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March 20, 2018

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018 | More

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Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018 - A look forward to some of the most anticipated new releases coming this spring: from established authors, to debuts, from mysteries to coming-of-age stories, from contemporary to literary fiction, there's something for everyone here.

How has your winter reading gone? I feel like mine has been quite successful. I’ve had a few books that I absolutely loved and a few that I couldn’t finish, with a whole lot falling in the “really enjoyed” category. That slumpy feeling was never with me for more than a few days and all that adds up to a victory in my eyes. And now, as the days lengthen and the trees are beginning to bud, it’s time to turn to a wonderful crop of new spring releases. Today I’m joining Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl and many other bloggers in sharing some of the books I’m most looking forward to reading this spring. Be prepared, your “to be read” list is going to explode!

April Releases

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: The Female Persuasion by Meg WolitzerThe Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
Riverhead Books (4/3)
304 pages

The Draw
– Come on! It’s Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings.
– Story of a mentor/mentee relationship.
– A timely novel of the feminist movement today.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: How To Be Safe by Tom McAllisterHow to Be Safe by Tom McAllister
Liveright (4/3)
240 pages

The Draw
– Humorous take on a timely topic.
– Teacher falsely accused in a school shooting.
– Wiley Cash endorsement, “…a blistering indictment of America’s insanity…”

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: And Now We Have Everything by Meaghan O'ConnellAnd Now We Have Everything by Meaghan O’Connell
Little, Brown & Company (4/10)
240 pages

The Draw
– Memoir of unanticipated motherhood.
– On being a mother before feeling like a grown up.
– Brutally honest.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: Go As Fannie by Elisabeth HydeGo Ask Fannie by Elisabeth Hyde
G.P. Putnam’s Sons (4/10)
304 pages

The Draw
– Dysfunctional family of three siblings.
– Adult children trying to know their mother’s story.
– Fannie Farmer cookbook tie in.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: Miss Ex-Yugoslavia by Sofjia StefanovicMiss Ex-Yugoslavia by Sofjia Stefanovic
Atria (4/17)
272 pages

The Draw
– Memoir of an immigrant experience.
– Called “dark, funny and tender.”
– A woman inside Yugoslavia’s collapse.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: The Only Story by Julian BarnesThe Only Story by Julian Barnes
Knopf (4/17)
272 pages

The Draw
– Dual timeline story.
– Coming-of-age in 1960’s London.
– The one love story that most matters.

May Releases

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: Love and Ruin by Paula McLainLove and Ruin by Paula McLain
Ballentine Books (5/1)
400 pages

The Draw
– Trusted author in Paula McLain.
– Returns to the life of Ernest Hemingway featured in The Paris Wife.
– Story of journalist Martha Gellhorn’s relationship with him.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: The Mars Room by Rachel KushnerThe Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Scribner (5/1)
352 pages

The Draw
– Story of a woman in prison.
– A mother’s life gone awry.
– “..audacious and tragic, propulsive and yet beautifully refined…”

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: That Kind of Mother by Rumaan AlamThat Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
Ecco (5/8)
304 pages

The Draw
– Lots of early buzz about this book.
– A debut.
– A woman raising two babies, one white, one black.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: The Ensemble by Aja GabelThe Ensemble by Aja Gabel
Riverhead Books (5/15)
352 pages

The Draw
– A story of four unlikely friends.
– World of musicians is foreign to me, making it fun.
– A debut and that cover!

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: Tin Man by Sarah WinmanTin Man by Sarah Winman
G.P. Putnam’s Sons (5/15)
224 pages

The Draw
– Story of evolving friendship between two boys.
– Mystery of what happened in the story’s 10 year gap.
– Released a year ago in Britain and was a hit there.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: Little Disasters by Randall KleinLittle Disasters by Randall Klein
Viking (5/22)
352 pages

The Draw
– Two young couples’ lives colliding.
– An affair?
– A debut testing the bonds of love and family.

Early June Releases

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: Florida by Lauren GroffFlorida by Lauren Groff
Riverhead Books (6/5)
288 pages

The Draw
– Loved Groff’s Fates and Furies.
– Trying short stories with a trusted author.
– I was born in Florida, and would like to know it better.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: In the Distance With You by Carla GuelfenbeinIn the Distance With You by Carla Guelfenbein
Other Press (6/5)
352 pages

The Draw
– A Chilean literary thriller.
– Three lives intertwined with an aging author’s.
– Spanning the 50’s to modern day.

Novel Visits Spring Preview 2018: Us Against You by Fredrik BackmanUs Against You by Fredrik Backman
Atria Books (6/5)
448 pages

The Draw
– Hello? Beartown!
– I usually don’t do sequels, but for this I will.
– New story around Amat, Benji and a few new characters.

What spring releases are you most looking forward to?

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  1. Cathy Johnson says

    March 20, 2018 at 6:21 am

    Great list! Love and Ruin just got added to my wishlist.

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:47 pm

      Thanks, Cathy.

      Reply
  2. bermudaonion (Kathy) says

    March 20, 2018 at 6:58 am

    I want to read several of those including How to Be Safe.

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:47 pm

      That one sounds so interesting. Let me know if you read it.

      Reply
  3. Tara says

    March 20, 2018 at 7:41 am

    No surprise, we definitely have some upcoming reads in common, Susie – yay! I have to say that In the Distance With You is completely new to me and it looks SO GOOD; I’m going to try to get a copy. What a great list!

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:49 pm

      I saw that one in with one of those book roll outs that Beth Fish Reads does from time to time. It’s a book in translation and I haven’t done one of those for a while.

      Reply
  4. renee says

    March 20, 2018 at 8:34 am

    We have several of the same Susie! I really really like the sound of Little Disasters and headed right to Edelweiss and requested. I’m saving Us Against You for my vacation read next week and I can’t wait!! I’m hoping Go Ask Fannie will be a sleeper hit, it sounds good but I’m always aware of the potential for those kinds to totally flop

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:50 pm

      I’m jealous. I was denied Us Against You on EW and am on a wishlist on NG. Very frustrating!

      Reply
  5. Madeline says

    March 20, 2018 at 8:35 am

    I heard about “Us Against You” just last week and was able to get a pre-order hold in at the library. I’m greatly anticipating that!

    My hold list at the library in enormous but there are a couple here I want to look into: “The Only Story” for one.

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:51 pm

      My local library will not let you put holds on books until they’re released and I find that so frustrating that I usually don’t even bother.

      Reply
  6. Sim @ Flipping Through the Pages says

    March 20, 2018 at 8:47 am

    I haven’t read any of these but I have heard good things about Tin Man. I really hope to pick it up at some point 🙂

    Nice list! I hope you get to read all of these soon 🙂

    My TTT: http://flippingthruthepages.com/2018/03/fifteen-diverse-ya-contemporary-books-written-by-diverse-female-authors-on-my-spring-tbr/

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:52 pm

      Thanks, Sim.

      Reply
  7. susan says

    March 20, 2018 at 1:43 pm

    Like the List. Thanks! I’m likely going to read the Rachel Kushner novel, as well as Paula McLain’s and Julian Barnes. Wow a lot of these look good. I better pick up my slow pace.

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:52 pm

      I’m so hoping that Paula McLain book lives up to the level of her earlier books.

      Reply
  8. Aj @ Read All The Things! says

    March 20, 2018 at 3:17 pm

    How To Be Safe sounds amazing. I have the UK edition of Tin Man sitting on my TBR shelf. I needed it because it sounded unusual. I hope you enjoy all these books!

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:53 pm

      Ah, thanks, AJ. We’ll both need to read Tin Man soon.

      Reply
  9. Helen Murdoch says

    March 20, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    This list looks good, but I haven’t heard of the books! How embarrassing.

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:54 pm

      No worries! They’re all new.

      Reply
  10. Amanda says

    March 21, 2018 at 10:31 am

    I am lost at Fannie Farmer cookbook tie in. This makes my day! My mom and I have a deep love for Fannie. now to go back to the rest of the list and ooh and ah and add all the things to my TBR.

    Reply
    • Susie says

      March 21, 2018 at 4:55 pm

      You definitely need to get a copy of Go Ask Fannie then. I remember the book being around, but not using it. It looks like a fun read.

      Reply
  11. Lindsey says

    March 21, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    And Now We Have Everything is on my list too. I’m really interested in her experience with young motherhood.

    Reply

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