Summer Preview 2022

I don’t know about you, but I feel like 2022 has been an excellent year for books so far. It started out with a bang and some great winter releases, then into spring where April might have been one of the strongest months for new releases in YEARS! Now as spring is winding down, Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and we’re headed into summer books it’s looking like that good 2022 book juju just might continue. June alone looks insane with incredible sounding books, and July and August aren’t bad either. No matter what you might be doing this summer, you’ll want to keep this Summer Preview 2022 handy, so you can put in library requests, Libby holds, or maybe even splurge on a few new books to read on vacation. Happy reading!

June Releases

Meant to Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein
Publisher: Atria Books (6/7)
Length: 288 pages

The Draw
– Woman knows the date she’ll meet her true love.
– But, timing is everything.
– A good time of year for a little romance.

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley (debut)
Publisher: Knopf (6/7)
Length: 288 pages

The Draw
– Young woman barely holding life together does what she must.
– Premise from Oakland PD sexual abuse scandal.
– Author began this gritty book at only 17 years old.

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Publisher: Putnam Books (6/7)
Length: 272 pages

The Draw
– Romance writer mines her own failed marriage.
– Her script is picked up for the big screen.
– Sexy leading man upends Nora’s life.

Can’t Look Away by Carola Lovering
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (6/14)
Length: 320 pages

The Draw
– Loved last year’s Too Good To Be True.
– Woman has a past with a rock star.
– More of a domestic drama than thriller, which I like!

Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky
Publisher: Knopf (6/14)
Length: 320 pages

The Draw
– I adored her last book, Very Nice.
– Woman trying to start a new life beset by catastrophes.
– Already finished & liked this sort of horrific comedy!

Jobs for Girls With Artistic Flair by June Gervais (debut)
Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books (6/14)
Length: 384 pages

The Draw
– “An uplifting, feminist coming-of-age love story…”
– It’s 1985 and Gina wants to be a tattoo artist.
– Conflict between “forbidden” love and family.

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
Publisher: William Morrow (6/14)
Length: 384 pages

The Draw
– Mother returns to family home to reevaluate her life.
– Parents are aging, kids are confused, and then sister arrives.
– Secrets and betrayals come to light.

The Catch by Alison Fairbrother (debut)
Publisher: Random House (6/21)
Length: 288 pages

The Draw
– A young woman, Ellie’s father dies unexpectedly.
– His prized possession is left to a stranger.
– Ellie sets out to find who this person could be.

The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton (debut)
Publisher: Flatiron Books (6/28)
Length: 272 pages

The Draw
– Bound for law school, Samantha defers for a year.
– She bartends in a NYC neighborhood bar.
– Premise reminds me of Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler.

July Releases

The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger
Publisher: Riverhead Books (7/5)
Length: 448 pages

The Draw
– Many loved his last book, The Gifted School.
– A category 6 hurricane upends lives in every way.
– Story of what happens when privilege is lost.

Kaleidoscope by Cecily Wong
Publisher: Dutton Books (7/5)
Length: 320 pages

The Draw
– Daughters of Chinese American parents with a global empire.
– Catastrophe strikes, search for answers begins.
– Story “told in arresting, addictive fragments..”

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher: Knopf (7/5)
Length: 416 pages

The Draw
– Friends become superstars in video game world.
– Story spans 30 years with many changes.
– “..a love story, but it is not one you have read before.”

Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown
Publisher: Putnam Books (7/12)
Length: 368 pages

The Draw
– Three sets of parents adopt four biological siblings.
– All promise to keep the children connected.
– Story takes place on a single family vacation.

Groupies by Sarah Priscus (debut)
Publisher: William Morrow (7/12)
Length: 384 pages

The Draw
– Love books set in world of rock, especially the 70’s.
– Young female photographer fascinated by groupies.
– Dark sides of her world begin to emerge.

Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Publisher: Ballantine Books (7/12)
Length: 352 pages

The Draw
– The only sci-fi writer I’m willing to read!
– A man’s genome has been hacked…upgraded.
– Battle for the future of humanity.

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (debut)
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (7/26)
Length: 304 pages

The Draw
– Struggling Noora wins a job at Vinyl magazine.
– Her boss is a nightmare; the job is a mess.
– This debut is said to be “thoroughly fun” and “an ode to sisterhood.”

Early August Releases

How to Fall Out of Love Madly by Jana Casale 
Publisher: The Dial Press (8/2)
Length: 352 pages

The Draw
– Two struggling friends take in a male roommate.
– Soon, his girlfriend is in the picture, too.
– With humor, the three woman, all find the need to seize control of their own lives.

My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson (debut)
Publisher: Flatiron Books (8/2)
Length: 288 pages

The Draw
– A queer coming-of-age story in 1980’s NYC.
– Black man flees Indiana & enters world of movers and shakers.
– Political and social reckoning during the AIDS crisis.

Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Publisher: William Morrow (8/9)
Length: 384 pages

The Draw
– Thirty-five year old Mika’s life is a hot mess!
– Then, daughter she gave up at 19 contacts her.
– Mika wants to make a good impression and guess how that goes!

The Making of Her by Bernadette Jiwa 
Publisher: Dutton Books (8/9)
Length: 352 pages

The Draw
– Similar to above, a daughter given up for adoption shows up.
– 1996 Dublin, but the couple gave her up 30 years earlier.
– Their life appears ideal, but ???

What books are you excited about this summer?

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