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Welcome to Top
Ten Tuesday! Today we’re talking about the new books for adults that are coming
out in the first half of 2021. There are a lot of books in this post. Brace
yourself. I also have giant lists of 2021 releases for young adults and 2021 releases for middlegrade readers.
Most-Anticipated 2021 Book Releases
January
The Art Of
Falling by Danielle McLaughlin
Literary Fiction
January 5, 2021
Nessa
McCormack's marriage is coming back together again after her husband's affair.
She is excited to be in charge of a retrospective art exhibition for a beloved
artist, the renowned late sculptor Robert Locke. But the arrival of two
enigmatic outsiders imperils both her personal and professional worlds: A
chance encounter with an old friend threatens to expose a betrayal Nessa
thought she had long put behind her; and at work, an odd woman comes forward
with a mysterious connection to Robert Locke's life and his most famous work,
the Chalk Sculpture.
As Nessa finds the past intruding on the present,
she realizes she must decide what is the truth, whether she can continue to
live with a lie, and what the consequences might be were she to fully unravel
the mysteries in both the life of Robert Locke and her own.
Why I’m excited to read it: Years ago, I read Danielle McLaughlin’s short story collection and loved it. It’s one of my all-time-favorite collections. The
stories are slow, realistic, slice-of-life tales set in Ireland. They’re
beautifully written and quietly powerful. I’m hoping for more of the same with
this novel.
Life Among the Terranauts
by Caitlin Horrocks
Short Story Collection
January 12, 2021
In “The
Sleep,” residents of a town in the frigid Midwest decide to hibernate through
the bitter winters. In the title story, half a dozen people move into an
experimental biodome for a shot at a million dollars, if they can survive two years.
And in “Sun City,” a young woman meets her grandmother’s roommate in the wake
of her death and attempts to solve the mystery of whether the two women were
lovers.
Why I’m excited to read it: This author is winning all the awards and being published in
all the fancy journals. I need to see what the hype is about. The stories are
supposedly satirical and perfect for fans of Karen Russell. That’s me! I love
satire and Karen Russell.
Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan
Historical Horror
January 14, 2021
The devil's
daughter rows to Edinburgh in a coffin, to work as maid for the Minister of
Culture, a man who lives a dual life. But the real reason she's there is to
bear him and his barren wife a child, the consequences of which curse the
tenement building that is their home for a hundred years. As we travel through
the nine floors of the building and the next eight decades, the resident's
lives entwine over the ages and in unpredictable ways. Along the way we
encounter the city's most infamous Madam, a séance, a civil rights lawyer, a
bone mermaid, a famous Beat poet, a notorious Edinburgh gang, a spy, the
literati, artists, thinkers, strippers, the spirit world—until a cosmic agent
finally exposes the true horror of the building's longest kept secret.
Why I’m excited to read it: It seems to have a Dante’s Inferno thing going on, but instead of circles of Hell, there are
floors of a haunted building. It sounds creative and brilliantly bizarre. A few
of my bookish friends have already read this novel and given it glowing
reviews.
Proceed With
Caution: Stories And A Novella by Patricia Ratto
Short Story Collection
January 19, 2021
Argentine
writer Patricia Ratto’s English language debut collection, Proceed With Caution, offers an alternate reality that is both
mysterious and familiar. Whether it’s a malevolent act born from the paranoia
of living under a totalitarian regime, or the creeping sense of dread
blanketing a small whaling town, the stories in Proceed With Caution linger in the memory, and make us question
where the natural world ends and the supernatural begins. In “Rara Avis” a baby
bird is rescued after dropping from the sky, only to transform from vulnerable
creature to life-threatening menace. In the powerfully moving title story, an
old woman lives out her final days accompanied by a mysterious doglike being
that provides comfort even as it devours her memories. And in the novella
“Submerged,” an Argentine submarine crew during the Falklands War of the early
1980s navigates its way through a claustrophobic nightmare of boredom and
terror, where the very meaning of being alive is cast in doubt.
Why I’m excited to read it: One of my goals for 2021 is to read more translations. This
one keeps popping up on other bookworms’ most-anticipated lists. I love weird
short fiction. This book sounds both magical and dystopian. I think I can get
into that.
We Are All
Birds Of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan
Literary Fiction
January 28, 2021
1960s Uganda. Hasan is struggling to run
his family business following the sudden death of his wife. Just as he begins
to see a way forward, a new regime seizes power, and a wave of rising prejudice
threatens to sweep away everything he has built.
Present-day London. Sameer, a young high-flying lawyer, senses an
emptiness in what he thought was the life of his dreams. Called back to his
family home by an unexpected tragedy, Sameer begins to find the missing pieces
of himself not in his future plans, but in a past he never knew.
Why I’m excited to read it: The synopsis is vague, but this novel is already getting
award buzz. Book critics are speculating that it will be longlisted for the
Women’s Prize and/or the Booker. Award lists always get my attention. Goodreads
says: “Moving between two continents and several generations over a troubled
century, We Are All Birds of Uganda is a multi-layered, moving
and immensely resonant novel of love, loss, and what it means to find home.”
Mrs Death
Misses Death by Salena Godden
Fantasy
January 28, 2021
Mrs Death has
had enough. She is exhausted from spending eternity doing her job and now she
seeks someone to unburden her conscience to. Wolf Willeford, a troubled young
writer, is well acquainted with death, but until now hadn’t met Death in
person—a black, working-class woman who shape-shifts and does her work unseen.
Enthralled by her stories, Wolf becomes Mrs
Death’s scribe, and begins to write her memoirs. Using their desk as a vessel
and conduit, Wolf travels across time and place with Mrs Death to witness
deaths of past and present and discuss what the future holds for humanity. As
the two reflect on the losses they have experienced—or, in the case of Mrs
Death, facilitated—their friendship grows into a surprising affirmation of
hope, resilience and love. All the while, despite her world-weariness, Death
must continue to hold humans’ fates in her hands, appearing in our lives when
we least expect her . . .
Why I’m excited to read it: I’m slightly obsessed with novels that personify death. The Book Thief is one of my all-time
favorites, and I really liked The Game of Love and Death, too. If a book has death as a character, I want to read it.
Goodreads calls this book a “life-affirming fire-starter of a novel.”
February
Annie And The
Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Literary Fiction
February 2, 2021
Ruth
McClintock is obsessed with Annie Oakley. For nearly a decade, she has been
studying the legendary sharpshooter, convinced that a scarring childhood event
was the impetus for her crusade to arm every American woman. This fruitless
search has cost Ruth her doctorate, a book deal, and her fiancé. But Ruth may
finally have the evidence she is looking for. She has managed to hunt down what
may be a journal of Oakley’s midlife struggles, including secret visits to a
psychoanalyst and the desire for vengeance against the “Wolves,” or those who
have wronged her.
With the help of Reece, a tech-savvy senior at
the local high school, Ruth attempts to establish the journal’s provenance, but
she’s begun to have jarring out-of-body episodes that are possibly parallel to
Annie’s own lived experiences. As she solves Annie’s mysteries, she also
confronts her own, from the reasons behind her teenage sister’s suicide to a
tragedy in her Minnesota town that she may be able to prevent.
Why I’m excited to read it: I love when the lives of present-day fictional characters
collide with the lives of real historical figures. There’s a lot of potential
for creativity. Supposedly, this is a revenge story, which I always appreciate.
You know I love the morally gray characters.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Historical Fiction
February 2, 2021
Texas, 1934.
Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are
fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the
water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest
periods of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl era, has arrived with a
vengeance.
In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa
Martinelli—like so many of her neighbors—must make an agonizing choice: fight
for the land she loves or go west, to California, in search of a better life.
Why I’m excited to read it: I read the author’s other novel—The Great Alone—a few years ago and still find myself thinking
about it. The setting was beautifully described, and the characters were . . .
intense. I want to pick up more of Kristin Hannah’s historical fiction.
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
February 9, 2021
Welcome to
Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at
the stake here. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a
trace. And two months ago, the vicar of the local parish killed himself.
Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a
fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village
hoping to make a fresh start and find some peace. Instead, Jack finds a town
mired in secrecy and a strange welcome package: an old exorcism kit and a note
quoting scripture. "But there is nothing covered up that will not be
revealed and hidden that will not be known."
The more Jack and daughter Flo get acquainted
with the town and its strange denizens, the deeper they are drawn into their
rifts, mysteries, and suspicions. And when Flo is troubled by strange sightings
in the old chapel, it becomes apparent that there are ghosts here that refuse
to be laid to rest.
But uncovering the truth can be deadly in a
village where everyone has something to protect, everyone has links with the
village's bloody past, and no one trusts an outsider.
Why I’m excited to read it: C.J. Tudor is an author I see everywhere in the blogosphere. People rave about her books. I often
see them on “Best” lists. I haven’t picked up any of them yet because I’m not a
big fan of the thriller genre, but I’m very curious about this one. It has
history, a town full of secrets and grudges, and a haunted chapel. That sounds
like my brand of spooky.
The Memory
Theater by Karin Tidbeck
Fantasy
February 16, 2021
In a world
just parallel to ours exists a mystical realm known only as the Gardens. It is
a place where feasts never end, games of croquet have devastating consequences,
and teenagers are punished for growing up. For a select group of Masters, it's
a decadent paradise where time stands still. For those who serve them, however,
it's a slow torture where their lives can be ended in a blink.
In a bid to escape before their youth betrays
them, Dora and Thistle—best friends and confidants—set out on a remarkable
journey through time and space. Traveling between their world and ours, they
hunt the one person who can grant them freedom. Along the way they encounter a
mysterious traveler who trades in favors and never forgets debts, a crossroads
at the center of the universe, our own world on the brink of war, and a
traveling troupe of actors with the ability to unlock the fabric of reality.
Why I’m excited to read it: I’m digging the dark Alice
in Wonderland vibes. Karin Tidbeck’s short story collection has been on my
must-read list since 2013, when it was longlisted for a bunch of awards. I
haven’t read it yet because I can’t find it! It doesn’t seem to exist in my
part of the world. I hope this novel is easier to find. It sounds just as dark
and creative as the short stories. Goodreads says: “The Memory Theater takes
the reader to a wondrous place where destiny has yet to be written, life is a
performance, and magic can erupt at any moment.”
Cowboy Graves:
Three Novellas by Roberto Bolaño
Literary Fiction
February 16, 2021
In "Cowboy
Graves," Arturo Belano—Bolaño's alter ego—returns to Chile after the coup
to fight with his comrades for socialism. "French Comedy of Horrors"
takes the reader to French Guiana on the night after an eclipse where a
seventeen year old answers a pay phone and finds himself recruited into the
Clandestine Surrealist Group, a secret society of artists based in the sewers
of Paris. And in "Fatherland," a young poet reckons with the fascist
overthrow of his country, as the woman he is obsessed with disappears in the
ensuing violence and a Third Reich fighter plane mysteriously writes her poetry
in the sky overhead.
Why I’m excited to read it: Another translated book I have my eye on. The author is
dead, and his backlog of books is being translated to English. He was a
well-respected writer in Spanish-speaking parts of the world. The first novella
in this book is loosely based on his real life. His stories sound strange and
poetic.
March
Burning Girls
And Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes
Short Story Collection
March 2, 2021
Emma
Goldman—yes, that Emma Goldman—takes tea with the Baba Yaga and truths unfold
inside of exquisitely crafted lies. In “Among the Thorns,” a young woman in
seventeenth century Germany is intent on avenging the brutal murder of her
peddler father, but discovers that vengeance may consume all that it touches.
In the showstopping, awards finalist title story, “Burning Girls,” Schanoes
invests the immigrant narrative with a fearsome fairytale quality that tells a
story about America we may not want—but need—to hear.
Why I’m excited to read it: This is another author who is often compared to Karen
Russell. Someday, I will find another
Karen Russell! The real Karen Russell doesn’t write quickly enough to fulfill
my cravings for weird, magical stories. Veronica Schanoes has won awards for
her short fiction. Her stories are supposed to be genre-defying and focus on
characters at the edges of society. I’m intrigued.
The Lost
Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Historical Fiction
March 2, 2021
One cold February
evening in 1791, at the back of a dark London alley in a hidden apothecary
shop, Nella awaits her newest customer. Once a respected healer, Nella now uses
her knowledge for a darker purpose—selling well-disguised poisons to desperate
women who would kill to be free of the men in their lives. But when her new
patron turns out to be a precocious twelve-year-old named Eliza Fanning, an
unexpected friendship sets in motion a string of events that jeopardizes
Nella’s world and threatens to expose the many women whose names are written in
her register.
In present-day London, aspiring historian
Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, reeling from the
discovery of her husband’s infidelity. When she finds an old apothecary vial
near the river Thames, she can’t resist investigating, only to realize she’s
found a link to the unsolved “apothecary murders” that haunted London over two
centuries ago. As she deepens her search, Caroline’s life collides with Nella’s
and Eliza’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive.
Why I’m excited to read it: Goodreads says this book has “crackling suspense,
unforgettable characters and searing insight.” I hope so. It sounds promising!
There’s a historical serial killer and a modern woman who may uncover her
secrets. There’s a twist ending. Yeah, this is a “me” book for sure. The early
reviews have been extremely positive. This novel is near the top of my
must-read list.
Later by Stephen King
Horror / Mystery
March 2, 2021
The son of a
struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But
Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to
keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else
can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can
imagine—as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a
killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.
Why I’m excited to read it: It’s a Stephen King book. Of course I have to read it! I’m
slowly working my way through everything he’s written. Someday I’ll catch up
with him.
April
Broken (In The
Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson
Humor Essays
April 6, 2021
As Jenny
Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression.
In Broken, she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial
magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty. But also with brutal humor. Jenny
discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in “An Open
Letter to My Insurance Company,” which should be an anthem for anyone who has
ever had to call their insurance company to try and get a claim covered. She
tackles such timelessly debated questions as “How do dogs know they have
penises?” We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set her house on fire, how she
was attacked by three bears, business ideas she wants to pitch to Shark Tank,
and why she can never go back to the post office. Of course, Jenny’s
long-suffering husband Victor―the Ricky to Jenny’s Lucille Ball―is present
throughout.
Why I’m excited to read it: I love Jenny Lawson! We both have depression and a similar
sense of humor. The lessons in her other memoir—Furiously Happy—have helped me survive many stressful work
situations. Working with the public is challenging, people. You can’t let them drag
you down. Her new memoir sounds just as hilarious as her previous books.
Near The Bone by Christina Henry
Horror
April 13, 2021
Mattie can't
remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She
must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a
fox in the woods, she realizes that they're not alone after all.
There's something in the woods that wasn't there
before, something that makes strange cries in the night, something with sharp
teeth and claws.
When three strangers appear on the mountaintop
looking for the creature in the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger
William. Terrible things happen when William is angry.
Why I’m excited to read it: That cover! I’m always on the lookout for great horror. This
one has a lot of elements I search for in spooky stories. It has a small cast
of characters in an isolated setting. There are mysterious strangers and
(potentially) a monster. Goodreads calls it “dread-inducing.” I hope so!
May
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Fantasy / Horror
May 4, 2021
Vern—seven
months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she
was raised—flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins,
and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world.
But even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman.
Forced to fight back against the community that refuses to let her go, she
unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of,
her body wracked by inexplicable and uncanny changes.
To understand her metamorphosis and to protect
her small family, Vern has to face the past, and more troublingly, the future—outside
the woods. Finding the truth will mean uncovering the secrets of the compound
she fled but also the violent history in America that produced it.
Why I’m excited to read it: This is my most-anticipated adult release of 2021. I can’t pass
up a cult story or a character who lives in the woods. Goodreads calls this
book “a genre-bending work of Gothic fiction.” Also, look at that cover. Is
that a hand coming out of the ground? Yuck. I love it. I want this book right
now.
Madam by Phoebe Wynne
Historical Fiction
May 18, 2021
For 150 years,
high above rocky Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sat untouched, a beacon
of excellence in an old ancestral castle. A boarding school for girls, it
promises that the young women lucky enough to be admitted will emerge
“resilient and ready to serve society.”
Into its illustrious midst steps Rose Christie:
a 26-year-old Classics teacher, Caldonbrae’s new head of the department, and
the first hire for the school in over a decade. At first, Rose is overwhelmed
to be invited into this institution, whose prestige is unrivaled. But she
quickly discovers that behind the school’s elitist veneer lies an impenetrable,
starkly traditional culture that she struggles to reconcile with her modernist
beliefs—not to mention her commitment to educating “girls for the future.”
It also doesn’t take long for Rose to suspect
that there’s more to the secret circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure
of her predecessor—a woman whose ghost lingers everywhere—than anyone is
willing to let on. In her search for this mysterious former teacher, Rose
instead uncovers the darkness that beats at the heart of Caldonbrae, forcing
her to confront the true extent of the school’s nefarious purpose, and her own
role in perpetuating it.
Why I’m excited to read it: It’s being compared to The Secret History and The Stepford Wives.
A mash-up of two of my favorite murderous stories? YES, please. I love that
it’s set in a castle and that there’s a mystery surrounding a former teacher.
Usually boarding school books focus on the kids. I’m ready for some teacher
drama.
The Baby is
Mine by Oyinkan
Braithwaite
Mystery
/ Thriller
May
27, 2021
When his
girlfriend throws him out during the pandemic, Bambi has to go to his Uncle's
house in lock-down Lagos. He arrives during a blackout, and is surprised to
find his Aunty Bidemi sitting in a candlelit room with another woman. They both
claim to be the mother of the baby boy, fast asleep in his crib.
At night Bambi is kept awake by the baby's
cries, and during the days he is disturbed by a cockerel that stalks the
garden. There is sand in the rice. A blood stain appears on the wall. Someone
scores tribal markings into the baby's cheeks. Who is lying and who is telling
the truth?
Why I’m excited to read it: So . . . the Coronavirus pandemic books have arrived. You
know life is difficult when the fiction gets here faster than the vaccine. The
publishing industry is not famous for its quickness. Anyway, Oyinkan
Braithwaite’s novel, My Sister, The Serial Killer, made a huge splash in the book community and with award
committees. I still haven’t read it because the library waitlist is out of
control. Everybody wants to get their
hands on that book. Braithwaite’s work is supposed to be darkly funny. This
book sounds like it has a compelling mystery and some unreliable characters.
June
The Chosen And
The Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Historical Fantasy
June 1, 2021
Jordan Baker
grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society―she has money,
education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most
exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer, Asian, adopted, and
treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors
remain closed to her.
But the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts
and dazzling illusions, lost ghosts and elemental mysteries. In all paper is
fire, and Jordan can burn the cut paper heart out of a man. She just has to
learn how.
Why I’m excited to read it: Okay, the synopsis is weird and vague. I’m not actually sure
what this book is about, but it’s fantasy set in the 1920s, so I’m intrigued.
The main character is a magician? I think? And the plot is a reimagining of The Great Gatsby. I don’t need to know
what it’s about. I’m ready for The Great Magical Gatsby. Bring it on.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Historical Fiction
June 1, 2021
Malibu: August
1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation
is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the
talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship
surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit.
Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world
over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.
The only person not looking forward to the party
of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention,
and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player
husband. Oh, and maybe Hud—because it is long past time for him to confess
something to the brother from whom he's been inseparable since birth.
Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes
until nightfall, when the girl he can't stop thinking about promised she'll be
there.
And Kit has a couple secrets of her own—including
a guest she invited without consulting anyone.
By midnight the party will be completely out of
control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before
that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the
music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's
generations will all come bubbling to the surface.
Why I’m excited to read it: I read the author’s novel, The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo, last year and adored it. Evelyn
Hugo is one of the best fictional characters ever. She’s so realistic that I
can’t believe she’s not a real celebrity. She’s a complete badass. Now I want
to read everything Taylor Jenkins Reid writes.
Which 2021
book releases are you looking forward to reading?
I would say that most of these are new to me, but I found some really interesting ones on the list. I still have not read a TJR book (I know!). Maybe this will be the year. Hope you get to read all of these (at some point)
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I'm very excited about The Lost Apothecary, and Luckenbooth sounds fascinating. Totally adding Mrs. Death Misses Death to my to-read list.
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I really want to read The Four Winds, and I've already preordered a copy of Malibu Rising!
ReplyDeleteOooh! All of these books sound interesting, especially Sorrowland!
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Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
amazing list!! (www.readingonastar.wordpress.com)
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to the Jenny Lawson book! I've enjoyed both and if I can't sleep I listen to her book Let's Pretend This Never Happened. I've listened to it so many times that I can pretty much recite it!
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Colletta
I can't wait to read MALIBU RISING !
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Wow I think I'm adding a few from this post! I love the sound of the Christina Henry one- spooky!!!- and CJ Tudor is another I've kinda wanted to try for a bit :)
ReplyDeleteI love that King cover from Hard Case- I may have to use that for my pulp covers. :)
New Taylor Jenkins- Reid is awesome also.
Love that Lawson cover!
I really want Near The Bone and Broken! They are top of my list.
ReplyDeleteSo many great books on this list!
ReplyDeleteI love that you have many books with different genres, there's a bit of everything for everyone, and it breaks the routine :)
ReplyDeleteI am also excited for The Chosen and the Beautiful to come out this year! I had no idea that Taylor Jenkins Reid was releasing another book, but I'm so glad I stumbled upon this list. She was one of my favorite authors last year and I can't wait for what more she has in store :)
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You have lots of great-sounding books ahead of you, AJ! They all sound unique and I hope you love them all.
ReplyDeleteWow! "Brace yourself" wasn't enough warning for what this list was going to do to my TBR.
ReplyDeleteSo many new to me books here... You've put together quite a comprehensive list here. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletea new Bolaño! great!
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a post, but here is' the list of the 2021 titles I really want to read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5215426-emma?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=tbr2021
The Four Winds book looks pretty good. There's also a new one by Fiona Mozley called Hot Stew coming in March ... that I hope to get to.
ReplyDeleteI have a copy of Burning Girls from around 2015. They must be re-releasing it. I'll have to read it! 😊
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