Life has been BUSY.
Anbolyn and I presented our Fall Reads way back in September and I never got around to sharing them here. Life with seven cats, a little kid, and a spouse can really fill up your time, right? I’m disappointed with myself for not sharing these sooner because there are some real gems in this batch. Our next presentation will be in early June; let me know if you want specifics.
There is a bright-side to my severe delay in sharing my Fall Picks…you can buy or borrow ALL of these titles RIGHT NOW!
Miss Kopp Just Won’t Quit by Amy Stewart
Tiny Tidbits:
- Fourth book in the series
- Based on real people! Find out more about the world of Constance Kopp on Amy Stewart’s website
Readalikes:
- Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series
- Mitford Murders series by Jessica Fellowes
- Historical Mysteries
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Tiny Tidbits:
- Debut novel from Vlogger Hank Green
- Brother of successful author John Green
- Not “young adult” (I’ve got nothing against YA, but it’s a WILDLY overused “genre”)
Readalikes:
- Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant
- Paradox Bound by Peter Clines
One Day in December by Josie Silver
Tiny Tidbits:
Readalikes:
- Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
- Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- One Day by David Nicholls
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Tiny Tidbits:
- Originally published in Japan in 2012
- Live action Japanese film adaptation released in 2018
Readalikes:
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- Life of Pi by Yann Martell
Little by Edward Carey
Tiny Tidbits:
- Edward Carey also illustrated the novel
Readalikes:
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- The Buried Giant by Kazua Ighiguro
- Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Tiny Tidbits:
- Boyne’s next book will be a young adult novel
Readalikes:
- The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
- You by Caroline Kepnes
- Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
Tiny Tidbits:
- First in a new fantasy series
Readalikes:
- The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
- Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
- The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
The Adults by Caroline Hulse
Tiny Tidbits:
- Debut novel!
Readalikes:
- Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
- Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
- The Vacationers by Emma Straub
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
Tiny Tidbits:
- Second novel from Karen Thompson Walker.
- If you haven’t read her first novel The Age of Miracles, GO READ IT RIGHT NOW!
Readalikes:
- The Afterlives by Thomas Pierce
- All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
- Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Holy Lands by Amand Sthers
Tiny Tidbits:
- In 2011, the French government named Sthers a Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- (I totally picked this one because of the dancing pigs on the cover)
Readalikes:
- The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger
- The Lawgiver by Herman Wouk
- They May Not Mean to, But They Do by Cathleen Schine
- The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
