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Readers' Most Anticipated Books of Spring
Spring is the season of abundance:a time of lengthening days, flowering blossoms, and—for hopelessly devoted readers—giant stacks of books. So, of course, we are here with our annual lookat readers' most anticipated books of spring!
Our Big Books of Spring collection returns for 2023 with a frankly awesome lineup of incoming titles. You may recognize some of these names. Among the marquee authors publishing in the next few months: Isabel Allende, S.A. Cosby, Charles Frazier, R.F. Kuang, Ann Napolitano, and Lisa See.
From the SFF desk, look for new books from veterans Brandon Sanderson and Justin Cronin, plus several buzzy debuts concerning generation starships, future blood sports, and corporatized time travel. Horror fans will want to check out new books from Victor LaValle and T. Kingfisher, plus some scary stories about, oh, Native American demons, Mexican ghosts, and extremely problematicbeauty influencers.
There's also historical nonfiction from Timothy Egan, romance from Abby Jimenez, and some innovative YA storytelling that goes in another direction entirely.
All the books listed are slated to be published in the U.S. between mid-March and June. As always, titles are sorted by genre and largely determined by you, the loyal ŷ regular. Books are selected by tracking early reviews and the titles that people are sorting onto their Want to Read shelves.
Be sure to add anything that catches your eye to your own Want to Read shelf, and let us know what you're reading and recommending in the comments.
Young couple Julia Padavano and William Waters seem to have that most coveted of blessings: a shot at real happiness. But when darkness from William’s past threatens Julia’s family, readers are asked to consider some uncomfortable questions. In this follow-up to her 2020 bestseller, Dear Edward, authorAnn Napolitanoasks: Can love really overcomeanything? Bonus points awarded for the especially cool cover art.
Release date:March 14
Release date:March 14
Based on the true story of the , this new novel from Rachel Beanland brings readers to the capital city of Virginia in December 1811. A tale of shocking tragedy is told from the perspectives of four very different people, each of whom must make split-second, life-or-death decisions. This is historical fiction at its most piercing, bringing history alive through the power of storytelling.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
The latest from authorCharles Frazier(Cold Mountain) concerns a small town in Depression-era Wyoming, a missing painting, and a spirited chase that rumbles from San Francisco to Florida. Frazier specializes in American historical fiction, and his much-admired style blends thrilling adventure with literary depth. He puts everyday people in extraordinary circumstances, generating dramatic narratives and more than a little contemporary relevance.
Release date:April 11
Release date:April 11
Marriage can be tricky: Prospective tavern owner Malcolm and attorney Jess are running out of time—for having a child, for planning a future. Then comes one fateful week in which a secret is revealed, a massive blizzard descends, and everything changes for regulars at the beloved Half Moon bar. Author Mary Beth Keane(Ask Again, Yes) returns with an extended meditation on the power of love and the meaning of family.
Release date:May 2
Release date:May 2
This debut historical epic from Canadian author Janika Oza follows three generations of one family through three continents—from rural India to war-torn Uganda and finally to peace and exile in contemporary Toronto. A History of Burning is one of the season’s most anticipated arrivals and is being described as a tour de force of classic, epic, old-school historical fiction.
Release date:May 2
Release date:May 2
The author ofCutting for Stonereturns with this sweeping family drama that spans almost eight decades in Kerala, South India. Readers will meet three generations of a family that suffers from a peculiar affliction: in eachgeneration, at least one person dies by drowning. The family is part of a Christian community that traces itself to the time of the apostles, and the matriarch of thefamily—known as Big Ammachi—will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life.
Release date:May 2
Release date:May 2
Recommended for fans ofThe Midnight Library, this debut novel from authorMikki Brammer finds love and light in unlikely places. The gist: In busy New York City, Clover Brooks works as a death doula, dedicated to helping the dying navigate passage from this life to whatever’s next. When a dying woman makes a special last request, Clover takes a cross-country trip to complete one love story…and maybe start another.
Release date:May 9
Release date:May 9
Twentysomething authorR.F. Kuang(The Poppy Warseries) is a formidable writer, especially beloved for her ambitious fantasy novels. Kuang’s new book, very much in the here and now, tells the story of a white writer who steals the manuscript of a recently deceased Asian American author. Sharp-edged and frequently funny, Yellowface is a kind of flanking maneuver on the dilemma of cultural appropriation within the publishing industry.
Release date:May 16
Release date:May 16
Author Steven Rowley (The Guncle) returns with a story everyone can relate to: the abiding power of true and deep friendships. Since college graduation almost 30 years ago, Jordan Vargas and his crew have been gathering every few years to celebrate “living funerals”—parties in which the eulogized is still alive to enjoy it all. But this last reunion is different—because Jordan is sitting on a terrible secret.
Release date:May 16
Release date:May 16
Another novel about the remarkable power of friendship, The Late Americansfollows a group of young creatives—that’s a noun now, apparently—as they stumble their way into functional adulthood among the coffeehouses and classrooms of Iowa City. AuthorBrandon Taylor(Real Life) explores the “found family� dynamic among three friends and a supporting cast of poets, artists, landlords, meat-packing workers, and mathematicians.
Release date:May 23
Release date:May 23
This one looks pretty great: Author Isabel Allende folds time and space in the parallel stories of two children caught up in historical crises, one in Nazi-occupied Vienna of 1938, the other on Arizona’s border in2019. Through a series of amazing connections and a magical world of imagination, the two children must depend on humanity’s enduring capacity for compassion and sacrifice.
Release date:June 6
Release date:June 6
Based on a true story, the new novel from Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) follows the fortunes of Tan Yunxian, one of a handful of female doctors in 15th-century China. Yunxian befriends a young midwife-in-training, but their deep friendship is threatened by China’s restrictive traditions and patriarchal structures. In the end, it's about women helping women, as Yunxian’s remedies survive from the Ming dynasty to the present day.
Release date:June 6
Release date:June 6
The estimable Vera Wong, tea proprietor in San Francisco’s Chinatown, gets caught up in a murder mystery when a dead man appears on her shop floor. Why get involved? “Because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands.� This latest whodunit from Jesse Q. Sutanto is recommended for fans of the author’s delightful Aunties series and/or cozy mysteries in general.
Release date:March 14
Release date:March 14
The latest thriller from genre godfather Harlan Cohen starts out rough: David Burroughs is an innocent man who is nevertheless serving a life sentence for the murder of his son, Matthew. When a lost photo reveals evidence that Matthew is still alive, David’s story gets even rougher: He needs to break out of his maximum-security facility, clear his name, and find the real killer.
Release date:March 14
Release date:March 14
It is said, in the shadier corners of Paris, that the famous spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire can conjure the spirits of murder victims. Can she help desperate London skeptic Lenna Wickes find her sister’s killer? AuthorSarah Penner (The Lost Apothecary)explores the eerie side of historical mystery with a tale of smoky gas lamps, cobblestone alleyways, Victorian ghosts, and murder most foul, circa 1873.
Release date:March 21
Release date:March 21
In Sally Hepworth’s domestic thrillerThe Soulmate, Gabe and Pippa Gerard—he’s her soulmate, see?—have just bought their dream house, a cottage outside Melbourne, Australia. The trouble starts at a nearby cliffside location known as the Spot, where people go to commit suicide. Or is it suicide? Gabe is spending a lot of time there. He’s not jumping, but other people are. If you can’t trust your soulmate, whom can you trust?
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Author and musician Brendan Slocumb specializes in mysteries with a musical twist. His debut novel, The Violin Conspiracy, detailed the theft of an invaluable musical instrument. Now he’s back with a story about a different kind of appropriation. Musicologist Bern Hendricks is hired to answer a question: Did famed 20th-century composer Frederick Delaney steal his genius from a young Black “silent partner�? Slocumb brings readers back to 1920s Manhattan to find out.
Release date:April 18
Release date:April 18
Retired FBI agent Titus Crowne is a recently elected sheriff of a small town in Virginia. When a school shooting shatters the community, Titus must navigate the complexities of being a Black man in a police uniform in the American South. When the student shooter himself is shot dead, the real trouble begins. S.A. Cosby(Razorblade Tears) returns with another serving of bold Southern noir.
Release date:June 6
Release date:June 6
Spring's best new fantasy
Revered fantasy author Brendan Sanderson’s latest standalone novel adds a new adventure to his sprawling Cosmere universe: A young stowaway encounters storms, pirates, and sorcery on the high seas. Note: Tress of the Emerald Sea is the first “secret novel� of Sanderson’s pioneering that gives readers early access to new books. April 4 is the release date for the standard hardcover edition.
Release date:April 4 (for general distribution)
Release date:April 4 (for general distribution)
Based on the famous Golden Fleece legend, Atalanta is the latest retelling of ancient Greek mythology from Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne and Elektra. Raised by a bear and watched over by the goddess Artemis, Princess Atalanta joins the greatest band of warriors the world has ever known: the Argonauts. There’s only one rule. It concerns falling in love. And it’s about to get broken.
Release date:May 9
Release date:May 9
From the author of The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King features a demonic protagonist in a slow-boil thriller that unfolds on two alternating timelines. In the present, aggrieved demon Kai has been summoned from his imprisonment by a lesser mage. In the other story line, we learn how Kai got imprisoned in the first place. Murderbot fans will recognize the vibe; author Martha Wells is great with nontraditional heroes in weird situations.
Release date:May 30
Release date:May 30
If you like your seafaring stories clever and gritty, consider spending some time with the dread pirate Shek Yeung. When Portuguese sailors kill her husband, the legendary Chinese pirate queen does what she must to protect her fleet, her family, and her own sweet skin. Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea is recommended for readers of Outlawed, Piranesi, and The Night Tiger.
Release date:May 30
Release date:May 30
This debut novel from prolific short fiction writer J.R. Dawson sounds like crazy, unalloyed fun. Circus leader Ringmaster—Rin, to her friends—leads her time-traveling troupe through the American Midwest in the dark days following World War I. Rin and her wife, trapeze artist Odette, provide a safe haven for magical misfits of all sorts. But why are they being pursued by a second circus with tents black as midnight?
Release date:June 13
Release date:June 13
Fans of William Gibson, Philip K. Dick, or Ling Ma’s Severance will want to pay attention to this intriguing SF debut. When 20-something Brandon finds himself living a life he doesn’t recognize, a time-travel conspiracy begins to slowly unravel. Also involved: a bioelectric tech startup, an iconic 1980s detective show, and a frightened eight-year-old kid. Expect multiple timelines, fractured POVs, and other delicious diversions.
Release date:March 21
Release date:March 21
Set in a disturbingly plausible future of global warming and climate refugees, Camp Zero follows one desperate young woman as she agrees to scout out a mysterious U.S. facility in the far north of Canada. Michelle Min Sterling’s buzzy debut poses some urgent questions about the politics of climate catastrophe. Advance word on the book suggests that if you liked Station Eleven, you’ll probably like this.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Part horror, part science fiction, the deep space novella The Scourge Between Stars is set on a desperately trying to limp back home from a failed colony expedition. Acting captain Jacklyn Albright has her hands full: Resources are dangerously low, civil unrest threatens the ship’s more vulnerable wards, and a psychotic entity of some sort is killing crew members in creative ways. Uh-oh.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Already one of the year’s most talked-about debuts, Chain Gang All Starsdepicts a dystopian future of gladiatorial spectator sports in which female prisoners fight in mandatory death matches. Two scarred women, teammates and lovers, struggle against the system from within, while a revolution simmers just outside the arena gates. Readers looking for allegory concerning the American prison system will not be disappointed.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Billed as a queer space opera about the wreckage of war, Emily Tesh’s Some Desperate Glory follows young fighter Kyr, raised on a space station long after planet Earth has been destroyed. But Kyr is mighty, and she’d decided to personally take up the cause of avenging humanity. Advance readers note that the book presents a particularly dark vision of the future—check the community reviews for warnings and specifics.
Release date:April 11
Release date:April 11
Crossing wires and breaking rules, the new standalone book from T.J. Klune mixes fantasy and sci-fi with a story of damaged humans, conflicted androids, and needy vacuum bots. Advance word suggests that Klune’s story is inspired in part byPinocchio, and you might find echoes ofclassic adventure talesand modern mythology. The big question: Is it possible to literally assemble a new family? Worth a shot.
Release date:April 25
Release date:April 25
If you like speculative fiction in the mindbender mode, you’ll want to check out this sci-fi/horror hybrid from Edinburgh writer Nicholas Binge. The premise: Humanity finds itself rethinking basic tenets of physics when a colossal snow-covered mountain appears in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. A shady organization dispatches a group of scientists to investigate, but it seems like the usual time-space rules are suspended on this particular mountain. Here be monsters.
Release date:April 25
Release date:April 25
From the author of The Passage, this dystopian thriller introduces the curious archipelago of Prospera, in which the elite are sheltered from the collapsing outside world. Citizens live in paradise until health sensors, embedded in the flesh, drop below 10 percent. Then it’s off on a mysterious ferry ride. AuthorJustin Croninfollows one particular ferryman, who discovers the truth about his ferry and its ultimate destination.
Release date:May 2
Release date:May 2
Spring's best new horror
Acclaimed author Victor LaValle brings his innovative style of horror to the American West, circa 1914, with the story of a single woman trying to make her way as a homesteader in Montana. Adelaide Henry is courageous and resourceful. She’s also in possession of a steamer trunk that must be kept locked, lest people start to disappear. Bonus trivia: LaValle is a double ŷ Choice Awards nominee in horror (for The Ballad of Black Tom and The Changeling).
Release date:March 21
Release date:March 21
Coming home to visit the parents can be a trying experience at times, but for Sam Montgomery, it’s scary as hell. Her mother’s typically cozy North Carolina house has been transformed into something sinister, and mom is jumping at shadows. Then there’s that jar full of teeth under the rosebushes. Always up to something interesting, author T. Kingfisher explores a different kind of domestic horror.
Release date:March 28
Release date:March 28
This intriguing debut follows a talented musician who’s forced to take a day job at the exclusive boutique known as Holistik. Things seem fine at first, although the spider-silk extensions are weird. And the Botox-sucking remoras. But the clinic’s more advanced techniques are really disturbing. Debut author Ling Ling Huang brings dark humor to the grim horrors beneath the beauty-industrial complex.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
When girls start disappearing from her tribe’s reservation, young Native American woman Anna Horn starts to notice other sinister happenings. It seems that demons both ancient and new are haunting the reservation casino and stalking Anna herself. Author Nick Medina brings classic horror elements and Indigenous American mythology to his debut psychological thriller.
Release date:April 18
Release date:April 18
Alejandra has the usual anxieties of a wife and mother, plus one that’s a little more worrying: When acutely stressed, she has the same vision of a ghostly weeping woman in a tattered white gown. The bad news: The apparition is La Llorona, the vicious maternal spirit of Mexican legend. The good news: Alejandra carries the strength of her own ancestors and the power to banish the spectral killer. Ups and downs. Swings and roundabouts.
Release date:April 18
Release date:April 18
Author, scientist, and urban ethnographer Matthew Desmond won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction with his 2016 book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. In this carefully researched follow-up, Desmond comes to a painful conclusion: The comfort of America’s middle class depends upon the exploitation of its poorest people. On the bright side, he has some radical suggestions concerning future public policy.
Release date:March 21
Release date:March 21
Veteran journalist Alex Mar investigates the incredible story of America’s youngest death row inmate. In 1985, 15-year-old teenager Paula Cooper killed an elderly woman named Ruth Pelke in a home invasion. What has happened since is a powerful story of violence and its aftereffects, empathy and its limits, forgiveness and its enduring power. Bonus trivia: Author Mar is director of the excellent documentary .
Release date:March 28
Release date:March 28
Here’s some light spring reading to put a pep in your step: Pathogenesis covers 60,000 years of history to demonstrate how germs and pathogens are the real drivers of human adaptation—and, oddly, progress. Drawing from the latest research in genetics, anthropology, archaeology, and economics, British author Jonathan Kennedy makes a persuasive case about the true nature of our microbial past.
Release date:April 18
Release date:April 18
Author and journalistNicole Chung (All You Can Ever Know) tells of her upbringing as a Korean adoptee and her terrible grief when her loving parents die suddenly, largely due to unjust inequalities in healthcare. A Living Remedytakes the traditional memoir in a new direction, using personal experience to illuminate issues of class, race, and discrimination in America.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Best characterized as a nonfiction historical thriller, A Fever in the Heartland tells the story of the Ku Klux Klan at the height of their power and viciousness and of the impossibly courageous woman who brought them down. Pulitzer Prize winner Timothy Egan(The Worst Hard Time) illuminates one of the darkest chapters in American history with an urgent and dramatic storytelling approach.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Using a series of lyrical vignettes (and a poet’s ear for language), author Maggie Smith delivers a unique memoir for those who come of age in middle age—a kind of reverse midlife crisis. Smith candidly details her own failed marriage and her subsequent renewal, with meditations on empathy and self-inquiry, anger and forgiveness, and the quiet power of compassion.
Release date:April 11
Release date:April 11
Nonfiction aceDavid Grann(Killers of the Flower Moon) is one of the best pure storytellers in the game. And his new story is a doozy: In 1740, British warship The Wager disappeared while chasing a treasure-filled Spanish galleon. Two years later, a lifeboat washed ashore in Brazil with 30 emaciated survivors. Their story was a worldwide sensation until six months later, when another batch of survivors appeared, with a very different story.�
Release date:April 18
Release date:April 18
Author and humorist Samantha Irby found a certain level of success with her previous books, Wow, No Thank YouandWe Are Never Meeting in Real Life. Her hilarious new essay collection suggest that the glitz and glamor isn’t as glitzy and glamorous as you might think. Among the gory particulars from her real life: toxic dental troubles, a dalliance with the power of crystals, and a debilitating addictionto QVC.
Release date:May 16
Release date:May 16
Author Jonathan Eig’s revelatory new book, King: A Life, is the first major biography in decades of activist, thinker, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Eig is a respected veteran in this field—he previously penned biographical studies on Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson—and his new title is already earning ecstatic early reviews. Bonus trivia: Eig’s book is the first to include the FBI’s recently declassified files on Dr. King.
Release date:May 16
Release date:May 16
Sent to London to find refuge during France's occupation of Mexico, heiressAna María Luna Valdés must navigate the ins and outs ofBritish high society while secretly working togarner sympathy for Mexico's plight. Meanwhile, Parliament member Gideon Fox is not-so-secretly working to abolish the transatlantic slave trade. With suchworthy causes, will these two find time to fall in love? (Spoiler alert: they will.)
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Known for her clever fictional twists on both classic literature and real American history, Curtis Sittenfeld (Eligible,Rodham) turns to the rom-com subgenre with this aptly titled book. Sally Milz, a sketch writer on anSNL-like comedy show, has always made fun of the whole "gloriously hot woman dates shlubby comedian" phenomenon. But when she hits it off with gorgeous guest host Noah Brewster, Sally finds that maybe, just maybe, she'll need to eat her words.
Release date:April 11
Release date:April 11
Sometimes an old-fashioned letter in the mail can change everything. Dr. Briana Ortiz is about to lose a promotion to her rival, the annoyingly hot Dr. Jacob Maddox. Briana would like to hate the guy, but a series of letters between the two flips the dynamic entirely. Also in play: a kidney donation, a “sob closet,� and some freakishly tiny horses.
Release date:April 11
Release date:April 11
Bookseller Tansy Adams needs a fake girlfriend to get her interfering family off her case. Meanwhile, Gemma Van Dalen needs to get married in order to claim her inheritance. Enter the good old fake-dating/marriage-of-convenience plotline.We all know that participants in fake romances never catch real feelings. Never!
Release date:April 18
Release date:April 18
Essentially a genre onto herself, the prolificEmily Henry(People We Meet on Vacation) is back on shelves with the story of Harriet and Wyn, a recently split couple obliged to attend a weeklong vacation with old friends. Trying not to harsh the vibe, the exes decide that they’ll pretend to still be together. Oh, and look! They got the biggest bedroom at the rental cottage! And look at all this wine!
Release date:April 25
Release date:April 25
Ten years ago, total strangers Will Baxter and Fern Brookbanks spent one perfect day together in downtown Toronto. Exhilarated, they made a pledge to meet again. Fern showed up. Will didn’t. Fas-forward a decade and Will has wandered back into Fern’s life at her family’s lakeside resort. Can lightning strike twice? And even if so, can Fern afford to open her heart again?
Release date:May 2
Release date:May 2
Author Ali Hazelwood’s hugely popular “STEMinist romcom� series returns with the story of two scientists, an MIT hiring committee, and the thermodynamics of mutual attraction. Elsie Hannaway is a theoretical physicist, overworked and underpaid. Jack Smith is an experimental physicist, and he sits on the department chair between Elsie and her dream job. Can these two align their vectors in the name of love? Or lust, at least?
Release date: June 13
Release date: June 13
Spring's best new young adult
Thirty years after the largest magical massacre in New Orleans' history, the twin heirs of the city's dethroned royal family discover that a generational curse (and its caster) are coming for them next. Now they must race to solve a decades-old mystery and resolve the tensions between New Orlean's magical and non-magical communities, allwhile learning how to trust each other again. A tall order, that.
Release date:April 4
Release date:April 4
Here’s a global warming issue no one saw coming: When climate change releases a strange pathogen from the permafrost, humankind must cope with a virus that makes people eat…well, they eat other people. Synthetic flesh is keeping the population from going feral, just barely. That’s the delightful setup for this cheerful sapphic horror/romance featuring four friends, a music festival, and a cooler full of SynFlesh�. No, really.
Release date:April 25
Release date:April 25
This YA romance from authorJonny Garza Villatells the story of two young people who find love—just in time. Ander Lopez is about to head out for art school when they meet undocumented Santiago Garcia. Can love overcome circumstance and timing? More immediately, can love survive Immigration and Customs Enforcement? Warning: Advance readers are reporting that this book will make you cry. But in a good way.
Release date:May 2
Release date:May 2
Good news, citizens: Author Angeline Boulley (Firekeeper’s Daughter) is back! This fascinating YA adventure combines a mystery plotline with a crazy kind of heist story involving university museums, Native American relics, and a crack team of amateur burglars known as Team Misfit Toys. Bonus trivia: Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and specializes in stories about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Release date:May 2
Release date:May 2
Based on the hit song and viral music video, Girls Like Girls is the first book from pop star and actor Hayley Kiyoko. The story follows 17-year-old Coley, whose heart has been broken by the loss of her mother. When Coley meets Sonya, both sense that they have a chance to help and heal each other. But they’ll have to overcome their fears and make that first leap of faith.
Release date: May 30
Release date: May 30
This action-packed debut from author Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu is being billed as a joyride for chaos-loving kids everywhere. Besties Loli Crawford and Ryan Pope have been taking risks and accepting dares together since kindergarten. It’s good, clean American fun and no one gets hurt. Usually. But when Loli meets a strange boy who calls himself X, she must reckon with the consequences of sustained recklessness.
Release date:June 6
Release date:June 6
Which books are you most excited to read in this spring? Let us know in the comments!
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lots of stuff to look forward to in the SFF section
Twerking wrote: "There'll come a day when being letter-people will become compulsory."Amen
Poor nonfiction. Looks like that section was assembled by the die-hard fictioneer )) I anticipate tens of enthralling nonfic titles this spring, none of them is looking like it's half-fiction as in the above. With the exception of Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature, perhaps ). Tons and tons of wonderfully enticing & intriguing books are about to hit the stores promptly. Here're some other examples: In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature's Scents , Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, Cryptographic City: Decoding the Smart Metropolis, Into the Groove: The Story of Sound From Tin Foil to Vinyl, and for all of us, anticipating the new Ted Lasso: Nowhere to Run: The Ridiculous Life of a Semi-Professional Football Club Chairman.
Twerking wrote: "There'll come a day when being letter-people will become compulsory."😂😂😂😂
еԲԾ wrote: "Poor nonfiction. Looks like that section was assembled by the die-hard fictioneer )) I anticipate tens of enthralling nonfic titles this spring, none of them is looking like it's half-fiction as in..."Thanks for your inputs! How did you find these?
What about Spring's children's fiction/non-fiction?
Only a couple interest me. Would be nice to see more books with older female lead characters and who aren't involved in family dramas.
MuntahaZad wrote: "еԲԾ wrote: "Poor nonfiction. Looks like that section was assembled by the die-hard fictioneer )) I anticipate tens of enthralling nonfic titles this spring, none of them is looking like it's hal..."I don't know yet: they are not yet published. It's just their descriptions that appear appealing to me )
I simply cannot wait to get my hands on Brandy Sandy's new book. I just know it will be amazing!
I am literally only interested in the Fantasy and two of the horrors. Everything else looks boring as all get out
Twerking wrote: "There'll come a day when being letter-people will become compulsory."there's only 5 or 6 queer books here on a list of 50+ books. you'll be fine.
"Twentysomething author" or, "how to tell me you don't want me to actually read this book without saying you don't want me to read this book"
Holly by Stephen King, due out in September!
Who are these "readers" they poll and ask about the most anticipated new releases? I know I've never been asked. Having said all that - I saw not one - zip, zilch, zero - books on this list that appealed to me. This is even though there are a number coming out in the following months that I am looking forward to. The law of averages says there should be at least one on this list. Guess again. But, it's always interesting reading the comments, many of which are apparently from the people they polled and I'm sure I'll be called many names for this comment. Well, that's life.
There were only two that interested me: Isabelle Allende's new book "The Wind Knows my Name," and Lisa See's book "Circle of Women." Allende and See are both favorite authors. I wonder also who they poll; the scale seems to be tipping in favor of fantasy, horror, and dystopia!
So glad to see that Horror included more often now but sorely need to include some Children's and Middle-grade books.
Brandon Sanderson the best. I am very glad that the author continues to expand his insanely thought out universe.
Not too shabby. I'm intrigued, I'm intrigued.
This site is accessible all over the world right? So is this list just for the Northern half?
Margaret wrote: "This site is accessible all over the world right? So is this list just for the Northern half?"I read somewhere these lists are made from goodreads statistics. Its not personal picks etc. So i would assume these are the books coming out in spring that the most ppl on this app have marked as "want to read". So if ppl find stuff lacking in the lists its not so much ŷ fault but what the main stream of readers want to read.....according to the statistics.
Im happy they finally started to add horror as a genre tho ^^ But i also agree with someone here middle grade books would be apprechiated.
Time to get a lot more books from the library! I'm especially interested in the "Spring Best New Romance" catagory!
How come the next book in the CRAVE series by Tracy Wolff is not here??????!!!! 😨
The Wager sounds intriguing and fascinating
Isn't love theoretically already out?
T.HiggsReviews wrote: "So glad to see that Horror included more often now but sorely need to include some Children's and Middle-grade books."Absolutely. As interesting as YA can be, I need some good middle grade to look forward to.
Richard wrote: "Who are these "readers" they poll and ask about the most anticipated new releases? I know I've never been asked. Having said all that - I saw not one - zip, zilch, zero - books on this list that ap..."I think maybe you have to be either famous of pay for advertising in order for them to promote a new book. Who knows?
Sher wrote: "There were only two that interested me: Isabelle Allende's new book "The Wind Knows my Name," and Lisa See's book "Circle of Women." Allende and See are both favorite authors. I wonder also who the..."My thoughts exactly - love these two authors, and the rest of the offerings seem insipid.
Just wondering if anyone has heard anything new as to publishing date for the new Julia Spencer Fleming Russ and Clare series? I believe the working title is "At Midnight Comes the Cry."
Not one book looks remotely interesting to me. Better to follow your favorite authors instead of wasting time with this list.
For crime fiction, I'm eagerly anticipating Marsali Taylor's Death in a Shetland Lane. One of her earlier books featured in a job lot I bought online during lockdown, and I loved it so much that I collected the rest. Great characters and location, not too much graphic stuff and you don't have to know anything about sailing to enjoy them.
Richard wrote: "Who are these "readers" they poll and ask about the most anticipated new releases? I know I've never been asked. Having said all that - I saw not one - zip, zilch, zero - books on this list that ap..."I'm guessing it will be based on the number of people who have added titles to their 'want to read' shelf.
House of Lincoln. Nancy Horan. Wrote: LOVING FRANK
Emily wrote: "What about Spring's children's fiction/non-fiction?"I was also looking for this! So many of the Children's lists on here are a few years old, and while the newer books I'm getting at the library are on here, I can't find anything else. Even the "Similar Books" tab is just the same 10 books no matter what you're looking at.
L.M. wrote: "Not too shabby. I'm intrigued, I'm intrigued."Um, you repeated yourself twice there in the end.
michelle wrote: "there's only 5 or 6 queer books here on a list of 50+ books. you'll be fine."Thank you, I had no idea what "letter-people" was supposed to mean. Just another bigoted nut word salading all over the place, lol
еԲԾ wrote: "Poor nonfiction. Looks like that section was assembled by the die-hard fictioneer "You have amazing foresight to be able to judge books that haven't yet been released as universally poor and yet are unable to read the bit where this list is mainly formed from what users are adding to their want to read shelves and early reviews.
Same to the person commenting moaning she wasn't polled. Yes, you were. We all were. It's aggregated data turned into a list. Add the upcoming books you're hyped for to your want-to-read shelf and you will have had a vote on what's on these lists.
An interesting idea to celebrate Spring but don't forget ŷ, that half the planet is moving into Autumn and Winter. Time to head indoors, rug up and read. However on this list are a lot that have been moved into my "want to Read" list.
еԲԾ wrote: "Poor nonfiction. Looks like that section was assembled by the die-hard fictioneer )) I anticipate tens of enthralling nonfic titles this spring, none of them is looking like it's half-fiction as in..."Dennis, I have to thank you for bringing up Paved Paradise, just added it to my Want to Read, looks absolutely hilarious.
