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It's early in the year, but the 2016 book publishing calendar is already packed with great books. Don DeLilllo has a new book
Zero K coming out later in the year, as do Annie Proulx with
Barkskins, Yann Martel with
The High Mountains of Portugal, Louise Erdrich with
LaRose and Julian Barnes with
The Noise of Time. Serial fans are anticipating concluding installments in series from Stephen King (
End of Watch - Mr. Mercedes series), Naomi Novik (
League of Dragons - Temeraire series) and Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnette Friis (
The Considerate Killer - the Nina Borg series).
For a comprehensive look at adult fiction books coming out this year,
check out this list, and
go here for an adult nonfiction list. Publishers' Weekly lists their
most anticipated spring season books, divided into 16 categories - and keep an eye on their site for their kid's list, coming on January 25.
Here are a few gems we're looking forward to sharing with you this year!
Shona If you like something bold and bloodthirsty, I'm bursting to talk to you about
The North Water by Ian McGuire, which comes out in March. Set on a whaling ship making its way through the ice pack, with disaster and murder dogging the crew, it's savage and brutal, and utterly gripping.
Read a longer review on our blog and see more about our new blog further down in this newsletter). I can't wait to read
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin, due in May. It's the final in his amazing horror trilogy that started with
The Passage.The previous two books have absorbed me so much that I can guarantee, however long this one may turn out to be, I'll be reading it through in a single sitting.
Stepping away from violence and horror for a moment (I'm a nice, peaceful person, honest) I'm pleased to see that in August a new book,
Piper Green and the Fairy Tree: The Sea Pony is coming out in Ellen Potter's Piper Green series. I love introducing the Piper Green books to younger girls (around 2nd and 3rd grade) and am happy to see the series grow.
Susan T. I loved
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, which came out a few days ago. Strout is the author of
Olive Kittiredge and
The Burgess Boys. Her new novel is simply written, but ultimately reveals a very complex story hinging on a mother-daughter relationship. One of the few books I would like to re-read. Highly recommend for book clubs.
DonaI'm also singing the praises of
My Name is Lucy Barton from Elizabeth Strout - see above! And Robert Harris' newest,
Dictator, which has also just come out. This is the long-awaited final part of his Ancient Rome trilogy about Cicero, which started with
Imperium.
KarlaI'm looking forward to reading the new book by Bill Bryson. It's called
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain and is a sequel to
Notes From a Small Island.
RivianMasterminds: Criminal Destiny, the second book in Gordon Korman's Mastermind series is due out at the start of February. I'm also looking forward to the seventh installment in The Unwanteds series:
Island of Dragons, which is coming out at the beginning of April. For teachers, or anybody wanting to know more about the books,
the series has its own website with an educator's guide and other activities for readers.
Ryan
Ida, Always, by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso, is a fantastic new picture book based on the real-life relationship of two polar bears in New York City's Central Park Zoo. The stunning art and breathtaking prose guarantee to melt even the coldest of hearts. Check it out when it arrives in the store at the end of February and I promise it will quickly become one of your favorite books for any age. LarryThere is so much for the voracious reader to look forward to! So, I'll stick to a few that have just come out or will be out in the next few months.
Riders by Veronica Rossi is coming out in February and this is one of the few times that you will hear me say that if a second book is coming out, sign me up right now! One of the best fantasies I have read for high schoolers and up.
Radioactive!: How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World is a fantastic book for young scientists that came out at the start of this month. Full of suspense, it tells the stories of these two scientists and how their work contributed to the race for the atomic bomb. Also just out is
This is Where it Ends by Marieke
Nijkamp, a harrowing and confronting story of a school shooting told in four different perspectives. A difficult read, but very thought-provoking, for high school students and older.
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry will be out in April, and while technically for young adults, this terrific historical about devotion, power and friendship is also a great read for adults. There are
longer reviews of all of these books on our new blog.
Our entire YA department... ...and anyone who reads in that section - we're all looking forward to the third, and final, story in Rick Yancey's 5th Wave series:
The Last Star, which will be out in May. And coming out in February, we have a
treat for fans of The Lunar Chronicles -
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer, a collection of stories set in the Lunar Chronicles universe. The series may be finished, but there is still more to read!
Some of these books are already in the store and others will be arriving soon! Ask us for details or to pre-order for you. And don't forget that we give you a 15% discount if you pay by cash or check, or 10% for a credit card.
