Reading Glasses Ep 417 - Anticipated Books for July and August!
Brea and Mallory go through their most anticipated books for July and August. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
It Rhymes with Takei by George Takei and Harmony Becker
July
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Literary fiction, family drama, dual timelines, moral dilemma
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
Sequel to The Woman in Cabin 10
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Thriller, mystery, woman trying to solve her own murder before she dies
A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan
Historical fantasy, WWII, British witches, magic book, magical espionage, France
Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon
Sci fi, queer love story, adventure, novella, tech, AI
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Horror, witches, 19th century Mexico, 1990s Massachusetts, dual timelines
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Historical horror/fantasy, WWI, angels, soldiers
Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman
Romance, dual timelines, widowed single mom, normal person/celebrity, small town Montana
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Romantasy, first in trilogy, princess imprisoned in castle auctioned off to rivals
The Irresistible Urge to Fall in Love with Your Enemy by Brigette Knightley
Romantasy, Dramoine, sick assassin falling in love with enemy healer, first in duology, slow burn enemies to lovers, rival magician orders
A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Romantasy, cozy, witch and magical historian at an enchanted inn, talking fox
Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone
YA, gothic, horromance, queer, folklore, love triangle, rituals, gods
Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
YA, Inheritance Games saga, competition, puzzles, secrets
Immortal Consequences by I.V. Marie
YA, romantasy, dark academia, boarding school, competition
No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney
Essay collection, critical moments with art that transformed the author, Black diaspora
A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
Nonfiction, married couple who sells everything to live on a sailboat
I Want to Burn This Place Down by Maris Kreizman
Essay collection, funny, living in America
Killing Stella by Marlen Haushofer, translated by Shaun Whiteside
Novella, literary fiction, confession from housewife of crime
The Age of Video Games: A Graphic History of Gaming from Pong to VR and Beyond by Jean Zeid, illustrated by Émilie Rouge, translated by Jen Vaughn
Nonfiction, graphic history
The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
Nonfiction, forensic ornithology
Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde
Queer literary fiction, multiple POV, Lagos, navigating identities
Beasts of Carnaval: A Caribbean Historical Fantasy Tale of Mystery and Magic at El Carnaval De Bestias by Rosália Rodrigo
YA historical fantasy, Caribbean islands, Black diaspora, decadent carnival
Hot Girls With Balls by Benedict Nguyễn
Literary fiction, satire, queer, competitive volleyball, social media, trans volleyball players, romance
The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida translated by Bruno Navasky
Magical realism, Japanese convenience store, three interconnected stories
Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky
Surreal graphic novel, near future sci fi, trans protagonist, isolated community
The Dance and the Fire by Daniel Saldaña París, translated by Christina MacSweeney
Cli fi, love triangle, dancing, three friends returning to hometown, Mexico, surreal
Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr.
Literary fiction, dual timelines, Salvadoran civil war, love
The Payback by Kashana Cauley
Literary fiction, three co-workers turned friends launch a heist to wipe out student debt
Pan by Michael Clune
Literary fiction, teen having panic attacks and thinks the god Pan is trapped inside of him
Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu
Literary fiction, 1990s New England college campus, coming of age, Catholic guilt, art world
The Original by Nell Stevens
Queer historical fiction, 1899 English country house, aspiring art forger must figure out if her long-lost cousin is an impostor
Human Rites by Juno Dawson
Book 3 in Her Majesty’s Royal Coven
Call Your Boyfriend by Olivia A. Cole and Ashley Woodfolk
YA sapphic rom com, two teen girls want revenge on the popular girl they’re in love with
Moon Rising by Claire Barner
Queer near future romantisci, lunar colony, battling eco terrorists
The Gryphon King by Sara Omer
Queer Southwest Asian inspired epic fantasy, monsters, dynastic politics, slow burn romance
Taste the love by Karelia and Fay Stetz-Waters
Sapphic romance with rival chefs
No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe
Queer thriller, romance, secrets, two girls killing a shitty guy
House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
Queer literary fiction, unhinged women, OCD, family secrets
Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs
Queer historical fiction, 1960s Buffalo, six girls in a Catholic reform school
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson
Queer fantasy, waystation for the dead, ghosts
The Elysium Heist by Y. M. Resnik
Queer sci fi, heist in a space casino with six women, intergalactic card tournament
The Haunting of Bellington Cottage by Laura Parnum
Middle grade horror, two girls trying to see if they’re still friends in a haunted vacation house
Another by Paul Tremblay
Paul’s middle grade horror debut!!!!!
The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
Horror, wicked dark academia, dark magic academy for the dangerously powerful
Girl in the Creek by Wendy M. Wagner
Horror, Pacific Northwest, missing hiker, body horror, eco-horror, sporror
Oddbody by Rose Keating
Horror short stories, “weird girl fiction”
Never the Roses by Jennifer K. Lambert
Romantasy, epic fantasy, Circle meets The Witch’s Heart
The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths
Sci fi thriller, time traveling cold case team
How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
Fantasy thriller, famous horror author dies & invites writers to his manor to play a game, locked room mystery
The Secret Market of the Dead by Giovanni De Feo
Fantasy, Italian inspired, historical, gothic, magic competition, “young woman who finds her power in the nocturnal realm that lurks beneath her town.”
The Art of Vanishing by Morgan Pager
Sci fi, love story between a museum employee and a man in a painting
The Alchemy of Flowers by Laura Resau
Modern fantasy take on The Secret Garden
Arcana Academy by Elise Kova
Romantasy, woman who wield magic tarot cards in a fake relationship with the headmaster of a mysterious academy, first in series
Hit Me with Your Best Charm by Lillie Vale
YA fantasy, small magic town, autumn festival, secrets, magic forest, missing kid
Soulgazer by Maggie Rapier
Pirate romantasy, lost mystical isle
August
The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
Historical horror, mystery, small town, girls transforming into hounds
The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
Psychological thriller, psychiatric institution, solving a murder, shady rich family
Too Old for This by Samantha Downing
Funny thriller, elderly female serial killer, small town Oregon
Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
Mystery, new series, journalist solving case, old diary, vineyard, Southern
House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
Dark fantasy, fairy tales, pact with a magical entity, revenge on rich family
The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar
Adult cozy fantasy, princess escaping arranged marriage with quirky found family
The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown
Fantasy, secret society protecting world from powerful magical objects, London
Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher
Fantasy, Snow White retelling, herbal healing, potions, magic mirrors
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Fantasy, two PhD students go to hell to rescue their crappy advisor
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Ma
Sci fi, memory, thriller, memory-monitoring tech, memory capitalism
Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Horror, queer, sexual repression, film archives, exploitation films, lost film
Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
Horror, cosmic horror, Vegas casino, statistics, mysterious federal agent
What Hunger by Catherine Dang
Horror, coming of age, teen angst, generational trauma, female rage
The End of the World as We Know It edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene
Horror anthology inspired by The Stand
The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
Horror, historical, 1700s northern Mexico, demon, gothic
Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings
Romance, second chances with publicly documented dates
Love Arranged by Lauren Asher
Romance, Lakefront Billionaires series, fake relationship
Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina
YA debut fantasy, multiple POV, necromancer who wants to bring her sister back from the dead, romance, floating continents, rapier fights
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
Biography of James Baldwin, queer history Vulture by Phoebe Greenwood Literary fiction, Gaza war correspondent protagonist, dark comedy A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi Surreal literary sci fi, protagonist with multiple personalities Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg Short stories, cli fi, Hawaii, love and regret The Re-Write by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Romance, rom-com, lovers to enemies to lovers, her ex goes on a reality dating show while she’s hired to ghost write his memoir Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders Cozy fantasy in autumn in New England!!!, witch trying to reconnect with her mother, spells
The Midnight Shift by Seon-Ran Cheon, translated by Gene Png
Queer vampire murder mystery in Korea
Toni and Addie Go Viral by Melissa Marr
Sapphic romance, fake relationship, Victorian historian and actress