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

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Comments are quotes from the chat. If there is no comment, at least one GalleyChatter has expressed interest in reading it. Months denote comments from previous chats

PUB DATES are as of Sept 11, 2023, according to Edelweiss. Some may change.

Diversity = by or about people from under-represented communities

HEATING UP = growing enthusiasm among GalleyChatters

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

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 / Asian American

Lies and Weddings

PRH/Random House

Jenna Marie @jenna_marie58 New Kevin Kwan coming!!! I requested on edelweiss. LIES AND WEDDINGS

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523 Check this out... Silk : A World History by Aarathi Prasad

Fiction / Friendship

PRH/Random House

Robin B @robinsbooks Eileen Garvin's first novel, MUSIC OF BEES, remains one of my favorite books, and I'm looking forward to her next novel, CROW TALK.

Fiction / Historical

Anderson, Michelle Collins

The Flower Sisters

PRH/Random House

A John Scognamiglio Book

Trade Paperback

Vicki Nesting @VNesting A teen comes to stay with her grandmother and discovers a long ago tragedy that no one wants to talk about in THE FLOWER SISTERS by Michelle Collins Anderson. A moving coming of age story centered around community, identity and belonging.

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

One of Us Knows

William Morrow Paperbacks

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523 Alyssa Cole has a new book coming out in April 2024! ONE OF US KNOWS. Knives Out meets The Shining in this psychological suspense thriller -- HARDCOVER LIBRARY EDITION, 9780063297135

Fiction / Historical

The Evolution of Annabel Craig

PRH/Random House

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

To Slip the Bonds of Earth

PRH/Random House

LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo Did you know the Wright Brothers were from Ohio? And that they had a sister? I didn't, but native Ohioan Amanda Flower did, and she's penned a new historical mystery series starring Katharine Wright as a sleuth, set in the first days of flight!

Fiction / Thrillers / Legal

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523 Lots of in-house buzz on Rene Denfeld's newest, https://edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063014734&g=4400 She wrote THE CHILD FINDER and THE ENCHANTED. She is a special writer. -- AUG, Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "Excited to learn that Rene Denfeld has a new book coming out in March 2024 - SLEEPING GIANTS. Loved THE CHILD FINDER and THE BUTTERFLY GIRL."

The Mystery Writer

Poisoned Pen Press

Trade Paperback

Kelly @kellywellread A twisty literary mystery will always catch my eye. In THE MYSTERY WRITER by Sulari Gentill, an aspiring author meets and falls in love with her literary idol, only to find him murdered a day after he read her latest novel. Coming 3/19/24 from Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen

PRH/Random House

Biography & Autobiography / Culinary

DeRuiter, Geraldine

If You Can't Take the Heat

PRH/Random House

Robin B @robinsbooks I enjoyed Geraldine DeRuiter's travelogue, ALL OVER THE PLACE, and am looking forward to her next book with a culinary topic, IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT.

Kelly @kellywellread If it's Magical Realism, it's going to capture my interest! EXPIRATION DATES by Rebecca Serle, the author of IN FIVE YEARS.

McTiernan, Dervla

What Happened to Nina?

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523 Dervla McTiernan has a new book coming out in March! Woo hoo!

Humor / Topic / History

Unbecoming a Lady

S&S/Simon Element

Hardcover Paper over boards

Robin B @robinsbooks . @ThereseNOneill is an engaging writer and I can't wait to read her next book, UNBECOMING A LADY. I'm sure she will be her usual informative and hilarious self.

Fiction / Biographical

Can't We Be Friends

William Morrow Paperbacks

Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez Really looking forward to CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS by Eliza Knight & Denny Bryce. It looks fascinating.

Fiction / Hispanic & Latino

Gonzalez, Xochitl

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Hardcover with dust jacket

Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez The author of Olga Dies Dreaming has a new book, ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST coming out in March.

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery

Trinchieri, Camilla

The Road to Murder

PRH/Random House

Susan Balla @suebee135 #4 in the Tuscan Mystery series by Camilla Trinchieri, THE ROAD TO MURDER, is due out from @soho_press in March. Love this series, and it is a favorite with our patrons.

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

Reid-Benta, Zalika

PRH/Random House

LMR, Marty Cahill @McFlyCahill90 RIVER MUMMA by award-winning @Literati167 (02/20/24, 9781645661351) finds burnt-out millennial Alicia tasked w/ a quest from the titular Jamaican river goddess. Why her? It's a 24-hour race through Toronto as she searches for a magic comb & answers.

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Jenna Marie @jenna_marie58, "Another wonderfully magical and charming novel from Roselle Lim! Loved NIGHT FOR DAY "

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

Murder in Masquerade

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Jill Minor @JillRhudy Second in the cute "Lady of Letters" mystery series set in Victorian London, MURDER IN MASQUERADE by Mary Winters features bold, funny Agony Aunt letters and a diverting romance. Fun light reading!

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary Speaking of DRCs, I'm uploading the DRC of the highly anticipated KING NYX, by Kirsten Bakis, right this minute.

Fiction / Psychological

Greenwood, Tammy

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin In THE STILL POINT ( @KensingtonBooks , 2/20/24, 9781496739339), Tammy Greenwood tells a story of mothers & daughters set against the intense backdrop of dysfunction and drama in the ballet world. -- AUG, LMR, vida @BookOfVida, "For fans of Megan Abbott & 'Dance Moms!' Tammy Greenwood's THE STILL POINT unleashes a tempest of female friendship, maternal ambition, suburban drama, & the sacrifices demanded by art within the hyper cutthroat world of ballet girls and their moms. JULY, LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "In THE STILL POINT, Tammy Greenwood takes teenage ballerinas, a rogue French ballet master, & a prestigious prize, & lights a whole California neighborhood on fire in this searing family drama."

Fiction / Romance / Contemporary

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "AT HER SERVICE by Amy Spalding (Kensington, 2/20/24, 9781496739537) - The Hollywood centric F/F rom-com follow-up to Library Reads Pick FOR HER CONSIDERATION has shy Max try to snag her dream girl with the help from a new confidence boosting app."

Fiction / Historical / World War II

Richards, Jeffrey L.

We Are Only Ghosts

PRH/Random House

A John Scognamiglio Book

LMR. Michelle Lauren Addo @MichelleAddo, "WE ARE ONLY GHOSTS by Jeffrey L. Richards (John Scognamiglio Books. A brutally candid saga about sexuality & war, love & hate, as a teenage boy's complicated relationship w. a Nazi officer in a WWII death camp is resurrected in 1960s NYC. "

Fiction / Historical / World War I

The Phoenix Crown

William Morrow Paperbacks

Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack If anyone missed last night's HC's Writers to Watch catch the replay [https://www.crowdcast.io/c/writers-to-watch/XGdcr]. Co-author's speak about writing their new books as a team sport. Very insightful and Kate Quinn!!!! -- JULY, Jenna Marie @jenna_marie58, "looks like THE PHOENIX CROWN was pushed til feb 2024." -- JUNE, Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "Can't wait for THE PHOENIX CROWN by two of my favorite authors: Janie Chang and Kate Quinn. A mystery featuring a fabulous set of jewels and set across continents-from San Francisco to Versailles to Beijing. What could be better?"

Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

PRH/Random House

Jill Minor @JillRhudy Love THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS by Katherine Arden. WWI, paranormal, with PTSD and the lure of escapism. As a Winternight Trilogy fan, I've been waiting for another Arden novel forever and this one did not disappoint! -=- Vicki Nesting @VNesting Katherine Arden has a new book coming out! THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS is a historical novel with a speculative twist set during the Great War. I loved THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE trilogy so much, so I am really looking forward to this one.

Fiction / Historical

Henry Holt and Co.

Hardcover with dust jacket

Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "Set in Manchuria in 1908, THE FOX WIFE by Yangsze Choo promises to be another enchanting mixture of historical fiction and folk tale from the extraordinarily talented author of THE NIGHT TIGER. I, for one, cannot wait." -- LJ Prepub Alert, "In Choo's 1908 Manchuria-set THE FOX WIFE, a young woman found dead in the snow is thought to be the victim of foxes who transform themselves into beautiful humans to lure the unsuspecting to their deaths; following the Netflix-slated THE GHOST BRIDE and THE NIGHT TIGER, a Reese's pick. "

Fiction / African American & Black

Dixon, Descending

PRH/Random House

DEBUT, ara @mrlzbth I love Everest stories, so DIXON, DESCENDING by Karen Outen was a Must Read for me. Dixon is a Black teacher coaxed into attempting the summit by his charismatic brother, Nate. This powerful novel follows their adventure and its heavy emotional aftermath. Really good! -- AUG, Janet Lockhart @HartGami, "Two African American brothers take on the challenge of climbing Mt Everest and nothing will ever be the same. Absolutely gripping novel of pushing to the limits, physically and emotionally. DIXON, DESCENDING by Karen Outen." -- LJ Prepub Alert, "An Olympic-level runner who missed getting on the team by two-tenths of a second, Dixon has since been careful not to become too obsessed with any project. Then his brother suggests that they seek to become the first Black American men to summit Mount Everest, and Dixon leaves behind family, friends, and his school psychologist job to face a tragedy on the mountain that will reshape his life. From Rona Jaffe recipient Outen."

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead

Hardcover with dust jacket

DEBUT, JW Bookworm @jwbookworm Started EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD Jenny Hollander last night. New twist on the trope of friends' mass tragedies from the past coming back to haunt you

Fiction / Fantasy / Epic

Bennett, Robert Jackson

PRH/Random House

Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart My first title is Robert Jackson Bennet's THE TAINTED CUP. It's a blend of mystery procedural and fantasy with incredible world-building and a Nero Wolfe style detective duo. Loved

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

To be featured on upcoming "The Perfect Match: A romance Panel," Oct 17-RSVP, https://bit.ly/3EzMFYS -- AUG, LMR, Library Love Fest @librarylovefest, "UM...did someone say a new Tessa Bailey?! FANGIRL DOWN is a sexy sports rom com (the first in a duology) and we know you will LOVE it! A bad boy pro athlete who falls for his #1 fan? Sign us up!"

Fiction / Short Stories (single author)

Float Up, Sing Down

Bloomsbury Publishing

Hardcover with dust jacket

Vicki Nesting @VNesting I can hardly wait to read Laird Hunt's new collection of interconnected stories, FLOAT UP, SING DOWN, set over the course of a single day in a small town in Reagan-era Indiana.

Fiction / African American & Black / Women

Cunningham, Avery

The Mayor of Maxwell Street

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

DEBUT, Jenna Marie @jenna_marie58 THE MAYOR OF MAXWELL STREET by Avery Cunningham sounds so up my alley: "a tale of intrigue, racial tension, and class warfare, set against the glamorous and gritty backdrop of early 20th century Chicago." -- Michelle M @blkMYmorris I was drawn to THE MAYOR OF MAXWELL STREET. It's a debut novel by Avery Cunningham set in 1921 Chicago among Black high society and Prohibition underworld. -- FirstClue newsletter, Henrietta Verma, "Nelly Sawyer's father is a Kentucky horse breeder and the richest Black man in America. The family is in prohibition-era Chicago for Nelly's coming out, when she's expected to meet the country's most eligible young Black men and find one to marry. She doesn't fit in at the events, disdains the whole charade, and just wants to be alone to grieve the recent death of her brother. She's also eager to pursue a career in journalism, not easy for a woman, let alone a Black woman who's been raised in genteel isolation. Outside the cotillion and other events are no better, as white Chicagoans take the young woman for a servant. Nelly is soon distracted, though, when she's surprised by potential love interests: Jay Shorey, a mysterious, beautifully dressed speakeasy manager, and the more suitable, at least in society's view, Toms Escalante y Roche, a Marquis who is this season's catch. When Nelly is challenged to find and identify the dangerous Mayor of Maxwell Street to keep the newspaper job she's threatened with losing, both men and Nelly herself are thrown into a vicious game of deceit that adds high suspense and sometimes terrible danger to the politics-laden season. An evocative and thought-provoking debut, and just look at that cover!"

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Twenty-Seven Minutes

Poisoned Pen Press

Trade Paperback

DEBUT, LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary, "TWENTY-SEVEN MINUTES is a debut from Ashley Tate and digs into a small town grieving the loss of a young girlwhile some fight to keep the truth about her death a secret.?"

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

Summers, Georgia

The City of Stardust

DEBUT, Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez I love reading debut fantasy books and THE CITY OF STARDUST by Georgia Summers looks incredible.

Fiction / Coming Of Age

Akashic Books, Ltd.

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, Looking ahead to January, here are our LibraryReads suggestions. More DRCs to come. Votes due by 12/1!

Fiction / Mystery & Detective

Stevenson, Benjamin

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523 A locked room murder mystery from the author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone -this time set on a train full of mystery writers, agents, editors, and fans. Run don't walk! -- AUG, JW Bookworm @jwbookworm, "Can't wait for the cover reveal of Benjamin Stevenson's follow up EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN IS A SUSPECT."

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Donovan, Kemper

PRH/Random House

A John Scognamiglio Book

Janet Schneider @janet_schneider Seconding THE BUSY BODY & also Kemper's All About Agatha podcast. Wish I were at @AgathaFestival -- AUG, LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "In 'All About Agatha' host Kemper Donovan's THE BUSY BODY an unnamed ghostwriter and a failed presidential candidate investigate a murder in rural Maine, to the consternation of neighbors whose secrets come out. " -- JULY, LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "ALA23 author & 'All About Agatha' podcast host Kemper Donovan's mystery, THE BUSY BODY features an unnamed Ghostwriter & a failed female presidential candidate investigating a murder in Maine." -- MAY, LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo, "Having just read THE GOLDEN SPOON by Jessa Maxwell, I can confidently say that if you are fan of it, then THE BUSY BODY by Kemper Donovan should ABSOLUTELY be on your TBR list! And check out his "All About Agatha" podcast too! ALSO!! If any of you are attending #ALAChicago in June, Kemper will be on several panels AND signing ARCs of THE BUSY BODY! I hope to see you there at the Kensington Booth!"

Fiction / Historical / Civil War Era

When the Jessamine Grows

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Heating up, Vicki Nesting @VNesting Just saw this on Edelweiss and I'm feeling very #quotable. That pretty much sums up my love for WHEN THE JESSAMINE GROWS by Donna Everhart. -- AUG, LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "WHEN THE JESSAMINE GROWS by Donna Everhart introduces Joetta McBride and her family farm, and it tells the story of a woman at odds with her North Carolina neighbors over the outbreak of the Civil War." -- JULY, Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "... sooooo good! A rural North Carolina family tries to remain neutral in the face of the Civil War and hostility from both friends and family." -- Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "Such a wonderful book! Can't wait until it comes out so I can put it into people's hands." -- LMR, vida @BookOfVida, "...a captivating story about integrity, survival, family & finding the grace to believe in a better future. Just placed a HUGE order of ARCs featuring these rockstar blurbs too!" -- Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack, "We knew there were tough women whose families were ripped apart by Civil War and she is no femme fatale heroine - wonderful writing and a gripping story!"

Fiction / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk

Tsamaase, Tlotlo

PRH/Random House

LMR, Marty Cahill @McFlyCahill90, "WOMB CITY by @TlotloTsamaase is this Nommo award-winning author's stunning debut, who brings xer incredible imagination to a future Botswana where surveillance of mind & body is the rule & murder hangs in the air like mist."

Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics

PRH/Random House

LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, In BLOOD ( @KensingtonBooks , 1/23/24, 9780806540689) NYTimes bestseller @DrJenGunter returns to tackle the biologically complex process of menstruation in language that's accessible, frequently hilarious, frank, and fascinating.

Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic

PRH/Random House

LMR, Michelle Lauren Addo @MichelleAddo WHO TO BELIEVE by Edwin Hill (Kensington Books, 1/23/24, ISBN:9781496742407) In a claustrophobic tale of suburban suspense perfect for fans of @RuthWareWriter & #LianeMoriarty, a grisly murder in a quiet coastal New England town reveals a web of dark secrets among friends. -- AUG, LMR Jesse Cruz @BookedByJCruz, "Set in a quiet New England town, WHO TO BELIEVE by @EdwinHillauthor features a dinner party that turns deadly in this claustrophobic suspense novel that'll keep readers on their toes and asking: 'Who can I believe in this story?' "

Fiction / Historical

The Diamond of London

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR, Michelle Lauren Addo @MichelleAddo, "THE DIAMOND OF LONDON by Andrea Penrose. Born into a family of swashbuckling war heroes & political leaders, Lady Hester Stanhope shapes her own remarkable destiny in this new historical novel from bestselling author Andrea Penrose."

Fiction / World Literature / Southeast Asia

W. W. Norton & Company

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, Looking ahead to January, here are our LibraryReads suggestions. More DRCs to come. Votes due by 12/1!

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Sourcebooks Landmark

Trade Paperback

LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary, It takes a special kind of person willing to check themselves into a remote rehab clinic to find out what happened to their missing sister That special kind of person is the main character in THE CLINIC

Fiction / Family Life

Henry Holt and Co.

Hardcover with dust jacket

Vicki Nesting @VNesting I love author Frankel's unique voice and am looking forward to her upcoming novel, FAMILY FAMILY about adoption and the complexity of family.

Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

PRH/Random House

HOT (Multiple "Much Love" on Edelweiss, 79+) -- Jill Minor @JillRhudy EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS by Heather Fawcett. This series about a scholar of the #fae is giving the Strange & Norrell vibe I've been craving for over a decade. 2nd in series -- Mara @mrlzbth EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS by Heather Fawcett was a perfect vacation read and I was delighted to get to spend more time with Emily and Bambleby in this enchanting sequel. Another one where I'm eagerly awaiting a third book!

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

Pokwatka, Aimee

Hardcover with dust jacket

LMR, Matthew @fine_plan Tiny murder owl horror would have been enough to make me read THE PARLIAMENT, but the survivors are trapped in the library and use its resources and a Sendak-like fairy tale to plan their escape. Tense, character-focused perfection.

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Michaelides, Alex

Hardcover with dust jacket

DRC oisted after chat-- Several anxiously awaiting.

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

PRH/Random House

Kelly @kellywellread And last, but not least, THE DJINN WAITS A HUNDRED YEARS by Shubnum Khan

Fiction / Small Town & Rural

Campbell, Bonnie Jo

W. W. Norton & Company

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, Looking ahead to January, here are our LibraryReads suggestions. More DRCs to come. Votes due by 12/1!

Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency

The Ladies Rewrite the Rules

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Mara @mrlzbth I picked up THE LADIES REWRITE THE RULES by Suzanne Allain when I just wanted something light and fluffy, and it certainly was that! A very low-conflict Regency England story about a group of wealthy women who turn the tables on their fortune hunting would-be suitors.

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

St. Martin's Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

Heating up (40+ Much Love on Edelweiss) -- Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez THE HEIRESS by Rachel Hawkins is addictive! Take a missing girl who is returned to her family (or is she) and add in a dysfunctional family and a contested will and you have a complete page turner. -- JUNE, Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart, "Rachel Hawkins' THE HEIRESS is a nicely twisty, southern gothic thriller I read in one sitting."

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

Kung Jessen, Lauren

Red String Theory

To be featured on upcoming "The Perfect Match: A romance Panel," Oct 17-RSVP, https://bit.ly/3EzMFYS --

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart If you want twisty and tangled, read ANNA O by Matthew Blake. Anna is the primary suspect in a double murder but has been asleep (resignation syndrome) ever since so an expert is put on the case to wake her.

Fiction / Family Life

Tin House Books

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, Looking ahead to January, here are our LibraryReads suggestions. More DRCs to come. Votes due by 12/1!

Roberts, Tara Karr

Wild and Distant Seas

W. W. Norton & Company

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, Looking ahead to January, here are our LibraryReads suggestions. More DRCs to come. Votes due by 12/1!

Fiction / Historical / World War II

PRH/Random House

A John Scognamiglio Book

Trade Paperback

DEBUT, LMR, vida @BookOfVida, "I adored BONFIRE NIGHT (12/26/23), about an Irish Catholic photographer & a Jewish medical student confronting love in its many forms - measuring them against one another & testing the limits of each. "Heartrending." - Natalie Jenner"

Rebecca, Not Becky

LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523 Heads up, book clubs! There's a LOT to discuss in REBECCA, NOT BECKY. Trust. -- -Featured on HarperCollins Writers to Watch. See replay here, https://www.crowdcast.io/c/writers-to-watch/XGdcr -- JULY, LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523, "The authors of REBECCA, NOT BECKY were on Day of Dialog and the were PHENOMENAL" -- MAY .librarylovefest @librarylovefest, "SO excited to have the authors of REBECCA, NOT BECKY for our in booth chat at DOD! 2 upper-class stay-at-home mothers-one white, one Black-living in a "perfect" suburb. Explores motherhood, friendship, & sisterhood against the backdrop of America's racial reckoning." -- HARDCOVER LIBRARY EDITION, 9780063213593 -- LJ Prepub Alert, "Chair of the Parent Diversity Committee at her daughters' school, crusading white woman Rebecca Myland is excited to meet new Black neighbor De'Andrea Whitman, their daughters having become best friends in kindergarten. But De'Andrea worries that Rebecca is befriending her just for a cause, and she herself wonders if she's only bowing to her therapist's advice to find a white friend as she adjusts to a new, notably white community. With a 75,000-copy paperback and 25,000-hardcover first printing."

Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic

Faulkner, Katherine

The Other Mothers

LMR, S&S EducationLibrary @SSEdLib . @k_faulkner , the author of the "twisty, fast-paced" (The Sunday Times, London) "Greenwich Park" returns with THE OTHER MOTHERS, a fresh and deftly paced thriller about murder, class, and motherhood in an exclusive London community.

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

Second Chances in New Port Stephen

Atria/Emily Bestler Books

Trade Paperback

LMR, S&S EducationLibrary @SSEdLib In SECOND CHANCES IN NEW PORT STEPHEN by @tjalexanderNYC , a trans man returns to his Florida hometown for Christmas after his career goes up in flames, only to cross paths with his high school ex in this charming rom-com about family and second chances.

History / Europe / Great Britain

Mara @mrlzbth As a Tudor history nerd, Hampton Court was on my must-see list when I visited England a few years ago. I really enjoyed returning via the pages of Gareth Russell's THE PALACE, a lively trip through the amazing amount of history that took place there.

Fiction / Historical

PRH/Random House

Mara @mrlzbth Took me a little bit to get into THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon, a historical mystery featuring a 18th century Maine midwife as sleuth, but once I was hooked I loved it! The author was inspired by an actual historical midwife who kept a daily diary of her activities.

Fiction / Thrillers / Historical

The Jazz Club Spy

Trade Paperback

Note: Also listed with a Nov 21, 23 pub. date, under a different ISBN, 9781982187729

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

Spotswood, Stephen

Murder Crossed Her Mind

PRH/Random House

Vicki Nesting @VNesting So excited for this next installment in the wonderful #PentecostandParker mystery series. These books are so well written and fun, with vivid characters and a great sense of place. MURDER CROSSED HER MIND by Stephen Spotswood.

Fiction / Magical Realism

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley

Sterling Publishing

Union Square & Co.

Trade Paperback

Vicki Nesting @VNesting THE SECOND SIGHT OF ZACHARY CLOUDESLEY by Sean Lusk looks intriguing, doesn't it? This historical novel with elements of fantasy, is set in London in the 18th century. I am in love with the cover art.

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy

The Mystery Guest

PRH/Random House

Heating up (45+ "Much Love" on Edelweiss) -- Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack Next up is THE MYSTERY GUEST by Nita Prose. Molly the maid is back and a suspect in a murder once again. Thinking cap back on she solves it in a tidy fashion. Love this series! -- Susan Balla @suebee135 Read and loved THE MYSTERY GUEST by Nita Prose, due out in November from @PRHLibrary . Second in the Molly the Maid series. Good mystery and fills in her backstory. THE MAID is still going strong here in Fairfield. -- AUG, Janet Lockhart @HartGami, "Be sure to order lots of copies of THE MYSTERY GUEST by @NitaProse. Every bit as compelling as the first in this series, THE MAID. No sophomore slump here!"

Fiction / Historical / World War II

Grodstein, Lauren

We Must Not Think of Ourselves

Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack For a gentle yet tragic story about life in the Warsaw ghetto- WE MUST NOT THINK OF OURSELVES by Lauren Grodstein. She delivers a beautiful story of sacrifice, community and love in unbearable conditions. Dare you not to cry. -- Online author event on 3/28 featuring Lauren Grodstein, Deborah Willis, Patrick Worrall, and Katharine Beutner. Hosted by @jwbookworm! -- https://tinyurl.com/54tf9s82

Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

PRH/Random House

Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack Looking forward to starting LIKE THUNDER by Nnedi Okorafor. Powerful African mythology with her own melodic futuristic magical twist. A Rainmaker and Shadow Speaker in the Sahara.

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

For Never & Always

LMR, Hachette Library @HachetteLib, LibraryReads recommendation.

Unreich, Rachelle

Harper Paperbacks

LMR, Library Love Fest @librarylovefest, ... staff suggestion for the November LibraryReads List! Don't forget to get your votes for the November @LibraryReads99 list in by October 1st! Happy reading!" -- AUG, LMR, Library Love Fest @librarylovefest, "We had Rachelle Unreich, author of A BRILLIANT LIFE, on Writers to Watch back in May. Watch here: https://fb.watch/mbNM4bFK0S/ It's an incredibly powerful story about her mother, Mira, & how she survived the Holocaust."

Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "Calling all Poldark Fans! A mysterious woman with no memory of her past teams up with a nobleman spy to take down a ring of smugglers working with the French on the Cornwall Coast"

The Fiction Writer

Trade Paperback

Robin B @robinsbooks, "How can we resist a modern day gothic inspired by Daphne DuMaurier? Yes, please! Jillian Cantor's THE FICTION WRITER is due next November and I can't wait."

Fiction / World Literature / Australia

The Butterfly Collector

HarperCollins/Zondervan

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural

Vassell, Charlotte

PRH/Random House

Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart Just finished THE OTHER HALF by Charlotte Vassell. Murder among the posh set and a wryly self-deprecating detective on the case.

History / United States / 20Th Century

The Last Ships from Hamburg

Susan Balla @suebee135 Another non-fiction to look for: THE LAST SHIPS FROM HAMBURG by Steven Ujifusa due out in November from @HarperCollins . Narrative non-fiction. Compelling story.

Fiction / Historical

Henry Holt and Co.

Hardcover with dust jacket

Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack Let's get this party started with A TRUE ACCOUNT by Katherine Howe. Best female pirate story ever! A young woman hides as a boy on a pirate ship followed years later by a tough female professor forging her path to treasure. -- Mara @mrlzbth, I want to get to this soon! I feel like well-done piratical historical fiction is hard to find, and this looks very promising.

Fiction / Historical

Simpson, Alice Sherman

The Winthrop Agreement

Harper Paperbacks

LMR, Library Love Fest @librarylovefest, ... staff suggestion for the November LibraryReads List! Don't forget to get your votes for the November @LibraryReads99 list in by October 1st! Happy reading!"

Cunningham, Michael

PRH/Random House

Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack Just finished DAY by Michael Cunningham and I am still sopping up the tears. A struggling family tied together with multiple fragile threads must also deal with the pandemic together and far apart. Heartfelt and poetic.

Ingram Publisher Services

Atlantic Monthly Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

Beth Mills @BethMills2 Val McDermid's PAST LYING was a hit for me (how have I not read this series before?) Loved the cold case format, fascinating main character & very effective use of COVID lockdown setting