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For most of us the clocks moved forward over the weekend ushering in the unofficial start of spring. I think almost everyone is usually happy to bid winter adieu and this year is certainly no exception. The winter weather has been rough and then there’s everything else going on in the world. Will we ever have a calm, peaceful, healthy, normal world again? I know we all are praying for that in one way or another. In the meantime, books continue to offer a great escape and here, in my Spring Preview 2022, I have some really great books to get lost in. Most are April and May releases, but I HAD to add in one from next week. I hope you find a few to add to your own spring TBR!
Late March Release
French Braid by Anne Tyler
Publisher: Knopf (3/22)
Length: 256 pages
The Draw
– It’s Anne Tyler!
– Story of a family across three generations.
– I already read and loved it.
April Releases
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Publisher: Scribner (4/5)
Length: 352 pages
The Draw
– Follow up to A Visit From the Goon Squad.
– Social media sharing taken to an extreme.
– Written in a variety of styles.
Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (debut)
Publisher: William Morrow (4/5)
Length: 368 pages
The Draw
– A debut scam caper that sounds fun!
– Set in NYC.
– Also written in a variety of styles!
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (debut)
Publisher: Doubleday (4/5)
Length: 400 pages
The Draw
– Early reviews of this humorous novel are stellar.
– Woman trying to make it in 1960’s work world.
– Life takes an unexpected twist.
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow (debut)
Publisher: The Dial Press (4/5)
Length: 272 pages
The Draw
– Two sets of sisters trying to survive.
– Lives of Black women in Memphis.
– I already read and loved it.
True Biz by Sara Nović
Publisher: Random House (4/5)
Length: 400 pages
The Draw
– Loved Nović’s debut, Girl at War.
– Campus novel at a school for the deaf.
– Author is deaf and advocates for deaf community.
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (4/5)
Length: 352 pages
The Draw
– You can count on Hepworth for domestic suspense.
– Second wife younger than a man’s daughters.
– No one is happy and all have secrets.
Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott (nonfiction)
Publisher: Atria (4/12)
Length: 288 pages
The Draw
– Loved her essays in I Miss You When I Blink.
– Author shaken by a child’s health crisis.
– Living with both anxiety and optimism.
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Publisher: Ballantine Books (4/12)
Length: 368 pages
The Draw
– I adored her debut, Rabbit Cake.
– Family, community facing the opioid crisis.
– Publisher calls it a “tragicomic novel.”
Like a House On Fire by Lauren McBrayer (adult debut)
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (4/26)
Length: 320 pages
The Draw
– Married mom, with two kids returns to work.
– Becomes obsessed with her female boss.
– Sounds like a fun, intense read.
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close
Publisher: Knopf (4/26)
Length: 320 pages
The Draw
– I loved her last book, The Hopefuls.
– A family sent spinning when Grandfather dies.
– A book packed with humor and heart.
When We Fell Apart by Soon Wiley (debut)
Publisher: Dutton (4/26)
Length: 368 pages
The Draw
– Seoul setting.
– A woman who seems to have it all commits suicide.
– Her Korean-American boyfriend looking for answers.
May Releases
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (5/17)
Length: 370 pages
The Draw
– Set in a bookstore in post-war London.
– Follows three very different women who work there.
– Many literary figures of the era appear.
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Publisher: Riverhead Books (5/17)
Length: 320 pages
The Draw
– A favorite, trusted author
– Story with a twist on time travel.
– A daughter’s love for her father.
The Shore by Katie Runde (debut)
Publisher: Scribner (5/24)
Length: 304 pages
The Draw
– A family in crisis over the course of a summer.
– Focus on mom and her two daughters.
– Set in a beach town, so a perfect beach read!
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Publisher: Atria (5/24)
Length: 288 pages
The Draw
– Loved her last book, The Death of Vivek Oji.
– Artist easing back into dating after loss 5 years ago.
– Complex feelings about different people.
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour (adult debut)
Publisher: Flatiron Books (5/31)
Length: 304 pages
The Draw
– Two damaged young women’s paths cross.
– A love story with depth to it.
– I love a book set in Los Angeles.
The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Publisher: Celadon (5/31)
Length: 448 pages
The Draw
– Had fun with The Plot last year.
– Triplets born via IVF, feel little connection.
– As they leave home, mom decides to have 1 more child.
What books are you excited about this spring?
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Lots of variety with upcoming releases. I love that. Thank you for the round-up, Susie. I hadn’t heard of many of these yet, and put a few on hold at my library. Happy Spring!
I like the round-up. I’m curious mostly about Jennifer Close’s new one. And perhaps Jennifer Egan’s though I didn’t read the Goon Squad. hmm. We’ll see.