EarlyWord GalleyChat, #ewgc, Jan, 2023 -- Titles discussed, by pub. date

NOTE: 1/12/23 This is an updated version of the spreadsheet posted earlier, with new titles added from the Mastodon chat

A spreadsheet of just the added titles is here -- https://bit.ly/3QxIAtm

Link below to the Edelweiss catalog of these titles

https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID=4822131&page=1

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Comments are quotes from the chat. If there is no comment, that indicates there is interest in the title, but no comment beyond that. If titles came up in a previous chat, the month is indicated.

PUB DATES are as of Jan. 10, 2023, according to Edelweiss. Some may change.

DRC = Digital review copies, also called "digital ARCs". Unless otherwise noted in comments, all titles are available from Edelweiss and may also be on NetGalley

Diversity = by or about people from under-represented communities

HEATING UP = growing enthusiasm

HOT = has come up many times. Multiple chatters have read and loved.

LMR = Library Marketing Rep recommendation

LR Deadline = LibraryReads voting deadline, http://libraryreads.org/participate/

Multiple "Much Love" on Edelweiss = Titles that are getting a significant number of "Much Love" on Edelweiss, some may not be "HOT" or "Heating up" among GalleyChatters

NO DRC = Digital Review Copy not yet listed

New = first time title has been mentioned on GalleyChat

PAST DUE = Library Reads voting deadline has passed

Bisac Category Description

Publisher Name

Format Description

Fiction / Historical

The House of Doors

Bloomsbury Publishing

Hardcover with dust jacket

Janet Lockhart @janet@mastodonbooks.net, "Willie Somerset Maugham and Sun Yat-sen are just two of the historical figures in this novel set in early twentieth century Penang. A fascinating glimpse of a world where several cultures co-existed, living in the same city, but rarely seeing past each other's facades. An early contender for one of my favorite novels of 2023."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

Redmond, Heather

Death and the Sisters

PRH/Random House

No DRC as of 1/10/23- LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo, "upcoming historical mystery DEATH AND THE SISTERS explores the relationship between young Mary Shelley and her stepsister Jane."

Poetry / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica

Joe_Jones @Joe_Jones, "FIXER: POEMS by Edgar Kunz shows how poetry can relate to average ordinary people facing life. A nice start to my reading goal this year to try more poetry."

Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian

No DRC as of 1/10/23 - Ingram Library Services @TheLibraryLife_, "I CANNOT wait for KNOCKOUT by @sarahmaclean either. I love the whole series, but let's face it--Imogen has always been my favorite."

Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure

Hardcover with dust jacket

Jane Jorgenson @janejorgenson@mastodonbooks.net, "the new T. Kingfisher novella, THORNHEDGE - loved, lovely, all the good things in this twisty spin on Sleeping Beauty." -- Matthew @fine_plan, "No cover yet, but T Kingfisher's upcoming THORNHEDGE may be my new favorite novel. I loved this tale of a lonely toad fairy keeping 'Sleeping Beauty' asleep for the safety of the world and the too empathetic knight who stumbles upon her."

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

The Blonde Identity

Janet Schneider @janet_schneider, "Chiming in late with a summer hit prediction: Ally Carter's THE BLONDE IDENTITY (Aug). LOVED the brilliant heroine & everything about this road trip/amnesia adventure about a woman who discovers she's the twin sister of a rogue spy. Chef's kiss."

The Girls Who Fought Crime

Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez, "I'm a sucker for non-fiction that tells me about the women history leaves out so I know I'll enjoy THE GIRLS WHO FOUGHT CRIME by Mari Eder."

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

Córdova, Zoraida

Kiss the Girl (A Meant To Be Novel)

No DRC as of 1/10/23

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

PRH/Random House

Janet Lockhart @janet@mastodonbooks.net, "Spent the past month reading several outstanding historical fiction novels. First up is EVERGREEN by Naomi Hirahara. A followup to her award winning CLARK AND DIVISION, we watch Aki and her family move to post WW2 L.A. and begin to rebuild their interrupted lives. Engrossing from first page to last" -- FirstClue newsletter Book of the Week, "Edgar Award-winning Hirahara's first novel in this series, CLARK AND DIVISION, was a New York Times Best Mystery Novel of 2021, among many other accolades; this follow-up will please fans with more thoughtful, poignant, and historically accurate investigations of Japanese American life after World War II."

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Andrienne @deienara, "THE DEJA GLITCH by Holly James pub date 8/23 A guy is stuck in a time loop and only one woman can get him out of it, if she can fall in love with him! From the author of NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH."

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Mulholland Books

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523, "Twisty mystery about a woman forced to return to her hometown and desperately trying to avoid her old high school flame-but when fate keeps pushing them together, dangerous, violent things are on the horizon."

Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic

Hardcover with dust jacket

DEC, Ingram Library Services @TheLibraryLife_, "Becky is loving the 'bad seed' evil kid trend! CUTTING TEETH by Chandler Baker @cbakerbooks should be a hoot: preschoolers start craving blood! Motherhood metaphors likely abound."

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Downing, Samantha

A Twisted Love Story

PRH/Random House

No DRC as of 1/10/23 -- KC Davis @kcdvs, "I mentioned this last month but it needs repeating. I cannot wait to start A TWISTED LOVE STORY by Samantha Downing so which ever comes first, @PRHLibrary physical or digital, I need to know STAT... "

Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Exploration

Hardcover with dust jacket

Jane Jorgenson @janejorgenson@mastodonbooks.net, "Yume Kitasei's THE DEEP SKY is a mystery thriller set in deep space on a ship of humanity's hope to colonize a distant planet - when murder occurs. Great stuff."

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

Center, Katherine

St. Martin's Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

megmcardle @megmcardle@mastodonbooks.net, "Next up in my pile is probably the new one by Katherine Center, HELLO STRANGER. I like the premise of the woman developing face-blindness and how that would impact her love life." -- Tracy Babiasz @tracymine, "Just started the new @katherinecenter, HELLO, STRANGER, which makes me SO happy. An artist gets her big break in an upcoming portrait competition only to lose her ability to see faces. Love Katherine Center. Strong women figuring out how to make lemonade!"

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

The Duchess Effect

Nanette @nanette@mastodonbooks.net, "My #1 most anticipated book of 2023 as of right now is THE DUCHESS EFFECT by Tracey Livesay. I loved AMERICAN ROYALTY AND I cannot wait to read the next chapter in Danielle and Jameson's story."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

The Mistress of Bhatia House

PRH/Random House

Fiction / Family Life

Shelton Harris, Terah

One Summer in Savannah

Sourcebooks Landmark

Trade Paperback

DEBUT, LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary, "Fellow librarian Terah Shelton Harris makes her debut with ONE SUMMER IN SAVANNAH, a bittersweet novel about what it means to truly forgive."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional

Dead Man's Wake

Hardcover with dust jacket

No DRC as of 1/10/23 - Annette Jones @ZenLibrarian, "So excited about @pauldoiron's newest mystery DEAD MAN'S WAKE. I can't get enough of game warden Mike Bowditch's nail-biting investigations!"

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy

A Most Agreeable Murder

PRH/Random House

DEBUT, Ingram Library Services @TheLibraryLife_, "Can't decide if you're more in the mood for something Bridgerton-esque or a murder mystery? Why not both? A MOST AGREEABLE MURDER, a debut from Julia Seales, just dropped on Edelweiss and Rachel downloaded it immediately ."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

DEBUT, LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo, "CHARLOTTE ILLES IS NOT A DETECTIVE by @katiefliesaway stars a former kid detective who's reluctantly coaxed out of retirement for one last case. AND if you call (908)318-4612 you'll get a special voice message from Lottie herself."

Fiction / Asian American

DEBUT, LMR, Librarylovefest @librarylovefest."Join us on 1/19/23 at 7 PM ET for a night of literary delights, https://www.crowdcast.io/e/writerstowatch/register, [including] Thao Thai/BANYAN MOON (on sale June 27, 2023), A sweeping, evocative debut novel following three generations of Vietnamese American women reeling from the death of their matriarch."

Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian

Guhrke, Laura Lee

Bookshop Cinderella

No DRC as of 1/10/23

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Night Will Find You

Hardcover with dust jacket

KC Davis @kcdvs, "NIGHT WILL FIND YOU by Julia Heaberlin is another MUST READ for me! I love her work!!"

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Jane Jorgenson @janejorgenson@mastodonbooks.net, "A couple later (and last in a series) of mysteries: LAST REMAINS by Elly Griffiths (last of the Ruth G's) and FATAL ILLUSION latest in Anna Lee Huber's Lady Darby series. Always love a new one by Huber and though I'm sad to see Dr. Ruth (heh! I just noticed that) end, I am glad of resolution for her personal life."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural

Taylor, Sarah Stewart

Hardcover with dust jacket

Leslie DeLooze @readerleslie, " new titles by a favorite author."

Fiction / Historical

The Brightest Star

LMR, Librarylovefest @librarylovefest. "Run, don't walk. 'I can think of no better author than the incomparable Gail Tsukiyama to introduce readers to Anna May Wong....Tsukiyama keeps her focus on Wong's bright, resilient spirit. A beautiful, haunting book." -- Karen Joy FowlerJoin us on 1/19/23 at 7 PM ET for a night of literary delights, https://www.crowdcast.io/e/writerstowatch/register. -- Get a head start on reading before the event! Gail Tsukiyama/THE BRIGHTEST STAR (on sale June 20, 2023) A magnificent historical novel based on the life of the luminous, groundbreaking actress Anna May Wong."

Psychology / History

Clare Farley, Audrey

Girls and Their Monsters

Grand Central Publishing

Sue B. @Suebee135@mastodonbooks.net, "Currently reading GIRLS AND THEIR MONSTERS about the schizophrenic Genain quadruplets who were studied in the 1950s. Making me sad, mad and everything in between. Very interesting. And scary."

Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

Jenna Marie @jenna_marie58, "I don't read much nonfic, but I'm super excited about WANNABE: RECKONINGS WITH THE POP CULTURE THAT SHAPES ME by Aisha Harris, who I love from the podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour on NPR."

PRH/Random House

MaraReads @MaraReads@mastodon.online, "My 'must rave' book this month is LOOT by Tania James, engrossing historical fiction about a woodcarver in Mysore drafted to help make a wooden tiger automaton for the Sultan under the tutelage of a French clock maker. Great memorable characters coupled with a moving story."

Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

Rocky Mountain High

W. W. Norton & Company

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, " Do you remember Finn Murphy's memoir THE LONG HAUL about being a long-distance mover? Next up is ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH about a wild year of trying to make a hemp/CBD business work."

Ingram Publisher Services

Lesa Holstine @Lesah@mastodonbooks.net, "Chris Offutt brings back Mick Hardin in CODE OF THE HILLS. Offutt's writing is just so economical & beautiful with the now-retired military man who lives by the code of the Kentucky hills."

Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural

Trussoni, Danielle

The Puzzle Master

PRH/Random House

Fiction / African American & Black / Historical

A Right Worthy Woman

Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez, "A RIGHT WORTHY WOMAN by Ruth P. Watson about Virginia's Black Wall Street looks like it will be amazing!'

The Memory of Animals

Tin House Books

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, "Another new DRC available now is THE MEMORY OF ANIMALS, by Claire Fuller (coming in June). She's one of my fave authors & I need to download this and read it! And look at that cover!" -- Featured on the ALMA book buzz, https://youtu.be/zA3Wv-TD0mE "

Fiction / Historical

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

Marrying Off Morgan McBride

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Jane Jorgenson @janejorgenson@mastodonbooks.net, "Second in Amy Barry's western romance series, MARRYING OFF MORGAN MCBRIDE wasn't quite as good as the first book, but still loved the whip-smart dialogue and the protagonists."

Fiction / Thrillers / Legal

Central Park West

Mysterious Press

DEC, featured in the ALMA book buzz https://youtu.be/zA3Wv-TD0mE

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth

Page, Katherine Hall

The Body in the Web

Lesa Holstine @Lesah@mastodonbooks.net, "Katherine Hall Page's latest Faith Fairchild tackles memories of first year of COVID head-on. THE BODY IN THE WEB starts in 1/2021 when Faith's husband gets the 1st vaccine, but memories go back to March 2020. Then, a Zoom meeting leads to harassment & death. Really well-done."

The Wishing Game

PRH/Random House

Beth Mills @BethMills2, "Thoroughly enjoyed Meg Shaffer THE WISHING GAME: a reclusive author, a fabled children's series,and a curious contest."

Fiction / Historical / World War II

Urrea, Luis Alberto

Good Night, Irene

Little, Brown and Company

LMR, HachetteLib, "[one of 5 new books] we are over the moon about - 4 novels, 1 memoir. Digital reading copies available via Edelweiss. We'll have printed galleys at LIbLearnX [www.2023.alaliblearnx.org] later this month, Booth 436!" -- LJ Prepub Alert, "In 1943, Irene Woodward pushes aside her abusive fianc in New York to enlist with the Red Cross, befriending Midwesterner Dorothy Dunford as they head toward Europe on a journey that takes them from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald. Urrea, a National Book Critics Circle fiction finalist for THE HOUSE OF BROKEN ANGELS and Pulitzer Prize finalist for the nonfiction THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY, was inspired to celebrated women's contributions to World War II by his mother's own Red Cross service." -- featured on the ALMA book buzz -- https://youtu.be/zA3Wv-TD0mE "

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

Armstrong, Kelley

The Poisoner's Ring

Hardcover with dust jacket

Lesa Holstine @Lesah@mastodonbooks.net, " Kelley Armstrong's second Rip Through Time novel, THE POISONER'S RING. 1869 Edinburgh where recent widows are suspects in the poisoning deaths of their husbands ."-- DEC, Mara @mrlzbth, "I'm about halfway through THE POISONER'S RING by Kelley Armstrong, the next installment in her fun time travel mystery series set in 19th century Edinburgh."

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

The Shadow Cabinet

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

DRC on NetGalley - Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez, "Just got a DRC of Juno Dawson's THE SHADOW CABINET and I'm beyond excited! Her Majesty's Royal Coven was one of my favorite books last year."

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

PRH/Random House

LMR, Jesse Cruz @BookedByJCruz, "I'm so excited to dive into SECOND SHOT by Cindy Dees (5/23/2023), which fuses top-level international espionage with serial killer suspense & shows that even a spy in her mid-fifties can rival the John Wicks and Jack Ryans of the world."

Earling, Debra Magpie

The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

Ingram Publisher Services

Milkweed Editions

Hardcover Paper over boards

Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

PRH/Random House

Fiction / Thrillers / Crime

Hardcover with dust jacket

Jane Jorgenson @janejorgenson@mastodonbooks.net, "I had a big list this month and wasn't sure I'd get them all - but here's my last - super gritty, noir, western SING HER DOWN by Ivy Pochoda."

Cooking / Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending & Cocktails

Ruhlman, Michael

The Book of Cocktail Ratios

Hardcover Paper over boards

Joe_Jones @Joe_Jones, "THE BOOK OF COCKTAIL RATIOS by Michael Ruhlman takes common cocktails and breaks them down to their essential ratios and then shows how easy it is to transform them into different drinks based on what you like! Guaranteed to make you thirsty!"

Agbaje-Williams, Ore

PRH/Random House

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Andrienne @deienara, "THE THREE OF US pub date: 5/23, by Ore Agbaje-Williams is a character-driven literary fiction novel dissecting complex relationships from the point of view of a woman, her best friend, and her husband." -- LJ Prepub Alert, "In Nigerian British author Agbaje-Williams's auction-hot THE THREE OF US, a heretofore contented wife discovers the acrimony between her husband and best friend as they dance around her for first place in her attention (75,000-copy first printing)."

Fiction / Historical / World War II

Ingram Publisher Services

Janet Lockhart @janet@mastodonbooks.net, "THE POSTCARD by Anne Berest is a stunning novel of auto-fiction, which traces the history of a French Jewish family caught up in the horrors of the Holocaust. At once a tale of mothers and daughters, shared trauma, and the persistence of love and memory, I was captivated by this story of a family coming to grips with their past and the history of anti-Semitism in their country."

DEC, featured in the ALMA book buzz https://youtu.be/zA3Wv-TD0mE

Fiction / Hispanic & Latino

The Enchanted Hacienda

GC interest -- LJ Prepub Alert, "Disappointed in love and life, Harlow Estrada returns home to THE ENCHANTED HACIENDA, where the women in her family purvey a gift she lacks, creating magic from flowers-but who knows what kind of magic might come her way as she runs the house in their absence"

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

The Late Mrs. Willoughby

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Leslie DeLooze @readerleslie, " new titles by a favorite author." -- Andrienne @deienara, "I'm all in for Claudia Gray! I loved THE MURDER OF MR. WICKHAM and WILLOUGHBY seems like another fun read.

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

Summer Reading

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Fiction / Historical

St. Martin's Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

Annette Jones @ZenLibrarian."Teddy Roosevelt lived one hell of a life so you know that a novel about his adventures is a must read, especially in the deft hands of Jeff Shaara. Can't wait to read THE OLD LION."

Fiction / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures

Blackgoose, Moniquill

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

DEBUT, LJ Prepub Alert, "Set in an alternate 1840s New England, TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH features Indigenous teenager Anequs, honored by her people when she bonds with a newly hatched dragon but challenged by the repressive rules at her dragon school, run by Anglish conquerors; debuter Blackgoose is an enrolled member of the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe."

Fiction / Fantasy / Romance

A Crown of Ivy and Glass

Sourcebooks Casablanca

LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary, "Beloved author of FURYBORN, makes her stunning adult romance debut with A CROWN OF IVY AND GLASS, perfect for lovers of romantasy and ACOTAR!" -- DEC, Ingram Library Services @TheLibraryLife_, "I'm intrigued by A CROWN OF IVY AND GLASS by Claire Legrand. 'Three sisters in a noble magic family must fight to protect their home from invasion by the creatures of the Old Country-the realm of the gods and the birthplace of magic.' "

Fiction / Alternative History

Paul, Crystal Smith

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?

Henry Holt and Co.

Hardcover with dust jacket

Nanette @nanette@mastodonbooks.net, "DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith Paul was my Christmas Eve read this year and it hooked me from the beginning. Iconic actress Kitty Karr has died, leaving her fortune to three sisters who seem to be no relation. But as Kitty's life story is told, her secrets--and her connection to the St. John sisters--are revealed". -- LJ Prepub Alert, " Paul's DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? features Elise St. John, a young Black woman who is startled that she and her sisters have inherited the multimillion-dollar estate of star Kitty Karr Tate; then she learns that Kitty was actually her grandmother, passing for white (100,000-copy first printing)." -- Publishers Summary, "A multigenerational saga that traverses the Jim Crow South, the glamour of old Hollywood, and the seductive draw of present-day showbiz as secrets split a family tree into Black, white, and something in between"

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

Hardcover with dust jacket

Annette Jones @ZenLibrarian, "Absolutely love the WWII adventures of safe cracker Electra McDonnell so I can't wait for Ashley Weaver's newest PLAYING IT SAFE. Her mysteries are such fun and her titles are a great play on words."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Carcaterra, Lorenzo

Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace

PRH/Random House

Lesa Holstine @Lesah@mastodonbooks.net, "Back to Ischia, Italy with Lorenzo Carcaterra's NONNA MARIA AND THE CASE OF THE STOLEN NECKLACE. Wise, street-smart Miss Marple character. Knows everyone & isn't afraid to be tough or take action."

Fiction / Cultural Heritage

Hakes, Jasmin Iolani

DEBUT, LMR, Librarylovefest @librarylovefest."Join us on 1/19/23 at 7 PM ET for a night of literary delights, https://www.crowdcast.io/e/writerstowatch/register, [including] Jasmin Iolani Hakes/HULA. Set in Hilo, Hawai'i, a sweeping saga of tradition, culture, family, history, and connection that unfolds through the lives of three generations of women." --DEC, LMR, librarylovefest @librarylovefest, "Okay, this debut is stunning! Not to mention that beautiful cover. HULA is about Hi'i, the youngest of Hilo's Naupaka dynasty, who is trying to connect to her community and lineage. "...HULA is a love letter to a stolen paradise and its people."

Fiction / Thrillers / Crime

Herchenroether, Sara

The Night Flowers

Tin House Books

Beth Mills @BethMills2, " a fascinating mystery: Sara Herchenroether's NIGHT FLOWERS where a cold case suddenly becomes very hot." -- DEC, featured ruin the ALMA book buzz https://youtu.be/zA3Wv-TD0mE

Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

A Portrait In Shadow

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Fiction / Family Life

A History of Burning

Grand Central Publishing

LMR, HachetteLib, "[one of 5 new books] we are over the moon about - 4 novels, 1 memoir. Digital reading copies available via Edelweiss. We'll have printed galleys at LIbLearnX [www.2023.alaliblearnx.org] later this month, Booth 436!" -- LJ Prepub Alert, "Pushcart Prize-winning Oza's A HISTORY OF BURNING opens with Pirbhai's being taken from India to work on the East African Railway for the British and moves toward the expulsion of his descendants from Uganda in 1972 (50,000-copy first printing)." -- LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, "featured in the ALMA book buzz https://youtu.be/zA3Wv-TD0mE "

Verghese, Abraham

The Covenant of Water

Ingram Publisher Services

Janet Schneider @janet_schneider, "Spring holds alert for this one: THE COVENANT OF WATER (May) by Abraham Verghese, author CUTTING FOR STONE, spanning the years 1900 to 1977 in Kerala, on South India's Malabar Coast. Three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction." -- LJ Prepub Alert, "Following 2009's CUTTING FOR STONE, which sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone, practicing physician Verghese's new work unfolds within the Christian community of Kerala, on southern India's Malabar Coast. At its heart is a family that suffers successive tragedies, with at least one person in each generation drowning to death. Despite its venerable traditions-the community supposedly dates from the time of the apostles-family matriarch Big Ammachi (i.e., 'Big Mother') knows change is coming." -- NOV GalleyChat, Patty Suss @pattysuss, "Even though it's not coming out until May 2023, I'm beyond EXCITED to read Abraham Verghese's next book COVENANT OF WATER."

Fiction / World Literature / American / 19th Century

An American Beauty

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR, vida @BookOfVida, "If you're a sucker like I am for biographical fiction about crush-worthy women, AN AMERICAN BEAUTY by Shana Ab (4/25/23) is an absolute must! Based on the true rage-to-riches story of the Gilded Age's richest (self made!) woman, Arabella Huntington. -- JULY, LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "AN AMERICAN BEAUTY by Shana Abe is based on the life of Arabella Huntington, a woman ahead of her time, whose business acumen, grit, & beauty fueled her spectacular - & scandalous - rise from rags to riches."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

Cambridge, Colleen

Mastering the Art of French Murder

PRH/Random House

LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo, "Once again, I must refer #EWGC peeps to check out MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH MURDER by Colleen Cambridge. Julia Child, post-WWII Paris, food, wine, murder, theater...you really can't have more fun with a historical mystery than that combo!And of course, if you need a print ARC for MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH MURDER or CHARLOTTE ILLES IS NOT A DETECTIVE, email me at lackerman @ kensingtonbooks dot com. Or email me about ANYTHING Kensington Cozies related. I will email with you all friggin day about books."

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

PRH/Random House

LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "In @marcCameron's BREAKNECK (@KensingtonBooks, 4/25/23), one man will battle for survival in Alaska's last frontier. Says @WmKentKrueger: 'Cameron's novels hook you from the first line, cement your eye to the page, and grip your heart in a vice.'"

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

PRH/Random House

Jane Jorgenson @janejorgenson, "really love Laura Griffin's romantic suspense. Though her DEEP TIDE wasn't my favorite of her Texas Murder Files series, still good. and I do recommend the others in the series."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

The Last Remains

Jane Jorgenson @janejorgenson@mastodonbooks.net, "A couple later (and last in a series) of mysteries: LAST REMAINS by Elly Griffiths (last of the Ruth G's) and FATAL ILLUSION latest in Anna Lee Huber's Lady Darby series. Always love a new one by Huber and though I'm sad to see Dr. Ruth (heh! I just noticed that) end, I am glad of resolution for her personal life."

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

In the Lives of Puppets

Hardcover with dust jacket

Jill Minor @jillrhudy@mastodonbooks.net, "Nobody writes as movingly about found families as #TJKlune. IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS explores identities and pulls in many familiar #scifi and #fantasy elements in a post-dystopian spin on Pinocchio. Funny droids and an ending that made me cry."

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523. "'Beautiful. I was blown away by how Dennis Lehane was able to bring such a deeply unfamiliar world into my heart. SMALL MERCIES is hilarious and heartbreaking, infuriating and unforgettable.'<br>- Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author." -- DEC, KaiteStover @MarianLiberryan, "Didn't care how delayed the plane was over TDay weekend. I had SMALL MERCIES #DennisLehane to keep me riveted. Think urban opera: soaring, tragic, gritty, thrilling." -- LesaHolstine @LesaHolstine, "SMALL MERCIES by Dennis Lehane is the best crime novel I've read in a year and a half, since @blacklionking73's RAZORBLADE TEARS. Read them together." -- OCT, Janet Lockhart @HartGami. "The fierce Mary Pat Fennessey has questions, and nothing will keep her from finding the answers. Nothing. SMALL MERCIES is another riveting Boston tale from @dennis_lehane." -- LMR, Virginia Stanley @Virgini71284603, "I triple love this book. Mary Pat is fierce and unafraid (even when she's afraid if that makes sense.) @dennis_lehane is back in Mystic River territory. A mother's love, a missing teen, desegregation of public schools, racism, 1970s. Run don't walk. Download now!"

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Death of a Bookseller

DEBUT, OCT., LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, "I know my librarian friends can identify with the bookselling world. Here's a new mystery starring booksellers. In this debut, a disaffected, true crime-obsessed bookseller develops a dangerous obsession with a colleague."

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Sternbergh, Adam

Hardcover with dust jacket

MaraReads @MaraReads@mastodon.online, "Adam Sternbergh's THE EDEN TEST was an enjoyable twisty thriller about a couple who go on a remote getaway to save their marriage. Seven days, seven questions to answer" -- .Andrienne @deienara, "THE EDEN TEST, about a troubled married couple about to celebrate their 2nd anniversary - when they sign up for a mysterious program where they answer 7 questions while cooped up in a remote cabin."

Social Science / Demography

Twenge, Jean M.

JenniferSchultz @Jennsreads, "I'm only on the 'Silents' chapter of GENERATIONS by @jean_twenge, but I can tell you that this is an absolutely fascinating read about the 6 living generations in the US. If you love social history, definitely read this!"