but the book tour remains a cornerstone of author promotion strategies for book launches and wider marketing in 2024.

By embracing innovative approaches, particularly the power of digital, book tours can expand your reach in an increasingly competitive market. Whether you're a seasoned author or a debut novelist, harnessing the potential of book tours can be a big step towards building a loyal readership.

Find out more:

Members enjoy free access to the ebook (login and navigate to Publications>Guidebooks).  

Absolutely! Here’s a more human touch to the review:

“Discovering this guide on book tours for indie authors in 2024 felt like stumbling upon a hidden gem. It’s like having a trusted friend who knows the ins and outs of the publishing world, sharing their wisdom with you. With eight carefully curated options laid out, it’s a roadmap for authors seeking to navigate the labyrinth of book promotion. Get ready to embark on an adventure that could bring your literary dreams to life!”

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed .

Latest advice, news, ratings, tools and trends.

Marketing Middle-Grade or Young-Adult Books and More Self-Publishing Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black: Member Q&A Podcast

Self-Publishing News: NYT Sues ‘Confusing’ Puzzle to Protect Wordle; Other Media Companies Sign Deals with OpenAI

New Cozy Mystery Launch, a Grand Prize Winner and a Kobo Award Nominee: ALLi Member Milestones June 2024

• Advice Centre
• Write For Us
• ALLi Watchdog
• Services Ratings
• Award Ratings
• Member Directory
• Complete Publishing Guides
• Short Guides
• Campaign Guides
• Author Handbooks
• Indie Author Magazine
• Publishing Services Directory
• Workbook Planners
• Coming soon

Books We Love

Great reads, thoughtfully curated by npr, what would you like to read.

Mix and match the filters below and the years above to explore more than 3,600 recommendations from NPR staff and trusted critics.

Selected books ( ) Clear filters

the first book tour company with fixed hosts

our past tours

Our services.

• author testimonials

Helping authors find their readers

Are you an author of fantasy, romance, paranormal, sci-fi or dystopian fiction looking to reach new readers? We're here to help! At Book Tour Gals, we believe Indie authors deserve the same quality promotion given to traditionally published titles. This is why we offer our multi-year experience as content creators to help authors reach new readers across multiple platforms with boutique, tailor-made tours catered to every budget. Unlike other tour companies, Book Tour Gals is not an intermediary between the author and the content creators. We establish a direct relationship with our authors and guarantee a professional and friendly experience.

• follow booktourgals on instagram
• follow booktourgals on tiktok

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR SERVICES?

Fill out this form and we will reach out with more information!

The Book Tour Gals specialize in creating customized marketing campaigns for authors and book related businesses. As the first ever tour company to operate with set hosts, Book Tour Gals pride ourselves in offering the best custom marketing campaigns for our authors and businesses. Below you’ll find a description of the different tour types we offer. Our tours are 100% customizable and pricings will vary based on the tour hosts chosen and the package selected. Please contact us via email on [email protected] or Instagram DM on @booktourgals for information and pricing. Should you choose to book a tour, we do require a $50 (USD) deposit to reserve your spot on our calendar which will be deducted from your total tour cost.

starter pack and cover reveals

This package includes: An Instagram photo on the scheduled day of posting featuring your book/product, and a story post with link sticker to the book's Amazon or Goodreads page. Hosts will not be responsible for reading and reviewing the book with this option. We will also share any sale or pre-order information in the caption upon request. Author/company will be tagged in all content.

photo promo package

This package includes: An Instagram photo on the scheduled day of posting featuring your book, a story unboxing upon receiving the book (if provided), a currently reading story post, a story post with Amazon purchase link sticker and a story post with Goodreads link sticker on scheduled day of posting. Hosts will also share reviews on Goodreads and Amazon within 4 weeks from the tour's end. We will also share any sale or preorder information in the caption upon request. Author will be tagged in all content.

reels and tiktok feature posts and cover reveals

This package includes: An Instagram Reel on the scheduled day of posting featuring your book/product, a story unboxing upon receiving the book/product (if provided), and a story post with link sticker to the book's Amazon or product page on scheduled day of posting. Hosts will not be responsible for reading and reviewing the book with this option. We will also share any sale or preorder information in the caption upon request. The reels will be reposted on TikTok. Author/company will be tagged in all content.

reels and tiktok promo package

This package includes: An Instagram Reel on the scheduled day of posting featuring your book, a story unboxing upon receiving the book (if provided), a currently reading story post, a story post with Amazon purchase link sticker and a story post with Goodreads link sticker on scheduled day of posting. We will also share any sale or preorder information in the caption upon request. The reels will be reposted on TikTok. Hosts will share reviews on Goodreads and Amazon within 4 weeks from the tour's end. Author will be tagged in all content.

feature deluxe package

This package includes: An Instagram Reel AND an Instagram Post on the scheduled days of posting featuring your book/product, a story unboxing upon receiving the book/product (if provided), and a story post with link sticker to the book's Amazon or product page on scheduled days of posting. Hosts will not be responsible for reading and reviewing the book with this option. We will also share any sale or preorder information in the caption upon request. The reels will be reposted on TikTok. Author/company will be tagged in all content.

promo deluxe package

This package includes: An Instagram Reel AND an Instagram Post on the scheduled days of posting featuring your book, a story unboxing upon receiving the book (if provided), 2 story post with link sticker to the book's Amazon page on scheduled days of posting, and a story post with link to the book's Goodreads page. We will also share any sale or preorder information in the caption upon request. The reels will be reposted on TikTok. Hosts will share reviews on Goodreads and Amazon within 4 weeks from the tour's end. Author will be tagged in all content.

Note about reviews: The rates are for advertising and promoting on our platforms and for organizing a tour on Instagram. Our rates are NOT for reviewing the book and do not guarantee a specific rating. With that in mind, our reviews tend to focus on the positive aspects of the book, but also offer constructive criticism when necessary. If an issue arises when reviewing, we will contact the author to clarify before posting it publicly. If you'd like to take note of each host's reviewing style, links to their Goodreads pages can be found in the "About Us" section of our website.

testimonials

Raven Kennedy, International Bestselling Author of The Plated Prisoner series "The Tour Gals are the top of my list recommendation for book tours. Each and every one of them puts so much heart and effort into hosting. Not only do they have beautiful feeds that enrich the Bookstagram community, but they are the nicest, most supportive people with a serious talent for gorgeous photos. I cannot recommend them enough, and yet, I want to keep them to myself!"

Ivy Asher, International Bestselling Author of Order of Scorpions and The Osseous Chronicles "The Tour Gals are the best in every possible way! The way they support and promote is leagues above other tours because they actually read and are passionate about the books they support. They put so much thought and care into everything they do and it makes a world of difference!"

Jane Washington, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Plier "I couldn’t recommend the Book Tour Gals more. Their content is genuine, authentic, entertaining, and visually STUNNING. They’re an asset not just to authors, but to the whole book community. They were also very friendly and professional, and I’ll be recommending them to every author I know looking to boost their next release!”

S.G. Blaise, Award-winning author of The Last Lumenian series "It’s always a pleasure to work with the Book Tour Gals! They deliver!”

Ann Denton, Author of the Tangled Crowns and Feral Princess series, and of the poetry collection Ridiculous Truths "The Tour Gals are thoughtful and always seek to find beautiful and engaging ways to present the books they read. It's so easy and wonderful to work with them, and I can definitely say they've helped increase the visibility of my work.”

Cassie Alexander, Author of Bend Her "I was so happy with the time and attention the Book Tour Gals gave to promoting my new series -- all of them created really beautiful pieces of social media for it, and they really helped get the word out -- my pre-orders spiked! ”

Megan Van Dyke, Author of Second Star to the Left "The Book Tour Gals were so great to work with. They were organized, timely, and professional, but also so much fun. A genuine joy to work with. Each of the ladies embraced my book and made beautiful posts that helped me reach a whole new audience. During the tour, my book reached the #1 new release spot in its very competitive category on Amazon, which was so much more than I expected. I would certainly recommend them to other authors.”

Lit Haven Booktique, company specializing in Exclusive Collector's Edition Romance books and book boxes "The Book Tour Gals truly bring spectacular work to the table. You receive influencer size exposure, high quality content, top notch customer service, and passion for the project that’s so hard to find anywhere else. We highly recommend each of the hosts, and couldn’t have had a better experience.”

S.A. Christianson, Author of An Incarnation of Shadow and Light "An overwhelmingly positive experience from start to end. The gals were equal parts kind and professional and I can't imagine having a book launch without their services. I would work with them again in a heartbeat.”

Brian Paglinco, Author of the poetry collection Midnight Light "The Book Tour Gals are an absolute pleasure to work with. They know books, they know how to market books, and they know social media. So there’s no need to worry about it! They are confident, and they are organized. They are also kind, and they are also great at communicating. So don’t worry about that either! Their rates are great and they work very hard to make sure your investment pays off! I highly recommend the Book Tour Gals. I look forward to working with them again in the future.”

Emma V.R. Noyes, Author of The Sunken City "I can proudly recommend the Book Tour Gals to any author looking to publicize their book. The gals are absolutely fabulous to work with - fun and communicative, with top-notch social media content creation. 10/10 recommend!”

Havana Wilder, Author of the Iron Mountain series and the Kingdom Alliances series "All the gals are wonderful to work with. I definitely recommend them to all authors.”

Kitt Lynn, Author of Sana's Escape and the Hund Valley series "The BookTour Gals are the best! Their photos are creative, beautiful, and when I was unable to get the paperbacks to them in time, their photoshop skills where flawless!”

Madison Lawson, Author of The Registration "The Tour Gals were a joy to work with! They were kind and creative. The content posted was absolutely beautiful with stunning photos, thoughtful reels, and informational captions.”

Marion Blackwood, Author of Ruthless Villains "I highly recommend Book Tour Gals! They're professional and kind and put a lot of work into creating an amazing tour. The reels and photos they created were absolutely incredible! I will definitely be back for another tour with them!”

Nikki Robb, Author of Shadows of Verihdia "The Tour Gals made beautiful posts about my debut novel “Shadows of a Verihdia”, I loved having people who love books so much share their love of my story. ”

Scarlett D. Vine, Author of The Twice-Cursed Serpent "I wasn’t sure what to do expect from a book tour, but what I got from the Book Tour Gals was an amazing professional experience. I can’t recommend them enough.’ ”

I.P. Eviston, Author of The Vanguard Chronicles series "I worked with Book Tour Gals for my first and second books and couldn’t be happier with how professional each post and reel looked. Everyone was helpful and communicative through the whole process and I’ve gained a lot of new readers with their help!”

Mikaela Bell, Author of Taken by Nightfall "The Tour Gals were a pleasure to work with. They went above and beyond and helped launch my book. I highly recommend their services to everyone.”

Camilla Andrew, Author of the When the Stars Alight "Book Tour Gals was an essential component to having a successful launch week, I attribute a lot of my sales to their book influencer expertise. I will definitely be thinking of using their services again.”

Lucy Holden, Author of Woven in Darkness "I've collaborated with the Book Tour Gals on two releases, and in both cases have seen a huge jump in sales and online buzz. They are professional, efficient, reliable and very, very supportive of their authors. I will definitely work with them again.”

Holly Roberds, Author of The Lost Girls series "Working with the Book Tour Gals I saw a visible increase in sales, had so much quality content to reshare on my own platforms, and they made everything so easy! I highly recommend their services, they are professional, prompt, organized, produce amazing bookish content, and I have all my author friends running to sign up with them. I will 100% be touring again with them in the future."

R.M. Muller, Author of Sands of Ruin "Working with the team of Booktourgals was easy, and fun. Every member of the team was supportive and helpful. Highly recommend the service to indie authors looking to get their book seen!"

S.T. Fernandez, Author of The Legend of Gasparilla "The Book Tour Gals were a joy to work with. The level of creativity and enthusiasm they have is amazing. They really understand their audience and how to market to them."

Amy Boyles, Author of How To Fake It With A Fae "Doing a promotion with Tour Girls was a great choice. At first I wasn't sure if it would pay off, but the tour helped my book get wings and hold rank in Amazon, even weeks after the tour."

L.J. Shen, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of Thorne Princess "I absolutely recommend working with each and every one of the Tour Gals. It was a pleasure and I cannot wait to do it again soon!”

Saffron A. Kent, USA Today Bestselling Author of You Beautiful Thing, You "I loved loved loved working with the Book Tour Gals. They were so easy to work with, so accommodating and so understanding of my situation — I was pregnant at the time the book came out and we were juggling the dates. I truly felt loved and supported and their love for my book was shown through their posts.”

H.M. Hodgson, Award-winning Author of The Immortal Keepers series and the Three Gifts trilogy "I loved taking The Last Keeper on tour with BookTour Gals! The content created by everyone on the team was high quality, perfect for the theme of my book, engaging and individual. I’ve loved connecting with new readers through the BookTour Gals social media network, and of course it’s wonderful to see people reading my book!”

Danielle Harrington, Award-Winning Author of The Hollis Timewire series "The Book Tour Gals were so kind and supportive! They took gorgeous pictures of my books, provided insightful reviews for the Instagram Tour posts, and communicated quickly. The best part of the Book Tour was how special they made me feel! It was incredible seeing my book promoted alongside some of the big names on Bookstagram. It gave my platform and book series wider visibility and new fans who are dying to find out what happens next. I highly recommend these ladies. They were such a treat to work with!”

Sarah K.L. Wilson, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Bluebeard's Secret series "Very professional.”

Reina Bell, Author of the Kismet, New & Unbroken and Trust Me "Book Tour Gals are by far and away the very best at what they do. From start to finish, they are excellent communicators and make the process seamless. As an indie author with little social media experience, new to self-publishing and marketing, they are a godsend! I highly recommend all eight influencers. They are all fabulous with their own uniqueness and style, which I appreciate. I look forward to working with them for all of my future releases! Reina Bell”

Abby Millsaps, Author of Too Safe "I was thrilled with my promotional tour for Too Safe with the Book Tour Gals! From their professionalism and communication leading up to the tour, to their enthusiasm and excitement for my story, I couldn't imagine a better experience. The content they created was gorgeous, engaging, and on trend. I would highly recommend their services, and look forward to working with them again soon. ”

Angela J. Ford, Author of Married by Wind and the Tower Knights series "Working with Book Tour Gals was a pleasure, they took the time to create something exciting that would capture readers attention and I saw the boost in sales I needed. I will certainly be back to work with them again!”

Jessica S. Taylor, Author of The Syren's Mutiny series "Working with the Gals was amazing! Beautiful pics, noticeable engagement, and definitely worth the price!”

Whitney Dean, Author of The Four Kingdoms series "Book Tour Gals is made up of some incredible ladies who take the time to create content specifically for your book. I’ve worked with them twice so far with another tour scheduled for my second release. In my most recent tour, their reels catapulted my book onto the Amazon best seller list! Out of multiple tours, Book Tour Gals will be the only one I use for the rest of my series. I highly recommend them!"

Melissa Cassera, Author of Control "The Book Tour Gals are INCREDIBLE! Hands down best tour experience. The visuals they create are so eye catching, the posts are fun, there’s a ton of engagement, and they really work hard to rally behind your book. I loved all the care and attention they put in and can’t wait to work with them again!"

Clare Archer, Author of The Divine Oblivion "I greatly enjoyed working with BookTourGals. They were very professional and their posts were creative and beautiful. I was blown away by the amount of preorders I received by the end of the tour and it’s still rising!”

Kira Stanley, Author of Reluctant Queen "These gals are so creative and professional. They promise on what they deliver and are so kind and understanding about any questions you might have. They are responsive and quick (which is SOO helpful!) I would use them again in a heartbeat!”

Sara M. Schaller, Author of the the Empyrean trilogy "The Book Tour Gals are fantastic! I’ve gotten so many new readers and followers because of them. They made my book shine!”

Stephanie Storm, Author of The Confidential Heir "Loved this experience so much, that I'm already planning my next! In a world where it almost feels impossible to stand out amongst the 100s of 1000s of books that get published per day, the Book Tour Gals helped me stand out a bit, and sometimes it can be so scary because no indie author really knows what they're doing, and they're so friendly, helpful and approachable and help make this part of the journey a bit easier for us. Thank you!”

Morgan Gauthier, Author of A Song of Shadow and Starlight "Working with the Book Tour Gals was fun and easy! They are quick to respind, creative with their content, and are genuinely wonderful human beings! I will definitely work with them in the future!”

Santana Saunders, Author of A Curse of Blood and Bloom "The Book Tour Gals are AMAZING! They communicated everything well, and the results were better than I imagined.”

Raluca Narita, Author of Dark Magic "The Book Tour Gals are amazing! Working with them to prepare for the book tour was a positive experience. They clearly communicated about what to expect, and the posts that were made on social media were unique and engaging. Highly recommend!”

Kristie Price, Author of The Restricrions of Cora "This was such a great experience! The girls were knowledgeable and friendly, and their photos were beautiful! I loved the cosplay of my main female character; it was so cool and unique! They increased my books exposure and my followers. I highly recommend BookTourGals, and would love to work with them again!”

Mellie T. Tollem, Author of A Tale of Treachery "I loved working with the Book Tour Gals! This was my first tour as a debut indie author, and the ladies made it a very positive experience. The photos and posts were beautiful, and helped my book reach a whole new audience of readers. I would absolutely recommend them to other authors looking to expand their audience.”

Carter Pugh, Author of Death Rattle "The whole experience was so amazing. Each BTG crafted beautiful posts and I am so thankful. They made the process for promoting my first novel feel like the best week of my life. I was truly touched by their words and reviews and feel energized and excited about this amazing journey that I am on."

C.L. Qvam, Author of the Spindle of Life series "I absolutely loved working with the Book Tour Gals both for my debut and its sequel. I struggle with a lot of anxiety and decision-overwhelm, and they patiently helped guide me through the process whenever needed. They're a steady lighthouse in a storm for any beginner author, but I'd especially recommend for authors with romantasy novels. As a reader and regular consumer of their content, I can vouch for their excitement over a good (spicy) romance being an unparallelled force to putting a book in a reader's TBR!"

L.A. Goff, Author of Freezing Reign "Loved the convenience of working with so many book loving influencers at once!”

Elizabeth May, International and Sunday Times Bestselling Author of To Cage a God "The Book Tour Gals are such a delight to work with. Lovely, supportive and kind, with book posts that are so beautiful and professional. I can't recommend them enough, they're so wonderful!”

Sarah A. Parker, International Bestselling Author of To Bleed A Crystal Bloom "The Book Tour Gals are everything and so much more. Each and every one of them are artists in their own right, and the amount of effort they put into my book tour was astonishing—from the stunning pictures to the engaging posts and reels, all pulled together by their dedication and outstanding communication. I felt like a queen for the entire 8 days of my tour, because they treated me and my book with THAT much care and consideration. Mushy stuff aside, my sales skyrocketed over the course of the tour, and I feel a lot of that is thanks to these amazing gals. I cannot recommend them enough.”

Kate King, USA Today and International Best-Selling Author of Wilde Fae: Lords of the Hunt "I absolutely loved working with the tour gals and found it to be absolutely worth it for entering the Romantasy space. I’ve done more standard Instagram PR tours before that had more participants, but far less return on investment. Every post made a huge difference to my Amazon ranking, and introduced me to readers I never would have reached otherwise. 10/10.”

Jessica Wayne, USA Today Bestselling Author of Rise of a Warrior "The Book Tour Gals were wonderful to work with! The images and videos they put together for my book were spectacular, and I am looking forward to getting to work with them again!”

Nicola Tyche, Author of North Queen "The Book Tour Gals are exceptional! They were incredibly professional, creative, and so much fun to work with. They genuinely support indie authors, create beautiful content, and make the book release process so much more exciting. North Queen made top release charts in two large genre categories, and—as a debut author doing very little other marketing—I attribute this to the book tour. 10/10—I absolutely recommend!”

L.A. Gardner, co-owner of Papier and Pages Author Services and former PA and PR rep for USA Today and NYT Best Selling Authors "I have had the pleasure of partnering with the Tour Gals for a number of client releases. What strikes me the most is their professionalism, creativity, and genuine love of reading. They go above and beyond to create gorgeous reels, stories, and posts for their tours while keeping in tune with their audience expectations. I have seen firsthand the success of their tours with book launch after book launch and would highly recommend them to anyone needing book promotion.”

J.M. Failde, Author of The Crow Lord "I will never stop singing praise to Book Tour Gals. This tour was probably the best decision I have made for my book and its marketing. Not only were all the gals incredibly sweet, supportive, and fun to work with, they also brought me an influx of readers and followers. It's been almost a month now and I'm still seeing results from it! New readers message me often that they found me through BTG, and I just cannot recommend them enough. They are all so sweet and I will DEFINITELY be coming back to do another tour with them."

S.J. Tilly, Author of the Sleet series "Working with the Book Tour Gals was an absolute pleasure! Each and every one of them was super responsive and interactive with the Book Community, both before and after my tour, and made me feel like a part of their squad. I’m happy to have worked with them and even happier to call them my friends.”

Kate Golden, Author of A Dawn of Onyx "The gals were so easy to work with, thoughtful, creative and I saw a huge boost in sales and interactions when they posted. I will be doing all of my book launches and cover reveals with them!”

Veronica Douglas, Author of the Magic Side: Wolf Bound series "The Book Tour Gals made our last launch come alive. From showstopping photos to in-depth reviews to hilarious reels, it was a blast seeing each of their super creative posts. They helped us reach a much wider audience and made us feel like superstars. Thanks gals for our best release ever! ”

Alonna Williams, Author of the Pirates of the Withering Coast series "Love working with the Tour Gals! The pictures are always so beautiful and elegant and the communication is clear and everything runs smoothly!”

Alyssa Green, Author of Of Flesh and Steel "BookTourGals were so easy to work with. Communication was seamless and professional. I highly recommend them to any author looking to promote their book.”

T.R. Slauf, Author of the Legends of Lightning series "The Book Tour Gals were a pleasure to work with. Pre-tour they were extremely kind and patient with the numerous questions I had about the different services they offered. Each of them have their own unique way of creating lovely content, yet all of their styles blended together to make for a wonderful tour experience. I look forward to working with them again!”

Jessaca Willis, Author of A Delicate Betrayal "You can’t go wrong working with the Book Tour Gals! They’re friendly, professional, and super excited about hyping indie books! Highly recommend!”

Israh Azizi, Author of Heroes of the Empire: The Cavalier "I had a wonderful experience working with Tour Gals! I definitely recommend their services.”

C.H. Lyn, Author of Hope and Lies "I loved sending out my debut novel for a review tour with book tour gals. They were professional, kind, and helpful at every step. I'm thrilled that they enjoyed the story and I will absolutely be using their services again with the next installment of the series.”

E.V. Sauvage, Author of the A Sound of Battle series "Working with the Book Tour Gals was perfect. They make you feel at home with them while they prepare for the upcoming tour. You get to see in advance what is going to be posted and they always make sure it’s all good for you. I will 100% work with them again.”

Alexandra St. Pierre, Author of The Origin's Daughter "I would recommend touring with the Book Tour Gals to any authors who are looking to get exposure for their titles in the bookish community! Professional, fun and creative, they are so amazing to work with!"

Jacqueline Pretty, Author of Powerless "I had such a good experience with the Tour Gals - communication was fast and they seemed genuinely enthusiastic about my book. We had a shared Instagram chat with the hosts which I really appreciated, as it made it easy to talk about tour dates, post copy and to share post images when they went live. It was a wonderful experience and I'd highly recommend working with them!”

Emily North, Author of The Golden Alpha "Working with the Book Tour Gals took my book’s release week to the next level! I appreciated their friendly professionalism, and saw great results on my sales and social media presence. I look forward to working with them on future books!”

Steffanie Holmes, Author of You're So Dead To Me "I loved working with BookTourGals! The content they created around my book release was so fun and special – they take care to make the world of your books come alive to their audience and they know the tropes and aesthetic that will attract readers. I'll absolutely work with them again!"

E. A. M. Trofimenkoff, Author of the A Kiss of the Siren's Song "If you haven’t booked the Gals for your book tour, what are you waiting for? This was hands down one of the best experiences I could have ever asked for. Each one of the Book Tour Gals were so fun and easy to chat with, I loved the personalized and original content that each of them put into their posts and reels. I can’t recommend them enough! I’ll definitely be coming back for my future books!"

While we specialize in promoting fantasy, romance, paranormal, sci-fi and dystopian titles with a strong romantic component, over the years we have partnered with hundreds of authors and hosted over 400 tours in most literary genres and age groups, including partnerships with award-winning and bestselling authors. Click on the book covers to find out more about these amazing titles!

our fantasy and paranormal shelf

our romance and contemporary fiction shelf

our dystopian and sci-fi shelf

our fiction and thrillers shelf

our non-fiction and poetry shelf

We've also partnered with some companies! Click on the logos to find out more about them.

get to know the book tour gals

Established in 2021, our company is run by eight women united by a love of reading and photography. Our story is about a group of friends that decided to discover new books together and share the love of indie books with their communities. Click on the photos below to find out more about our hosts.

• tata.lifepages

Thais (also known as Tata) is secretly an energy engeneer with a not-so-secret passion for books and a new mama! She's a Latina living in Belgium with her husband, their newborn son and ragdoll cat, Kaz. Her favorite genres are romance and fantasy, and she loves morally gray characters! Enemies to lovers is her all time favorite trope and she has more book boyfriends than one could count! Now she hopes to influence her husband to become a reader like her! You might see him often in her content as he is her biggest supporter and filming assistant.

Vanessa or Ve as her friends and family call her, is a career mom and a student. She is a native New Yorker living in Fort Collins, CO. She has a Bachelors in Education from BAC. She is a huge advocate for Human Rights, her motto in life is to always be kind. Some of her passions are reading, photography, and home decor. She loves sharing her cozy mountain lifestyle with followers and friends. Ve's had her bookstagram account for 4 years (time flies!). She loves all things that are hygge and neutral colors. Her love for reading started in early elementary school thanks to C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree . She gravitates towards Fantasy and Romance, her favorite series is Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. She also loves to dive into Sci-Fi, Dystopian, and Paranormal. Although it's not her regular go-to she enjoys reading a good thriller from time to time and is always open to read other genres.

• wordsbychiara

Chiara is a dedicated dog mom of one very eccentric terrier mix puppy named Indie! Though she currently lives in Naples, Italy, the years of her childhood spent in Bellevue, Washington shaped her as a reader and nurtured her love for the English language. She likes to say that Bilbo Baggins, Daenerys Targaryen and Taylor Swift gave her life direction, sparking her love for fantasy adventures, complex characters and storytelling. When Chiara isn’t reading, you’ll find her writing with her sister, Maria, cooking up her next red flag fictional boyfried, or obsessing over Damiano David (frontman of Måneskin) Chiara's favorite genres are fantasy and romance (especially the spicy kind!) She is a firm believer that red flags are just pretty shades of pink, so the more morally gray the character, the more likely she is to love them!

• pagesofmaria

Maria currently lives in Italy, but she spent a big part of her childhood in Bellevue, Washington. Those years shaped her love for reading and writing, and to this day, she still reads and writes in English. Aside from Bookstagram, her other great passion is writing. Like most things in life, it’s something she shares with her sister, Chiara, with whom she co-writes everything with the pen name C.M. Karys. Their first novel, Ilahara: The Last Myrassar , was published on November 1, 2021! Maria’s favorite author is Sarah J. Maas, Cassandra Clare, Tessa Bailey, Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood, but there are so many more! She reads anything ranging from YA to Adult, mostly Fantasy, Paranormal, and Contemporary Romance, but she also enjoys Sci-fi and Dystopian. Smut or no smut, romance is one of her favorite elements in a book, though she can just as well enjoy one that favors other aspects like mystery and political intrigue!

• canxdancexreads

Candice is stay at home mom, book hoarder, one day finish BA English major, and has dreams of being a writer. She lives in between all of the book worlds and Michigan, US. Candice has been a reader all of her life but vividly remembers early teenage years Tamora Pierce sucking her completely into the pages of books. Her favorite genres are Paranormal romance and pretty much all smut. Romance is a must have for her to really enjoy a book. That all consuming, swoon and die for each other while ripping your heart out story. Her favorite authors are Raven Kennedy and Heather Lyons and she tends to read mostly indie books. She enjoys recommending all the books for people to read and is very passionate about her bookstagram. She started her bookstagram in May 2017 and has found herself in her whimsy, blue and busy style of photos.

• literaryfaery

Shelby is a seventh year AP English teacher from Florida. An intensely passionate educator, Shelby was named the District Teacher of the Year, making her among the 2023 cohort of Florida teachers of the year. In 2016, she earned a degree in English Literature (concentration in Medieval and Renaissance Studies) from FSU, where she met her fellow educator husband. They have a son together named Saxon and currently live just north of Jacksonville. Shelby grew up a musical theatre kid and a competitive cheerleader, and of course, an avid reader! She has been obsessed with storytelling and bookish fandoms since childhood, and now feels so lucky to get to talk about books with young readers for a living! Her favorite series include Outlander , Game of Thrones , Lord of the Rings , and anything by Raven Kennedy, Bardugo, JLA, and SJM. Since 2018, book-blogging has become the perfect creative outlet to merge Shelby’s many passions, which also include cosplaying, photography, and interior design. Bookstagram has become her home where she gets to work with authors and fellow readers to help promote new books and allow others to discover indie books! Recently, Shelby has begun working as a freelance editor with indie authors, specializing in romance and fantasy genres.

• heartof.tati

Tati is a book lover, writer and enthusiast! She is a middle school teacher by day, and a smut, romance reader by night! Although those are her favorite genres, she does read a variety of books and tend to love reading outside of her comfort zone. She always describes her feed as pastel and whimsy! When she's not bookstagramming, teaching, or reading, she enjoys being around family and friends.

If you are interested in learning more about our tours and/or availability for booking please contact us via email at: [email protected] or fill out the form below. We'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. Have a great day!

Filed under:

The 25 must-read books of summer 2024

Get your reading lists ready

If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement .

Share this story

• Share this on Facebook
• Share this on Reddit
• Share All sharing options

Share All sharing options for: The 25 must-read books of summer 2024

Picture this: The sun is high in the sky and you’re on your way to the beach with your friends with the latest Chappell Roan song blasting on the radio. You’re all slathered in SPF and have your folding chairs and coolers at the ready. It’s summertime, finally, and the only thing that’s missing is the perfect book to read while you burn to a red hot crisp by the side of the ocean.

Not sure what to bring with you? Good news! There are a ton of books coming out between the months of June and August that are worth checking out. There’s a clever reimagining of the story of Lady Macbeth, celebrated children’s author M.T. Anderson’s adult debut, the follow up to 2022’s hottest romantic fantasy, and a truly surprising number of heist novels. Which is all to say that there are plenty of options for you to choose from.

Below you’ll find 25 of the most romantic, fantastical, and action packed books coming out this summer that we can’t wait to kick back and read.

Barely Even Friends by Mae Bennett

If you’re in the mood to read a steamy, contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast , look no further than Mae Bennett’s debut romance novel, Barely Even Friends .

A contractor by trade and expert in all things to do with home renovation, Bellamy Price is determined to get a leg up and prove herself in a typically male-dominated field. Luckily, the perfect opportunity presents itself when she’s offered a job working on the palatial and mysterious Killington Estate. Expecting the house to be empty upon her arrival, Bellamy is shocked to discover it’s occupied by none other than Oliver Killington, recluse and heir to the vast Killington empire, who happens to have a very convenient thing for suspenders. Though frustratingly obstinate at first, it quickly becomes clear that there’s more to Oliver than meets the eye, and a common enemy quickly brings him and Bellamy closer together than either are expecting.

• $19 at Bookshop.org

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

From the author of Elder Race and Children of Time comes a new, surprisingly funny and deeply philosophical sci-fi novel about a murderous robot valet by the name of Charles that’s perfect for fans of I, Robot and Jeeves .

When Charles, a robot valet meticulously designed to be at the right hand of any modern human, gets the idea to murder their master — and subsequently does — they’re forced to go on the run, something they never thought they’d be able to do. Charles quickly discovers that the world is much larger than the home they worked in, and that they’re not the only robot discovering their independence.

• $27 at Bookshop.org

The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

It’s hard not to be incredibly excited about The Stardust Grail , a book that’s pitched as an anti-colonial space heist with a protagonist who returns stolen artifacts to the alien civilizations they belong to rather than keeping them for herself or putting them behind glass in a museum.

Set ten years after a job goes horribly wrong, Maya Hoshimoto — once considered to be the galaxy’s best art thief — is approached by an old friend with an offer she can’t refuse: track down an powerful alien artifact. The catch? The artifact in question might not actually exist, and if it does, its discovery could lead to the end of human civilization as we know it.

Moonbound by Robin Sloan

If you, like me, read Robin Sloan’s delightful novel, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore , and thought to yourself, “That was strange,” then you might want to hold onto your hat.

Set 13,000 years in the future, Moonbound tells the story of Ariel, a boy who lives in a town under the control of a wizard. When Ariel accidentally stumbles across an important piece of record-keeping technology from the past, he finds himself called to adventure and a mission to save the world.

The Art Of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson

What better time to read a romance novel about baseball than during the height of summer?

In Alicia Thompson’s novel, The Art of Catching Feelings , a professional baseball player and his number one heckler navigate a delightful enemies-to-lovers romance. When Daphne Brink takes her taunting a little too far, driving Chris Kepler to literal tears during the middle of a game, she reaches out over social media to apologize. When Chris messages her back, it quickly becomes clear that he doesn’t know who Daphne is, and their relationship begins to grow into more than a few sweet DMs. But as the season progresses and their feelings for one another become undeniable, Daphne realizes she might not be able to keep her true identity from Chris forever.

• $18 at Bookshop.org

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

It’s (almost) here! The final installment of Tomi Adeyemi’s Lady of Orïsha series finally hits shelves in late June.

As the blood moon grows ever closer, Zélie faces the king who has been hunting her heart. But there is little she can do to prepare herself while she is trapped on a foreign ship bound for distant lands, warriors with iron skulls, and unfamiliar allies.

• $23 at Bookshop.org

The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman

I have been counting down the days until the release of The Daughters’ War since I first caught wind that Christopher Buehlman would be writing a prequel to his fantastic fantasy novel, The Blacktongue Thief . Rather than return to the lush world that he’s crafted with a sequel (we’ll see Kinch again eventually), Buehlman is taking readers back in time with a tale about Galva as she rides into battle against goblins on the back of her war-corvid.

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Set in the Adirondack Mountains during the late summer of 1975, The God of the Woods tells the story of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar, who vanishes from her bunk overnight while at summer camp. Barbara isn’t just any camper though, and this isn’t the first time a Van Laar has gone missing. Sixteen years ago, Barbara’s older brother also vanished too, never to be seen again.

This is a gorgeously written and tragic tale with a non-linear plot that jumps through time from the 1950s to the 1970s as Moore transports her readers, weaving a rich and complicated tapestry.

• $28 at Bookshop.org

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen

Hot off the heels of her first heartwarming romance novel, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy , Megan Bannen returns to the magical world of Tanria with its friends-to-lovers sequel, The Undermining of Twyla and Frank .

It’s fair to say the entire town of Eternity was shocked when Twyla Banneker, middle-aged and a widow, joined her best friend, Frank Ellis, to be a Tanrian marshal. But, eight years later, Twyla is still at it (and very good at her job, to boot). Her life takes a sudden and exciting turn when she and Frank discover the dead body of one of their fellow marshals covered in — of all things — glitter. As Twyla and Frank are drawn further into the mystery afoot, it becomes increasingly clear that the two are much more than just work partners.

Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías

Set in a not-to-distant future in which the world has been utterly devastated by a plague, Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías is a deeply distressing but compulsively readable work of climate fiction.

When a mysterious algae bloom poisons the air blowing inland from the ocean, a nameless corporation develops a vile pink food substance — think Pepto Bismol crossed with Soylent Green — for everyone to eat. As the end of the world grows ever closer and society continues to collapse, one woman in particular — the narrator of this story — refuses to leave the family and friends she loves behind, clinging to the life she once knew.

• $22 at Bookshop.org

Toward Eternity by Anton Hur

Already a force to be reckoned with in the world of literary translation, Anton Hur’s upcoming novel, Toward Eternity , is a brilliant and thought provoking examination of what it means to be human.

Told in the form of journal entries that connect characters across centuries, Toward Eternity is set in a world where cancerous cells can be replaced by nanites — robotic cells — effectively eradicating the disease. It’s nothing short of a miracle. At the same time, a literary researcher and the doctor who holds the patent to nano-technology join forces to place an AI program into a physical, robotic form, effectively giving it bodily autonomy and bringing mortality and humanity into question in the process.

• $25 at Bookshop.org

Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi

Fans of Windup Girl , The Water Knife , and Shipbreaker , rejoice! An exciting new science fiction title from Paolo Bacigalupi is hitting shelves in July.

Set in an Italian Renaissance-inspired world, Navolo is a mashup of literary scifi/fantasy and historical fiction that tells the story of Davico di Regulai, a young lord set to take over his family’s vast empire. The di Regulai family are wealthy beyond belief and have influenced the rise and fall of politicians and great cities alike, but not everything in the city of Navola is as it seems. When Davico discovers the existence of a fossilized dragon eye — a symbol of raw power that is pictured on Navola’s excellent cover — he finds that there are few he can trust, including members of his own family.

The Sky On Fire by Jenn Lyons

Billed as Dragonriders of Pern but for modern readers, The Sky on Fire promises to be exactly what fans of Temeraire , Fourth Wing , and even Patricia C. Wrede’s beloved Dealing With Dragons are craving.

After being saved from a local warlord by a group of unlikely adventuring misfits — picture an average D&D party — Anahrod realizes that her new companions are determined to reach the cloud cities and the immense dragon’s hoard located there. The only problem with this plan is that the hoard belongs to Neveranimas, and Neveranimas wants nothing more than to see Anahrod dead.

Nicked by M.T. Anderson

If there’s one thing about M.T. Anderson, it’s that he’s going to write a book with a plot that’s as delightful and captivating as it is downright strange. His adult debut Nicked is no exception.

In the year 1801, the Italian port city of Bari is wracked by a plague, and a monk by the name of Brother Nicephorus is visited by Saint Nicholas in his dreams. His superiors don’t believe him, but Tyun, a treasure hunter, does and the two soon hit the road to collect Saint Nicholas’s bones and the mysterious liquid they rest in, which is rumored to heal the sick. What follows is a heist that is complex and action packed enough to make even the likes of Steven Soderbergh jealous.

• $26 at Bookshop.org

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

Sarah Rees Brennan’s adult debut, Long Live Evil , proves that sometimes it feels good to be a little bad.

Rae is dying, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. As her world comes crumbling down around her, she makes a last ditch magical bargain that transports her to the court of her favorite fictional character, the Once and Forever Emperor. The catch? Rae isn’t the hero of this story. Quite the opposite, in fact. As the emperor becomes increasingly violent, Rae assembles an unlikely team of villainous allies who deserve a much better ending than the one originally written for them.

The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey, the dynamic duo behind the phenomenal series, The Expanse , is back once again for a brand new, utterly epic sci-fi adventure.

For generations, the Carryx — a combination of an empire and a hive — have waged wars and enslaved alien species across the galaxy. They are a force to be reckoned with to say the least, but when they finally meet their match, it becomes clear that the best and brightest humans living on the planet Anjiin are the only ones who can save them. The result is a gripping tale of survival, rebellion, and hope.

Loving, Ohio by Matthew Erman and illustrated by Sam Beck

It’s safe to say that Loving, Ohio — written by Matthew Erman and gorgeously illustrated by Sam Beck — is my favorite horror graphic novel that I’ve read since Emily Carroll’s In The Woods . It’s a perfectly balanced mix of punk rock, small town coming-of-age, and bone chilling, nightmare fueling dread.

After the shocking suicide of their friend, four teens are grief stricken, unmoored, and counting down the days until high school comes to an end. There’s not much for them in Loving anyways, besides the mysterious new age cult known as the Chorus that has taken root there. When tragedy strikes again, the group can’t help but wonder if the Chorus is somehow behind it, and one in particular, Sloane, is hell-bent on finding out the truth, no matter the coast.

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher

T. Kingfisher has outdone herself once again, proving to sci-fi and fantasy readers alike why she’s one of the best in the biz. A retelling inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairytale Goose Girl , A Sorceress Comes to Call is a bewitching and wildly entertaining adventure.

Cordelia has not had an easy life. Raised by a domineering, emotionally manipulative and downright abusive mother in a house without any doors, and with only a beautiful white horse for a friend, Cordelia craves a freedom she’s certain she’ll never have. When a death in town forces the two women to go on the run in the middle of the night, they find themselves seeking shelter with a wealthy man, his unwed sister, Hester, and a squire. When Hester recognizes the pain and torment that Cordelia has suffered, and that Cordelia’s mother isn’t the woman she pretends to be, she becomes determined to save everyone she cares for before it’s too late.

Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis

Having dabbled in the literary side of Star Wars for some time, Beth Revis is no stranger to science fiction, outer space, impossible heists, or romantic tension. Her new novella, Full Speed to a Crash Landing (the first in a trilogy) has all that going for it and more.

When readers first meet Ada Lamarr, she’s running out of time. And oxygen. But help soon arrives in the form of a government sanctioned salvage crew. They’re less than thrilled to have her on board as they head to their destination, a secret mission helmed by the delightfully handsome Agent Rian White, but Ada promises to stay out of their hair and out of their business. This, of course, is a lie. But as Ada and Rian spend more time together and their attraction to one another continues to grow, it becomes increasingly unclear who is playing who.

• $21 at Bookshop.org

A Mask of Flies by Matthew Lyons

If you’re in the mood to read a dynamic and brutal horror novel that will have you on the edge of your seat from cover-to-cover, look no further than A Mask of Flies by Matthew Lyons.

After a bank heist goes horribly awry, Anne Heller is forced to hole up in her family’s old cabin with Jessup, her badly wounded partner-in-crime, and Dutch, the police officer they’ve taken hostage. Jessup, unfortunately, doesn’t make it. Anne and Dutch decide to bury his body, only for something that is-but-isn’t Jessup to rise from his grave and try to get back into the cabin.

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

When it comes to complicated, multi-faceted female characters, Ava Reid reigns supreme, and her upcoming novel, Lady Macbeth , reimagines the story of one of Shakespeare’s most ruthless, unforgiving, power-hungry women.

The Lady knows what her fate holds in store for her. She knows that she is destined to marry a brutish Scot and to drive men to madness. The Lady also knows that sometimes it takes a little witchcraft to get by. What she doesn’t know is that her husband has secrets of his own, including his own ties to the occult.

Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson

Inspired by Caribbean culture, folklore, and history that deftly blurs the lines between reality and fiction, Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson is a gripping tale of a magical island and the man who will do whatever he can to protect it.

Veycosi, a scholar on the island of Cynchin, wants nothing more in the world than the chance to get his hands on the Alamat Book of Light, a tome that contains knowledge that would ensure his place on his island’s Colloquium. His plans go abruptly sideways when fifteen galleons from a neighboring land arrive, forcing the island and its inhabitants into a trade agreement that proves to be much more dangerous than anticipated.

Asunder by Kerstin Hall

If you play Dungeons & Dragons and love the Warlock class and their pacts with mysterious, often otherworldly beings, then Asunder by Kerstin Hall is the perfect book for you.

In a world where magic users are allowed to choose their gods, Karys Eska is bound to an eldritch creature with three faces and hundreds of wings who has gifted her the ability to communicate with the dead. Karys uses her powers to help investigate strange deaths in the city where she lives, knowing that, one day, she’ll be forced permanently to the real where her benefactor exists. Her life takes an unexpected turn, however, when she meets a dying man who she inadvertently binds to her shadow.

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

Now being published in North America for the first time, Voyage of the Damned by Frances White has a little bit of everything. Part And Then There Were None , part fantasy novel, queer as hell, and surprisingly, delightfully romantic, it’s sure to scratch the Pirates of the Caribbean and Our Flag Means Death itch for a lot of readers.

The land of Concordia has maintained peace throughout its many provinces for thousands of years. It’s an incredible feat, and to celebrate, the emperor is sending the twelve heirs of the provinces of Concordia, including Ganymedes Piscero (a notorious screw up and general disappointment to his family) on a twelve-day trip. When one of the other heirs turns up dead, Gamymedes knows his only choice is to find out who killed them before he ends up dead as well.

Confounding Oaths by Alexis Hall

Alexis Hall, author of Boyfriend Material , has done it again! Confounding Oaths is a heartwarming regency romance that will be the perfect book to read while sitting on a beach or by the pool in the late August sun.

The year is 1815 and John Caesar is determined to host an incredible coming-out for his younger sister, Mary. Despite his best efforts, John is thwarted in just about every way imaginable; ragtag soldiers, a military cult, and a fairy godmother with ill intention all stand in his way. When Mary is cursed by fairy folk, John is forced to enlist the dashing, handsome, and unfortunately working class Captain James to rescue her.

The 2024 summer entertainment preview

• The most anticipated TV shows of summer 2024
• WWE is rebooting – is it working?
• Tom Bombadil, cut from Lord of the Rings movies, to step out in Rings of Power
• The must-watch anime to look out for in summer 2024
• The 5 best Korean dramas to watch on Netflix this summer
• The most anticipated movies of summer 2024
• Cuckoo’s director hopes young people sneak into his movie and blow their minds
• Thelma is a geri-action movie that doesn’t miss a step
• Emma Roberts’ NASA rom-com is the Legally Blonde of astronaut movies
• Robot Dreams’ director founded an animation studio just to adapt a graphic novel he loved
• Kill is the brutal thriller that action die-hards can’t miss this summer
• Your first look at Critical Role’s Caduceus Clay in his new Dark Horse comic
• Let Keanu Reeves punch and shoot his way onto your summer reading list
• The Expanse’s James S.A. Corey returns with The Mercy of Gods — and you can read the first chapter
• This summer Batman: Year One, the best Batman comic, gets even better
• Can Lev Grossman do for King Arthur what he did for Harry Potter?
• The Nice House by the Sea is a dream vacation at the end of the world with the worst people you know

Loading comments...

The big list of summer 2024 book recommendations from your local librarians

The warmest season of the year is a siren song for readers who look forward to the long uninterrupted hours of turning pages the old-fashioned way, or tapping the toolbar on an e-book. Whether your toes are in the sand or your feet are curled up on a porch swing, books and summertime go together. ( Scroll down for the full list of recommendations!)

The Nobel Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck once mused, “I guess there are never enough books.”

Nobody knows that better than librarians, our top reading ambassadors.

For Under the Radar’s annual summer reading special, three of our local librarians return with their curated lists for summer, including thrillers, histories, young adult stories, romance and mysteries.

“I always like to highlight a book that was released earlier in the year, but I thought didn’t receive as much recognition as it should have,” said Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz, senior librarian at the Cambridge Public Library. Her first pick was “ Dixon, Descending ,” author Karen Outen’s debut novel that hit the shelves in February.

The story follows the main character, Dixon, a former track athlete who missed the Olympics by two-tenths of a second decades earlier.

“He’s become a school psychologist where he’s formed really strong relationships with some of his students, including Marcus, who gets bullied a lot,” said Borysthen-Tkacz. “But they’re sort of thrown into this very extreme subculture of climbing. And it’s not a spoiler to tell you that the hike does not go as planned and they encounter some really tragic turns of events. ... The book goes to some really unexpected places. “

Related Stories

Massachusetts libraries are boosting their mission with new hires: social workers, author percival everett talks 'american fiction' and his new book 'james', 'wicked' author gregory maguire goes behind the curtain on elphaba's origin story.

Robin Brenner, teen librarian at the Public Library of Brookline, chose “ Looking for Smoke “ by K. A. Cobell. Set on the Blackfeet reservation, it’s about four Indigenous teens who find themselves suddenly the suspects in a murder of a classmate.

”This is a very classic setup ... but this is a different location and a different kind of detail of the world that you’re in,“ Brenner said. She said the novel also highlights the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The next recommendation ventures into the world of ”romantasy,“ or romance plus fantasy. Veronica Koven-Matasy, reader services librarian at the Boston Public Library, chose “The Warm Hands of Ghosts” by Katherine Arden, set in World War I.

“It had a quite interesting setup, to me,” she said. “It opens with the Halifax harbor explosion, which — you know — Boston has a close relationship with. The story itself, it’s actually a historical fantasy , but very grounded in the real world. The main character is a retired nurse named Laura who has come back to Canada from the front.

“There’s so many threads in this — it was like a fairytale, but also such a fabulous heroine. The brother-sister relationship was amazing,” Koven-Matasy added.“ I stayed up all night reading this book.”

Listen to the full hour of summer book talk on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley above.

Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz , senior librarian at the Cambridge Public Library

Robin Brenner , teen librarian at the Public Library of Brookline

Veronica Koven-Matasy , reader services librarian at the Boston Public Library

Summer 2024 recommended reading lists

From the librarians, robin brenner’s list:.

Teen (and one adult) fiction

“Four Eids and a Funeral” by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar

“The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories” edited by Desiree S Evans and Saraciea J Fennell

“Blood at the Root” by LaDarrion Williams

“Flawless Girls” by Anna-Marie McLemore

“Looking for Smoke” by K. A. Cobell

“Twelfth Knight” by Alexene Farol Follmuth

“My Salty Mary” by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

“Pretty Furious” by E.K. Johnston

“Sheine Lende” by Darcie Little Badger, illustrated by Rovina Cai

“Trouble” by Lex Croucher (adult title!)

Graphic Novels

“Plain Jane and the Mermaid” by Vera Brosgol

“Pearl” by Sherri L. Smith and Christine Norrie

“Youth Group” by Jordan Morris and Bowen McCurdy

“Escape from St. Hell: A Graphic Novel” by Lewis Hancox

“Lunar New Year Love Story” by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham

“Ghostkeeper” by Johanna Taylor

Hotly anticipated sequels and authors

“Such Charming Liars” by Karen McManus

“The Grandest Game” by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

“The Girl in Question” by Tess Sharpe (early September)

“Celestial Monsters” by Aiden Thomas (early September)

“Let’s Make Bread!” by Ken Forkish and Sarah Becan (cookbook)

“Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice: A Thai Comic Book Cookbook” by Christina de Witte and Mallika Kauppinen

“Kawaii Café Bubble Tea: Classic, Fun, and Refreshing Boba Drinks to Make at Home” by Stacey Kwong and Beyah del Mundo

“Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation” by James W. Loewen and Nate Powell

“Barbie(TM): The World Tour” by Margot Robbie, Andrew Mukamal, and Craig McDean

“Cute Kawaii Cross Stitch: Over 400 Super Adorable Patterns” by Sosae Caetano and Dennis Caetano

Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz’s list:

“Dixon, Descending” by Karen Outen

“Some Strange Music Draws Me In” by Griffin Hansbury

“Homebody” by Theo Parish

“Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

“The Truth According to Ember” by Danica Nava (August 6)

“Bear” by Julia Phillips (June 25)

“Housemates” by Emma Copley Eisenberg

“My Favorite Thing Is Monsters: Book Two” Emil Ferris

“Catalina” by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (July 23)

Veronica Koven-Matasy’s list is available on the Boston Public Library website.

Callie Crossley’s summer reading list

“James” by Percival Everett

“Neighbors and Other Stories” by Diane Oliver

“A Love Song for Ricki Wilde” by Tia Williams

“Lies and Weddings” by Kevin Kwan

“Allow Me to Introduce Myself” by Onyi Nwabineli

“Colored Television” by Danzy Senna

“Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books” by Kirsten Miller

“Dream Count” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Why We Read” by Shannon Read

“That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America” by Amanda Jones

“The Survivors of the Clotilda” by Hannah Durkin

“Whiskey Tender” by Deborah Jackson Taffa

“The House Of Hidden Meanings” by RuPaul

“Shakespeare The Man Who Pays the Rent” by Judi Dench

“The Secret Lives Of Booksellers And Librarians: Their Stories Are Better Than The Bestsellers” by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann

“The Swans Of Harlem” by Karen Valby

“Every Valley” by Charles King

“Night Flyer” by Tiya Miles

Children’s and young adult books

“Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All” by Chanel Miller

“Someone Just Like You” by Helen Docherty

“Big” by Vashti Harrison

“Running In Flip Flops From The End Of The World” by Justin A. Reynolds

“Ultraviolet” by Aida Salazar

“A Little Bit Super” stories by several authors, co-edited by Leah Henderson and Gary D. Schmidt

“Blood At The Root” by LaDarrion Williams

“Chinese Menu: The History Of Myths, And Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods” by Grace Lin

Explore Topics:

Two new novels investigate what makes magic, what is real and imagined

How Western Massachusetts inspired Andrea Hairston's latest sci-fi novel

Wellesley College alum writes debut novel set at the school

In 'The Ritual Effect,' behavioral scientist explains the power of rituals

The New York Times Best Sellers - June 16, 2024

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre..

This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only.

• Combined Print & E-Book Fiction

New this week

CAMINO GHOSTS

by John Grisham

The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

• Apple Books
• Barnes and Noble
• Books-A-Million

17 weeks on the list

by Kristin Hannah

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

2 weeks on the list

YOU LIKE IT DARKER

by Stephen King

A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

6 weeks on the list

FUNNY STORY

by Emily Henry

After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

8 weeks on the list

A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES

by Sarah J. Maas

After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken from her home and placed inside the world of the Fae.

• Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction

5 weeks on the list

THE DEMON OF UNREST

by Erik Larson

The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

10 weeks on the list

THE ANXIOUS GENERATION

by Jonathan Haidt

A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU

by Bill Maher

The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

4 weeks on the list

THE END OF EVERYTHING

by Victor Davis Hanson

The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.

3 weeks on the list

THE SITUATION ROOM

by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey

The ABC host and former adviser to President Clinton describes the location where and conditions under which a dozen presidential administrations handled crises.

• Hardcover Fiction

56 weeks on the list

FOURTH WING

by Rebecca Yarros

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

Advertisement

• Hardcover Nonfiction
• Paperback Trade Fiction

9 weeks on the list

JUST FOR THE SUMMER

by Abby Jimenez

Justin and Emma, whose exes find soulmates after breaking up with them, have a fling on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT

by Carley Fortune

Lucy returns to Prince Edward Island, where she finds it difficult to stay away from her best friend’s younger brother.

58 weeks on the list

THE HOUSEMAID

by Freida McFadden

Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.

156 weeks on the list

IT ENDS WITH US

by Colleen Hoover

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

• Paperback Nonfiction

293 weeks on the list

THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE

by Bessel van der Kolk

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES

Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter's Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.

170 weeks on the list

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

by David Grann

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. The fledgling F.B.I. intervened, ineffectively.

35 weeks on the list

THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR ON PALESTINE

by Rashid Khalidi

An account of the history of settler colonialism and resistance, based on untapped archival materials and reports.

216 weeks on the list

BRAIDING SWEETGRASS

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.

• Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous

236 weeks on the list

ATOMIC HABITS

by James Clear

GOOD ENERGY

by Casey Means with Calley Means

YOU DESERVE GOOD GELATO

by Kacie Rose

THE NEW MENOPAUSE

by Mary Claire Haver

135 weeks on the list

MAKE YOUR BED

by William H. McRaven

• Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

445 weeks on the list

by R.J. Palacio

A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)

259 weeks on the list

by Alan Gratz

Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)

THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM

by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat

Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12)

76 weeks on the list

by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso

After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)

The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)

• Children’s Picture Books

15 weeks on the list

WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A DAD

by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Sydney Hanson

A father's love for his daughter. (Ages 4 to 8)

28 weeks on the list

I LOVE DAD WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

by Eric Carle

Celebrating dad with help from that insatiable insect. (Ages 3 to 5)

55 weeks on the list

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH AN IDEA?

by Kobi Yamada. Illustrated by Mae Besom

Giving a new idea the room to grow. (Ages 5 to 8)

WHY A SON NEEDS A DAD

by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Gail Yerrill

The bond between father and son. (Ages 4 to 7)

395 weeks on the list

THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE

by Emily Winfield Martin

A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)

• Children’s & Young Adult Series

794 weeks on the list

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney

The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)

140 weeks on the list

A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER

by Holly Jackson

Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)

727 weeks on the list

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS

by Rick Riordan

A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

29 weeks on the list

THE ONE AND ONLY

by Katherine Applegate

The stories of Ivan, Bob and Ruby. (Ages 8 to 12)

111 weeks on the list

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY

by Jenny Han

A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)

• Young Adult Hardcover

30 weeks on the list

by Lauren Roberts

Forbidden love is in the air when Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, become romantically involved. (Ages 14 and up)

Adena is on her own in Loot, after Paedyn is selected for the Purging Trials. (Ages 14 and up)

THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE

Annabel Price's mother was presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17)

50 weeks on the list

DIVINE RIVALS

by Rebecca Ross

Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)

SWEET NIGHTMARE

by Tracy Wolff

Clementine would love to leave Calder Academy, the boarding school for rogue paranormals, but her mother, the headmaster, will not have it. (Ages 14 to 17)

Weekly Best Sellers Lists

Monthly best sellers lists.

• Skip to primary navigation
• Skip to main content
• Skip to primary sidebar

Bookwyrming Thoughts

Musings from bookwyrms

Books from My TBR I Aspire to Read in Fall 2023 (And Probably Rest of the Year)

September 19, 2023

This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase using that link, a small commission is made from the sale. There are no additional costs to you. Thank you for your support!

I’m going to be honest: I’m really not sure if I’ll make a dent in this list because the list for the last part of 2022 pretty much got forgotten very quickly*. But attempts will absolutely be made (will it, though, or just the thought?), and since this is getting posted middle of September (as part of this week’s Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader ), maybe, just maybe , I’ll make a dent. One can hope.🤞

*being a mood reader is a personal hell sometimes

Behold, My Rest of Fall 2023 TBR

A good amount of my books are going to have some crossovers with previous TBR lists , because being a mood reader is a terrible time sometimes. Most of the list overall, though, is going to include the seniors of my “Deliver Later” button pressing on Libby, overdue ARCs that I’m trying to complete for the 2023 Project Backlist Reading Challenge hosted by Kal from Reader Voracious , or the poor unfortunate souls of books I started reading in 2022.

The Library Edition

The way overdue arcs/review copies edition, the last year edition.

Or otherwise known as The Neverending Saga of the Deliver Later Button. As Clo puts it, I probably should have my button privileges taken away.

This list in actuality is long, so I’m only featuring three books. (I’d feature two more books that are upcoming that I’m anticipating, but I’m pretty sure the hold list is going to be so long, I won’t even get to read it until early next year at least. Kind of defeats the purpose of the post.)

When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles

The competition has come to a disastrous end, and Daron Demarco’s fall from grace is now front page news. But little matters to him beyond Kallia, the contestant he fell for who is now lost to this world and in the hands of a dangerous magician. Daron is willing to do whatever it takes to find her. Even if it means embarking on a dark and treacherous journey, risking more than just his life, with no promise of return.

After awaking in darkness, Kallia has never felt more lost. Especially with Jack by her side, the magician with who has the answers but cannot be trusted. Together, they must navigate a dazzling world where mirrors show memories and illusions shadow every corner, one ruled by a powerful game master who could all too easily destroy the world she left behind — and the boy she can’t seem to forget. With time running out, Kallia must embrace her role in a darker destiny, or lose everyone she loves, forever.

Now that I finished reading (well DNFing) The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake , I’m pretty sure this one is the reigning ruler of my Deliver Later pile. But seriously, the amount of times I keep striving to read this book and it just doesn’t happen? I feel like I’m in my own Spongebob episode.

Suns Will Rise by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

AN HEIR. A RENEGADE A CONVICT. A CYBORG A DÉFECTEUR

FIVE REBELS. ONE REVOLUTION.

It’s been three months since the Patriarche was beheaded, leaving behind no heir. From the outside, Laterre seems to be flourishing. General Bonnefaçon has cleaned up the streets, fed the hungry, and restored peace while the next leader is decided upon. But dangerous rifts threaten to shatter the planet from within.

The Red Scar is killing anyone with a legitimate claim to the Regime, while the Vangarde and their freed leader are preparing to overthrow it.

Then, it’s revealed that the Patriarche had a child in secret. A missing heir…

Alouette is the general’s prisoner, interrogated on the whereabouts of his renegade grandson. Marcellus is desperately searching for her, knowing she’s the key to the Vangarde’s plan, but unaware that he’s being hunted by a determined new cyborg. Meanwhile Chatine grows restless, living with a rebel group she doesn’t fit into. Until an old friend solicits her help to save his Défecteur community from a mysterious, new threat. A threat that will tie them all together.

When the general makes an explosive play for power, allegiances will shift, rebels will become leaders, barricades will rise, and the tinderbox of Laterre will finally ignite, launching a revolution five hundred years in the making.

I don’t think this is nearly as bad as the previous one; it’s maybe a year younger, but it feels like it’s been on the list for a hella long time.

(I might have a problem finishing up a series, though.)

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother’s eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place.

But she soon learns the truth. Her family aren’t just eccentric: they’re monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And Nick isn’t just a cute boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring them down.

As she battles Nick, Joan is forced to work with the beautiful and ruthless Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family that hates her own. She’ll have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story…

…she is not the hero.

Something about a title that starts with Only a Monster with the sequel having a title of Never a Hero just calls to me. (Maybe when you put them together, they fit so perfectly in the same sentence. It’s satisfying.) Plus, those covers? Stunning .

But according to Libby, I’ve had this on hold since early —

Let me just give one of my close friends my library login so they can quietly just remove this and all the other really long ones from my hold list if I don’t finish them by the end of the year. Maybe it’s time to accept I’ll never get around to them. I probably won’t notice.

(Someone hold me to this lol.)

Or otherwise known as I’m super close to being fully caught up and I’ll be more sad if I just give up on it when I’m only nine books away. I’ll be fully amazed if I do catch up completely before the end of the year, though, so I’m only going to feature four books that I’m going to try for.

(OKAY BUT HEAR ME OUT: I have not touched Netgalley all year except for maybe one book for the blog tour recently and I’ve only requested one physical ARC. At least I’m not really adding anything more.)

Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima

Sweeping adventure, breathtaking twists of fate, and immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Saga, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series.

Ever since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos–the human realm of the Midlands has become a dangerous place, bereft of magic, where most lead lives of desperation.

Sixteen-year-old Eiric Halvorsen is among the luckier ones. Between fishing, going vikingr, and working his modir’s farm, the family has remained prosperous. But Eiric stands to lose everything when he’s convicted by a rigged jury of murdering his modir and stepfadir. Also at risk is his half-systir, Liv, whose interest in seidr, or magic, has made her a figure of suspicion. Then a powerful jarl steps in: He will pay the blood price if Eiric will lead a mission to the fabled Temple at the Grove—the rich stronghold of the wyrdspinners, the last practitioners of sorcery.

Spellsinger, musician, and runecaster Reggin Eiklund has spent her life traveling from town to town, performing at alehouses all for the benefit of her master, Asger, the fire demon she is desperate to escape. Then after one performance that amazes even Reggin herself, two wyrdspinners in the audience make her an irresistible offer: return with them to the temple to be trained in seidr, forever free of Asger.

Eiric, Liv, and Reggin’s journeys converge in New Jotunheim, the site of the Temple at the Grove, a paradise fueled by magic. They soon realize that a great evil lurks beneath the dazzling surface, and that old betrayals and long-held grudges may fuel another cataclysmic war. It will require every gift and weapon at their command to prevent it.

Me intending to read this before the HarperCollins strike late last year but didn’t: oops. But if there’s any book I’m going to try and finish from this section (in terms of priority), it would be this one. I’m probably going to aim to read this right after Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods since I’ll be in a mythology mood (assuming my hold breaks free). Hopefully.

Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao

1865 Hanau, Germany Sixteen-year-old Elva has a secret. She has visions and strange powers that she will do anything to hide. She knows the warnings about what happens to witches in their small village of Hanau. She’s heard the terrible things people say about the Witch of the North Woods, and the malicious hunts that follow. But when Elva accidentally witnesses a devastating vision of the future, she decides she has to do everything she can to prevent it. Tapping into her powers for the first time, Elva discovers a magical mirror and its owner—none other than the Witch of the North Woods herself. As Elva learns more about her burgeoning magic, and the lines between hero and villain start to blur, she must find a way to right past wrongs before it’s too late.

If I’ve not read this by the time 2024 rolls around, I think it’s time to say that I’ll probably never get around to one of my current oldest ARCs. I might come back to it many years later like I did with Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor and a few other really old ARCs, but that’s for future me to deal with.

The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao

Anna Xu moving out of her parent’s home and into the dorms across town as she starts freshman year at the local, prestigious Brookings University. But her parents and their struggling Chinese bakery, Sweetea, aren’t far from campus or from mind, either.

At Brookings, Anna wants to keep up her stellar academic performance and to investigate the unsolved campus murder of her childhood babysitter. While there she also finds a familiar face – her middle-school rival, Chris Lu. The Lus also happen to be the Xu family’s business rivals since they opened Sunny’s, a trendy new bakery on Sweetea’s block. Chris is cute but still someone to be wary of – until a vandal hits Sunny’s and Anna matches the racist tag with a clue from her investigation.

Anna grew up in this town, but more and more she feels like maybe she isn’t fully at home here — or maybe it’s that there are people here who think she doesn’t belong. When a very specific threat is made to Anna, she seeks out help from the only person she can. Anna and Chris team up to find out who is stalking her and take on a dangerous search into the hate crimes happening around campus. Can they root out the ugly history and take on the current threat?

The Lies We Tell is a social activism/we all belong here anthem crossed with a thriller and with a rivals-to-romance relationship set on a college campus.

Me last year: I’m going to read this ARC because it’s going to publish in a few weeks!

Also me, one year later: did not actually read said ARC

The Stars Between Us by Cristin Terrill

There’s always been a mystery to Vika Hale’s life. Ever since she was a child, she’s had an unknown benefactor providing for her and her family, making sure that Vika and her sister received the best education they could. Now, Vika longs for a bigger life than one as a poor barmaid on a struggling planet, but those dreams feel out of reach. Until one day Vika learns that her benefactor was a billionaire magnate who recently died under suspicious circumstances, and Vika has shockingly been included in his will. Invited to live on a glittering neighboring planet, Vika steps into a world she can hardly believe is real.

The only blight on Vika’s lavish new life is the constant presence of Sky Foster, a mysterious young man from Vika’s past who works for her benefactors. She doesn’t like or trust Sky, but when she narrowly escapes an explosion and realizes someone is targeting the will’s heirs, Vika knows Sky is the only one who can help her discover the identity of the bomber before she becomes their next victim. As Vika and Sky delve into the truth of the attacks, they uncover a web of secrets, murder, and an underground rebellion who may hold the answers they’ve been looking for. But Sky isn’t who he seems to be, and Vika may not escape this new life unscathed.

In  The Stars Between Us , Cristin Terrill sweeps readers away to a Dickensian-inspired world where secrets are currency and love is the most dangerous risk of all.

I’m going to admit it: I was initially super excited to read this when I came across the book, but now that it’s been awhile and reviews have been around, I’m a little nervous to pick this up. I did enjoy All Our Yesterdays , at least, so I probably will enjoy this, but it’s been so long since I read the book, I don’t remember anything.

(Plus, I was like 16-17 back then; there’s been some reading taste difference!)

Or otherwise known as the books I started in 2022 or early this year and then just stopped because that’s when shit hits the fan in my life.

This is the smallest list with only four books, so we’ll list them all for my personal accountability. (Do you think if I say “I will finish this” repeatedly in my head or maybe a fancy mirror , it’ll actually work some wonders… 🥺)

All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman

The epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman’s New York Times bestselling All of Us Villains duology that’s The Hunger Games with magic. “I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal.”

For the first time in this ancient, bloodstained story, the tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds. A dead boy now lives again. And a new champion has entered the fray, one who seeks to break the curse for good… no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process.

As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse, the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as this story was always intended.

Long-held alliances will be severed. Hearts will break. Lives will end. Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for happily ever after.

What’s kind of wild is I actually started this one when I posted last year’s end of year TBR (right after finishing All of Us Villains , too!) and thought it would be one of the first ones I would finish from the list. And then during my three-week break from work in August, I was fully intending to knock out at least this one if not one of the others. Instead, I gravitated toward all the romance books *.

*Look, there is nothing wrong with reading romance books, but I feel like this is clearly something telling me to drop it like it usually means when I take my sweet time with books, except I don’t think it’s a case of this book isn’t working for me.

RELATED: All of Our Demise review

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering.

Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong’s stead.

Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina seeks out the Sea God, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits—Mina sets out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.

But she doesn’t have much time: A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there are those who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking…

SUHANI , I’M A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE BUDDY READER, AND I AM SO SORRY YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME.

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is why I’m extremely hesitant on just dropping all the books that have been in Currently Reading Purgatory because I actually liked the four chapters that I read . Axie Oh’s writing sucked me in, and then life went south and I just stopped reading. I feel like if I just drop this, I’m not giving the justice it really deserves.

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. But when treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream—striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.

A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of Chang’e, the Chinese moon goddess, in which a young woman’s quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm.  Daughter of the Moon Goddess  begins an enchanting, romantic duology which weaves ancient Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of immortals and magic—where love vies with honor, dreams are fraught with betrayal, and hope emerges triumphant.

Another case of the book and I working really well, but then life went south, and I mostly stopped reading. Daughter of the Moon Goddess has seriously beautiful writing (and cover), and I really hope I can finish this.

This was January 2023’s pick for Bookish Chaos’s monthly readalong on Discord, so thankfully not as long as the others but it’s getting there .

Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother Emrik risk their lives each day to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island. They have to, or else their family will starve.

In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the Landers―the ruling elite, have indentured Koral’s family to provide the maristags for the Glory Race, a deadly chariot tournament reserved for the upper class. The winning contender receives gold and glory. The others―if they’re lucky―survive.

When the last maristag of the year escapes and Koral has no new maristag to sell, her family’s financial situation takes a turn for the worse and they can’t afford medicine for her chronically ill little sister. Koral’s only choice is to do what no one in the world has ever dared: cheat her way into the Glory Race.

But every step of the way is unpredictable as Koral races against contenders―including her ex-boyfriend―who have trained for this their whole lives and who have no intention of letting a low-caste girl steal their glory. When a rebellion rises and rogues attack Koral to try and force her to drop out, she must choose―her life or her sister’s―before the whole island burns.

She grew up battling the monsters that live in the black seas, but it couldn’t prepare her to face the cunning cruelty of the ruling elite. Perfect for fans of  The Hunger Games  and  These Violent Delights , this South Asian-inspired fantasy is a gripping debut about the power of the elite, the price of glory, and one girl’s chance to change it all.

If I only finish a few pages, does it even count as I started the book? 😂

(On the bright side though, since all of these have been so long and I essentially have to start over, there isn’t much to start over for this one. I also don’t remember why I put this on hold either.)

Let’s talk: what do you hope to read/do this fall* (or before the year ends)?

*or spring, for the southern hemisphere folks!

Sophia started blogging in February 2012 for the hell of it and is surprisingly still around. She has a GIF for nearly everything, probably listens to too much K-Pop and is generally in an existential crisis of sorts (she's trying her best). More of her bookish reviews and K-Pop Roundups can be found at The Arts STL .

If you enjoy her posts or found them helpful, consider tipping on KoFi !

• Book Blogger Insider Tag | 6 Years Later in 2024
• Wrath of the Talon by Sophie Kim
• 2024 Goals + Aspirations: Staying Low-Key, with Self-Care as Priority
• Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland

The Last Fallen Realm by Graci Kim

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Related Posts

Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida

The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He

Warping Minds and Other Misdemeanors by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

Reader Interactions

25 comments.

September 19, 2023 at 3:02 am

I hadn’t heard of The Lies We Tell before but it sounds really good. Hope you enjoy it and the rest of the books on this TBR when you get to them 🙂 My Autumn TBR

September 19, 2023 at 6:12 am

I made myself a personal rule to not repeat books on seasonal TBRs, otherwise I’d just be blogging about not having read the same books over and over again!

September 24, 2023 at 1:26 pm

Honestly that’s not a bad rule to have!

September 19, 2023 at 9:31 am

I’m a mood reader too, and I’m absolutely terrible at sticking to lists! My tbr is very long and some of the books on it have been there a very long time. I keep telling myself I’ll get to them eventually! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday . Thank you!

September 19, 2023 at 9:50 am

I feel the same way about being a mood reader. It’s fun, but it also means these seasonal TBR posts can be more like light suggestions. Ha!

Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.

September 19, 2023 at 1:07 pm

HA THE MANY DOWNSIDES OF BEING A MOODREADER. (I can unsurprisingly and tragically relate to enormous degrees) I feel compelled to say that you’re not REALLY missing out on much by not reading only a monster because I hated it enough to genuinely consider hurling my phone down the terrace, but like,,, I also know SO MANY people who absolutely loved it so am afraid it could honestly go either way (although I’m secretly hoping you end up hating it too because then we’d rant together DONT HOLD IT AGAINST ME) I also wasn’t a huge daughter of the moon goddess fan (ok look if I’m being ENTIRELY honest,,,, I hated it. the characters were so flat and one dimensional and the romance Sucked and everything was just. SO. BORING) and I should say I hope you have better luck with it but AHAHAHA I KIND OF HOPE YOU DONT BECAUSE THEN, AGAIN, ID GET A RANTING BUDDY.

but I DO hope you enjoy the rest of these books and POSSIBLY HURL RECOMMENDATIONS MY WAY (I’m convinced my tbr is chronically Too Short even as it towers a good two skyscrapers above me so like) GOOD LUCK SOPHIA

September 24, 2023 at 1:28 pm

SKSLKF if I hate any of them I’ll let you know for sure! I think Daughter of the Moon Goddess is going well but then again… it’s been a while and all I remember is the writing is very very pretty.

I’ve heard mostly positive reviews about Only a Monster as well but I’ve heard a fair amount of negative ones as well (maybe secretly inside I’m scared to start it because I might hate it).

September 19, 2023 at 1:27 pm

I didn’t know Cinda Williams Chima had a mythology series out but that’s so exciting!!

September 24, 2023 at 1:29 pm

I didn’t know about it either at first until I got an email about it! I don’t think there was too much noise for it (that, and also given the book came out days before the HarperCollins strike last year likely impacted it too).

September 19, 2023 at 1:49 pm

I hope you enjoy all these if/when you get to them!

Susan http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

September 19, 2023 at 2:20 pm

I hear you on the mood reader thing. And the overdue ARCs. (sigh)

I’ve had The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea and Daughter of the Moon Goddess on my TBR list since before they came out, but still haven’t read either one.

September 19, 2023 at 2:25 pm

My daughter just read that Vanessa Lee book and said it’s great! I hope you get to it soon.

September 19, 2023 at 2:55 pm

All the best with these, love how you divided them into three, and I think a few of us would have over laps from other lists.

September 19, 2023 at 3:06 pm

I don’t think I’ve read any of these, but the covers and synopsis intrigue me! I doubt I will stick to my list, but I loved creating it haha x

September 24, 2023 at 1:41 pm

I doubt I’ll stick to mine either, but it was definitely fun (which is probably the most important part)!

September 19, 2023 at 3:23 pm

I have The Stars Between Us on my TBR. It’s not my usual go-to genre, but I got it in a blind book box from my favorite bookstore. I hope you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance.

Pam @ Read! Bake! Create! https://readbakecreate.com/autumn-2023-tbr-ten-books-i-hope-to-read/

September 24, 2023 at 1:42 pm

Blind book boxes sound super fun! I think one of my local ones do it as well for different genres but I never tried it myself.

September 19, 2023 at 3:36 pm

A lot of good-sounding books on your list. I haven’t heard of most of the books, but I am intrigued by them. I may just need to add a few to my TBR. Hope you enjoy them.

September 19, 2023 at 9:00 pm

“The Neverending Saga of the Deliver Later Button” I am so relieved someone else does this!

Great list!

September 21, 2023 at 10:44 pm

So many of these sound really good, and are on my TBR list as well. I bought Only a Monster shortly after it came out, and it’s been sitting on my shelf staring at me ever since. I swear, if books can give side eye, half of my shelves would be giving it to me! Happy reading and good luck getting to all of these before the end of the year.

September 24, 2023 at 2:31 pm

You and me both with our books giving us side eyes! I don’t have a bookshelf though, so most of my books are either scattered about in my room in various states of currently reading or in a tote box (but if books could talk in tote boxes then they’d be very judgmental and probably give me a side eye every time I open up the box to get something else out of it).

September 23, 2023 at 10:43 am

Eheh I agrees mood reading sucks, idk how people can just grab one at random.. and READ IT?! Won’t work on me. Need to be in the mood im in. 🫢

Wishing you get to pick atleast one up- you can do it Soph!! 👏🏼

September 24, 2023 at 2:29 pm

Sometimes I do grab one at random and read it, but I definitely get what you mean! If I grab one at random, I HAVE to be in the mood for it.

September 26, 2023 at 3:26 pm

I really relate, both in terms of being a mood reader and in terms of being behind on my ARCs. But I’m extremely impressed that you have gotten your backlog down to 9 books, and even more impressed that you managed not to request any books this year. (Well, hardly any.) I should have that kind of self-discipline if I ever want to get caught up, but I just don’t. Have it, I mean; I do want to catch up.

The covers on some of these are just gorgeous. And the Axie Oh and Sue Lynn Tan books are both on my (massively long) TBR list. I’ll get to them eventually, just… not for a while.

Anyway, best of luck and I hope you’re able to read at least some of these this fall.

October 1, 2023 at 11:29 am

*cackles* Oh yes you ABSOLUTELY should have your button privileges revoked because some of those books are just dying to be let out of the groundhog day that is ‘delivered later’. Ooooo Only A Monster sounds right up my alley like monsters and the fact that the sequel makes it a sentence? Ok I’m down hehe. This post just makes me want to grab a mirror so I can like chant in front of it for you finish your books cause my gosh. The books are screaming to be let out of their prisons sksksksk.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Money blog: Asda was cheapest supermarket for petrol - now it's the most expensive on average

Asda is now the most expensive supermarket for petrol, RAC says; Aldi whiskies have been named among the world's best; our psychology of shopping series concludes with a look at the tricks shops use to get us to spend. Read these and the rest of today's consumer news in the Money blog.

Thursday 6 June 2024 08:45, UK

• Asda goes from cheapest to most expensive supermarket for petrol
• Aldi whiskies named among world's best
• Ed Conway : Claim of £2k tax rise under Labour is over four years - same maths suggests Tories have raised taxes by £13k in last four years
• Ian King : Why European rates decision could impact global economy - and your holiday money

Essential reads

• How brands get you to buy more, more, more
• Top chef shares his take on an Italian classic - and Warwickshire Cheap Eats
• Women in Business : 'I quit well-paid job while seven months pregnant after men said I didn't understand - now I'm a CEO'
• How much are student loans, when do you start paying back and what is the interest?
• Your rights when deliveries or returns don't arrive - and why leaving instructions could jeopardise them
• Best of the Money blog - an archive

Ask a question or make a comment

Three whiskies created by Aldi have been named among the best in the world.

The budget supermarket took home three golds at the International Spirits Challenge awards for: 

• Glen Marnoch Highland Single Scotch Whisky (£18.49, 70cl)
• Highland Earl Blended Scotch Whisky (£16.89, 1L)
• Samuel Joe’s Straight Kentucky Bourbon (£14.99, 70cl)

In the single malt category, Aldi's submission beat the likes of M&S as well as premium brand Lochlea Distillery, which costs around £45 a bottle. 

Other gold winners included Johnnie Walker, Jameson and Glenfiddich. 

Aldi was also given three silver medals for its Highland Black Blended Scotch Whisky, Glen Marnoch Speyside Single Malt Whisky and Glen Marnoch Islay Single Malt Whisky. 

"This industry recognition helps to prove that great quality doesn't have to come with a luxury price tag and customers can be confident they're saving money with us, whilst getting the best whisky taste and experience," said Julie Ashfield, managing director of buying at Aldi UK. 

As we've previously discussed in the Money blog, holidaying Brits can avoid costly roaming charges by using their own travel eSim - and there's now another mainstream option to choose from courtesy of Uswitch.

UK travellers who want to use their phones abroad usually rely on their roaming plans and data passes or sign up for a local SIM at their destination, which can often require time-consuming ID checks and additional documentation.

That can be costly. 

Since Brexit, the UK no longer benefits from several EU-mandated rules, including a worldwide data roaming cap of £45.

Roaming costs, especially in countries outside the EU, can now be as high as £9 for every 1MB of roaming data - equivalent to streaming Netflix for 14.4 seconds.

The savings with eSims are potentially massive, as our cost of living specialist Megan Harwood-Baynes outlined here last month...

USwitch product

Using 10GB of data in Morocco on a UK Pay As You Go network with uncapped fees would cost on average of £56,166, compared to just £17 with a USwitch eSim.

eSims are available online and are entirely digital - meaning customers don't need to visit a phone network store or wait for a physical SIM card to arrive in the post.

Most new smartphones are already compatible with eSim technology, including every iPhone released from 2018 onwards and most Samsung devices released from 2020 onwards.

"eSIMs offer them a newfound freedom that's cheaper than traditional data roaming and with none of the hassle of finding a local SIM card provider when you arrive," said CEO and co-founder of (USwitch's partner in this project) eSIM Go Zacchary Couldrick.

Asda has gone from selling the cheapest petrol out of the supermarket chains to now costing the most, according to the latest fuel price figures.

RAC says Asda's big rivals, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco, all sold a litre of unleaded petrol for 2.1p less on average at the end of May.

Diesel was also coming out costlier at Asda, with the supermarket 2.5p per litre more expensive than the rest of its supermarket competition.

Drivers are being urged - by the RAC - to change their refuelling habits to find the best prices. 

What makes up the cost of a litre of petrol?

The price you pay for fuel at the pumps is governed by wholesale fuel prices, which are affected by several factors.

These include the global price of crude oil, which itself is governed by supply and demand and oil refinery production and capacity.

Distribution costs, fuel duty (currently 52.95p a litre in the UK), VAT (currently at 20%) and profit margins dictated by fuel retailers all come into account when working out why prices of fuel rise and fall.

Fuel duty rate and VAT largely stay the same, though oil prices and the strength of the pound to the US dollar (refined fuel is sold in dollars per metric tonne) can cause prices to be extremely volatile.

How have UK petrol prices changed in the 21st century

Unleaded fuel in 2000 had an average cost of 80.35p, while the average cost of diesel in the same year was 81.73p.

The lowest average cost for unleaded petrol in the last 24 years came in 2002, where the average was 73.5p. Diesel also had its cheapest average cost in this year at 75.6p.

Unsurprisingly, the most expensive average prices for fuel have fallen in recent years. In 2022, the average cost of unleaded fuel was 165.06p and the average cost of diesel was 178.13p.

By Emily Mee , news reporter

We've all been there. You have a bad day and you need a little pick-me-up - so you head straight to your favourite website to buy something new.

That hit of dopamine you get when buying something is what many businesses rely on - and no one seems to understand it better than fast fashion brands. 

But not only is this hurting our wallets, it's also harming the planet. 

In the final part of our psychology of shopping series, we spoke to fair fashion campaigner Venetia La Manna ( @venetialamanna ) - who advocates for a more sustainable approach to clothing - about the little tricks fast fashion companies use to get people to spend, spend, spend... 

Always in a rush - and slippery floors

Many of the techniques fashion companies use involve ensuring people feel rushed to make purchasing decisions. 

Ms La Manna says websites and social media pages are set up to make them look "very immediate" so we "always feel like we have to buy something before it's gone" - meaning you're not able to sit with a purchase and think about whether you need it. 

Fast fashion companies also keep an eye on trends and push out products as soon as possible to make sure people are "buying very, very quickly without necessarily much thought". 

And the sense of urgency is not just limited to online stores.

Ms La Manna says physical clothes shops will make sure their floors are slippery "so you can almost whizz around with more ease".

Often they will also have loud music to encourage "shopping in a frenzy". 

They know what you want

Fashion sites use "highly advanced" search engine optimisation to find out what kind of products their customers are searching for and push these items to them, Ms La Manna says. 

They also work with popular online influencers and get them to post affiliate links - meaning if you want to look like your favourite influencer or celebrity, you can buy what they're wearing "in just a few clicks". 

Ultimately, they are making things "very easy to buy" and often have shopfronts on popular social media sites like Instagram and TikTok. 

Plus, there is the issue of affordability. 

Many are driving their prices down so low that "it makes you feel like 'hey, why not' when it's cheaper than a sandwich or a coffee", Ms La Manna says. 

Heaters at the entrance

Physical shops use other techniques to entice customers to buy. 

For example, Ms La Manna says the heat changes when you go into the shop so you're "invited into a warmer environment". 

Shops are also set out in a specific way, often placing cheaper items near checkouts and easy outfit formulas near each other. 

The dopamine hit

With lots going on in the world, we may be more susceptible to falling into the spending trap than ever. 

"The world is really heavy and people are struggling. Buying fast fashion or buying stuff gives us a momentary hit of dopamine, and of course we need that - when we're suffering, when we're feeling low, [shopping] is an easy one to reach for," Ms La Manna says. 

Despite practising "slow fashion" - trying to buy less and more consciously - for years, Ms La Manna says she still has moments where she feels that buying something would make her feel better. 

But she says it's possible to get much-needed dopamine hits from elsewhere - including by being active in your community, or by taking your time to find something you really, really want (ideally secondhand!). 

Why does it matter? 

Aside from being bad for your wallet, Ms La Manna says overconsumption is also bad for the planet and for the garment workers making your clothes. 

She says many big fashion companies don't pay their garment workers a fair living wage - with many unable to provide food for their families, living in poverty and lacking paid time off. 

The overproduction of clothing is also harming communities in the global south who are left to deal with vast piles of unwanted items, she says. 

The majority of clothes taken to charity shops or recycling bins don't end up being resold - instead they are shipped off largely to places in the global south, where communities are "left to deal with a problem that's not theirs". 

For more information on slow fashion, Ms La Manna suggests checking out The Or Foundation, Remake and the Clean Clothes Campaign. 

P Diddy has sold off his stake in the media company he founded more than a decade ago. 

The rapper, whose real name is Sean Combs, released his shares of Revolt with the company saying the have been fully redeemed and retired. 

Revolt has not disclosed how much Combs was paid for his stake in the hip-hop news and entertainment company, which he founded in 2013.

It also announced a new ownership structure that will give its employees an equity stake in the company. 

The move comes after several lawsuits were filed against Combs , accusing him of sexual assault and rape. 

In November, he was sued by R&B singer Cassie, who said he subjected her to a years-long abusive relationship that included beatings and rape.

Combs settled the lawsuit with Cassie, whose full name is Casandra Ventura, a few days after it was filed.

Three in five secondary school teachers and nearly 80% of primary school teachers are spending their own money on supporting students, according to new research.

A report by the National Foundation for Educational Research, based on a survey of 1,282 teachers and senior leaders, found a quarter of teachers had already spent £100 of their own cash on their pupils or school this academic year.

Some 79% of primary school teachers and 62% of secondary school educators reported spending their own money at some point.

And nearly one in five primary and 17% of secondary teachers said they were spending money on meeting pastoral needs such as providing food or clothes.

Jude Hillary, the NFER's co-head of UK policy and practice, said the report "clearly highlights the high level of need among young people".

She said teachers were "going above and beyond to meet pupils' pastoral needs using their personal funds" and the "unrecognised" support was coming at a time when staff themselves are facing their own cost pressures.

Tesco has started re-stocking its packs of a dozen eggs online, after lengthy supply issues forced them to stop selling them.

The supermarket had already re-started selling them in stores, but online shoppers had to buy two packs of six eggs if they wanted 12, costing them very slightly more.

The shortages began in the autumn of 2022 as farmers left the industry or pulled back on production due to rising costs.

An outbreak of bird flu last year also impacted the sector.

Customers of Loveholidays have had their travel plans thrown into chaos after the parent company of two of its partners unexpectedly went bust. 

In a post on Facebook, the holiday firm said FTI Group, which owns YouTravel and Meeting Point, had filed for insolvency. 

As a result, the accommodation and transfer arrangements of some travellers have been affected. 

A "small number" of hotels have already started contacting Loveholiday travellers, asking them to pay for their rooms again.

In the comments of the post, one person said they had been "threatened to be removed by police" for refusing to pay again. 

"We are supposed to go home Thursday evening and worried our transfers and flights might be affected because we are refusing to pay again," Scott Love wrote. 

"Shambles this and has ruined our holiday for me, my partner and three children." 

Several other people commented, asking the provider to tell them if their trip had been impacted. 

Loveholidays said it was "working hard" to honour its customers bookings and "minimise disruption" to any holiday. 

It also said it was "absolutely committed" to covering costs and was working with affected customers, and the hotels involved, to make sure that happens.

Those who are on holiday and need support have been advised to contact the holiday support team by calling the number on their booking documents. 

"If you're travelling with us soon and are wondering if your holiday is affected: Please don't worry. There is nothing you need to do - our team is working hard to honour any impacted bookings with another partner," Loveholidays added. 

Sky News has contacted the company for comment. 

Chef Tom Brown has announced he is closing his high-end Hackney restaurant Cornerstone due to high costs of the tasting menu format and changing diner preferences.

The seafood-focused restaurant first opened in 2018 and earned a Michelin star in 2021.

In a statement, Brown said Cornerstone had been his "proudest moment" and his "home for the last six years", and added that his focus would now be on his nearby Pearly Queen site.

First Direct is ending its text message banking service after 25 years, according to a report.

An email seen by This Is Money said the service - which texts customers mini bank statements and alerts them to their balance dropping below a certain amount - will be stopped on 10 August.

First Direct told the outlet that customers could get "more detailed and up-to-date information" by logging onto its app or online banking.

Tesco has partnered with Virgin Red to offer Clubcard holders the chance to turn points into experiences.

Those signed up to the supermarket's loyalty scheme will get twice the points value when they turn points earned on their shopping into Virgin Points.

A bonus 5,000 points is available for anyone who signs up to auto-exchange all their Clubcard points to Virgin Points for the first time.

McDonald's has lost the EU trademark for "Big Mac" when it comes to chicken sandwiches after a long-running dispute with an Irish restaurant chain. 

The European Court of Justice upheld a complaint from Galway-based Supermac's against the US fast food giant. 

The trademark for the words "Big Mac" was initially registered with the EU International Property Office (EUIPO) in respect of meat, fish and chicken sandwiches as well as a range of restaurant services by McDonald's in 1996.

Generally, the rights of a holder to an EU trademark are revoked if it has not been put to genuine use within a continuous period of five years.

Supermac's argued McDonald's had insufficiently used the contested trademark in relation to "chicken sandwiches".

McDonald's and the EUIPO put forward examples of advertisements and display boards relating to "Grand Big Mac Chickens".

However, the court found the evidence was not sufficient to prove McDonald's had used the contested trademark enough in relation to poultry products.

Supermac's complaint was upheld and McDonald's protection of the phrase for such purposes was overturned. 

Be the first to get Breaking News

Install the Sky News app for free

10 books you should read in June, including Questlove's hip-hop memoir, a reality TV history by a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a new romance from Brynne Weaver

10 books you should read in june, including questlove's hip-hop memoir, a reality tv history by a pulitzer prize winner, and a new romance from brynne weaver, beach weather is just around the corner, so here are a few books to take with you while you're soaking up the sun.

Regular A.V. Club readers may have noticed that our book coverage has dropped off significantly in the last few years. There were reasons for that, but those reasons no longer have a say in what we write about, so we’re cautiously venturing back into the realm of books because hey, why not? We figured bringing back our monthly preview of new releases, which we stopped doing regularly in 2022, would be a good place to start.

With all that out of the way, let’s take a look at some new books coming out this June. We’ve selected a wide range of titles that should appeal to readers of every sort. You’ll find nonfiction, literary fiction, humor, horror, science-fiction, and romance here. Whether you’re looking for something to take with you on vacation or you want a page-turner to relax with at home, we’ve got you covered, from cover to cover.

The Future Was Color by Patrick Nathan

Release date: June 4, 2024

Publisher: Counterpoint

Why not kick off Pride month with a book with a protagonist who reclaims his identity as a queer Jewish immigrant in 1950s Hollywood? As a Hungarian immigrant working as a studio hack writing monster movies in 1950s Hollywood, George Curtis (born György) must navigate the McCarthy-era studio system filled with possible communists and spies, the life of closeted men along Sunset Boulevard, and the inability of the era to cleave love from persecution and guilt. But when a famous actress offers George a writing residency at her estate in Malibu to work on the political writing he cares most deeply about, his world is blown open. Soon she’s carrying George like an ornament into a class of postwar L.A. society ordinarily hidden from men like him. If you enjoyed the Showtime series Fellow Travelers and are looking for more queer stories that blend the personal with the political, The Future Was Color should fit the bill nicely.

Birds Aren’t Real: The True Story Of Mass Avian Murder And The Largest Surveillance Campaign In US History by Peter McIndoe, Connor Gaydos

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

If you haven’t heard of the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement, what have you been doing with your life? What do you think all those birds sitting on the powerlines are doing all day? Charging their batteries, of course. Because, like all birds, they’re actually surveillance drones in disguise sent by the Deep State to keep tabs on us private citizens. Sure, there may be scoffers who would have you believe this is all just a fake conspiracy created by pranksters to poke fun at actual conspiracy theorists and their stubborn resistance to facts and logic. But isn’t that a conspiracy theory in itself? “Bird Truthers” Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos include evidence to support their very real and super normal beliefs in this new manifesto, which contains charts, illustrations, activities, and leaked government documents. Whether or not you’re one of the faithful, it promises to be a fun read at least.

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

Publisher: Zando

The second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy , after last year’s Butcher & Blackbird , features a brand new dark romance to dig into. Told in the same dual narrative style, Leather & Lark is the story of Lachlan, a leather worker who’s secretly a contract killer (and the older brother of Butcher & Blackbird ’s Rowan), and Lark, a singer-songwriter with some pretty big secrets of her own. This one’s got lots of juicy romance tropes, including fake marriage, enemies to lovers, and the ever-popular grumpy/sunshine dynamic. If you haven’t read the first book, don’t worry about being lost with this one. Although the books take place in a single interconnected world, each volume in the series features a stand-alone love story. Weaver writes her killer characters hot and heavy, and doesn’t hold back on the blood and gore, so be aware this series is not for the faint of heart.

Horror Movie: A Novel by Paul Tremblay

Release date: June 11, 2024

Publisher: William Morrow

Paul Tremblay’s award-winning book The Cabin At The End Of The World was the basis for last year’s Knock At The Cabin , so he knows a thing or two about the horror movie genre (not that his books weren’t already proof enough). His latest psychological thriller, Horror Movie: A Novel , has been described as a twist on the “cursed film” genre. When a Hollywood studio sets out to make a big-budget reboot of a notorious 1990s slasher the one surviving cast member gets caught up in the hype and way in over his head. As the dangerous secrets of the original production start to come to light, he finds himself losing touch with reality and slipping back into the past. But he’s determined to make the new film a success, no matter the cost. It sounds like this one will really mess with your head, in the best kind of way.

Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove with Ben Greenman

Publisher: AUWA

Part memoir, part historical narrative, this book chronicles the first half-century of hip-hop from the point of view of one of its most accomplished figures and biggest fans: Questlove. The co-founder of the Roots traces the history of the musical genre through his own personal journey, from growing up in a musical family in Philadelphia to becoming a Grammy-winning musician and an Oscar-winning filmmaker, as well as a successful author, producer, and entrepreneur. In Hip-Hop Is History , he highlights both the forgotten but influential gems and the undeniable chart-topping hits—and weaves it all together with the stories no one else knows. Written by a fan for fans, this would make a good addition to any music-focused library.

Moonbound: A Novel by Robin Sloan

Publisher: MCD

Robin Sloan, the author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore and Sourdough , has a new book out this month that takes place 11,000 years in the future yet, according to the publisher, still somehow exists within the Penumbraverse. You’ll have to read it to find out exactly how. Sloan is fond of sending his characters off on epic quests, and this time is no different. His protagonist Ariel is called to explore a world full of unimaginable glories and challenges: unknown enemies, a mission to save the world, a girl. Narrated by a sentient artificial intelligence responsible for keeping records of the entirety of human history, the novel is an enticing cocktail of fantasy, science-fiction, and action-adventure. Sloan hasn’t yet attempted anything on this kind of scale before, but he knows how to tell a complex story that keeps you turning pages, so it feels like it’s easily within his skill set.

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

This book isn’t even out yet and the rights have already been acquired by A24 , with plans to turn it into an Apple TV+ series executive produced by David E. Kelley and starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman. That’s a pretty solid recommendation already. But what’s it about, you ask? It’s about Margo Millet, the daughter of a Hooters waitress and a former pro wrestler, who has an affair with a college professor that ends with her pregnant and broke. As an unemployed single mom, her options are limited, but when her estranged father comes back into her life she hatches a scheme to make money on OnlyFans by sharing his wrestling-based writing advice with her followers. It sounds like a plot created by Mad Libs, but we can’t say we aren’t intrigued.

Middle Of The Night by Riley Sager

Release date: June 18, 2024

Publisher: Dutton

This highly anticipated new mystery thriller is loaded with the kinds of twists and turns and complex storytelling fans have come to expect from the author of Final Girls and The Only One Left . It begins with Ethan, who is haunted by the abduction of his best friend Billy while they were camping out in a tent on his front lawn as kids. After 30 years, Ethan returns to his childhood home and starts to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. The mysterious occurrences prompt Ethan to investigate what really happened that night, a quest that reunites him with former friends and neighbors and leads him into the woods that surround the neighborhood. The closer he gets to the truth, the more he realizes that no place—be it quiet forest or suburban street—is completely safe. Sager has been associated with the relatively new marketing term “summer suspense,” and it’s not hard to see why. His novels breezily reel you in and before you know it, you’re hooked.

Bear by Julia Phillips

Release date: June 25, 2024

Publisher: Hogarth

Julia Phillips captivated readers with her debut novel Disappearing Earth , a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. That’s a tough act to follow, but Phillips has proven she’s up to the task. Her latest book, Bear , is about two sisters who live together with their ailing mother in a rundown house on a resort island off the Pacific Northwest coast. They’re both stuck in minimum-wage jobs serving the wealthy tourists who visit the island, but they have plans to sell the house and leave once their mother dies. Those plans are upended when a large bear appears near their home, and their very different reactions to it cause a rift between the sisters. Loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fable Snow White And Rose Red , the book is somehow grounded and highly symbolic at the same time.

Cue The Sun! The Invention Of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

Publisher: Random House

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Emily Nussbaum dives deep into the history of reality TV in this extensively reported book, from its humble game-show beginnings to the pop-culture force of nature it eventually became. Through interviews with creators and insiders, Nussbaum takes you through seven decades of television history via four paths of reality innovation—game shows, prank shows, soap operas, and clip shows—that united in the Survivor format, sparking a tumultuous Hollywood gold rush. A must-read for fans of the genre, it casts an affectionate yet critical eye on the shows that made it what it is today.

• Skip to main content
• Keyboard shortcuts for audio player

• LISTEN & FOLLOW
• Apple Podcasts
• Google Podcasts
• Amazon Music

Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed.

Books We Love: NPR's end-of-the-year book recommendations

Andrew Limbong

NPR's end-of-the-year book recommendations are back! With something for every reader, Books We Love has over 400 sortable titles.

Copyright © 2022 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.

NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.

The Not-Quite End of the Book Tour

6 a.m. flights, three-person audiences, and “escorts”: inside the 21st-century reality of a storied institution.

As I was flying from my home in Slovenia to New York for a week-long tour to promote my new book in June, I fantasized about the knishes and bialys I would consume during my travels. Even while daydreaming, though, I was acutely aware of what a rarity it is these days for an author to be sent on a book tour at all. In recent years, and especially since the recession of 2008, when author advances shrunk and publishing had to tighten its collective belt , one of the first things to go were book tours (not to mention the all-but-extinct beast called the “book release party”).

Recommended Reading

An Introverted Writer’s Lament

We Were the Last of the Nice Negro Girls

When Your Final Exam Is Surviving the Wilderness

For publishers, sending authors on tour is expensive—they have to cover transport, meals, and nice hotels. And perhaps more importantly, touring doesn’t necessarily translate into better book sales. It’s hard to tell, in fact, what effect they have at all, as sales records don’t show what prompted someone to buy the book, only where the book was purchased. With the publication of my two books, most recently The Art of Forgery in June, I’ve found myself part of a lucky group that still gets to partake in this somewhat fading institution. I’ve witnessed firsthand how publishers have adapted to a changing industry—by becoming more selective about which authors to send on tour, which promotional appearances to secure, and how to make the dollars stretch.

The editors and publicists I spoke to for this article explained that, back in the day, publishers would send authors out on tour fairly regularly—the more events and cities covered, the better. But in this new, more austere era, publishers only regularly pay to send authors who are compelling public speakers, authors with large established audiences who are guaranteed to sell well and therefore cover expenses (the James Pattersons, Gary Shteyngarts, J.K. Rowlings, and so on), or authors with a high profile that extends beyond books (such as actors, athletes, comedians). Publishers might send the odd debut writer, in hopes of more media coverage, but it’s no longer a given.

Obviously not falling into the second or third category, I’m more the kind of author who gets a kick out of the times I’ve been able to go out, meet people, and talk about my books. For me, writing is a great but solitary activity, normally undertaken in a dark room, alone, while I’m in my pajamas. I enjoy the adrenaline of performance; the bigger the audience, the better. I’ve spoken for audiences ranging in size from 700 to three (more on that later), and been interviewed by everyone from local blogs with a readership in the low hundreds to the BBC. But I’m aware that being offered these opportunities is a huge privilege, and not the norm—for most authors the publicity process involves phone or email interviews, with maybe a single local bookstore event.

In order to swing sending authors out on tour, publishers today have to make compromises. Previously, authors would get a company credit card and sort out their own travel arrangements, accommodations, and meals without supervision—often a wasteful approach. Then publishers began to experiment with sending publicists out with authors to serve two functions: as a fixer (with a theoretically more measured use of the company credit card) and chaperone. But this meant double the expense: twice the plane and train tickets, twice the meals, twice the hotels. Then arrived another solution that I only learned about on my first tour, back in 2007 for my novel The Art Thief . It peeled back the veil over this quasi-legendary concept of authors on tour (I imagined groupies, whiskey, cigarette smoke, typewriters), and exposed me to a new, and completely fascinating, role that I never knew existed: that of the awkwardly named “escort.”

Author escorts are local residents of the cities visited by those of us on tour, and are subcontracted by publishers to meet and guide authors who come into town. (You can spot them at airports and train stations, because they’re always carrying a copy of your book.) Most in my experience have been elegant, middle-aged women with pearl necklaces and SUVs and husbands in banking, women who read vast numbers of books, know their cities inside out, and are thrilled to show visitors around. They do have the company credit card, and anything you do while they’re with you is paid for (free food is the siren song for writers, impossible to resist). In all, the escort system is a more cost-effective way to get authors where they need to be: Because escorts live in the city in question, the publisher doesn’t need to fly them in or spring for their hotel.

Escorts, for their part, make hectic book tours exponentially easier. On my first tour in 2007 , I ping-ponged around 12 cities, and not in any order that made geographic sense (for some reason San Francisco was scheduled for the day between events in Austin and Houston). I’d get up each morning around 6, groggily pack up my bag at another hotel, and be driven to the airport for an early flight to the next city. There I’d be picked up by the next escort, who’d be smiling and brandishing my book. My escort would bring me to interviews, radio stations, TV studios, press junkets in hotel rooms, to meals (they always know the best places to eat), and then to the book event.

Blurry-eyed authors, uncertain of the day of the week, their current location, or just who is president of the United States, require handholding to maintain such a packed schedule. My most recent tour for The Art of Forgery , which ended in June, included five cities in seven days, with three of the cities featuring in a single day: up at 5 a.m. in Boston, a flight to New York to film an interview for CBS This Morning , then a train to New Haven for an event.

Escorts are often the most interesting person an author will meet on a book tour. In Chicago for The Art Thief, my escort was an aspiring writer planning to pen a memoir called Super Jew , while my San Francisco escort was a novelist who had a hit about Beat vampires back in the ’70s. Authors can go a bit stir crazy, repeating roughly the same presentation night after night, and answering the same questions interview after interview, so a bit of spontaneity and company can be refreshing.

By and large, book tours mostly entail maneuvering to get on radio shows or TV programs, and less glamorous elements, like attending bookstore readings where hardly anyone shows up. At one reading, I had only three people in the audience— including my escort for that city ... and my dad. At the time, I didn’t understand why my publisher had flown me all the way out to play, essentially, to an empty house. But then the store manager wheeled out hundreds of books to sign for the first-edition mail club, and I understood: Book events are not just about selling to the people who attend them, which even for prominent authors can mean only a few dozen copies sold. They’re about getting authors local media attention, getting bookstore staffers face time with authors so they can promote the books, and signing copies. While signed books do sell better, they also can’t be returned to the publisher if they don’t sell—a win-win for publishers.

The national end of things can be even trickier to navigate. From my publisher’s perspective, the main selling point on my U.S. tour in June was my appearance on Fresh Air , a nationally syndicated NPR radio show that’s considered the ne plus ultra of book-selling radio. The host Terry Gross is mistress of 4.5 million regular listeners who consume books like Tic Tacs and who are the target audience for all American publishers of non-fiction, and anything literary.

So many interviews these days are by phone or Skype or email that it’s not strictly necessary to have Author A in Location B in order to get media coverage, but Fresh Air is an exception, preferring guests who can appear in the flesh. And while I did major live events in Washington, D.C. and in New York, each event only reached a few hundred people, at most. My NPR appearance alone justified the considerable cost of paying my way to, and around the U.S. on this tour, because it was bound to offer a boost in sales. While touring alone may be expensive and rarely leads directly to better book sales, Fresh Air alone can launch a bestseller.

Programs like Fresh Air can take on an outsize influence given the tenuous state of book reviewing —the practice has been purportedly dying since at least 1959 . On the TV end of things, this year marked the departure of two major promotional platforms for the book industry : The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report , where renowned public intellectuals and authors from small presses alike could get national attention. As Alex Shephard of the independent publisher Melville House noted , “ an appearance [on those shows] couldn’t guarantee a book would become a bestseller, but it was about as close to a sure thing as you could get in an incredibly uncertain marketplace.” He added that the loss of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report should serve as a reminder that the book industry has long relied on third parties such as critics for promotion and that it should think of new, better ways to market itself. It’s unclear whether publishers will see tours as part of the future of book-selling—but for the sake of readers and writers alike, they should.

With the exception of the recent movie about David Foster Wallace, The End of the Tour , there are few recent examples of book tours in popular culture, making the institution a hazy myth in most people’s minds. Which means few are aware of the unfortunate changes that have befallen the tradition. Book tours for the already-famous will always continue, but there’s a real danger that publishers will decide that the rest of us authors are no longer worth sending on tour at all, a trend that is well under way . This would be a great shame: Tours are often the only chance for writers to spend time with the actual people who read their books. There’s already a big disconnect between readers and authors, who often exist only as an abstraction, as a name on a book spine, or perhaps as a Facebook “friend” you’ve never seen in the flesh.

Tours bridge that gap. The TV appearances may be the shiniest of the trophies on publicists’ walls, but there’s no feeling as good for an author as shaking the hand of someone who genuinely loved something you wrote. And as a reader, I can say that I get a jolt of endorphins when I meet a favorite author in person; it’s a surreal event that all but guarantees I’ll remain a devoted reader for years to come. In a world this big, it’s a wonderful thing that encounters like these help keep people’s love of books alive. So it’s my sincere hope that the publishing industry won’t let the book tour die, not just as a writer, but as a reader. As flawed, fatiguing, and unreliable as it is, it is also undeniably special.

Book Scrolling

Best Book Lists, Award Aggregation, & Book Data

The Best Books of 2023 – All Genres (A Year-End List Aggregation)

“What are the best All Genres of books released in 2023?” We looked at 1262 of the top books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 48 books, all appearing on 5 or more “Best All Genres” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 1000+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

Our other Best Of 2023 Articles:

• The Best Art, Photography, And Coffee Table Books
• The Best AudioBooks
• The Best Biography And Memoir Books
• The Best Graphic Novels And Comics
• The Best Cookbooks
• The Best Fiction Books
• The Best Books (All Catergories)
• The Best History Books
• The Best Kids, Children, and Youth Books
• The Best Mystery, Horror, and Thriller Books
• The Best Nonfiction Books
• The Best Picture Books
• The Best Poetry Books
• The Best Science And Nature Books
• The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books
• The Best Young Adult Books

Previous Years: 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015

Happy Scrolling!

Top 48 Best All Genres of Books From 2023

48.) a living remedy written by nicole chung.

Lists It Appears On:

• Chicago Public Library
• Harpers Bazaar

From the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of family, class and grief–a daughter’s search to understand the lives her adoptive parents led, the life she forged as an adult, and the lives she’s lost….

47.) Above Ground written by Clint Smith

• Modern Mrs Darcy

A remarkable poetry collection with “inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom” (Monica Youn) from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics Circle award-winning author of How the Word Is Passed. Clint Smith’s vib…

46.) Absolution written by Alice McDermott

• Maureen Corrigan

You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives. American women–American wives–have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, marri…

45.) Age of Vice written by Deepti Kapoor

This is the age of vice, where money, pleasure, and power are everything, and the family ties that bind can also kill. New Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead. It’s a rich man’s car, but w…

44.) Big Swiss written by Jen Beagin

Greta lives with her friend Sabine in an ancient Dutch farmhouse in Hudson, New York. The house is unrenovated, uninsulated, and full of bees. Greta spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a sex coach who calls himself Om. She becomes infat…

43.) Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution written by Cat Bohannon

• The Conversation
• The Globe And Mail

A myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is, how it came to be, and how this evolution still shapes all our lives today “A page-turning whistle-stop tour …

42.) Happy Place written by Emily Henry

Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t….

41.) Kairos written by Jenny Erpenbeck

• The Economist

In the opinion of her superbly gifted translator Michael Hofmann, Kairos is the great post-Unification novel. And, as The New Republic has commented on his work as a translator: “Hofmann’s translation is invaluable–it achieves what translations are …

40.) Romantic Comedy written by Curtis Sittenfeld

• The San Diego Union Tribune

Good Morning America Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, a late-night live comedy show that airs every Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she’s long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional …

39.) The Postcard written by Anne Berest

January, 2003. Together with the usual holiday cards, an anonymous postcard is delivered to the Berest family home. On the front, a photo of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. On the back, the names of Anne Berest’s maternal great-grandparents, Ephraïm and …

38.) The Talk written by Darrin Bell

• Shelf Awareness

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor winner! As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very difficult conversation far too familiar to so many Black and Brown Americans in this gentle and ultimately hop…

37.) The Woman in Me written by Britney Spears

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice–her truth–was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the fi…

36.) When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era written by Donovan X. Ramsey

• New York Public Library

A poignant and compelling re-examination of a tragic era in America history . . . insightful . . . and deeply moving.”–Bryan Stevenson, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The crack epidemi…

35.) A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them written by Timothy Egan

• California Review Of Books

A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the riveting story of the Klan’s rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them. The Roaring Twenties–the Ja…

34.) Anansi’s Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World written by Yepoka Yeebo

• Brittle Paper

The astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian con artist pulled off one of the 20th century’s longest-running and most spectacular frauds. When Ghana won its independence from Britain in 1957, it instantly became a target for h…

33.) Blackouts written by Justin Torres

Out in the desert in a place called the Palace, a young man tends to a dying soul, someone he once knew briefly but who has haunted the edges of his life: Juan Gay. Playful raconteur, child lost and found and lost, guardian of the institutionalized, …

32.) Bright Young Women written by Jessica Knoll

Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime, Jessica Knoll–author of the bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive and the writer behind the Netflix adaption starring Mila Kunis–delivers a new and exhilarating thriller in Bri…

31.) Holly written by Stephen King

Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr. Mercedes to Bill Hodges’s partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in The Outsider. In K…

30.) I Have Some Questions for You written by Rebecca Makkai

A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past–the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the murder of her former roommate, Thalia Ke…

29.) North Woods written by Daniel Mason

• The Washington Post

An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to growing apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths an ancient mass grave–only to discov…

28.) Poverty, by America written by Matthew Desmond

The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and…

27.) The Covenant of Water written by Abraham Verghese

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret…

26.) The Guest written by Emma Cline

A ripple of anxiety made her palms go damp. It seemed suddenly very tenuous to believe that anything would stay hidden, that she could successfully pass from one world to another.” Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex …

25.) This Other Eden written by Paul Harding

During the tumultuous summer of 1912, Matthew Diamond, a retired, idealistic but prejudiced schoolteacher-turned-missionary, disrupts the community’s fragile balance through his efforts to educate its children. His presence attracts the attention of …

24.) Biography of X written by Catherine Lacey

From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a notorious artist. When X–an iconoclastic artist, writer, and polarizing shape-shifter–falls dead in her office, her widow, CM, wild with grief and refus…

23.) Let Us Descend written by Jesmyn Ward

Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslave…

22.) The Fraud written by Zadie Smith

From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story–and who gets to be believed It is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet…

21.) Crook Manifesto written by Colson Whitehead

It’s 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is careening towards bankruptcy, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Amidst this collective nervous breakdown furniture sto…

20.) Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World written by Naomi Klein

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self–a double who was almost you and yet not you at all? What if that double shared many of your preoccupations but, in a twisted, upside-down way, furthered the very causes you’d devo…

19.) Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World written by John Vaillant

In May 2016, Fort McMurray, the hub of Canada’s oil industry and America’s biggest foreign supplier, was overrun by wildfire. The multi-billion-dollar disaster melted vehicles, turned entire neighborhoods into firebombs, and drove 88,000 people from …

18.) Fourth Wing written by Rebecca Yarros

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, t…

17.) Hello Beautiful written by Ann Napolitano

William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him–so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up…

16.) King: A Life written by Jonathan Eig

King mixes revelatory new research with accessible storytelling to offer an MLK for our times. Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther Kin…

15.) Lone Women written by Victor LaValle

Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It’s locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear. The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her pa…

14.) Pineapple Street written by Jenny Jackson

A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading he…

13.) Tom Lake written by Ann Patchett

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers….

12.) All the Sinners Bleed written by S.A. Cosby

Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, quiet Charon has had only two murders. But after years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem …

11.) Chain-Gang All-Stars written by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly popular, highly controversial profit-raising program in America’s increasingly …

10.) How to Say Babylon written by Safiya Sinclair

• The Atlantic

Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair’s father, a volatile reggae musician and militant adherent to a strict sect of Rastafari, became obsessed with her purity, in particular, with the threat of what Rastas call Babylon, the immoral and corruptin…

9.) Land of Milk and Honey written by C Pam Zhang

• Scientific American

The award-winning author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold returns with a rapturous and revelatory novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing…

8.) Our Share of Night written by Mariana Enriquez

A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travel to her ancestral home, where they must confront the terrifying legacy she has bequeathed: a family called …

7.) The Vaster Wilds written by Lauren Groff

A taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, about one spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but he…

6.) Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma written by Claire Dederer

This unflinching, deeply personal book expands on Claire Dederer’s instantly viral Paris Review essay, “What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?” Can we love the work of artists such as Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Miles Davis, Polanski, or Picasso? …

5.) The Bee Sting written by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting, an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart. The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie’s once-lucrative car business is goin…

4.) The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder written by David Grann

From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, show…

3.) Birnam Wood written by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood is on the move . . . A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass on New Zealand’s South Island, cutting off the town of Thorndike and leaving a sizable farm abandoned. The disaster presents an opportunity for Birnam Wood, an undeclared, unregu…

2.) The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store written by James McBride

The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom …

1.) Yellowface written by R.F. Kuang

Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks….

The 1000+ Additional Best All Genres of Books Released In 2023

50) Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries – Heather Fawcett List: (Kobo, NPR, NY Times, Shepherd)

51) Enter Ghost – Isabella Hammad List: (Chicago Public Library, NY Times, The Skinny, Vulture)

52) I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home – Lorrie Moore List: (Lit Hub, Maureen Corrigan, Scientific American, Vulture)

53) Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia – Gary J. Bass List: (NPR, NY Times, The Economist, The Washington Post)

54) Loot – Tania James List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, Paste, The Washington Post)

55) Maame – Jessica George List: (Brittle Paper, Harpers Bazaar, Kobo, Vulture)

56) Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom – Ilyon Woo List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, NY Times, Time)

57) Mobility – Lydia Kiesling List: (Lit Hub, NPR, Slate, Time)

58) My Murder – Katie Williams List: (Lit Hub, NPR, NYPL, The San Diego Union Tribune)

59) My Name Is Barbra – Barbra Streisand List: (Harpers Bazaar, NPR, NY Times, Time)

60) Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” – Héctor Tobar List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, NY Times, Time)

61) Pageboy: A Memoir – Elliot Page List: (Five Books, Indigo, NY Times, Time)

62) Prophet – Helen MacDonald and Sin Blaché List: (Book Riot, NYPL, Scientific American, Shelf Awareness)

63) Quietly Hostile: Essays – Samantha Irby List: (Chicago Public Library, Indigo, Kobo, NPR)

64) Shubeik Lubeik – Deena Mohamed List: (Brittle Paper, New York Public Library, NPR, NYPL)

65) Small Mercies: A Detective Mystery – Dennis Lehane List: (Amazon, NPR, Shepherd, Telegraph)

66) Starling House – Alix E. Harrow List: (Book Riot, Indigo, NPR, Tor)

67) Study for Obedience – Sarah Bernstein List: (Five Books, NPR, Telegraph, The Skinny)

68) The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi – Shannon Chakraborty List: (New York Public Library, NPR, NYPL, Tor)

69) The Future – Naomi Alderman List: (Amazon, Indigo, Paste, Time)

70) The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration – Jake Bittle List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, NYPL, Vulture)

71) The Last Tale of the Flower Bride – Roshani Chokshi List: (Kobo, NPR, Paste, Tor)

72) The Rachel Incident – Caroline O’Donoghue List: (Chicago Public Library, Lit Hub, NPR, Time)

73) The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History – Ned Blackhawk List: (Esquire, NPR, NY Times, The San Diego Union Tribune)

74) The Wren, the Wren – Anne Enright List: (Harpers Bazaar, NPR, The Conversation, Time)

75) Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers – Jesse Q. Sutanto List: (Five Books, NPR, NYPL, Shepherd)

76) Victory City – Salman Rushdie List: (NPR, NY Times, Shepherd, Time)

77) Waiting to Be Arrested at Night – Tahir Hamut Izgil List: (BookPage, NY Times, The Economist, Time)

78) Wellness – Nathan Hill List: (Amazon, Harpers Bazaar, Modern Mrs Darcy, NPR)

79) Western Lane – Chetna Maroo List: (Five Books, NPR, NY Times, The Economist)

80) Whalefall – Daniel Kraus List: (Book Riot, Chicago Public Library, NPR, Shelf Awareness)

81) White Cat, Black Dog – Kelly Link List: (Chicago Public Library, NYPL, Slate, Tor)

82) Wifedom – Anna Funder List: (NY Times, Shepherd, Telegraph, The Economist)

83) Y/N – Esther Yi List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, NY Times, Time)

84) A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder – Mark O’Connell List: (NY Times, Slate, The Economist)

85) After Sappho – Selby Wynn Schwartz List: (Five Books, NY Times, Time)

86) All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me – Patrick Bringley List: (Book Riot, NPR, NYPL)

87) Bellies – Nicola Dinan List: (Book Riot, NPR, Them)

88) Chain Gang All Stars – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah List: (Lit Hub, NPR, Paste)

89) Couplets: A Love Story – Maggie Millner List: (The Atlantic, The San Diego Union Tribune, Vulture)

90) Falling Back in Love with Being Human – Kai Cheng Thom List: (Indigo, The Globe And Mail, Them)

91) Family Lore – Elizabeth Acevedo List: (Harpers Bazaar, NPR, Time)

92) From From: Poems – Monica Youn List: (NPR, NY Times, Time)

93) Good Night, Irene – Luis Alberto Urrea List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, Shelf Awareness)

94) Homebodies – Tembe Denton-Hurst List: (Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Them)

95) I Am Still With You – Emmanuel Iduma List: (Brittle Paper, Time, Vulture)

96) In Memoriam – Alice Winn List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, Shelf Awareness)

97) Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Torzs List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, NY Times)

98) Learned by Heart – Emma Donoghue List: (Harpers Bazaar, Indigo, Shepherd)

99) Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice – Cristina Rivera Garza List: (NPR, NY Times, Time)

100) Monstrilio – Gerardo Samano Cordova List: (Book Riot, Chicago Public Library, NPR)

101) None of This is True – Lisa Jewell List: (Indigo, NPR, Shepherd)

102) Old God’s Time – Sebastian Barry List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, Shepherd)

103) Ordinary Notes – Christina Sharpe List: (NPR, NY Times, The Atlantic)

104) Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears – Michael Schulman List: (NPR, NY Times, The Globe And Mail)

105) Prophet Song – Paul Lynch List: (Five Books, NPR, The Economist)

106) Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs – Jamie Loftus List: (NPR, The San Diego Union Tribune, Vulture)

107) Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China’s Cultural Revolution – Tania Branigan List: (Chicago Public Library, Five Books, Time)

108) Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 – Christopher Clark List: (Five Books, Telegraph, The Economist)

109) Roaming – Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, Them)

110) Rouge – Mona Awad List: (Kobo, Lit Hub, Tor)

111) Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair – Mercury Stardust List: (NPR, NYPL, Them)

112) Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock – Jenny Odell List: (Chicago Public Library, Esquire, Harpers Bazaar)

113) Some People Need Killing – Patricia Evangelista List: (NY Times, The Economist, Time)

114) Spare – Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex List: (NPR, Shepherd, Time)

115) Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory – Janet Malcolm List: (Five Books, The Economist, Vulture)

116) Temple Folk – Aaliyah Bilal List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR, Time)

117) The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession – Michael Finkel List: (Amazon, Indigo, Lit Hub)

118) The Berry Pickers – Amanda Peters List: (Amazon, Harpers Bazaar, Indigo)

119) The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions – Jonathan Rosen List: (NY Times, Slate, The Atlantic)

120) The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight – Andrew Leland List: (Lit Hub, NPR, The Atlantic)

121) The Creative Act: A Way Of Being – Rick Rubin List: (Indigo, Shepherd, The Globe And Mail)

122) The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, Mit, and the Fight for Women in Science – Kate Zernike List: (Five Books, NY Times, Shelf Awareness)

123) The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise – Pico Iyer List: (NPR, NY Times, Time)

124) The Iliad – Emily Wilson List: (NY Times, The Atlantic, Time)

125) The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men – Manuel Betancourt List: (NPR, Them, Time)

126) The Maniac – Benjamin Labatut List: (Chicago Public Library, NYPL, The Washington Post)

127) The Museum of Failures – Thrity Umrigar List: (Book Riot, Harpers Bazaar, NPR)

128) The Patriarchs – Angela Saini List: (Five Books, Indigo, Scientific American)

129) The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth – Elisabeth Rush List: (NPR, Shelf Awareness, The Globe And Mail)

130) The Quiet Tenant – Clémence Michallon List: (Chicago Public Library, Indigo, NYPL)

131) The Reformatory – Tananarive Due List: (NPR, NY Times, NYPL)

132) The Saint of Bright Doors – Vajra Chandrasekera List: (Lit Hub, Shepherd, Tor)

133) The True Love Experiment – Christina Lauren List: (Modern Mrs Darcy, NPR, Shepherd)

134) The Vulnerables – Sigrid Nunez List: (Chicago Public Library, Harpers Bazaar, NPR)

135) Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance – Jeremy Eichler List: (Five Books, NPR, NY Times)

136) Translation State – Ann Leckie List: (NPR, NYPL, Tor)

137) Tremor – Teju Cole List: (Brittle Paper, Time, Vulture)

138) Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food – Chris van Tulleken List: (Kobo, NPR, The Economist)

139) Warrior Girl Unearthed – Angeline Boulley List: (Five Books, NPR, Shepherd)

140) We Could Be So Good – Cat Sebastian List: (NPR, NY Times, NYPL)

141) You Could Make This Place Beautiful – Maggie Smith List: (NPR, Shelf Awareness, Time)

142) A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? – Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith List: (Scientific American, Tor)

143) A Day in the Life of Abed Salama – Nathan Thrall List: (The Economist, Time)

144) A First Time for Everything – Dan Santat List: (Shepherd, The San Diego Union Tribune)

145) A Power Unbound – Freya Marske List: (Book Riot, Tor)

146) A Spell of Good Things – Ayobami Adebayo List: (Brittle Paper, NPR)

147) A Study in Drowning – Ava Reid List: (Kobo, NPR)

148) A Walk in the Woods – Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney. List: (BookPage, NPR)

149) After the Funeral and Other Stories – Tessa Hadley List: (California Review Of Books, Time)

150) America Fantastica – Tim O’Brien List: (Esquire, Shelf Awareness)

151) America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled – Blythe Roberson List: (Book Riot, NPR)

152) August Blue – Deborah Levy List: (Time, Vulture)

153) Bad Kids – Zijin Chen List: (New York Public Library, NYPL)

154) Beware the Woman – Megan Abbott List: (Lit Hub, NPR)

155) Beyond the Door of No Return – David Diop List: (Brittle Paper, The Atlantic)

156) Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America – Michael Harriot List: (Chicago Public Library, The Root)

157) Black Friend – Ziwe List: (Harpers Bazaar, Kobo)

158) Camp Damascus – Chuck Tingle List: (Chicago Public Library, Tor)

159) Chlorine – Jade Song List: (Chicago Public Library, Kobo)

160) Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance – Francesca T. Royster List: (NPR, Them)

161) Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture – and the Magic That Makes It Work – Jesse David Fox List: (NPR, The Globe And Mail)

162) Congratulations, The Best Is Over!: Essays – R. Eric Thomas List: (Kobo, NPR)

163) Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver List: (Five Books, Scientific American)

164) Drinking from Graveyard Wells – Yvette Lisa Ndlovu List: (Brittle Paper, Tor)

165) Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music – Henry Threadgill and Brent Hayes Edwards List: (NPR, NY Times)

166) Eight Bears – Gloria Dickie List: (Scientific American, The Economist)

167) Elon Musk – Walter Isaacson List: (Amazon, Shepherd)

168) Empty Theatre – Jac Jemc List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR)

169) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone – Benjamin Stevenson List: (Indigo, NYPL)

170) Family Meal – Bryan Washington List: (NPR, Them)

171) Feed Them Silence – Lee Mandelo List: (NPR, Tor)

172) Fly – Mitchell S. Jackson List: (The Globe And Mail, The Root)

173) Ghost Music – An Yu List: (Kobo, Time)

174) Glassworks – Olivia Wolfgang-Smith List: (NPR, Them)

175) Godkiller – Hannah Kaner List: (Kobo, Tor)

176) Hang the Moon – Jeannette Walls List: (Indigo, NPR)

177) Happiness Falls – Angie Kim List: (Modern Mrs Darcy, Shepherd)

178) He Who Drowned the World – Shelley Parker-Chan List: (Indigo, NPR)

179) Hi Honey, I’m Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture – Matt Baume List: (NPR, The Globe And Mail)

180) Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir – Lamya H List: (Book Riot, NPR)

181) Homecoming – Kate Morton List: (Indigo, Shepherd)

182) Horse Barbie – Geena Rocero List: (Book Riot, Them)

183) Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope – Sarah Bakewell List: (Five Books, NY Times)

184) Immortal Longings – Chloe Gong List: (Indigo, NPR)

185) Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food – Fuchsia Dunlop List: (NPR, Shepherd)

186) Kantika – Elizabeth Graver List: (NPR, NY Times)

187) Knockout – Sarah MacLean List: (New York Public Library, NYPL)

188) Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century – Adrian Matejka List: (New York Public Library, NYPL)

189) Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir In Archives – Amelia Possanza List: (NPR, Shelf Awareness)

190) Meet Me at the Lake – Carley Fortune List: (Indigo, Kobo)

191) Monet: The Restless Vision – Jackie Wullschläger List: (Telegraph, The Economist)

192) Monica – Daniel Clowes List: (Chicago Public Library, NY Times)

193) Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide – Rupert Holmes List: (Shelf Awareness, Tor)

194) Nestlings – Nat Cassidy List: (NPR, NYPL)

195) Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever – Matt Singer List: (NPR, Tor)

196) Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity – Peter Attia MD List: (Shepherd, The Economist)

197) Owner of a Lonely Heart – Beth Nguyen List: (NPR, Time)

198) Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World – Malcolm Harris List: (The Globe And Mail, Vulture)

199) Pandora’s Box – Peter Biskind List: (The Economist, The Globe And Mail)

200) Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel – Betty C. Tang List: (Book Riot, NPR)

201) People Collide – Isle McElroy List: (NPR, Them)

202) Pet – Catherine Chidgey List: (Slate, The Conversation)

203) Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close – Hannah Carlson List: (NPR, The Globe And Mail)

204) Promises of Gold – José Olivarez List: (NPR, NYPL)

205) River Mumma – Zalika Reid-Benta List: (Indigo, Kobo)

206) Roman Stories – Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri and Todd Portnowitz List: (Harpers Bazaar, NPR)

207) Rootless – Krystle Zara Appiah List: (Brittle Paper, NPR)

208) Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People – Tracy Kidder List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR)

209) Silver Nitrate – Silvia Moreno-Garcia List: (Book Riot, Tor)

210) Small Worlds – Caleb Azumah Nelson List: (Brittle Paper, Five Books)

211) Some Desperate Glory – Emily Tesh List: (NPR, Tor)

212) Someone Else’s Shoes – Jojo Moyes List: (NPR, Shepherd)

213) Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook – Sohla El-Waylly List: (NPR, NYPL)

214) Starter Villain – John Scalzi List: (NPR, NYPL)

215) Take What You Need – Idra Novey List: (NPR, NY Times)

216) Terrace Story – Hilary Leichter List: (Slate, Time)

217) The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church – Rachel L. Swarns List: (NY Times, Time)

218) The Bandit Queens – Parini Shroff List: (Kobo, Shepherd)

219) The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths – Brad Fox List: (The Globe And Mail, The Washington Post)

220) The Coming Wave – Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar List: (The Economist, The Globe And Mail)

221) The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary – Sarah Ogilvie List: (Chicago Public Library, The Globe And Mail)

222) The End of Drum-Time – Hanna Pylväinen List: (NPR, Time)

223) The Faraway World – Patricia Engel List: (Chicago Public Library, Lit Hub)

224) The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa – Stephen Buoro List: (Brittle Paper, NPR)

225) The Fragile Threads of Power – V. E. Schwab List: (Book Riot, Indigo)

226) The Frozen River – Ariel Lawhon List: (Modern Mrs Darcy, NPR)

227) The God of Endings – Jacqueline Holland List: (NPR, The San Diego Union Tribune)

228) The Great Believers – Rebecca Makkai List: (Lit Hub, Scientific American)

229) The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America – Saket Soni List: (NPR, NY Times)

230) The Great Reclamation – Rachel Heng List: (BookPage, Time)

231) The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race – Farah Karim-Cooper List: (NPR, Time)

232) The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet – Jeff Goodell List: (NPR, The Economist)

233) The Hive and the Honey – Paul Yoon List: (NYPL, Time)

234) The House of Doors – Tan Twan Eng List: (NPR, Slate)

235) The House of Eve – Sadeqa Johnson List: (Indigo, NPR)

236) The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time – Yascha Mounk List: (The Conversation, The Economist)

237) The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery – Richard Osman List: (NPR, Shepherd)

238) The Late Americans – Brandon Taylor List: (Esquire, Harpers Bazaar)

239) The Laughter – Sonora Jha List: (NPR, Shelf Awareness)

240) The Magician’s Daughter – H.G. Parry List: (NPR, Tor)

241) The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle – Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon List: (Indigo, The Globe And Mail)

242) The Mythmakers – Keziah Weir List: (Harpers Bazaar, Kobo)

243) The New Guy – Sarina Bowen List: (New York Public Library, NYPL)

244) The New Life – Tom Crewe List: (Chicago Public Library, The Conversation)

245) The Possibility of Life – Jaime Green List: (Esquire, Scientific American)

246) The Race to Be Myself – Caster Semenya List: (Brittle Paper, Telegraph)

247) The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Nature of Reality – William Egginton List: (California Review Of Books, NY Times)

248) The Road to Roswell – Connie Willis List: (Modern Mrs Darcy, Scientific American)

249) The Scarlet Papers – Matthew Richardson List: (Shepherd, Telegraph)

250) The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry List: (Book Riot, Shepherd)

251) The Secret Hours – Mick Herron List: (NPR, Telegraph)

252) The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen – KJ Charles List: (Chicago Public Library, NPR)

253) The Shards – Bret Easton Ellis List: (Elle, The Conversation)

254) The Stolen Coast – Dwyer Murphy List: (Lit Hub, NPR)

255) The Story of Art Without Men – Katy Hessel List: (Shepherd, The Globe And Mail)

256) The Sun Walks Down – Fiona McFarlane List: (Chicago Public Library, Five Books)

257) The Survivalists – Kashana Cauley List: (Five Books, Harpers Bazaar)

258) The Terraformers – Annalee Newitz List: (Scientific American, Tor)

259) The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean – Susan Casey List: (Kobo, Shepherd)

260) The Whispers – Ashley Audrain List: (Indigo, Kobo)

261) The Young Man – Annie Ernaux List: (Time, Time)

262) Thin Skin: Essays – Jenn Shapland List: (NYPL, Time)

263) Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death – Laura Cumming List: (Chicago Public Library, Time)

264) Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children – Hannah Barnes List: (Five Books, The Economist)

265) To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories – Sarah Viren List: (Lit Hub, NPR)

266) Tress of the Emerald Sea – Brandon Sanderson List: (NPR, Shepherd)

267) Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy – James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams List: (NY Times, The Economist)

268) Vampires of El Norte – Isabel Cañas List: (Book Riot, NPR)

269) Vengeance Is Mine – Marie NDiaye List: (NYPL, Time)

270) Wednesday’s Child: Stories – Yiyun Li List: (Esquire, NPR)

271) Weyward – Emilia Hart List: (NPR, Shepherd)

272) What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds – Jennifer Ackerman List: (NY Times, The Economist)

273) What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez – Claire Jiménez List: (Chicago Public Library, Time)

274) What Napoleon Could Not Do – DK Nnuro List: (Brittle Paper, Vulture)

275) Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation – Tiya Miles List: (NYPL, The Globe And Mail)

276) Witch King – Martha Wells List: (NPR, Tor)

277) Witness – Jamel Brinkley List: (NPR, NY Times)

278) Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons – Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Phil Jimenez, List: (NPR, NYPL)

279) 1923 – Ned Boulting List: (Telegraph) 280) 100 Morning Treats: With Muffins, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads, and More – Sarah Kieffer List: (NPR) 281) 1964: Eyes of the Storm – Paul Mccartney List: (Indigo) 282) 300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World – Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall List: (The Globe And Mail) 283) 40 Men and 12 Rifles: Indochina 1954 – Marcelino Truong, translated by David Homel List: (NPR) 284) 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go – Jay Shetty List: (Indigo) 285) A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous – Caspar Henderson List: (The Globe And Mail) 286) A Bug’s World – Dr Erica McAlister & Stephanie Fizer Coleman (illustrator) List: (Five Books) 287) A Curse of Krakens – Kevin Hearne List: (Tor) 288) A Day of Fallen Night – Samantha Shannon List: (Indigo) 289) A Death at the Party – Amy Stuart List: (Kobo) 290) A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War, ed John Freedman – List: (Telegraph) 291) A Door in the Dark – Scott Reintgen List: (Shepherd) 292) A Girl Called Samson – Amy Harmon List: (Shepherd) 293) A Good Mom’s Guide to Making Bad Choices – List: (The Root) 294) A Grandmother Begins the Story: A Novel – Michelle Porter List: (Indigo) 295) A Guest in the House – Emily Carroll List: (NYPL) 296) A Half-Built Garden – Ruthanna Emrys List: (Scientific American) 297) A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens – Raul Palma List: (NPR) 298) A Haunting in the Arctic – C.J. Cooke List: (Indigo) 299) A Haunting on the Hill – Elizabeth Hand List: (Harpers Bazaar) 300) A History of Burning – Janika Oza List: (NY Times) 301) A History of Women in 101 Objects – Annabelle Hirsch List: (The Globe And Mail) 302) A House for Alice – Diana Evans List: (NY Times) 303) A House with Good Bones – T. Kingfisher List: (Chicago Public Library) 304) A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara List: (Scientific American) 305) A Little Light – Nthikeng Mohlele List: (Brittle Paper) 306) A Long Time Dead – Samara Breger List: (Tor) 307) A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial – Viet Thanh Nguyen List: (NPR) 308) A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe – Mark Dawidziak List: (Shepherd) 309) A Necessary Chaos – Brent Lambert List: (Tor) 310) A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel – KJ Charles List: (BookPage) 311) A Perfect Vintage – Chelsea Fagan List: (NPR) 312) A Portrait of British Cheese: A Celebration of Artistry, Regionality and Recipes – Angus Birditt List: (Five Books) 313) A Queen of Thieves & Chaos – K. A. Tucker List: (Kobo) 314) A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining – Rachel Cargle List: (Chicago Public Library) 315) A Second Chance for Yesterday – Sinn (pseudonym for siblings Rachel Hope Cleves and Aram List: (Scientific American) 316) A Shadow in Moscow – Katherine Reay List: (Shepherd) 317) A Shining – Jon Fosse List: (Telegraph) 318) A Slow, Calculated Lynching: The Story of Clyde Kennard – Devery S. Anderson List: (NPR) 319) A Small, Stubborn Town – Andrew Harding List: (Telegraph) 320) A Soft Landing – Wisani Mushwana List: (Brittle Paper) 321) A Splash of Soy: Everyday Food from Asia – Lara Lee List: (NPR) 322) A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America – List: (Chicago Public Library) 323) A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki List: (Lit Hub) 324) A Woman’s Game – Suzanne Wrack List: (Telegraph) 325) Abraham Verghese – Grove List: (New Yorker) 326) Ada’s Room – Sharon Dodua Otoo List: (Brittle Paper) 327) Adam Nicolson – Farrar, Straus & Giroux List: (New Yorker) 328) Adam Shatz – Verso List: (New Yorker) 329) Adam Welz – Bloomsbury List: (New Yorker) 330) Adult Drama and Other Essays – List: (Harpers Bazaar) 331) African and Caribbean People in Britain: A History – Hakim Adi List: (Five Books) 332) After the Forest – Kell Woods List: (Chicago Public Library) 333) Against the Currant – Olivia Matthews List: (NYPL) 334) Alba de Céspedes – Astra List: (New Yorker) 335) Alchemy of a Blackbird – Claire McMillan List: (Book Riot) 336) Alexa Hagerty – Crown List: (New Yorker) 337) Alfie & Me – Carl Safina List: (Scientific American) 338) Alice Winn – Knopf List: (New Yorker) 339) All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir – Beth Moore List: (Modern Mrs Darcy) 340) All Souls – Saskia Hamilton List: (Time) 341) All the Dangerous Things – Stacy Willingham List: (Kobo) 342) All You Have to Do Is Call – Kerri Maher List: (NPR) 343) All-Night Pharmacy – Ruth Madievsky List: (Them) 344) Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees – Paul Tom, illustrated by Mélanie Baillairgé, List: (NPR) 345) Am I Made of Stardust? – Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock List: (Five Books) 346) American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress – Wesley Lowery List: (NPR) 347) Amy Dockser Marcus – Riverhead List: (New Yorker) 348) Amy Kurzweil – Catapult List: (New Yorker) 349) An American Story – Kwame Alexander. Illustrated by Dare Coulter. List: (NPR) 350) An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created – Santi Elijah Holley List: (NPR) 351) An Earth Song (Petite Poems) – List: (The Root) 352) An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us – Ed Yong List: (Five Books) 353) An Indigenous Present – Jeffrey Gibson List: (The Globe And Mail) 354) An Island Princess Starts a Scandal – Adriana Herrera List: (NYPL) 355) Ancestry: A Novel – Simon Mawer List: (Five Books) 356) And Suddenly the Flowers Withered – João Melo List: (Brittle Paper) 357) And Then He Sang a Lullaby – Ani Kayode Somtochukwu List: (Brittle Paper) 358) And Then She Fell – Alicia Elliott List: (Indigo) 359) Andrew Ridker – Viking List: (New Yorker) 360) Anna Olson’s Baking Wisdom: The Complete Guide: Everything You Need To Know To Make You A Better Baker (with 150+ Recipes) – Anna Olson List: (Indigo) 361) Anne Enright – Norton List: (New Yorker) 362) Annie Cohen-Solal – Farrar, Straus & Giroux List: (New Yorker) 363) Annie Ernaux – Yale List: (New Yorker) 364) Aparna Nancherla – Viking List: (New Yorker) 365) Appliance – List: (Tor) 366) Archangel – Andrea Barrett List: (Scientific American) 367) Artificial: A Love Story – Amy Kurzweil List: (NPR) 368) Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling – Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral List: (NPR) 369) Asian Americans in an Anti-Black World – Claire Jean Kim List: (NPR) 370) Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune – Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe List: (NPR) 371) Astrotopia – Mary-Jane Rubenstein List: (Scientific American) 372) Avidly Reads Screen Time – Phillip Maciak List: (The Globe And Mail) 373) Away from Beloved Lover – Dee Peyok List: (The Skinny) 374) Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi – Gillian Flynn List: (New Yorker) 375) Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ – Knopf List: (New Yorker) 376) Azucar – Nii Ayikwei Parkes List: (Brittle Paper) 377) Bad Cree: A Novel – Jessica Johns List: (Indigo) 378) Bad Diaspora Poems – Momtaza Mehri List: (Brittle Paper) 379) Bao Family Cookbook: Recipes from the Eight Culinary Regions of China – Céline Chung and team, photos by Grégoire Kalt List: (NPR) 380) Battle of Ink and Ice – Darrell Hartman List: (NY Times) 381) Battle Song – Ian Ross List: (Shepherd) 382) Bea Wolf – Zach Weinersmith, illustrated by Boulet List: (NPR) 383) Beastly: A New History of Animals and Us – Keggie Carew List: (The Globe And Mail) 384) Becoming a Matriarch – Helen Knott List: (Indigo) 385) Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song – Judith Tick List: (NPR) 386) Behave – Robert Sapolsky List: (Scientific American) 387) Beijing Rules – Bethany Allen List: (The Globe And Mail) 388) Beijing Sprawl – Xu Zechen, translated by Jeremy Tiang and Eric Abrahamsen List: (NPR) 389) bell hooks: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations – bell hooks List: (The Root) 390) Ben Okri – Other Press List: (New Yorker) 391) Ben Rothery’s Deadly and Dangerous Animals – Ben Rothery List: (Five Books) 392) Beneath – Cori Doerrfeld List: (NPR) 393) Benji Nate – Drawn & Quarterly List: (New Yorker) 394) Berlin – Bea Setton List: (NPR) 395) Bernardo Zannoni – New York Review Books List: (New Yorker) 396) Best Things First – Bjorn Lomborg List: (The Economist) 397) Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World – Christian Cooper List: (Shelf Awareness) 398) Better the Blood – Michael Bennett List: (NPR) 399) Between Water and the Night Sky – List: (The Conversation) 400) Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS – BTS BTS List: (Indigo) 401) Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 – Katja Hoyer List: (The Globe And Mail) 402) BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship – Anahit Behrooz  List: (The Skinny) 403) Big – Vashti Harrison List: (NPR) 404) Birds of Nabaa – (Trans.) Raphael Cohen | Abdallah Uld Mohamadi Bah List: (Brittle Paper) 405) Birth Canal – Dias Novita Wuri List: (NPR) 406) Bisi Adjapon – HarperVia List: (New Yorker) 407) Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America – Julia Lee List: (NYPL) 408) Black Butterflies – Priscilla Morris List: (Five Books) 409) Black Chameleon: Memory, Womanhood, and Myth – Deborah D. E. E. P. Mouton List: (The Root) 410) Black Foam – Haji Jabir List: (Brittle Paper) 411) Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation – Kris Manjapra List: (Five Books) 412) Black Ghosts – Noo Saro-Wiwa List: (Brittle Paper) 413) Black Girl from Pyongyang – Monica Macias List: (Brittle Paper) 414) Black Observatory: Poems – Christopher Brean Murray List: (NYPL) 415) Black Racist Bitch – Thandiwe Ntshinga List: (Brittle Paper) 416) Black River Orchard – Chuck Wendig List: (NPR) 417) Black Women Writers At Work – Claudia Tate List: (Vulture) 418) Blood Crime – Sebastia Alzamora List: (Tor) 419) Blood of the Virgin – Sammy Harkham List: (Chicago Public Library) 420) Bloomer – Anne Schlebusch List: (Brittle Paper) 421) Blue Skies – T.C. Boyle List: (California Review Of Books) 422) Bodies, Brains & Bogies – Paul Ian Cross List: (Five Books) 423) Borderland – List: (The Conversation) 424) Bored Gay Werewolf – Tony Santorella List: (Book Riot) 425) Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State – Kerry Howley List: (NY Times) 426) Boys in the Valley – Philip Fracassi List: (Kobo) 427) Boys Weekend – Mattie Lubchansky List: (NPR) 428) Brainwyrms – Alison Rumfitt List: (Tor) 429) Brandon Taylor – Riverhead List: (New Yorker) 430) Brave the Wild River – Melissa L. Sevigny List: (Shepherd) 431) Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives – Al Tait & Kitty Tait List: (Five Books) 432) Breaking the Silence – (Editor) Patricia Jabbeh Wesley List: (Brittle Paper) 433) Breaking Twitter – Ben Mezrich List: (The Globe And Mail) 434) Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus – David Quammen List: (Five Books) 435) Bridge – Lauren Beukes List: (Tor) 436) Broadway Bodies: A Critical History of Conformity – Ryan Donovan List: (NPR) 437) Brooklyn Crime Novel – Jonathan Lethem List: (NPR) 438) Brother & Sister Enter the Forest: A Novel – List: (Harpers Bazaar) 439) Brotherless Night – V.V. Ganeshananthan List: (NPR) 440) Brutes – Dizz Tate List: (NPR) 441) Building Science Graphics – Jen Christiansen List: (Scientific American) 442) Built From the Fire – Victor Luckerson List: (NY Times) 443) Burkhard Bilger – Random House List: (New Yorker) 444) Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood – Maureen Ryan List: (NPR) 445) Burnt Eucalyptus Wood – Ennatu Domingo List: (Brittle Paper) 446) Business or Pleasure – Rachel Lynn Solomon List: (Chicago Public Library) 447) But She Is Also Jane – Laura Read List: (NPR) 448) But Will You Love Me Tomorrow: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups – Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz List: (NPR) 449) Cabin – Will Jones List: (The Globe And Mail) 450) Caged Ocean Dub – Dare Segun Falowo List: (Brittle Paper) 451) Call and Response – Gothataone Moeng List: (Brittle Paper) 452) Carmen Boullosa – Deep Vellum List: (New Yorker) 453) Cassandra in Reverse – Holly Smale List: (NPR) 454) Cassatt-McNicoll: Impressionists Between Worlds – Caroline Shields List: (The Globe And Mail) 455) Catherine Chidgey – Europa List: (New Yorker) 456) CBK: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: A Life in Fashion – Sunita Kumar Nair List: (The Globe And Mail) 457) Central Places: A Novel – List: (Harpers Bazaar) 458) Chad L. Williams – Farrar, Straus & Giroux List: (New Yorker) 459) Chaos Theory – List: (The Root) 460) Check & Mate – Ali Hazelwood List: (NPR) 461) Chetna’s Indian Feasts: Everyday meals and easy entertaining – Chetna Makan List: (NPR) 462) Chrome Valley – Mahogany L. Browne List: (Time) 463) Cigarettes and Soviets: Smoking in the USSR – Tricia Starks List: (Five Books) 464) Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic – Leo McKinstry List: (Telegraph) 465) Clarence Major – At Bay Press List: (New Yorker) 466) Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education – Stephanie Land List: (Harpers Bazaar) 467) Closer by Sea – Perry Chafe List: (Indigo) 468) Clytemnestra – Costanza Casati List: (Chicago Public Library) 469) Coach Prime: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men – Jean-Jacques Taylor List: (The San Diego Union Tribune) 470) Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives – Siddharth Kara List: (NY Times) 471) Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER – Farzon Nahvi List: (Five Books) 472) Cold Peace – Michael Doyle List: (The Globe And Mail) 473) Colin Channer – Farrar, Straus & Giroux List: (New Yorker) 474) Colin Winnette – Soft Skull List: (New Yorker) 475) Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others – Amy Thielen List: (NPR) 476) Concussed – Sam Peters List: (Telegraph) 477) Confidence – Rafael Frumkin List: (Them) 478) Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire – Nandini Das List: (Five Books) 479) Cousins – Aurora Venturini, translated by Kit Maude List: (NPR) 480) Critical Hits – J. Robert Lennon and Carmen Maria Machado List: (The Globe And Mail) 481) Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia – Shafik Meghji List: (Five Books) 482) Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet – Ben Goldfarb List: (NY Times) 483) Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop – Martin Puchner’s List: (The San Diego Union Tribune) 484) Curlfriends: New in Town – Sharee Miller List: (NPR) 485) Damned If You Do – Alex Brown List: (NPR) 486) Dana Jeri Maier – Andrews McMeel List: (New Yorker) 487) Darwin and the Art of Botany – James T. Costa and Bobbi Angell List: (The Globe And Mail) 488) Daughter in Exile – Bisi Adjapon List: (Brittle Paper) 489) Daughter of the Dragon – Yunte Huang List: (NY Times) 490) Dayswork – Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel List: (NPR) 491) Dazzling – Chikodili Emelumadu List: (Brittle Paper) 492) Deadly Quiet City – Murong Xuecun List: (The Economist) 493) Dear Dolly – Dolly Alderton List: (Kobo) 494) Dear Mothman – Robin Gow List: (BookPage) 495) Dearborn – Ghassan Zeineddine List: (Chicago Public Library) 496) Deborah Landau – Copper Canyon List: (New Yorker) 497) Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska – Warren Zanes List: (NPR) 498) Demystifying Orchid Pollination: Stories of Sex, Lies and Obsession – List: (The Conversation) 499) Desertion – Abdulrazak Gurnah List: (Time) 500) Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? – List: (Chicago Public Library) 501) Digging Stars – Novuyo Rosa Tshuma List: (Brittle Paper) 502) Dionne Ford – Bold Type List: (New Yorker) 503) Dirty Laundry – Disha Bose List: (Elle) 504) Disruptions: Stories – Steven Millhauser List: (NPR) 505) Do a Powerbomb – Daniel Warren Johnson List: (NYPL) 506) Do Remember! The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes – Evan Auerbach and Daniel Isenberg List: (The Globe And Mail) 507) Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? – John Robb List: (The Globe And Mail) 508) Don’t Answer When They Call Your Name – Ukamaka Olisakwe List: (Brittle Paper) 509) Don’t Think, Dear – List: (Chicago Public Library) 510) Down the Drain – Julia Fox List: (Elle) 511) Dragon Palace – Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Ted Goossen List: (NPR) 512) Drama Free: A Guide To Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships – Nedra Glover Tawwab List: (Indigo) 513) Dreamer – Tanya Junghans List: (Brittle Paper) 514) Dual Memory – List: (Tor) 515) Dust – Jay Owens List: (The Globe And Mail) 516) Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation – Camonghne Felix List: (Time) 517) E.J. Hughes: Life at the Lake – Robert Amos List: (The Globe And Mail) 518) Eagle Drums – Nasugraq Rainey Hopson List: (NPR) 519) Earthlings – Sayaka Murata; translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori List: (Scientific American) 520) Eastbound – Maylis de Kerangal List: (NY Times) 521) Eat, Poop, Die – Joe Roman List: (Scientific American) 522) Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque – Ed Mitchell and Ryan Mitchell with Zella Palmer List: (NPR) 523) Edge of Here – Kelechi Okafor List: (Brittle Paper) 524) Edith Holler – Edward Carey List: (NPR) 525) Egg: A Dozen Ovatures – Lizzie Stark List: (NPR) 526) Eight Billion Genies Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 – Charles Soule List: (NYPL) 527) Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life – Theresa Levitt List: (Scientific American) 528) Emergency: Stories – Kathleen Alcott List: (Lit Hub) 529) Emmanuel Iduma – Algonquin List: (New Yorker) 530) Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World – Mary Beard List: (The Economist) 531) Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age – Katherine May List: (The Globe And Mail) 532) Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival – Omid Scobie List: (Harpers Bazaar) 533) Energy Follows Thought – Willie Nelson List: (Telegraph) 534) Enlightened Transsexual Comix – Sam Szabo List: (Shelf Awareness) 535) Entangled Life: The Illustrated Edition: How Fungi Make Our Worlds – Merlin Sheldrake List: (The Globe And Mail) 536) Erotic Vagrancy – Roger Lewis List: (Telegraph) 537) Eventually Everything Connects: Eight Essays on Uncertainty – List: (The Conversation) 538) Every Rising Sun – Jamila Ahmed List: (NPR) 539) Everyone Here Is Lying – Shari Lapena List: (Indigo) 540) Everything Is Fine, Vol. 1 – Mike Birchall List: (NYPL) 541) Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City – Matthew Desmond  List: (Scientific American) 542) Evil Eye – Etaf Rum List: (NPR) 543) Exiles – Jane Harper List: (Five Books) 544) Expert in All Styles – I. O. Echeruo List: (Brittle Paper) 545) Extended Stay – Juan Martinez List: (Tor) 546) Extremely Online – Taylor Lorenz List: (The Globe And Mail) 547) Eyeliner: A Cultural History – Zahra Hankir List: (The Globe And Mail) 548) Fair Play – List: (Time) 549) Fairy Tale – Stephen King List: (Scientific American) 550) Family Style: Memories of an American From Vietnam – Thien Pham List: (NPR) 551) Fans – Michael Bond List: (The Globe And Mail) 552) Fashioning the Beatles – Deirdre Kelly List: (The Globe And Mail) 553) Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture – Virginia Sole-Smith List: (Book Riot) 554) Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother’s Quest for Vengeance – Azam Ahmed List: (The Economist) 555) Feeling Seen: Reconnecting in a Disconnected World – Jody Carrington List: (Indigo) 556) Finding Me – List: (The Root) 557) Fire Rush – Jacqueline Crooks List: (Five Books) 558) Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland – Scott Shane List: (Amazon) 559) Flight Paths – Rebecca Heisman List: (The Globe And Mail) 560) Flowers of Fire – Hawon Jung List: (The Economist) 561) For Blood and Money – Nathan Vardi List: (Scientific American) 562) For F*ck’s Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun – Rebecca Roache List: (Five Books) 563) Forbidden Notebook – Alba de Céspedes List: (NY Times) 564) Forged by Blood – Ehigbor Okosun List: (Brittle Paper) 565) Forget Me Not – Julie Soto List: (NPR) 566) Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – Paul Scharre List: (NPR) 567) Four Ways of Thinking: Statistical, Interactive, Chaotic and Complex – David Sumpter List: (Telegraph) 568) Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts: Wholesome Everyday Recipes Made With Love – Jillian Harris List: (Indigo) 569) France on Trial – Julian Jackson List: (Telegraph) 570) Fresh, Fly, Fabulous – Elizabeth Way List: (The Globe And Mail) 571) From Our Own Fire – William Letford List: (Telegraph) 572) Furies: Stories of the Wicked, Wild, Untamed – List: (Tor) 573) G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century – Beverly Gage List: (Five Books) 574) Gaslight – Femi Kayode List: (Brittle Paper) 575) Georgie, All Along: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story – Kate Clayborn List: (NPR) 576) Ghost Season – Fatin Abbas List: (Brittle Paper) 577) Girl Juice – Benji Nate List: (Chicago Public Library) 578) Girlfriend on Mars – Deborah Willis List: (Scientific American) 579) Girlfriends – Emily Zhou List: (NPR) 580) Girls and Their Horses: A Novel – List: (Harpers Bazaar) 581) Girls and Their Monsters – Audrey Clare Farley List: (Shepherd) 582) Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It’s Found & Where It’s Going – Chris Barton, illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat List: (NPR) 583) Glow: The Wild Wonders of Bioluminescence – Jennifer N. R. Smith List: (Five Books) 584) Go as a River – Shelley Read List: (Indigo) 585) Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon – Michael Lewis List: (Indigo) 586) Gone to the Wolves – John Wray List: (NPR) 587) Grace in All Simplicity – Chris Quigg and Robert Cahn List: (Scientific American) 588) Gradual – Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox List: (The Economist) 589) Graft: Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land – List: (The Conversation) 590) Greek Lessons – Han Kang List: (Time) 591) Green Fuse Burning – Tiffany Morris List: (Tor) 592) Greenwild: The World Behind The Door – Pari Thomson List: (Shepherd) 593) Guitar: The Shape of Sound – Ultan Guilfoyle List: (The Globe And Mail) 594) Gun Country – Andrew C. McKevitt List: (The Globe And Mail) 595) H Is for Hawk – Helen Macdonald  List: (Scientific American) 596) Hanging Out – Sheila Liming List: (The Globe And Mail) 597) Hangman – Maya Binyam List: (Brittle Paper) 598) Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World – Haruki Murakami List: (Scientific American) 599) Harold – Steven Wright List: (Scientific American) 600) Heart Bones: A Novel – Colleen Hoover List: (Indigo) 601) Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey – Florence Williams List: (Five Books) 602) Heaven – Mieko Kawakami; translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd List: (Scientific American) 603) Hello Stranger – Katherine Center List: (Shepherd) 604) Henry III – David Carpenter List: (Telegraph) 605) Henry, Like Always – Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song List: (NPR) 606) Her Radiant Curse – Elizabeth Lim List: (Elle) 607) Hestia Strikes a Match – Christine Grillo List: (NPR) 608) Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing – Emily Lynn Paulson List: (NPR) 609) High Caucasus – Tom Parfitt List: (The Economist) 610) High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China – Erika Fatland List: (Five Books) 611) History of Ash – (Trans.) Alexander E. Elinson | Khadija Marouazi List: (Brittle Paper) 612) Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983 – Jen B. Larson List: (NPR) 613) Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad – Daniel Finkelstein List: (The Economist) 614) Holding Pattern – Jenny Xie List: (Time) 615) Holler, Child – Latoya Watkins List: (Time) 616) Homestead – Melinda Moustakis List: (NPR) 617) Hostile Takeover – Christina C. Jones List: (Book Riot) 618) Hotel Kitsch – Margaret and Corey Bienert List: (The Globe And Mail) 619) House of Cotton – Monica Brashears List: (NPR) 620) House Woman – Adorah Nworah List: (Brittle Paper) 621) How Big Things Get Done – Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner List: (The Economist) 622) How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive – Peter Mansbridge List: (Indigo) 623) How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family’s Story of Hope and Survival in the American South – Esau McCaulley List: (Shepherd) 624) How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World – Deb Chachra List: (The Globe And Mail) 625) How Much of These Hills Is Gold – C Pam Zhang List: (Lit Hub) 626) How Not to Kill Yourself – Clancy Martin List: (Time) 627) How to Be Multiple – Helena de Bres List: (The Globe And Mail) 628) How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub – List: (Tor) 629) How to Read a Tree – Tristan Gooley List: (The Globe And Mail) 630) How to Say Goodbye – Wendy MacNaughton List: (NPR) 631) How to Sell a Haunted House – Grady Hendrix List: (NPR) 632) Huda F Cares – Huda Fahmy List: (NPR) 633) HUGE: A novel – Brent Butt List: (Indigo) 634) Hula – Jasmin Iolani Hakes List: (Shepherd) 635) Hyena! – Fran Lock List: (Telegraph) 636) I Am Not Your Eve – Devika Ponnambalam List: (Five Books) 637) I Am the Mau – Chemutai Glasheen List: (Brittle Paper) 638) I Do Everything I’m Told – Megan Fernandes List: (Time) 639) I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World – Rachel Nuwer List: (Scientific American) 640) I Hear You’re Rich – List: (The Conversation) 641) I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself – Marisa Crane List: (Them) 642) I Kick and I Fly – Ruchira Gupta List: (Five Books) 643) I Love Russia – List: (Time) 644) I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – List: (The Root) 645) I Must Be Dreaming – Roz Chast List: (NPR) 646) I Will Find You – Harlan Coben List: (Indigo) 647) I’m From – Gary R. Gray Jr., illustrated by Oge Mora List: (NPR) 648) I’m Never Fine – Joseph Lezza List: (Them) 649) Ian Fleming: The Complete Man – Nicholas Shakespeare List: (The Economist) 650) Ice – Amy Brady List: (Scientific American) 651) Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks – a Cool History of a Hot Commodity – Amy Brady List: (NPR) 652) Icebreaker – Hannah Grace List: (Indigo) 653) Idlewild – James Frankie Thomas List: (NPR) 654) If I See You Again Tomorrow – Robbie Couch List: (Elle) 655) If I Survive You – Jonathan Escoffery List: (Five Books) 656) If It Gets Quiet Later On, I Will Make a Display – Nick Thran List: (The Globe And Mail) 657) Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within – Andre De Grasse List: (Indigo) 658) Illuminated by Water – Malachy Tallack List: (The Skinny) 659) Impossible Creatures – Katherine Rundell List: (Telegraph) 660) Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story – Julia Wertz List: (NPR) 661) Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim – Patricia Park List: (NPR) 662) In Ascension – Martin MacInnes List: (The Skinny) 663) In Her Nature – Rachel Hewitt List: (The Economist) 664) In Mary’s Kitchen: Stress-Free Recipes for Every Home Cook – Mary Berg List: (Indigo) 665) In the Belly of the Congo – (Trans.) Amy B. Reid | Blaise Ndala List: (Brittle Paper) 666) In The Herbarium – Maura C. Flannery List: (Scientific American) 667) In The Shadow of the Mountain – Silvia Vasquez-Lavado List: (Five Books) 668) In the Upper Country – Kai Thomas List: (Kobo) 669) Ink & Paper, A Printmaker’s Art – George F. Walker List: (The Globe And Mail) 670) Innards – Magogodi oaMphela Makhene List: (Brittle Paper) 671) Into the Amazon – Larry Rohter List: (The Economist) 672) Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer List: (Scientific American) 673) Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival – Luke Harding List: (Five Books) 674) Invisible Son – Kim Johnson List: (NPR) 675) Israelophobia – Jake Wallis Simons List: (Telegraph) 676) J.L. Austin – List: (The Economist) 677) Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity – Nicklas Brendborg List: (Five Books) 678) Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean – List: (Chicago Public Library) 679) Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter – Aida Salazar, illustrated by Molly Mendoza List: (NPR) 680) Judas Goat: Poems – Gabrielle Bates List: (NPR) 681) Julia – Sandra Newman List: (The San Diego Union Tribune) 682) Julieta and the Romeos – Maria E. Andreu List: (NPR) 683) Juliette or, the Ghosts Return in the Spring – Camille Jourdy, translated by Aleshia Jensen List: (NPR) 684) Just Another Missing Person Intl: A Novel – Gillian Mcallister List: (Indigo) 685) Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility – Martha Nussbaum List: (The Conversation) 686) Kafka: A Manga Adaptation – Nishioka Kyodai, translated by David Yang List: (NPR) 687) Kala – Colin Walsh List: (NPR) 688) King Charles – Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara List: (Telegraph) 689) King Leopold’s Ghost – Adam Hochschild List: (Lit Hub) 690) King of Wrath – Ana Huang List: (Indigo) 691) Knowing What We Know – Simon Winchester List: (The Globe And Mail) 692) Künstlers in Paradise – Cathleen Schine List: (NPR) 693) Ladies’ Lunch – Lore Segal List: (Slate) 694) Lady Tan’s Circle of Women – Lisa See List: (Shepherd) 695) Landscapes – Christine Lai List: (NPR) 696) Langabi – Christopher Mlalazi List: (Brittle Paper) 697) Las Madres – Esmeralda Santiago List: (Shepherd) 698) Last Seen in Lapaz – Kwei Quartey List: (Brittle Paper) 699) Left is not Woke – List: (The Conversation) 700) Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew From It – Greg Marshall List: (NPR) 701) Leslie F*cking Jones – Leslie Jones List: (Kobo) 702) Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go – Cleo Qian List: (Time) 703) Librorum Ridiculorum – Brian Lake List: (The Globe And Mail) 704) Lies We Sing to the Sea – Sarah Underwood List: (Shepherd) 705) Life in Two Worlds: A Coach’s Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back – Ted Nolan List: (Indigo) 706) Light Bringer – Pierce Brown List: (Indigo) 707) Like a Sister – Kellye Garrett List: (Five Books) 708) Like Lava In My Veins – Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Shawn Martinbrough List: (NPR) 709) Like Thunder – Nnedi Okorafor List: (Brittle Paper) 710) Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis – Jeanna Smialek List: (NPR) 711) Listen, Beautiful Márcia – Marcello Quintanilha List: (NYPL) 712) Live Like a Hunter Gatherer – Naomi Walmsley List: (Five Books) 713) Lives of the Wives – Carmela Ciuraru List: (NY Times) 714) Looking Glass Sound – Catriona Ward List: (Shepherd) 715) Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America – Russell Moore List: (NPR) 716) Lost Libraries, Burnt Archives – (Editor) Julia Rensing | (Editor) Sindi-Leigh McBride List: (Brittle Paper) 717) Lost Places – Sarah Pinker List: (Slate) 718) Lou Reed: The King of New York – Will Hermes List: (NPR) 719) Love and Other Flight Delays – Denise Williams List: (NPR) 720) Love Me Fierce in Danger – Steven Powell List: (Telegraph) 721) Love Offers No Safety – (Editor) Jude Dibia | (Editor) Olumide F Makanjuola List: (Brittle Paper) 722) Love, Pamela – Pamela Anderson List: (Kobo) 723) Love, Theoretically – Ali Hazelwood List: (Indigo) 724) Lucky Girl – Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu List: (Brittle Paper) 725) Lunar Love – Lauren Kung Jessen List: (NPR) 726) Madame Restell – Jennifer Wright List: (The Globe And Mail) 727) Madonna: A Rebel Life – Mary Gabriel List: (NPR) 728) Maggie Lou, Firefox – Arnolda Dufour Bowes, illustrated by Karlene Harvey List: (NPR) 729) Magisteria – Nicholas Spencer List: (The Economist) 730) Magnolia table volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering – Joanna Gaines List: (Indigo) 731) Make It Japanese: Simple Recipes for Everyone: A Cookbook – Rie McClenny with Sanaë Lemoine List: (NPR) 732) Malarkoi – List: (Tor) 733) Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar – Mojdeh Hassani and Samira Iravani, illustrated by Maya Fidawi List: (NPR) 734) Mama’s Sleeping Scarf – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie List: (Brittle Paper) 735) Manor House, The Intl: A Novel – Gilly Macmillan List: (Indigo) 736) Marry Me by Midnight – Felicia Grossman List: (NYPL) 737) Marvelous – Molly Greeley List: (Shepherd) 738) Mascot – Charles Waters and Traci Sorell List: (NPR) 739) Mass for Shut-Ins – Mary-Alice Daniel List: (Brittle Paper) 740) Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom – Vincent Schiraldi List: (NPR) 741) Mater 2-10 – Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine List: (NPR) 742) Material World – Ed Conway List: (The Economist) 743) Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life – Clare Mac Cumhaill & Rachael Wiseman List: (Five Books) 744) Metronome – Tom Watson List: (Five Books) 745) Mexikid – Pedro Martín List: (NPR) 746) Midnight is the Darkest Hour – Ashley Winstead List: (Kobo) 747) Milton Friedman – Jennifer Burns List: (The Economist) 748) Mimosa – Archie Bongiovanni List: (NPR) 749) Minor Detail – Adania Shibli List: (Lit Hub) 750) Mister Magic – Kiersten White List: (Chicago Public Library) 751) MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your ‘Enough’ – Manisha Thakor with Lisa Sweetingham List: (NPR) 752) Moon of the Turning Leaves – Waubgeshig Rice List: (Indigo) 753) More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen: A Cookbook – Molly Baz List: (NPR) 754) Morgan Is My Name – Sophie Keetch List: (Paste) 755) Mothersound – (Editor) Wole Talabi List: (Brittle Paper) 756) Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming. – Ava Chin List: (Time) 757) Mr. B: George Balanchine’s Twentieth Century – Jennifer Homans List: (Five Books) 758) Mr. Breakfast – List: (Tor) 759) Mr. Texas – Lawrence Wright List: (NPR) 760) Mrs. Nash’s Ashes – Sarah Adler List: (NYPL) 761) Mtama Road – Linda Musita List: (Brittle Paper) 762) Much Ado About Nada – Uzma Jalaluddin List: (NPR) 763) Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia – Natasha Lance Rogoff List: (Five Books) 764) My Death – List: (Tor) 765) My Effin’ Life – Geddy Lee List: (Indigo) 766) My Everyday Lagos: Nigerian Cooking at Home and in the Diaspora – Yewande Komolafe List: (Brittle Paper) 767) My Father, the Panda Killer – Jamie Jo Hoang List: (NPR) 768) My Father’s House – Joseph O’Connor List: (Chicago Public Library) 769) My Head Has a Bellyache: And More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups – Chris Harris, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi List: (NPR) 770) My Nemesis – Charmaine Craig List: (Kobo) 771) My Picture Diary – Fujiwara Maki, translated by Ryan Holmberg List: (NPR) 772) My Powerful Hair – Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Steph Littlebird List: (NPR) 773) My Strange Shrinking Parents – Zeno Sworder List: (NPR) 774) Narrative Thread – Mark C. O’Flaherty List: (The Globe And Mail) 775) National Dish – Anya von Bremzen List: (The Globe And Mail) 776) Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves through Dark Moods – Mariana Alessandri List: (NPR) 777) Nightbloom – Peace Adzo Medie List: (Brittle Paper) 778) Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories – Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses List: (NPR) 779) No Edges – (Editor) Sarah Coolidge List: (Brittle Paper) 780) No One Dies Yet – Kobby Ben Ben List: (Brittle Paper) 781) No Sweet Without Brine – Cynthia Manick List: (NYPL) 782) No Two Persons – Erica Bauermeister List: (Shepherd) 783) Nomenclatures of Invisibility – Mahtem Shiferraw List: (Brittle Paper) 784) None of the Above – Travis Alabanza List: (Time) 785) Not Even the Dead – Juan Gómez Bárcena List: (NY Times) 786) Nothing Special – Nicole Flattery List: (Time) 787) Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way – Roma Agrawal List: (Five Books) 788) O Brother – John Niven List: (Five Books) 789) Of Thunder & Lightning – Kimberly Wang List: (Them) 790) Old Babes in the Wood – Margaret Atwood List: (Indigo) 791) On a Woman’s Madness – Astrid Roemer, translated by Lucy Scott List: (NPR) 792) On Class – Deborah Dundas List: (The Globe And Mail) 793) On Days Like These – Tim Rich List: (Telegraph) 794) On Earth as It Is on Television – Emily Jane List: (Scientific American) 795) On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement – Kerry O’Brien and William Robin (editors) List: (NPR) 796) On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe – Caroline Dodds Pennock List: (The Economist) 797) On the Edge: Feeling Precarious in China – List: (The Conversation) 798) On the Ravine: A Novel – Vincent Lam List: (Indigo) 799) Once More With Feeling – Elissa Sussman List: (NPR) 800) One Blood – List: (The Root) 801) One Chance Dance – Efua Traoré List: (Five Books) 802) Only The Beautiful – Susan Meissner List: (Shepherd) 803) Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels – Tola Okogwu List: (Brittle Paper) 804) Open Throat – Henry Hoke List: (Them) 805) Other Names, Other Places – Ola Mustapha List: (Brittle Paper) 806) Other People’s Clothes – Calla Henkel List: (Scientific American) 807) Our Fragile Moment – Michael Mann List: (Scientific American) 808) Our Hideous Progeny – C. E. McGill List: (NPR) 809) Our Incredible Library Book (and the wonderful journeys it took) – Caroline Crowe, illustrated by John Joseph List: (NPR) 810) Ours Was the Shining FutureThe Story of the American Dream – David Leonhardt List: (The Atlantic) 811) Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022 – Frank Trentmann List: (Telegraph) 812) Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror – Jordan Peele List: (Chicago Public Library) 813) Outrage Machine – Tobias Rose-Stockwell List: (The Globe And Mail) 814) Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars – Kliph Nesteroff List: (NPR) 815) Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin and Russia’s War Against Ukraine – Owen Matthews List: (Five Books) 816) Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World – Irene Vallejo List: (Five Books) 817) Parachute Women – Elizabeth Winder List: (The Globe And Mail) 818) Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality – David Edmonds List: (Five Books) 819) Paris Hilton’s memoir – List: (The Conversation) 820) Park Cruising – Marcus McCann List: (The Globe And Mail) 821) Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt – Charlotte Gray List: (Indigo) 822) Pay As You Go – Eskor David Johnson List: (NPR) 823) Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking – Margaret Li and Irene Li List: (Scientific American) 824) Period – Kate Clancy List: (Scientific American) 825) Phantom Pain Wings – Kim Hyesoon List: (Lit Hub) 826) Pig – Sam Sax List: (Vulture) 827) Place hold – List: (Chicago Public Library) 828) Places of Tenderness and Heat: The Queer Milieu of Fin-de-Siècle St. Petersburg – Olga Petri List: (Five Books) 829) Plutoshine – Lucy Kissick List: (Five Books) 830) Pod – Laline Paull List: (Five Books) 831) Pomegranate – Helen Elaine Lee List: (Amazon) 832) Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers – Emma Smith List: (Five Books) 833) Praiseworthy – List: (The Conversation) 834) Prom Mom: A Thriller – Laura Lippman List: (NPR) 835) Promposal – RaeChell Garrett List: (NPR) 836) Proud Pink Sky – Redfern Jon Barrett List: (Shepherd) 837) Quantum Criminals – Alex Pappademas and Joan LeMay List: (Slate) 838) Quartet – Leah Broad List: (The Globe And Mail) 839) Quicksand – Nella Larsen List: (Lit Hub) 840) Quiet: Poems – Victoria Adukwei Bulley List: (NYPL) 841) Rainbow Shopping – Qing Zhuang List: (NPR) 842) Raising Boys Who Do Better – Uju Asika List: (Brittle Paper) 843) Reach for the Stars – Michael Cragg List: (Telegraph) 844) Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) – Pooja Lakshmin List: (NPR) 845) Recipe for a Good Life (indigo exclusive edition) – Lesley Crewe List: (Indigo) 846) Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better – Jennifer Pahlka List: (NPR) 847) Red Leviathan: The Secret History of Soviet Whaling – Ryan Tucker Jones List: (Five Books) 848) Red Queen – Juan Gomez-Jurado List: (NYPL) 849) Red Rabbit – Alex Grecian List: (Tor) 850) Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey – Felicity Cloake List: (Five Books) 851) Relations – (Editor) Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond List: (Brittle Paper) 852) Remember – Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade List: (NPR) 853) Remember Us – Jacqueline Woodson List: (The Root) 854) Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945 – Halik Kochanski List: (Five Books) 855) Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest – Ximena Vengoechea List: (Book Riot) 856) Rest Is Resistance – Tricia Hersey List: (The Globe And Mail) 857) Rewrites of the Heart – Terry Newman List: (Shepherd) 858) Riambel – Priya Hein List: (Brittle Paper) 859) Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America – Abraham Josephine Riesman List: (NPR) 860) Ripe – Sarah Rose Etter List: (Time) 861) Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living – Dimitris Xygalatas List: (Five Books) 862) River Sing Me Home – Eleanor Shearer List: (Time) 863) River Spirit – Leila Aboulela List: (Brittle Paper) 864) Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II – Evan Thomas List: (NPR) 865) Role Playing – Cathy Yardley List: (Book Riot) 866) Romaine Wasn’t Built in a Day – Judith Tschann List: (The Globe And Mail) 867) Romney: A Reckoning – McKay Coppins List: (NPR) 868) Roommates: A Totally Uplifting, Dramatic and Emotional Women’s Fiction Novel – Ola Tundun List: (NPR) 869) Rotten Evidence – (Trans.) Katharine Halls | Ahmed Naji List: (Brittle Paper) 870) Ruby Lost and Found – Christina Li List: (NPR) 871) Russia’s War – Jade McGlynn List: (Five Books) 872) Saga – List: (Tor) 873) Sailing Alone – Richard King List: (The Economist) 874) Saltwater Demands a Psalm – Kweku Abimbola List: (Brittle Paper) 875) Same Bed Different Dreams – Ed Park List: (NY Times) 876) Sand Roses – Hamza Koudri List: (Brittle Paper) 877) Savage Crowns – Matt Wallace List: (Tor) 878) Scaling People – Claire Hughes Johnson List: (The Economist) 879) Schoenberg – Harvey Sachs List: (NY Times) 880) Scorched Grace – Margot Douaihy List: (Shepherd) 881) Searching for Franklin – Ken McGoogan List: (The Globe And Mail) 882) Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1) – Tessa Bailey List: (Indigo) 883) Seeing Things – Julian Rothenstein List: (The Globe And Mail) 884) Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World – Scott Shigeoka List: (The Globe And Mail) 885) Servants of the Map – Andrea Barrett List: (Scientific American) 886) Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem – Rosanne A. Brown List: (Brittle Paper) 887) Shark Heart – Emily Habeck List: (Shelf Awareness) 888) Sharp Notions: Essays from the Stitching Life – Marita Dachsel and Nancy Lee List: (The Globe And Mail) 889) Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon – Wole Talabi List: (Brittle Paper) 890) Short Film Starring My Beloved’s Red Bronco – K. Iver List: (NYPL) 891) Short Film Starring My Beloved’s Red Bronco – K. Iver List: (New York Public Library) 892) Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems – Anastacia-Reneé List: (NYPL) 893) Sidle Creek – Jolene McIlwain List: (NPR) 894) Simon Sort of Says – Erin Bow List: (Shepherd) 895) Sing Her Down – Ivy Pochoda List: (NPR) 896) Sink – Joseph Earl Thomas List: (NY Times) 897) Sister Nature – Jess De Boer List: (Brittle Paper) 898) Sisters of the Lost Nation – Nick Medina List: (Chicago Public Library) 899) Sisters under the Rising Sun – Heather Morris List: (Indigo) 900) Skin Thief – Suzan Palumbo List: (Book Riot) 901) Sleeping Beauties – Andreas Wagner List: (Telegraph) 902) Slow AF Run Club – Martinus Evans List: (Kobo) 903) Slow Horses – List: (The Conversation) 904) Small Animals Caught in Traps – C.B. Bernard List: (Shepherd) 905) Small by Small – Ike Anya List: (Brittle Paper) 906) Small Fires – Rebecca May Johnson List: (The Globe And Mail) 907) Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden – Camille T. Dungy List: (NPR) 908) Soldier Sailor – Claire Kilroy List: (The Economist) 909) Somebody’s Fool – Richard Russo List: (Shepherd) 910) Something Evergreen Called Life – (Trans.) Yasmine Seale | Rania Mamoun List: (Brittle Paper) 911) Something Wild & Wonderful – Anita Kelly List: (NPR) 912) Song – John Potter List: (The Globe And Mail) 913) Songs on Endless Repeat: Essays and Outtakes – List: (Harpers Bazaar) 914) Sordidez – E.G. Condé List: (NPR) 915) Sounds Wild and Broken – David George Haskell List: (Five Books) 916) Sparks – Ian Johnson List: (The Economist) 917) Spoken Word – Joshua Bennett List: (NY Times) 918) Stay True – Hua Hsu List: (Five Books) 919) Step Inside Science: Germs – Sarah Hull & Teresa Bellon (illustrator) List: (Five Books) 920) Stolen – Ann-Helén Laestadius, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles List: (NPR) 921) Strangers at the Port – Lauren Aimee Curtis List: (Telegraph) 922) Strega – Johanne Lykke Holm List: (Lit Hub) 923) Sun House – David James Duncan List: (Shepherd) 924) Sunshine Nails – Mai Nguyen List: (NPR) 925) Sunshine: A Graphic Novel – Jarrett J. Krosoczka List: (NPR) 926) Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere – Maria Bamford List: (NPR) 927) Swamp Story – Dave Barry List: (Shepherd) 928) Swan Light – Phoebe Rowe List: (Shepherd) 929) Sword Catcher – Cassandra Clare List: (Indigo) 930) Symphony of Secrets – Brendan Slocumb List: (NPR) 931) System Collapse – Martha Wells List: (Tor) 932) Tabula Rasa – John McPhee List: (The Globe And Mail) 933) Tacos Today: El Toro & Friends – Raúl the Third, colors by Elaine Bay List: (NPR) 934) Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter – Angela Hui List: (Five Books) 935) Taking Flight: The Evolutionary Story of Life on the Wing – Lev Parikian List: (Five Books) 936) Tales of Tangier – (Trans.) Jonas Elbousty | Mohamed Choukri List: (Brittle Paper) 937) Telling Tennant’s Story – List: (The Conversation) 938) Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds – Hetty Lui McKinnon List: (NPR) 939) Tesserae – (Editor) Marian Christie | (Editor) Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure List: (Brittle Paper) 940) Thank You – List: (The Root) 941) Thank You for Sharing – Rachel Runya Katz List: (NYPL) 942) Thar She Blows – Susan Emshwiller List: (Shepherd) 943) That Flag – Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith List: (NPR) 944) The Adversary: A Novel – Michael Crummey List: (Indigo) 945) The Animals of My Earth School – Mildred Kiconco Barya List: (Brittle Paper) 946) The Anniversary – List: (The Conversation) 947) The Anomaly – Hervé le Tellier List: (Five Books) 948) The Armor of Light – Ken Follett List: (Shepherd) 949) The Art of Libromancy – Josh Cook List: (The Globe And Mail) 950) The Asking: New and Selected Poems – Jane Hirshfield List: (California Review Of Books) 951) The Battle for Your Brain – Nita A. Farahany List: (Shepherd) 952) The Beast You Are: Stories – Paul Tremblay List: (NPR) 953) The Beauty Hunters – Adil Babikir List: (Brittle Paper) 954) The Best of Everything – Rona Jaffe List: (Lit Hub) 955) The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math – Manil Suri List: (Five Books) 956) The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market – Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway List: (California Review Of Books) 957) The Bill Gates Problem – Tim Schwab List: (The Globe And Mail) 958) The Bittlemores – Jann Arden List: (Indigo) 959) The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar – Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris List: (The Globe And Mail) 960) The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England – Jonathan Healey List: (The Economist) 961) The Blue Book of Nebo – Manon Steffan Ros List: (Five Books) 962) The Blue House: Collected Works of Tomas Tranströmer – Tomas Tranströmer, translated by Patty Crane List: (NPR) 963) The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp: Spicy Recipes and Stories from Fly By Jing’s Kitchen – Jing Gao List: (NPR) 964) The Bookbinder – Pip Williams List: (Shepherd) 965) The Boy From Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky’s Life in Ballet – Marina Harss List: (NPR) 966) The Brutalists – Owen Hopkins List: (The Globe And Mail) 967) The Burning of the World – Scott W. Berg List: (Chicago Public Library) 968) The Canadian Mind – Andy Lamey List: (The Globe And Mail) 969) The Centre – Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi List: (NPR) 970) The Chosen – Elizabeth Lowry List: (Five Books) 971) The Circle – Katherena Vermette List: (Indigo) 972) The Collected Regrets of Clover – Mikki Brammer List: (NPR) 973) The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year – Margaret Renkl List: (Shelf Awareness) 974) The Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours – Nancy Silverton with Carolynn Carreño List: (NPR) 975) The Coral Bones – E.J. Swift List: (Five Books) 976) The Cuban Heiress – Chanel Cleeton List: (NPR) 977) The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic – Jean-Manuel Roubineau, Malcolm DeBevoise & Phillip Mitsis List: (Five Books) 978) The Darkness Manifesto – Johan Eklöf and translated by Elizabeth DeNoma List: (Scientific American) 979) The Daughters of Izdihar – Hadeer Elsbai List: (Brittle Paper) 980) The Davenports – Krystal Marquis List: (The Root) 981) The Deadline – Jill Lepore List: (Time) 982) The Deep Sky – Yume Kitasei List: (NYPL) 983) The Defector – Chris Hadfield List: (Indigo) 984) The Deluge – Stephen Markley List: (NY Times) 985) The Detective Up Late – Adrian McKinty List: (Shepherd) 986) The Devil Takes You Home – Gabino Iglesias List: (Five Books) 987) The Dos and Donuts of Love – Adiba Jaigirdar List: (NPR) 988) The Drift – C.J. Tudor List: (Shepherd) 989) The Drinker of Horizons – Mia Couto List: (Brittle Paper) 990) The Drowning Woman – Robyn Harding List: (Indigo) 991) The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street – Helene Hanff List: (Modern Mrs Darcy) 992) The Enchanters – James Ellroy List: (NPR) 993) The End of August – Yu Miri List: (The Skinny) 994) The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac – Louise Kennedy List: (NPR) 995) The End of Us – Olivia Kiernan List: (Telegraph) 996) The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces – Patrick Matias and Samuel Sattin List: (The San Diego Union Tribune) 997) The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality – Andy Clark List: (Five Books) 998) The Eyes and the Impossible – Dave Eggers List: (NPR) 999) The Fall – Michael Wolff List: (Telegraph) 1000) The Fire of the Dragon: China’s New Cold War – Ian Williams List: (Five Books) 1001) The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level – John Cochrane List: (The Economist) 1002) The Food Adventurers – Daniel Bender List: (The Globe And Mail) 1003) The Geek Way – Andrew McAfee List: (The Economist) 1004) The Geometer Lobachevsky – Adrian Duncan List: (Five Books) 1005) The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941 – Robert Kagan List: (NPR) 1006) The Girl Before Her – Line Papin, translated by Adriana Hunter and Ly Lan Dill List: (NPR) 1007) The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing – Melissa Banks List: (Lit Hub) 1008) The Global Pantry Cookbook: Transform Your Everyday Cooking with Tahini, Gochujang, Miso, and Other Irresistible Ingredients – Scott Mowbray and Ann Taylor Pittman List: (NPR) 1009) The Glow – Jessie Gaynor List: (Lit Hub) 1010) The Glutton – A.K. Blakemore List: (NYPL) 1011) The God of Good Looks – Breanne Mc Ivor List: (NPR) 1012) The Goldblum Variations – List: (Tor) 1013) The Golden Spoon – Jessa Maxwell List: (NPR) 1014) The Golden Ticket – Irena Smith List: (Shepherd) 1015) The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness – Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz List: (Time) 1016) The Good, The Bad and The History – Jodi Taylor List: (Shepherd) 1017) The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale – Aya Khalil List: (Brittle Paper) 1018) The Grimkés: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family – Kerri K. Greenidge List: (Five Books) 1019) The Guest Lecture – Martin Riker List: (NPR) 1020) The Happy Couple – Naoise Dolan List: (NPR) 1021) The History of a Difficult Child – Mihret Sibhat List: (Brittle Paper) 1022) The House Is on Fire – Rachel Beanland List: (NPR) 1023) The House of the Coptic Woman – (Trans.) Peter Daniel | Ashraf El-Ashmawi List: (Brittle Paper) 1024) The Hurricane Wars – Thea Guanzon List: (Indigo) 1025) The Illiterate – Ágota Kristóf, translated by Nina Bogin List: (NPR) 1026) The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott – List: (Tor) 1027) The Institute for Creative Dying – Jarred James Thompson List: (Brittle Paper) 1028) The Internet Con – Cory Doctorow List: (The Globe And Mail) 1029) The Invisible Ache: B – List: (The Root) 1030) The Joy of Snacks: A Celebration of One of Life’s Greatest Pleasures, with Recipes – Laura Goodman List: (Five Books) 1031) The King Penguin – Vanessa Roeder List: (NPR) 1032) The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew – Maggie Bullock List: (The Globe And Mail) 1033) The Kingdom of Surfaces – Sally Wen Mao List: (NYPL) 1034) The Kingdom over the Sea – Zohra Nabi List: (Five Books) 1035) The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory – Tim Alberta List: (The Economist) 1036) The Kingdoms of Savannah – George Dawes Green List: (Five Books) 1037) The Last Animal – Ramona Ausubel List: (NPR) 1038) The Last Blade Priest – List: (Tor) 1039) The Last Catastrophe – Allegra Hyde List: (Them) 1040) The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy – Philippe Sands List: (Five Books) 1041) The Last One – Will Dean List: (NYPL) 1042) The Latecomer – Jean Hanff Korelitz List: (Lit Hub) 1043) The Left-Handed Booksellers of London – Garth Nix List: (Kobo) 1044) The Leftover Woman – Jean Kwok List: (Indigo) 1045) The Librarianist – Patrick deWitt List: (NPR) 1046) The Library of Broken Worlds – List: (Tor) 1047) The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondwoman’s Narrative – Gregg Hecimovich List: (The Washington Post) 1048) The Light Room: On Art and Care – Kate Zambreno List: (Five Books) 1049) The Lights: Poems – Ben Lerner List: (NPR) 1050) The List – Yomi Adegoke List: (Brittle Paper) 1051) The Little Liar: A Novel – Mitch Albom List: (Indigo) 1052) The Lock-Up – John Banville List: (Shepherd) 1053) The Lonely Hearts Book Club – Lucy Gilmore List: (NPR) 1054) The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time – Richard Fisher List: (Shepherd) 1055) The Lost Book of Barkynge – Ruth Wiggins List: (Telegraph) 1056) The Lost Library – Rebecca Stead List: (Shepherd) 1057) The Lost Man of Bombay – Vaseem Khan List: (Five Books) 1058) The Lost Subways of North America – Jake Berman List: (The Globe And Mail) 1059) The Low Road – Katharine Quarmby List: (Shepherd) 1060) The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination – Stuart A Reid List: (The Economist) 1061) The Madman in the White House – Patrick Weil List: (The Conversation) 1062) The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece – Tom Hanks, illustrated by R.Sikoryak List: (NPR) 1063) The Man from the Future – Ananyo Bhattacharya List: (Scientific American) 1064) The Man in the McIntosh Suit – Rina Ayuyang List: (NYPL) 1065) The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams – Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Daniel Miyares List: (NPR) 1066) The Many Hundreds of the Scent – Shane McCrae List: (Telegraph) 1067) The Marriage Portrait: A Novel – Maggie O’Farrell List: (Five Books) 1068) The Marriage Question: George Eliot’s Double Life – Clare Carlisle List: (Telegraph) 1069) The Middle Daughter – Chika Unigwe List: (Brittle Paper) 1070) The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo García – Laura Tillman List: (NPR) 1071) The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries – Jillian Scudder List: (The Globe And Mail) 1072) The Mind of a Bee – Lars Chittka List: (Scientific American) 1073) The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed – Noreen Mughees List: (NYPL) 1074) The Missing Billionaires – Victor Haghani and James White List: (The Economist) 1075) The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity – Nicholas Day, illustrated by Brett Helquist List: (NPR) 1076) The Most Secret Memory of Men – Mohamed Mbougar Sarr List: (NY Times) 1077) The Mysteries – Bill Watterson List: (Indigo) 1078) The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel (Molly the Maid Book 2) – Nita Prose List: (Amazon) 1079) The Myth of Normal – Daniel Maté and Gabor Maté List: (Scientific American) 1080) The Nature Book – Tom Comitta List: (Scientific American) 1081) The New Earth – Jess Row List: (NPR) 1082) The New Leviathans – John Gray List: (Telegraph) 1083) The New Naturals – Gabriel Bump List: (NY Times) 1084) The Nigerwife: A Novel – Vanessa Walters List: (NYPL) 1085) The Night House: A novel – Jo Nesbo List: (Indigo) 1086) The Nursery – Szilvia Molnar List: (NY Times) 1087) The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley – David Waldstreicher List: (NY Times) 1088) The Only One Left – Riley Sager List: (Indigo) 1089) The Peacock and the Sparrow – I.S. Berry List: (NPR) 1090) The Perfumist of Paris: A novel from the bestselling author of The Henna Artist – Alka Joshi List: (Indigo) 1091) The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Lives of Two Translators between Qing China and the British Empire – Henrietta Harrison List: (Five Books) 1092) The Phoenix Economy – Felix Salmon List: (The Globe And Mail) 1093) The Picnic – Matthew Longo List: (Slate) 1094) The Pivot Year – Brianna Wiest List: (Indigo) 1095) The Po: An Elegy for Italy’s Longest River – Tobias Jones List: (Five Books) 1096) The Porcelain Moon: A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love – Janie Chang List: (NPR) 1097) The Prince and the Coyote – David Bowles List: (BookPage) 1098) The Private Apartments – Idman Nur Omar List: (Brittle Paper) 1099) The Probability of Everything – Sarah Everett List: (NPR) 1100) The Promise of Plague Wolves – Coy Hall List: (Shepherd) 1101) The Putin Files – Wole Soyinka List: (Brittle Paper) 1102) The Queen of Dirt Island – Donal Ryan List: (NPR) 1103) The Queer Film Guide: 100 great movies that tell LGBTQIA+ stories – Kyle Turner, illustrated by Andy Warren List: (NPR) 1104) The Red Scholar’s Wake – Aliette de Bodard List: (Five Books) 1105) The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life – Sally Jenkins List: (NPR) 1106) The Right to Rule – Ben Riley-Smith List: (Telegraph) 1107) The Risk It Takes to Bloom – Raquel Willis List: (Them) 1108) The River We Remember – William Kent Krueger List: (Shepherd) 1109) The Road to Dalton – Shannon Bowring List: (NPR) 1110) The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . – Rick Mercer List: (Indigo) 1111) The Roaring Days of Zora Lily – Noelle Salazar List: (NPR) 1112) The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Memoir – Victoria Belim List: (Chicago Public Library) 1113) The Ruins of Nostalgia – Donna Stonecipher List: (NPR) 1114) The Running Grave – Robert Galbraith List: (Shepherd) 1115) The Russo-Ukrainian War – Serhii Plokhy List: (Telegraph) 1116) The Salt Grows Heavy – Cassandra Khaw List: (NPR) 1117) The Same Dog – Robert Aickman List: (Scientific American) 1118) The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho – Paterson Joseph List: (NPR) 1119) The Secret of Cooking: Recipes for an Easier Life in the Kitchen – Bee Wilson List: (NPR) 1120) The September House – Carissa Orlando List: (Chicago Public Library) 1121) The Seven Year Slip – Ashley Poston List: (NYPL) 1122) The Shadow Cabinet – Juno Dawson List: (Book Riot) 1123) The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews – Adam Biles List: (The Globe And Mail) 1124) The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale – Jon Klassen List: (Lit Hub) 1125) The Slip – Prudence Peiffer List: (NY Times) 1126) The Slow Road to Tehran: A Revelatory Bike Ride through Europe and the Middle East – Rebecca Lowe List: (Five Books) 1127) The Society of Shame – Jane Roper List: (Shepherd) 1128) The Sounds of Life – Karen Bakker List: (Scientific American) 1129) The Starfish Sisters – Barbara O’Neal List: (Shepherd) 1130) The Stone Breakers – (Trans.) Sara Hanaburgh | Emmanuel Dongala List: (Brittle Paper) 1131) The Story of the Forest – Linda Grant List: (Five Books) 1132) The Sun Sets in Singapore – Kehinde Fadipe List: (Brittle Paper) 1133) The Things We Do to Our Friends – Heather Darwent List: (Shepherd) 1134) The Three Graces – Amanda Craig List: (Shepherd) 1135) The Three of Us – Ore Agbaje-Williams List: (Time) 1136) The Trap – Catherine Ryan Howard List: (NYPL) 1137) The Tyranny of the Minority: How American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point – Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt List: (California Review Of Books) 1138) The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption – Katy Kelleher List: (NPR) 1139) The Ugly Truth – L.C. North List: (Shepherd) 1140) The Undertow – Jeff Sharlet List: (NY Times) 1141) The Unsettled – Ayana Mathis List: (NY Times) 1142) The Upcycled Self: – List: (The Root) 1143) The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading – Dwight Garner List: (The Globe And Mail) 1144) The Vegan – Andrew Lipstein List: (Time) 1145) The Villa – Rachel Hawkins List: (Paste) 1146) The Violence of Colonial Photography – Daniel Foliard List: (Five Books) 1147) The Warden – List: (Tor) 1148) The Warped Side of Our Universe – Kip Thorne List: (Scientific American) 1149) The Way of Dog – Zana Fraillon List: (Five Books) 1150) The Way of the Bear – Anne Hillerman List: (Shepherd) 1151) The Wicked Bargain – Gabe Cole Novoa List: (NPR) 1152) The Wicked Unseen – Gigi Griffis List: (Shepherd) 1153) The Widow Who Died With Flowers In Her Mouth – Obinna Udenwe List: (Brittle Paper) 1154) The Will of the Many – James Islington List: (Shepherd) 1155) The Wind Knows My Name – Isabel Allende List: (NPR) 1156) The Wishing Game – Meg Shaffer List: (Shepherd) 1157) The Wishing Pool and Other Stories – Tananarive Due List: (The Root) 1158) The Witching Tide – Margaret Meyer List: (NPR) 1159) The Wolf-Girl, The Greeks and the Gods – Tom Holland List: (Telegraph) 1160) The Wolves of Eternity – Karl Ove Knausgaard List: (NPR) 1161) The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet – Vandana Singh List: (Scientific American) 1162) The Wonder – Emma Donoghue List: (Scientific American) 1163) The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives – Jennifer Michael Hecht List: (California Review Of Books) 1164) The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope – José Andrés List: (NPR) 1165) The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe – James Belich List: (Five Books) 1166) The Wreck: A Daughter’s Memoir of Becoming a Mother – Cassandra Jackson List: (NPR) 1167) The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet – Jake Maia Arlow List: (NPR) 1168) There Was a Party for Langston – Jason Reynolds, illus. by Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey List: (NPR) 1169) There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History – Rory Carroll List: (NPR) 1170) There’s No Way I’d Die First – Lisa Springer List: (NPR) 1171) These Days – Lucy Caldwell List: (Five Books) 1172) Thicker than Water: A Memoir – Kerry Washington List: (NPR) 1173) This Bird Has Flown – Susanna Hoffs List: (NPR) 1174) This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America – Navied Mahdavian List: (NPR) 1175) This Is My Body, Given For You – Heather Parry List: (The Skinny) 1176) This Is Salvaged – Vauhini Vara List: (NYPL) 1177) This Time Tomorrow – Emma Straub List: (Scientific American) 1178) Thornhedge – T. Kingfisher List: (NPR) 1179) Three Egg Dilemma – Morabo Morojele List: (Brittle Paper) 1180) Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues – H.S. Valley List: (NPR) 1181) Titanium Noir – Nick Harkaway List: (Shepherd) 1182) To 2040 – Jorie Graham List: (Telegraph) 1183) To Be Named Something Else – Shaina Phenix List: (NYPL) 1184) To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul – Tracy K. Smith List: (Time) 1185) To Shape a Dragon’s Breath – Moniquill Blackgoose List: (NPR) 1186) Today Tonight Forever – Madeline Kay Sneed List: (NPR) 1187) Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Insha Allah – Sara Cheikh List: (Brittle Paper) 1188) Too Small Tola Gets Tough – Atinuke, illustrated by Onyinwe Iwu List: (NPR) 1189) Transplant: A Memoir – Bernardine Watson List: (NPR) 1190) Treacle Walker – List: (Tor) 1191) Trespasses – Louise Kennedy List: (Five Books) 1192) Truth Telling: Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada – Michelle Good List: (Indigo) 1193) Twenty Questions – Mac Barnett, illustrated by Christian Robinson List: (NPR) 1194) Twilight of Torment: II. Heritage – (Trans.) Gila Walker | Léonora Miano List: (Brittle Paper) 1195) Tyll – Daniel Kehlmann List: (Lit Hub) 1196) Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe – Philip Plait List: (Scientific American) 1197) Undisputed: A Champion’s Life – Donovan Bailey List: (Indigo) 1198) Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater – Peggy Orenstein List: (NPR) 1199) Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome – Aparna Nancherla List: (NPR) 1200) Unshuttered: Poems – Patricia Smith List: (NYPL) 1201) Untethered Sky – Fonda Lee List: (Slate) 1202) Up from the Depths: Herman Melville, Lewis Mumford, and Rediscovery in Dark Times – Aaron Sachs List: (Five Books) 1203) Up Home – Ruth J. Simmons List: (NY Times) 1204) Up Late – Nick Laird List: (NPR) 1205) Up With the Sun – Thomas Mallon List: (Maureen Corrigan) 1206) Vagabonds – Oskar Jensen List: (Five Books) 1207) Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage – Rachel E. Gross List: (Five Books) 1208) Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals – Nik Sharma List: (NPR) 1209) Vehicle – Jen Calleja List: (The Skinny) 1210) VenCo – Cherie Dimaline List: (Indigo) 1211) Venomous Lumpsucker – Ned Beauman List: (Five Books) 1212) Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice – Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes List: (Five Books) 1213) Vita and the Gladiator – Ally Sherrick List: (Five Books) 1214) Vita Nostra – Marina and Sergey Dyachenko List: (Lit Hub) 1215) Voice of the Two Shores – (Trans.) Lawrence Schimel | Agnes Agboton List: (Brittle Paper) 1216) Volcanic: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions – John Brewer List: (The Globe And Mail) 1217) Walking Practice – List: (Tor) 1218) Wandering Souls – Cecile Pin List: (Time) 1219) Wandering with Intent – List: (The Conversation) 1220) Warrior of the Wind – Suyi Davies Okungbowa List: (Brittle Paper) 1221) Way Makers – Kerri Andrews List: (The Globe And Mail) 1222) We All Want Impossible Things – Catherine Newman List: (Lit Hub) 1223) We Are a Haunting – Tyriek White List: (NPR) 1224) We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir – Raja Shehadeh List: (NPR) 1225) We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America – Roxanna Asgarian List: (NPR) 1226) We’re Safe When We’re Alone – Nghiem Tran List: (NPR) 1227) Wedged Between Man and God – (Editor) Claire Ba | (Editor) Unoma Azuah List: (Brittle Paper) 1228) West: A Translation – Paisley Rekdal List: (NPR) 1229) What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator – Barbara Butcher List: (NPR) 1230) What Wild Women Do: A Novel – Karma Brown List: (Indigo) 1231) What You Are Looking for is in the Library – Michiko Aoyama List: (Time) 1232) When We Were Fireflies – Abubakar Adam Ibrahim List: (Brittle Paper) 1233) Where Peace Is Lost – List: (Tor) 1234) Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic – Adam Shoalts List: (Indigo) 1235) Where We Ate – Gabby Peyton List: (The Globe And Mail) 1236) White Holes: Inside the Horizon – Carlo Rovelli List: (Telegraph) 1237) Whites Can Dance Too – Kalaf Epalanga List: (Brittle Paper) 1238) Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It – Emily Kenway List: (Five Books) 1239) Why We Love Baseball – Joe Posnanski List: (California Review Of Books) 1240) Wild Geese – Soula Emmanuel List: (Them) 1241) Wild Song – Candy Gourlay List: (Five Books) 1242) Wildflower: A Memoir – List: (Harpers Bazaar) 1243) Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports’ Biggest Mess – Evan Drellich List: (NPR) 1244) With Love, from Cold World – Alicia Thompson List: (NYPL) 1245) Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother – Peggy O’Donnell Heffington List: (NPR) 1246) Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear – Erica Berry List: (Harpers Bazaar) 1247) Women of Myth: From Deer Woman and Mami Wata to Amaterasu and Athena, Your Guide to the Amazing and Diverse Women from World Mythology – Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy, illustrated by List: (NPR) 1248) WordSlut – Amanda Montell List: (Scientific American) 1249) Worlds Beyond Time – Adam Rowe List: (The Globe And Mail) 1250) Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey – Edel Rodriguez List: (NPR) 1251) Wrong Way – Joanne McNeil List: (Esquire) 1252) Year of the Cat – List: (The Conversation) 1253) You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America – Paul Kix List: (NY Times) 1254) You Just Need to Lose Weight – Aubrey Gordon List: (Kobo) 1255) You, Again – Kate Goldbeck List: (NPR) 1256) Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America’s Revolutions – Mattie Kahn List: (NPR) 1257) Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us – Susan Magsamen List: (Scientific American) 1258) Yours for the Taking – Gabrielle Korn List: (Them) 1259) Yours Truly – Abby Jimenez List: (Indigo) 1260) Zero at the Bone – Christian Wiman List: (Shelf Awareness) 1261) Zero Days – Ruth Ware List: (Indigo) 1262) Zeta-Epsilon – List: (Tor)

39 Best All Genres of Book Sources/Lists

Related posts.

The Best Books of 2023 – Science Fiction And Fantasy (A Year-End List Aggregation)

The Best Books of 2023 – Graphic Novels And Comics (A Year-End List Aggregation)

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour book looks: See the beautiful book covers that scream Swift

If your TikTok feed is anything like ours, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has taken over your life. We set our watches to alert us when it’s secret song time , we text our Swifties group chat which outfits she’s wearing in any given show and of course we’ve hosted a friendship-bracelet-making night. 

And as book lovers, we figured the best thing to do with all of this energy and devotion… was to match book covers to Taylor’s different Eras costumes! (Please note, we’re just going for the covers here, not the actual content of the book.) 

If you have tickets to a later show date and are (somehow) avoiding tour spoilers, consider yourself warned.

Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners a commission.

More: Taylor Swift shocks fans by performing 'Dear John' for the first time in 11 years

Check out: USA TODAY's weekly Best-selling Booklist

' Lover' era: 'Song of Silver, Flame Like Night' by Amélie Wen Zhao

You see the clock countdown on the screen. You hear a soft, repeated “it’s been a long time coming” –– and you know you’re about to have the best night of your life.

Up first in the Eras Tour is Taylor Swift’s 'Lover' era, in which Taylor emerges from a cloudlike petal in this gorgeous custom Atelier Versace bodysuit adorned with reflective blue, pink and silver jewels. 

These jewels perfectly match the cover of Amélie Wen Zhao’s "Song of Silver, Flame Like Night," a YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China. In this story, one girl must find out the secrets of her nation’s past — and unveil the demons that sleep in its center.

• "Song of Silver, Flame Like Night" for $16 at Amazon
• "Song of Silver, Flame Like Night" for $19 at Bookshop.org

Want to know what to read next? See our USA TODAY Best-selling Booklist

' Fearless' era: 'Lies We Sing to the Sea' by Sarah Underwood

Taylor goes back in time to her Grammy-award winning 'Fearless' era, with hand hearts, twirls and country twang. And yes, she’s ready to dance in a storm in this Roberto Cavalli gold dress. 

The fringe of this dress goes swimmingly with the golden waves featured on the cover of Sarah Underwood’s Sapphic Greek mythological fantasy "Lies We Sing to the Sea." If you’re a fan of "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller or "Lore" by Alexandra Bracken, check this title out.

• "Lies We Sing to the Sea" for $18 at Amazon
• "Lies We Sing to the Sea" for $19 at Bookshop.org

' Evermore' era: 'Painted Devils' by Margaret Owen

Ethereal, witchy and so divine, the 'Evermore' era is next up! In a corseted and beaded yellow Etro dress, Taylor gives an homage to her opera-singing grandmother and sings fan-favorite "Champagne Problems" at the piano before a minutes-long break for applause. 

We love how cottage-core this dress is, and the vibes and detailing go hand-in-hand with Margaret Owen’s "Painted Devils." In this much-awaited sequel to "Little Thieves," we revisit Vanja, the adopted daughter of Death and Fortune as she accidentally starts a cult, much like intro to the "Evermore" set of the show! This is a classic-feeling fairy tale that will put you in the headspace for a full listen of your "Evermore" vinyl. 

• "Painted Devils" for $15 at Amazon
• "Painted Devils" for $20 at Bookshop.org

' Reputation' era: 'Eclipse' by Stephenie Meyer

Are you ready for it? The 'Reputation' era is bombastic, bold, and absolutely iconic –– just look at this Roberto Cavalli catsuit! 

Because "Reputation" is so unforgettable and also because we couldn’t get this image out of our heads from the moment we saw it, we think "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer is the best book look to go with it.

Don’t blame us, this pair is perfection.

• "Eclipse" for $14 at Amazon
• "Eclipse" for $16 at Bookshop.org

' Speak Now' era: 'Foul Lady Fortune' by Chloe Gong

We are so enchanted to meet you… and also to have "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)" in our hands soon. We were all shocked that the "Speak Now" set of the Eras tour is only one song long, but what a song it is! And Taylor looks absolutely enchanting in this Nicole + Felicia ball gown. 

"Foul Lady Fortune" by Chloe Gong is not only an amazing color match for this dress, but there's also a trail of smoke emerging from the bottle on the cover, much like the smoke Taylor disappears into at the end of the song. Plus, for all the longtime Swifties, doesn’t the bottle remind you of the Wonderstruck perfume from the "Speak Now" era?

• "Foul Lady Fortune" for $18 at Amazon
• "Foul Lady Fortune" for $24 at Bookshop.org

' Red' era: 'A Fire Endless' by Rebecca Ross

Loving him was red, burning red… a fire endless, you might say. We are obsessed with this epic Ashish romper and matching coat that Taylor wears for all 10 minutes of "All Too Well" during the "Red" set of the Eras Tour. 

We love how the pop of the guitar puts the focus on the harp on the cover of Rebecca Ross’ "A Fire Endless," the sequel to her adult fantasy "A River Enchanted."

This duology makes a great comfort read for rainy days. It's inspired by Scottish folktales and feels like a modern classic. 

• "A Fire Endless" for $19 at Amazon
• "A Fire Endless" for $19 at Bookshop.org

' Folklore' era: 'The Great Transition' by Nick Fuller Googins

Moody, wistful and flowing, Taylor’s "Folklore" set features some of her most show-stopping vocals, especially when she kneels on the ground to belt "Illicit Affairs" in this bohemian-inspired Alberta Ferretti dress. 

The rippling fabric reminds us of water and sky, so "The Great Transition" by Nick Fuller Googins is a gorgeous fit. This is a climate utopia novel for fans of Emily St. John Mandel following a family navigating crisis –– it comes out in August, so preorder your copy!'

• "The Great Transition" for $25 at Amazon
• "The Great Transition" for $26 at Bookshop.org

' 1989' era: 'Revelle' by Lyssa Mia Smith

Swift is that girl in this Roberto Cavalli top and skirt. At first glance this set looks monochromatic, but up close the beading pattern reveals a complicated, kaleidoscope-like pattern. 

Welcome to New York! "Revelle" by Lyssa Mia Smith couldn’t be a better fit for this outfit if it tried. This magical YA fantasy is inspired by Moulin Rouge but set in Prohibition-era New York City. 

Oh, Taylor, we wish you would tell us when "1989 (Taylor’s Version)" is on its way!

• "Revelle" for $20 at Amazon
• "Revelle" for $19 at Bookshop.org

' Midnights' era: 'Glitterland' by Alexis Hall

Meet her at midnight! And by the "Midnights: set of the Eras Tour, it really is close to midnight! To close out her epic three and a half hour show, Taylor shimmers in this Oscar de la Renta bodysuit. 

What could be a better fit for our bejeweled queen than "Glitterland" by Alexis Hall ? This sparkling LGBTQ romance follows Ash Winters, a former literary darling turned pulpy crime-fiction writer and Darian Taylor, an Essex-lad who is flashy and full of life. Like Taylor’s "Midnights" album, this story focuses on mental health, specifically depression, and we loved watching their love unfold. Read this romance expecting plenty of mirror balls!

• "Glitterland" for $6 at Amazon
• "Glitterland" for $16 at Bookshop.org

Love these Looks as Books? We love to make them! Keep your eyes on USA Today and follow us on Instagram for the first look at our new pairings. If you make your own Eras Looks as Books, tag us @novelneighbor –– we want to see! 

Kassie King writes about books through our content partnership with The Novel Neighbor , an independently owned and operated bookstore in St. Louis.

Taking a summer road trip? Enter for a chance to win $4,000 cash with AARP Rewards.

AARP daily Crossword Puzzle

Hotels with AARP discounts

Life Insurance

AARP Dental Insurance Plans

AARP MEMBERSHIP 

AARP Membership — $12 for your first year when you sign up for Automatic Renewal

Get instant access to members-only products, hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine.

• right_container

Work & Jobs

Social Security

AARP en Español

• Membership & Benefits
• AARP Rewards
• AARP Rewards %{points}%

Conditions & Treatments

Drugs & Supplements

Health Care & Coverage

Health Benefits

Staying Fit

Your Personalized Guide to Fitness

Get Happier

Creating Social Connections

Brain Health Resources

Tools and Explainers on Brain Health

Your Health

8 Major Health Risks for People 50+

Scams & Fraud

Personal Finance

Money Benefits

View and Report Scams in Your Area

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide

Free Tax Preparation Assistance

AARP Money Map

Get Your Finances Back on Track

How to Protect What You Collect

Small Business

Age Discrimination

Flexible Work

Freelance Jobs You Can Do From Home

AARP Skills Builder

Online Courses to Boost Your Career

31 Great Ways to Boost Your Career

ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

Tips to Enhance Your Job Search

Get More out of Your Benefits

When to Start Taking Social Security

10 Top Social Security FAQs

Social Security Benefits Calculator

Medicare Made Easy

Original vs. Medicare Advantage

Enrollment Guide

Step-by-Step Tool for First-Timers

Prescription Drugs

9 Biggest Changes Under New Rx Law

Medicare FAQs

Quick Answers to Your Top Questions

Care at Home

Financial & Legal

Life Balance

LONG-TERM CARE

​Understanding Basics of LTC Insurance​

State Guides

Assistance and Services in Your Area

Prepare to Care Guides

How to Develop a Caregiving Plan

End of Life

How to Cope With Grief, Loss

Recently Played

Word & Trivia

Atari® & Retro

Members Only

Staying Sharp

Mobile Apps

More About Games

Right Again! Trivia

Right Again! Trivia – Sports

Atari® Video Games

Throwback Thursday Crossword

Travel Tips

Vacation Ideas

Destinations

Travel Benefits

Outdoor Vacation Ideas

Camping Vacations

Plan Ahead for Summer Travel

AARP National Park Guide

Discover Canyonlands National Park

History & Culture

8 Amazing American Pilgrimages

Entertainment & Style

Family & Relationships

Personal Tech

Home & Living

Celebrities

Beauty & Style

Movies for Grownups

Summer Movie Preview

Jon Bon Jovi’s Long Journey Back

Looking Back

50 World Changers Turning 50

Sex & Dating

Spice Up Your Love Life

Friends & Family

How to Host a Fabulous Dessert Party

Home Technology

Caregiver’s Guide to Smart Home Tech

Virtual Community Center

Join Free Tech Help Events

Create a Hygge Haven

Soups to Comfort Your Soul

AARP Solves 25 of Your Problems

Driver Safety

Maintenance & Safety

Trends & Technology

AARP Smart Guide

How to Clean Your Car

We Need To Talk

Assess Your Loved One's Driving Skills

AARP Smart Driver Course

Building Resilience in Difficult Times

Tips for Finding Your Calm

Weight Loss After 50 Challenge

Cautionary Tales of Today's Biggest Scams

7 Top Podcasts for Armchair Travelers

Jean Chatzky: ‘Closing the Savings Gap’

Quick Digest of Today's Top News

AARP Top Tips for Navigating Life

Get Moving With Our Workout Series

You are now leaving AARP.org and going to a website that is not operated by AARP. A different privacy policy and terms of service will apply.

Go to Series Main Page

Preview: 28 of Summer’s Top Books

Check out the season’s standout thrillers, mysteries, memoirs, beach reads and more.

Christina Ianzito,

Grab your beach chair or crank up the air conditioning and dive into a few (or all!) of these 28 fantastic new reads this summer.

Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson: How’s that for big names on the cover? Though the Jurassic Park author passed away in 2008 at the age of 66, his unfinished manuscript has been revived by the also-tremendously bestselling Patterson, 77. The book’s publicist notes in an email that Crichton’s wife, Sherri, played a major role in getting the story to print after she found parts of the unfinished manuscript: “She was pregnant at the time of Michael’s tragic and untimely death, and it took her over a decade to find a coauthor worthy of honoring her husband’s legacy and final passion project.” There’s seismic buzz around the resulting thriller, the story of an imminent massive volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii that appears to have an unnatural cause. (June 3)

Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine.

Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand: Hilderbrand, 54, is known and beloved for her summery fiction set on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket, where she lives, but she has said that this appropriately named novel will be her last of these beachy books. “I’m at the top of my game right now, but my readers definitely want the same thing every year and I am just flat-out running out of ideas,” she told us last year. “I don’t want the quality of the books to fail — so I’m doing everybody a favor.” Now she’s exiting on a high note with this dramatic tale featuring a recently arrived ostentatiously wealthy family whose presence sets off some strange happenings, including a possible murder. (June 11)

Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers: NPR music critic Powers, 60, takes a deep, ruminative dive into the musician’s life from a fan’s (as opposed to a traditional biographer’s) perspective, including Mitchell’s childhood polio, jazz influences, folk-music fame and relationships with James Taylor, among others. In the author’s mind, Mitchell is an almost-otherworldly cultural hero; “Coming to love her,” Powers writes, “is akin to achieving enlightenment: a shocking moment of insight that transforms the world.” (June 11)

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager: The bestselling author of tense thrillers, like 2023’s The Only One Left, again offers absorbing suspense in this story of Ethan Marsh, a troubled man who returns to his suburban childhood home on a seemingly peaceful cul-de-sac (tellingly named Hemlock Circle), where 30 years ago his best friend disappeared while they were camping in Ethan’s backyard. Ethan is still — possibly literally — haunted by the incident as he tries to reconstruct what happened that terrible night. (June 18) 

How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard: This is one of my favorite novels of the year, so far: I’d never read Maynard, 70, author of the bestselling memoir At Home in the World and novels such as To Die For and Labor Day (and also known for her brief relationship with the author J.D. Salinger). This brilliant, moving story is a kind of sequel to Maynard’s 2021 novel Count the Ways, which you don’t need to have read to become absorbed in this one. It’s centered around Eleanor, now in her 50s, who has moved from Boston back to the New Hampshire farm where she and her ex-husband Cam raised their family, to care for the dying Cam and live with her brain-injured adult son, Toby. Over a 15-year span, she wrestles with a baffling estrangement from her oldest daughter, and guilt and resentment over the long-ago accident that injured Toby, while falling into a passionate but unfulfilling affair. And yet, as she ages, we see her begin to appreciate the love and beauty that her life holds despite (or because of) its many disappointments and apparent wrong turns. (June 25)

Also of note

This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life by Rahul Jandial, M.D.: A neuroscientist and neurosurgeon, Jandial takes a scientific, philosophical and psychological look at dreaming, and what its purpose might be. (June 4)

Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove  : The 53-year-old producer and six-time Grammy Award-winning musician explores the genre’s creative influences and influencers (including himself). (June 11)

Same as It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo: This often humorous story features 57-year-old Julia Ames, a suburban mother who’s dismayed to encounter a woman from her past; the story later unspools the reasons for their friendship’s end. Lombardo’s the author of 2019’s The Most Fun We Ever Had , the April 2024 Reese’s Book Club pick. (June 18)

Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams  : Williams writes beautiful historical fiction; this one takes readers from modern-day New England to 1950s Egypt and focuses on two women, linked by a secret. (June 25)

Shanghai by Joseph Kanon: The Edgar Award-winning author ( The Good German, Los Alamos ) offers a fast-paced thriller featuring vice, corruption and espionage in Shanghai before the start of World War II when Jewish people fled persecution in Germany. (June 25)

AARP NEWSLETTERS

%{ newsLetterPromoText  }%

%{ description }%

Privacy Policy

ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER ADVERTISEMENT

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn: Quinn ( The Diamond Eye , The Rose Code ), sets her new novel in 1950s Washington, D.C. The story begins at a women’s boardinghouse on Thanksgiving, where police are investigating a possible murder in one of the apartments with the residents and guests of the holiday celebration awaiting questioning. They worry that the secrets they’ve shared with each other at Briarwood House gatherings, hosted by widow Grace March, will be uncovered. Quinn then unspools the happenings, centered around Grace, that led up to this dramatic scene. Publishers Weekly dubs it “a stellar historical mystery,” where “Quinn elegantly explores issues of race, class, and gender, and brings the paranoid atmosphere of McCarthy-era Washington to vivid life.” (July 9) 

Madoff: The Final Word by Richard Behar: Bernie Madoff was the most high-profile of all time mastermind behind the most notorious Ponzi scheme, resulting in investors losing some $20 billion. Behar interviewed Madoff over the years following his conviction (Madoff died in prison in 2021), access that allowed the author to paint a nuanced portrait of this charismatic, compulsive criminal who, Behar makes clear, had plenty of accomplices who helped keep the elaborate scam afloat. (July 9) 

$20 off a Walmart+ annual membership

Grown Women by Sarai Johnson: Johnson’s debut novel tells the intricate story of a Black family through multiple decades, beginning with Evelyn, a widowed young mother in the 1970s, unable to hide her resentment at having to care for her daughter, Charlotte, while trying to establish an academic career. Years later, Charlotte gets pregnant at age 18, and Evelyn is furious. A dispiriting cycle of dysfunctional parenting continues, with Charlotte’s daughter, Corinna, eventually struggling with young motherhood like generations before her. But Corinna’s daughter, Camille, may be able to break the cycle and forge a life free from her family’s weighty past — with Evelyn’s support. (July 9)

The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur by Lev Grossman: The latest from Grossman, 54, known for the Magicians trilogy, has been hotly anticipated by epic fantasy fans. It’s the story of young Collum, who sets off for Camelot aiming to serve King Arthur as a knight of the Round Table, but soon discovers that the king has died in battle, and Excalibur is gone. He and the other knights now need to find an adequate heir to the throne, and an elaborate quest begins. Booklist , among the many early reviewers giving it high praise, describes the story as “packed with magic, quirky beloved characters, punishing twists and exciting bold action scenes.” (July 16)

Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner: The author of the bestselling Fleishman Is in Trouble focused her new decades-spanning, humor-infused novel on a Long Island family traumatized 40 years after the patriarch is kidnapped, beat up and returned soon after, the worse for wear. (July 9)

The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry: Barry sets his latest tale in 1890s Montana, where Irish immigrant Tom Rourke runs off with a married woman. They head west with a gun-toting search party on their tail. (July 9)

Tell It to Me Singing by Tita Ramirez: A Cuban-American family is stunned after their matriarch reveals some shocking secrets before undergoing heart surgery. (July 9)  

Tiger, Tiger: His Life, as It’s Never Been Told Before by James Patterson: This biography details the rise, fall and rise again of the golf legend Tiger Woods, billed by the publisher as “a hole-in-one thriller.” (July 15)

The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards: A Memoir by Jessica Waite: While grieving the death of her beloved husband, Sean, Waite discovered some dark secrets (affairs, drug use and more) that upended everything she thought she knew about her marriage. (July 30)

LEARN MORE ABOUT AARP MEMBERSHIP.

The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Moreno-Garcia ( Silver Nitrate , Mexican Gothic ) sets her colorful tale in scandal-steeped 1950s Hollywood and its mix of glamour and seediness, where a young, unknown Mexican actress, Vera Larios, is chosen to play the coveted lead role in the big-budget film The Seventh Veil of Salome. Actress Nancy Hartley, who’d hoped to star as the legendary princess, is furious, and Vera’s relationship with a man Nancy once dated makes her even more livid. The novel also dips into the colorful story of Salome in ancient Egypt. (August 6)  

Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Anupreeta Das: The story of the Microsoft founder, 68, has been told: the college dropout who started a tech company and became the richest man on Earth, followed by a new incarnation as a wildly ambitious billionaire philanthropist. But Das,  The New York Times finance editor, adds thoughtful contemplations on how society’s view of Gates — boy genius, robber baron, humanitarian — has shifted with changing cultural mores and the repercussions of one man wielding such outsized financial power. Coincidentally (or not?), Gates has just announced that he’ll be coming out with his first memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings , in February 2025. (August 13)  

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult: Bestselling Picoult ( Mad Honey , Wish You Were Here ), 58, focuses her new novel on two writers separated by centuries — one in the 16th century, the other in the 1950s — but each facing the particular sexism of their era. They are Emilia Bassano, a character based on the real-life woman rumored to be the true author of many of Shakespeare’s works (here she is the author), and modern-day Melina Green, a playwright in New York City who’s written a play based on Bassano, her ancestor, but struggles to find acceptance in the theater world. (August 20)  

Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris: This debut novel, which has received glowing reviews and multiple book prize nominations (it was released earlier in Britain), is set in 1992 Sarajevo, where 55-year-old Zora finds herself in the midst of the siege. During the struggle, which her husband has fled, she finds hope and community among the others who’ve remained behind. (August 20)

Earth to Moon: A Memoir by Moon Unit Zappa: The late musician Frank Zappa’s daughter, 56, writes about growing up in her unique family in 1970s Los Angeles, how she later grappled with the loss of her parents and more, with an appealing sense of humor. (August 20) 

The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable: This lush historical novel, a debut, is set in 18th-century Venice and inspired by the real-life violinist Anna Maria Della Pietà, an orphan girl with a musical gift who’s plucked from obscurity to study violin with Antonio Vivaldi. (August 20)  

Also watch for new installments in popular series, including:

Angel of Vengeance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child: This conclusion to the Leng Quartet series (following  The Cabinet of Curiosities ,  Bloodless  and  The Cabinet of Dr. Leng ) wraps up the story of FBI special agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast and Constance Greene, still on the trail of serial killer Enoch Leng. (August 13)  

This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter: In Slaughter’s 12th novel featuring Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent (made flesh on ABC’s series Will Trent ), Trent and his new wife, medical examiner Sara Linton, experience some drama while on their honeymoon at a remote retreat. (August 20)

The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves: Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a staff member at a home for troubled teens, whose body is found just as a 14-year-old resident goes missing. (AARP members can read or listen to another Cleeves novel, The Raging Storm , for free on AARP’s site .)

​Christina Ianzito covers scams and fraud, and is the books editor for aarp.org and AARP The Magazine . Also a longtime travel writer and editor, she received a 2020 Lowell Thomas Award for travel writing from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation.​

Discover AARP Members Only Access

Already a Member? Login

More From AARP

How to Start a Book Club

Whether you’re looking to read more or simply be in good company, here’s our guide to making it a success

Stephen King is Still at the Top of His Game

What to Read This Month Other Book News

Michael Crichton returns, Elin Hilderbrand’s last Nantucket novel, a look at why we dream and more

Recommended for You

AARP Value & Member Benefits

Calm Sleep, Meditation & Relaxation App

$21 off a Calm Premium annual subscription

AARP Fitness Center

Workout videos, tips and tricks to help you on your fitness journey

Hollywood.com

5% off all movie tickets

AARP® Staying Sharp®

Activities, recipes, challenges and more with full access to AARP Staying Sharp®

SAVE MONEY WITH THESE LIMITED-TIME OFFERS

Virtual Book Tours and Blog Book Tours | Ramona Morrow Books

Your key to success - bookstastic, the official ramona morrow books website.

Ramona Morrow | Canadian Children's Book Author and Blogger

Translate This Page

Virtual Book Tours

Thank you for visiting Book Marketing and Promotion Ideas to learn more about Virtual Book Tours. Below you will find a list of 30+ Top Virtual Book Tours that will be extremely useful with the promotion of your book. Virtual Book Tours are sometimes called, Book Blog Tours or Virtual Author Tours. They can also include book cover and synopsis, book excerpts, book giveaways, book reviews, character interviews, contests, cover reveal, guest blog posts, interviews, podcasts or radio show appearances, social network events, video content posted by blogs and webinars. Every book tour site differs in the genres they promote, venues, and the type of content.

A Powerful Promotional Tool for Authors!

Virtual Book Tours or Book Blog Tours consist of numerous bloggers to review or interview you about your upcoming or published book. The blogger or publicity website will publish the review or interview on their blog or website. They will make it available to their hundreds or thousands of followers. This is how they will generate buzz for your book.

Virtual Book Tours are typically done as part of the launch of a new book. After your book has been published or even on the market for a while you can still start a virtual book tour and still have a successful promotion. You know when the publicity pays off because it creates sales for your book and revenue in your pocket. Some of the virtual book tours I have done in the past didn't monetarily pay off well, but in the end they did generate book buzz. 

Make sure you take advantage of everything that virtual book tour sites offer. Use the virtual book tour sites that offer a different variety of promotional tools. Thoroughly review each virtual book tour site to make sure your book will fit in with their genre and it suits the type of book promotion and price you are looking for. Make sure you give the blog host a complimentary copy of your book. With my book, Jamie's Pet, I give them a copy of the book and a couple of days later I heard back. They told me "It would be a honor for them to do a book review, author review, or a book reading." That is when you know you have a good book. You have hooked the blog host and now you have to hook their readers into buying your book.

You don't need to do all virtual book tours and book blog tours at once. Pick out one or two virtual book tours a month or every two weeks depending on your financial situation. Make sure they offer different promotional tools. You don't want duplicate book tours at the same time. You want to make sure that you cover the book market with different book offerings, book giveaways, book reviews, book and author interviews, spotlight radio interviews, podcasts, webinars that create wonderful book buzz. Once you are finished with the guest blog interview or book review and it has been added to the host blog's website, you need to link back from your website to their website. Your next step is to share with your social media networks and the host blog website shares with their social media networks. This is how your book buzz and audience grow.

Building an audience for your book will take a lot of energy, planning, time, and don't forget patience. Do what will feel comfortable for you and stay within your promotional and marketing budget. That is the key. Don't get carried away because virtual book tours are just one portion of your promotional and marketing plan and campaign. With the virtual book tours I don't follow the normal rule where you just concentrate on book tours for two to four weeks. I do them throughout the year until I do them all. As an author you are always trying to find new ways, old ways to promote and market your book. You are not doing it for weeks then waiting for the money to roll in. Remember, you need to create book buzz 24 hours a day even when you are sleeping. That is why virtual book tours are a powerful promotional tool for authors because they create book buzz while you are sleeping.

More valuable information on the Book Marketing and Promotion Ideas page that will help your book or company.

I am leaving the websites I found where the 'Page No Longer Exists", so you don't keep going to them thinking you haven't seen this one. I think my long-term memory is going. When searching the internet, I would come across some of them thinking I never saw them before until I open up their home page again. So, I started a list and now I don't have to go to them anymore.

I hope you find this information helpful in your marketing and promoting adventure. I decided not to charge for this information as other people do. The only form of payment I want is for you to purchase my book, Jamie's Pet children's paperback book available on Amazon only if you want to. It is your way of paying it forward. Remember, please leave a review where you bought the book.

All companies and individuals are encouraged to read and understand each service, their policies, and then decide if they are the right fit for you.

Report any Broken Links so they can be Fixed.

FREE Download Top Virtual Book Tours and Book Blog Tours List here:

Top 10 Virtual Book Tour List

These are ramona's favorite because of the packages they offer or the look of their website., start with these first.

Click on the Button!

30+ Top Virtual Book Tours and Book Blog Tours List

Orangeberry Book Tours - Beware: A Porn Site when you click on link

Read Between the Lines Blog Tour - Content Warning: Before entering site

Page or Site No Longer Exists

Warning: do not use these websites if you are contacted by email or using your favorite search engine search bar and you come across them. if you are contacted by telephone do not give them any information about you or your company. you don't want to be scammed..

Author Blog Tours

B3 Blog Tours and Publishing

B.A. Book Tours

Black Lion Virtual Book Tours

Book Blasts Blog Tour

Book Delight

Book Enthusiast Promotions

Book Marketing Services

Book Monster Productions

The Book Nymph

Book Tour Tips

CLP Blog Tours

CM Book Tours

Dark Scream Virtual Book Tours

Diverse Book Tour

Elite Book Promotions

Fiction Addition Book Tours

Fire and Ice Book Tours

Girls Heart Book Tours

Grape Vine Book Tours

Hedges Virtual Book Tours

Italy Book Tours

LitFuse Publicity

Masquerade Book Tours

Me, My Shelf and I Book Tour

Mrs. Potter's Book Publicity Services

My Book Tour

Never Ending Romance

Never Land Blog Tours

Prompt Book Tours

Sizzling PR

Sparkle Book Tours

Virtual Book Tour Café

Whirlwind Virtual Book Tours

WorldWin Virtual Book Tours

FREE Download Virtual Book Tour Email Pitch Template here :

For My Virtual Book Tour Email Pitch Template , I use this one I found from Self-Publishing Review – Article: 27 Places to Get a Book Tour . This sample came from an excerpted from Build Book Buzz Publicity Form & Templates.  T his template has all the information you are going to need.

Virtual Book Tour

Email Pitch Template

Your brief email message should include the following information:

Your name, book title and any special, relevant expertise: Put this in the first two or three sentences.

Your Proposal: Are you proposing a book review? An author Q & A with the blogger? An author Q & A with blog readers? Author posting on the blog? etc. What is it you want the book tour to do and what exactly you are paying for? Be specific.

Timing: When is your virtual book tour?

Other information that will influence the blogger: This might include links to favorable book reviews or an upcoming event that makes your proposal timely. Think in terms of what might influence the blogger to accept your proposal.

Your book's announcement press release: Paste this into the body of the email below your signature. It's important background information that will answer, many of the bloggers' questions about the book.

Next steps: Will you send a book if they write back saying they'd like to see it? Send a follow-up note in a few days? Make it clear who should do what next.

Contact Ramona

© Copyright 2019 - 2022 Ramona Morrow Books, All Rights Reserved

Preparing Your Books for Year-End

Key Takeaways

• Maintaining year-end readiness throughout the year is key to a successful year-end close.
• The earlier you prepare your accounting records for year-end, the better.
• A team of trusted advisors can provide guidance and support to simplify year-end.

Here to help simplify year-end planning and compliance.

You shouldn’t wait until December to start thinking about year-end preparations. By maintaining year-end readiness throughout the year, you can make the whole process easier and avoid surprises during the reporting period.

There are many items to consider as you prepare your accounting records  for year-end. To help ensure you don’t miss anything, and you can start the new year strong, we’ve compiled several checklists you’ll want to keep in mind as you close out the year.

Balance Sheet Checklist

To maintain financial accuracy and compliance, it's crucial to periodically review and reconcile your balance sheet. This checklist provides a comprehensive overview of key tasks and considerations for ensuring your balance sheet accurately reflects your financial position.

From reconciling accounts to managing liabilities and equity, these steps will help you maintain a clear and precise financial record.

View the Checklist

Profit and loss checklist.

Keeping your financial records in check is essential for maintaining the accuracy and health of your business. This checklist provides a comprehensive guide for reviewing your profit and loss statement. From examining revenue accounts to ensuring compliance with tax regulations, this checklist will help you assess the completeness and accuracy of your financial data.

By following these steps, you can better understand your business's financial health and make informed decisions for the future.

Year-End Data Checklist

As the year draws to a close, it's essential to ensure your financial records are in order and prepared for the next fiscal period. This checklist offers a range of practical tasks to help you safeguard your financial data, maintain the integrity of your accounting software, and set the stage for a fresh start in the upcoming year.

From data backup and closing procedures to document retention, these steps will help you streamline your year-end preparations and enhance your financial management practices.

The Importance of Preparing Your Books for Year-End

If you use these checklists in your year-end preparations and maintain year-round readiness, you’ll set your organization up for a successful year-end close.

We highly recommend maintaining year-round readiness to simplify the year-end process and prevent last-minute surprises during reporting. If you need help, a team of trusted advisors can be invaluable in providing the guidance and support you need to take a proactive approach to year-end preparations.

Outsourced & Managed Services

Outsourcing core business functions can help streamline processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve business operations.

A Book Wanderer

Traveling through books one page at a time.

My 2022 End-of-the-Year Reading Wrap-Up

Hello Readers! Happy New Year! Before we say goodbye to 2022, it’s nice to look back on our reading year and see what worked and what didn’t, what goals we met, what new bookish things we discovered, and what maybe we decided to let go. Sometimes it’s only while working on my year-end wrap-ups that I discover what new things I want to focus on for the next year.

Once again, I’m using the amazing spreadsheet created by Kal @ Reader Voracious to track my bookish and blog stats. As someone who is mathematically and logistically challenged, this extensively thorough spreadsheet makes everything simple. And Kal makes it available for free! Be sure to check out her spreadsheet and her blog. She just released an updated spreadsheet for 2023, as well. If you decide to use her spreadsheet, leave her a tip, if you can. 🙂

The last few years, I’ve used Kal’s spreadsheet, my Goodreads Stats, the Reading Survey shared by Merline @ Merline Reads (originally shared by Gabby @ Gabby Reads ), and I’ll also be taking a look back at my blogging and bookish year with the survey prompts shared by Jamie @ Perpetual Page Turner .

Previous wrap-ups: 2019 | 2020 | 2021

Let’s wander in!

Reading Stats

Source: 59 ARCs (including 8 short stories), 16 bought new or used, 11 owned, 9 borrowed (Libby or Kindle Unlimited), 6 gifted, and 3 won in giveaways

Genre: 56 Romance, 11 Historical Fiction, 8 Contemporary, 6 Fantasy, 6 Literary Fiction, 4 Mystery, 3 Thriller, 3 Sci-Fi, 2 Graphic Novels, 2 Memoirs, and 2 Nonfiction

Audience: 83 Adult, 19 Young Adult, 1 New Adult, 1 Middle Grade, and 0 Children

Format: 73 Ebooks, 23 Paperbacks, 7 Hardcovers, and 1 Audiobook (although I did switch between listening and reading several additional books)

Reading Survey

(Link to add on Goodreads through the book title.)

How many books did you read? Did you meet your goal?

I read 104 books this year! I also participated in the the Popsugar Reading Challenge for my fifth year, which I completed in November. You can take a look at My 2022 Popsugar Reading Challenge Wrap-Up to see how I did!

Most read genre?

Not surprising that the Romance genre dominated once again. I WAS hoping to branch out more this year, but I actually read more Romance than last year. 🤦‍♀️ I felt like I branched out more, though. Ha! One of the reasons is probably thanks to my Mid-Year Freak Out Tag , which brought my over-abundance-of-Romance-reading to my attention. At mid-year I’d read 67% Romance, so bringing it down to 54% by the end of the year is pretty successful in my book!

Longest and shortest books you read?

Favorite book published in 2022?

I had 3 top contenders for my favorite book of 2022, all published within the year, as well, but if I’m forced to choose one, it would be One Night on the Island by Josie Silver. I read this one in February and it’s stuck with me all year. My Review

Favorite debut book published in 2022?

I read 17 debuts, if my count is correct! But Every Summer After by Carley Fortune was probably my favorite. It’s also one of the contenders for my favorite book of the year. My Review

Favorite book NOT published this year?

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne! As soon as I finished this one, I wondered why I hadn’t read it sooner.

A book that lived up to the hype?

I’m so happy about this one, guys. I was nervous, but The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune was just as good as you all said it was!

A book that did NOT live up to the hype?

Unfortunately, it’s another TJR book that slides into this spot. Last year it was Daisy Jones, this year it’s Maybe in Another Life . But fear not, I loved Carrie Soto. I’m really glad I don’t have to give up on TJR. 😅

Book that felt like the biggest accomplishment?

Definitely An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon, my next book in the Outlander series and the longest book I read this year.

Favorite character(s)?

Charlie and Nick from Heartstopper by Alice Oseman warmed my heart and restored my soul.

Least favorite character?

I can’t name names because of spoilers, but there are some creepy characters in the fabulous novel, Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young. My Review

Most shocking book/moment?

I read a few books with shocking moments, but none so shocking as City of Orange by David Yoon. This book has received some low ratings, but I gave it five stars! You just have to go into it with no expectations. My Review

Favorite couple/OTP?

This is a hard choice when you read as many romances as I do, but the couple that I just needed to end up together or ELSE was Rowan and Harry in Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon. It’s one of my top contenders for favorite book of the year, as well. My Review

The best written book you read this year?

Another book I was relieved lived up to the hype for me, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. I think it’s flawlessly done.

Book that you pushed most people to read in 2022?

The Witchery by S. Isabelle came late in the year for me, but I haven’t stopped recommending it. So very good. My Review

Favorite book cover of the year?

Illustrated covers aren’t always my favorite, but as soon as I saw the cover for Luck & Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz, I knew I had to read the book. Happily, the inside lived up to the cover! My Review

Favorite book adaptation?

I actually read several books that were adapted this year, but Heartstopper written by Alice Oseman was my favorite!

What book made you cry the most?

I’m not a very emotional reader, but The Key to My Heart by Lia Louis had me misty-eyed. My Review

What book made you laugh the most?

Something Wilder by the writing duo Christina Lauren has received some mixed reviews, but I adored their latest romance. I had so much fun reading this one! My Review

A new favorite author you discovered this year?

I discovered so many new authors this past year, but I read the most books by Mariana Zapata . If you’re a fan of slow-burn romances, she’s the queen! My favorite so far remains From Lukov With Love , the first of her books I read.

Guilty pleasure read of the year?

No guilt here, but another romance author I discovered was Elle Kennedy! My first book by her was Good Girl Complex , the first book in the Avalon Bay series, and I recently read the follow up Bad Girl Reputation . (Shout out to Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse for introducing me to Mariana Zapata and Elle Kennedy!) My Review of Good Girl Complex My Review of Bad Girl Reputation

Favorite book you reread this year?

Zilch. Nada. Nothing. As someone who LOVES to reread, I’m appalled that I didn’t reread anything. I am currently rereading In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, but I know I won’t finish it before 2023. I must do better next year!

What is the best non-fiction book you read this year?

Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family by Erika Hayasaki is intriguing and enlightening. My Review

Were you happy with your reading year?

When I scroll through all the books I read this year, I’m happy with what I read, but I see some things I’d like to change. I read more diversely than the previous year, which is always a goal, but I stuck to the Romance genre more than I thought I did. I didn’t reread at all, and once again ARCs dominated. I’m determined to find more of a balance between ARCs and my existing bookshelves. Although, my favorite books from 2022 were ARCs I’d read, so there is that. 😉 My average rating hasn’t changed at all from 2021, so I like to think that just means I know what I like. 🤷‍♀️

Your Blogging/Bookish Life

New favorite book blog/Bookstagram/Youtube channel you discovered in 2022?

My blog hopping has been abysmal lately. It’s another area in my bookish life that needs some balance. A few blogs I feel like I (re)discovered this year: Wendy @ The Bashful Bookworm and Sam @ We Live and Breath Books

Favorite post you wrote in 2022?

In 2022 I created more posts than ever, and my memory is the worst, but I enjoyed creating the Top Ten Tuesday post: Books Set in a Place I’d Love to Visit . I’ve even visited one already!

Best bookish event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events,  etc.)?

I feel like I did attend a few virtual events, but I can’t remember any at the moment. 😃

Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2022?

Honestly, each time I’m approved for an ARC from one of my favorite authors, I’m still awed and delighted. Other than that, celebrating my 3rd Blogiversary!

Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?

The most challenging thing in 2022 was keeping up. I feel like so much of the year was me apologizing for being late with posts and staying on top of all my ARCs. I’m already accepting less ARCs and not adding any extra books to my Popsugar Challenge for 2023, so I’m hoping that will take off some pressure. I think maybe it’s time to finally schedule my first blog hiatus sometime this year, as well. I still love blogging, but I don’t love feeling behind. 🥰

Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?

My all-time most popular post continues to be a post I created in 2020: My Chain of Gold TBR: What To (Re)Read Before Starting Cassandra Clare’s Next Novel . But I was surprised to see a review I did this year is gaining on it. My most popular post this year: ARC Review: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune , even though it doesn’t have many comments. 😃

 Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Bookstores I’ve Visited . I spent way too much time searching for photos and information about each bookstore. 😉

  Best bookish discovery (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?

I made two new discoveries this year that seem like they should have been obvious:

• Using speak screen for ebooks, effectively turning my ebooks into audiobooks.
• “Penciling in” ARCs I’ve been invited to read with their due date when I’m not sure if I want to read them, only accepting them if I have the time to get to them.

  Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?

Looking back at My Top Ten Goals for 2022 post , I discovered I only managed to successfully complete 3 goals, which makes me wonder if setting goals works against me. 😂 I’m pretty excited about the 3 I did complete, though:

• I participated in Let’s Talk Bookish discussion posts. While I didn’t put pressure on myself to participate every week, I joined in whenever a prompt interested me, which averaged out to one a month.
• I completed my Popsugar Reading Challenge for 2022 , reading 63 books—my most books for the challenge yet.
• I did my yearly digital and physical bookshelf unhaul.
• One of my goals was to complete an existing Nanowrimo project, and while I didn’t put a red bow on one, I’m so much closer than I was at the start of the year.

I have a feeling a few of my goals will reappear on this year’s list: Less ARCs, read more off my existing shelves, and reread more! One of these years, I’ll make it happen. ❤️

Whew, that was a lot! What was your favorite read of the year? Did you reach all your goals? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Wandering & Happy 2023!

Share this:

14 thoughts on “my 2022 end-of-the-year reading wrap-up”.

Great job last year! You really rocked it and read some great books.

Thank you Deanna! It was a great reading year.

Sorry, I have to my tears. So sweet of you to mention me. 😘 We read a lot of the same book, and you listed so many faves up there. Silver, Fortune, Backman, Thorne, Louis, Devon, CLo, Kennedy – loved them all. You know what I really adore the cover for Luck & Last Resorts? Because of the scene it captured. That part of the book had my heart melting.

I’m so happy to have rediscovered your blog! I get so many recommendations and we do have such similar tastes. And yes! The scene captured on the cover of Luck & Last Resorts was perfect. That so rarely happens with books. Here’s to another year of great books, right?! 🥰

That’s a great wrap-up for 2022! I read Anxious People in 2022 also, and it’s now one of my all-time favorite books 😊. If you can, watch the Anxious People series on Netflix.

Oh, yes! I forgot to mention the adaptation of Anxious People. I thought it was so well done, as well. It brought the book even more to life!

Wow, what a great wrap up! I loved Every Summer After too! You have read so many books that I have enjoyed too. I Hope you have a Happy New Year!

Love that we have such similar tastes in books. I know I can always find something new to add to my tbr from your blog. <3

Yes, Backman just seems to know exactly how to construct a fascinating plot, build interesting and sympathetic characters, and bring them together flawlessly.

Yes! Now I just need to get my hands on The Winners. 🙂

What a great year of reading! 😀 I hope 2023 is just as wonderful. Happy New Year.

Thank you! Happy reading to you, as well. <3

Sounds like 2022 was a great reading year. Here’s to a wonderful 2023!

Yes! Happy reading in 2023 to you, too, Nicole!

Let's Chat! (Comments are manually approved) Cancel reply

Abookwanderer.

Discover more from A Book Wanderer

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Type your email…

Continue reading

15 Best End of the Year Books for Kids

These special end of the year books for kids are a great way to celebrate the last day of school.

The end of each school year is always bittersweet. Students have learned so much and now are looking forward to summer. Teachers look back over the past year and see so much growth! But now it’s time to pass our students on to another teacher. Before they go, take the opportunity to read another good story with your class.

As the end of the school year approaches, I like to end the year with some special picture books. I’ve used the following school books with preschoolers and kindergarteners, as well as third and fourth graders. I would even read some of them to junior high and high schoolers too, because you are never too old for a good picture book!

I compiled this list of some of the best end of the year books for kids, so you have a variety of books from which to choose. Personally, I would read several of these books over the course of the last weeks of school.

This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. You can read more in my disclosure policy.

Here are my favorite end of the year books for kids.

Click on any of the titles below to see more details on Amazon.

Last Day Blues by Julie Danneburg

This fun book is the story of Mrs. Hartwell’s class during the last week of school. The class shares all the things they are going to miss from the school year, over the course of a week as they do all the last things. The children think their teacher is going to be especially sad when they leave so they try to think of a special present for her. It’s a fun way to show how kids and teachers might miss school – but will still have a fun summer vacation!

Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom by Kelly DiPucchio

If you are looking for a lighthearted, funny story, check out this one about a teacher who is set to retire. Mrs. McBloom hasn’t cleaned up her room in 50 years of teaching, so the treasures her students and former students find are quite entertaining! This is a silly story that will make teachers and students laugh. This is a slightly older book, but check your library to see if they have it.

Goodbye, School by Tonya Lippert

Franny loves school but it’s hard for her to say goodbye. This book focuses on how Franny says goodbye to all the different areas of school while remembering lots of good memories to take with her. The unique thing about this book is that the author is a licensed clinical social worker, so she really does a great job presenting ways for children to say goodbye. You could use this book during the final days of school or if a student has to leave the class mid year.

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

If you teach Kindergarten, this is a great story to read at the end of the year – especially if you read Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for the First Day of Kindergarten at the beginning of the year. (The entire Miss Bindergarten series are some of my favorite read-alouds for Kindergarten!) After a great year together, Miss Bindergarten is getting ready for the last day of school with her class. All her students are alphabetically named (Adam is an Alligator, Brenda a Beaver, etc) which is a fun addition to the story. You’ll love this book because Miss Bindergarten does everything a Kindergarten teacher normally does to end the year.

Lizzie and the Last Day of School by Trinka Hakes Noble

Lizzie is a little girl who absolutely loves school! She loves preschool and she loves Kindergarten, but she especially loves first grade with her new teacher, Miss G. This book shares all the fun things that happen in first grade, and how truly sad Lizzie is to have the year end. This book reminds you that you can have fun at school and still have fun in the summer – because a new school year will be coming! Since many young children love school just like Lizzie, this is a great book to read at the end of the year. Don’t limit it to just first grade, but you could read it with K to 2 students!

Sometimes You Fly by Katherine Applegate

Sometimes You Fly focuses on all the things that happen before you master something. This is a good book to use as you discuss all the things your students learned this year. It’s a short book but has some important reminders especially “With every try, sometimes you fail, sometimes you fly.” This is a book where you should read and talk through it at the same time – pointing out everything happening in the illustrations as the children are learning and achieving so many different things.

Goodbye for Now by Madison Rowe

Here’s another story from the teacher’s perspective, reminding students of all the amazing things they’ve learned and done this past school year. The illustrations are so charming and perfectly capture kids in the classroom. This book would be a great end of the year book for lower elementary age students.

A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School by Shannon Olsen

This brand new book is beautifully written by an experienced teacher, who beautifully captures what every teacher wants to say on the last day. Written as a letter, this book highlights the ups and downs of the whole school year. I like how it points out that the teacher will miss the students, but they have many new adventures ahead in the next grade! Plus, there is the reminder to come back and visit, and we know teachers always love seeing former students. If you like this book, the same author also wrote A Letter from Your Teacher on the First Day of School.

The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi

If you are looking for a story to encourage your students to keep trying, you need to read The Magical Yet! This book is a great school year book – at any point in the year! I love how this book encourages children to keep working at it because “Yet can’t do it all overnight. Some things take days, months or years to get right.” This is a great book to remind your students to keep working at all the things they can’t do…yet.

Mrs. Spritzer’s Garden by Edith Pattou

Teachers will definitely appreciate this sweet story of a teacher who plants a garden of seeds and tends them all year. The analogies to how the seeds (aka students) grow are spot on! Explain this concept to the students or have them guess who the seeds are after reading. It’s an enjoyable end of the year read for sure.

Just the Way You Are by Max Lucado

Max Lucado is a gifted author. He has many wonderful children stories, and this one tells the story of several orphans. While many of the children try to impress the King into adopting them, it is the orphan who simply longs to be with the King that is adopted. The Christian parallels are so poignant here. God loves us all just the way we are, and that’s what I want my students to know.

I’d Choose You by John Trent

This book is the story of a blessing that is written perfectly for young children. Norbert the Elephant had a very bad day at school, and his parents tenderly remind him that they would choose him each and every time. I always tear up a bit in this one. Once again, this is a good book to use in a Christian setting, reminding your students that God has chosen all of us to be his special creations. Although this book is currently out of print, it’s worth tracking down a copy if you can.

I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

This newer children’s book has become one of my favorites and it is the perfect end of a school year book! It is short and simple but oh, such a sweet book! It shows all the things we wish for our students. The illustrations of children by Tom Lichtenheld are adorable too. I add Bible verses to this book for a perfect addition to this beautiful book.

Oh the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss

Every end of the year book list should include this classic book by Dr. Seuss. This is a perfect book to read at any age level – elementary school through high school. There are so many adventures ahead of our students, and this rhyming picture book is a great reminder of all the things they can do! I have always loved this book and give it to many students for a graduation gift. I add Bible verses to every page of this story as well to turn a classic book into a priceless one. (Oh, and if you are a parent who has teachers sign this book for your own child, here’s a printable letter I created to make it easy !)

The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines

Everyone knows Dr. Seuss but do you know this one? I have to say that I love this sweet story even more than Oh the Places You’ll Go! And since I really do love the Dr. Seuss book, that is saying a lot. If you haven’t read this book yet, get it now! It is one of my favorite books. This is the perfect end of the year picture book to read to students of all ages. Joanna Gaines (yes, the Joanna Gaines of Magnolia fame) writes a beautiful book highlighting everyone’s differences and reminding children that the world needs all of our gifts and abilities. The colorful illustrations of hot air balloons and different children are precious. And yes, I add Bible verses to this sweet book as well.

I hope you found some new children’s books to bring a happy ending to the last days of school! What’s your favorite end of the year book to read?

Hello and welcome! Check out how we're thriving when our income has been cut in half , take a look at some of my custom, Biblical books (with free printables) or learn how to build a stockpile that works for your family . You can sign up for blog updates with my email newsletter here . Thanks for stopping by!

Similar Posts

10 Best Charcuterie Books to Teach & Inspire You to Build Beautiful Boards

How to Start a Christmas Book Tradition

When You Long to Be More Than Just Making It

The Christmas Promise

50 Best Alphabet Books

10 Favorite Christmas Books for Children

Leave a reply cancel reply.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *