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This is only scratching the surface of the books out this week! If you want to keep up with all the latest new releases, check out: Reasons to read it: This is a memoir in letters that explores storytelling, self, and survival. Emezi is an incredibly skilled writer, and their gift for language shines just as much in this first nonfiction work. Roxane Gay recommends this one, saying, “This is a remarkable memoir and really expands possibilities for the genre.” That was before she met the perfect girl. Willow is gorgeous, glamorous, and…heartbroken? And when she enlists Nozomi to pose as her new girlfriend to make her ex jealous, Nozomi is a willing volunteer. Because Nozomi has a master plan of her own: one to show Willow she’s better than a stand-in, and turn their fauxmance into something real. But as the lies pile up, it’s not long before Nozomi’s schemes take a turn toward disaster…and maybe a chance at love she didn’t plan for. Reasons to read it: I am loving all the queer fake dating books out this year! This is a Japanese American queer romcom set in San Francisco. It’s supposed to be perfect for fans of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, and it’s packed with queer POC characters! Priya is a maidservant, one among several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to clean Malini’s chambers. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, so long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides. But when Malini accidentally bears witness to Priya’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. The other is a priestess seeking to find her family. Together, they will change the fate of an empire. Reasons to read it: This is the first book in a new epic fantasy trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and folklore of India. This is also queer, starring two morally grey sapphic characters. It’s a multilayered story with a big, complex world and unforgettable characters. Reasons to read it: This is an unabashedly queer middle grade novel set at an amusement park! What would be better? It’s also about family, a road trip, and Dalia getting her first crush on a girl. Be prepared to crave funnel cakes. In Unwell Women, Elinor Cleghorn traces the almost unbelievable history of how medicine has failed women by treating their bodies as alien and other, often to perilous effect. The result is an authoritative and groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between women and medical practice, from the “wandering womb” of Ancient Greece to the rise of witch trials across Europe, and from the dawn of hysteria as a catchall for difficult-to-diagnose disorders to the first forays into autoimmunity and the shifting understanding of hormones, menstruation, menopause, and conditions like endometriosis. Packed with character studies and case histories of women who have suffered, challenged, and rewritten medical orthodoxy — and the men who controlled their fate — this is a revolutionary examination of the relationship between women, illness, and medicine. With these case histories, Elinor pays homage to the women who suffered so strides could be made, and shows how being unwell has become normalized in society and culture, where women have long been distrusted as reliable narrators of their own bodies and pain. But the time for real change is long overdue: answers reside in the body, in the testimonies of unwell women — and their lives depend on medicine learning to listen. Reasons to read it: This studies the history of how women have been mistreated by the medical system, from Greek philosophers to 1950s lobotomies to misdiagnoses now. Despite the density of research involved, this isn’t a dry academic read. Until Dani comes face-to-face with one and forges a rare and magical bond with him. As she gets to know Nox, she realizes that everything she thought she knew about dragons is wrong. With Dani lost to the dragons, Eden turns to the mysterious and alluring sorcerers to help save her sister. Now on opposite sides of the conflict, the sisters will do whatever it takes to save the other. But the two are playing with magic that is more dangerous than they know, and there is another, more powerful enemy waiting for them both in the shadows. Reasons to read it: I don’t feel like I have to explain the appeal of a dragon-taming YA fantasy novel, but just in case: this is an urban fantasy about two Mexican American sister rivals. Dani is bisexual, and there’s also anxiety representation. This is supposed to be a charming, engrossing read.
Book Riot’s YouTube channel, where I discuss the most exciting books out every Tuesday! All the Books, our weekly new releases podcast, where Liberty and a cast of co-hosts (including me!) talk about eight books out that week that we’ve read and loved. The New Books Newsletter, where we send you an email of the books out this week that are getting buzz. Finally, if you want the real inside scoop on new releases, you have to check out Book Riot Insiders’ New Releases Index! That’s where I find 90% of new releases, and you can filter by trending books, Rioters’ picks, and even LGBTQ new releases!
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This is only scratching the surface of the books out this week! If you want to keep up with all the latest new releases, check out: One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of “what do people need?” is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They’re going to need to ask it a lot. Becky Chambers’s new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter? Reasons to read it: This is a new series of novellas from the author of the Wayfarers series, and it promises a hopeful version of the future. Because this is Becky Chambers, it of course includes queer characters: the monk is nonbinary/agender. If you like slice of life sci fi, this one’s for you. Unfortunately, life as a medium is getting worse. Though most ghosts are harmless and Jake is always happy to help them move on to the next place, Sawyer Doon wants much more from Jake. In life, Sawyer was a troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school before taking his own life. Now he’s a powerful, vengeful ghost and he has plans for Jake. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about dead world goes out the window as Sawyer begins to haunt him. High school soon becomes a different kind of survival game–one Jake is not sure he can win. Reasons to read it: This is a paranormal social thriller with a horror edge dealing with racism and other social commentary. It’s about a gay Black teen who sees ghosts and feels completely disconnected from the world around him — which only gets worse when he’s possessed by the spirit of a school shooter. Look up content warnings before getting into this one, because it deals with some dark subjects and has some skin-crawling horror scenes. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm. Before she knows it, she’s abandoned her PhD program, they’ve exchanged vows, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia. The platform creates a sensation, with millions of users seeking personalized rituals every day. Will Cyrus and Asha’s marriage survive the pressures of sudden fame, or will she become overshadowed by the man everyone is calling the new messiah? Reasons to read it: This is about a newlywed couple accidentally start a cult through an app. It’s a humorous look at start-up culture, but it also examines marriage and relationships through a feminist lens. If you’re interested in how technology changes our lives and the people who wield that power, check this one out. Lynnette Tarkington is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre twenty-two years ago, and it has defined every day of her life since. And she’s not alone. For more than a decade she’s been meeting with five other actual final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, putting their lives back together, piece by piece. That is until one of the women misses a meeting and Lynnette’s worst fears are realized—someone knows about the group and is determined to take their lives apart again, piece by piece. But the thing about these final girls is that they have each other now, and no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up. Reasons to read it: This is a fast-paced thriller from the author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. This will be perfect for fans of old-fashioned slashers, but with a cast of women who are determined to protect each other from the horror they’ve already endured once before. Piper hasn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She’s determined to show her stepfather — and the hot, grumpy local — that she’s more than a pretty face. Except it’s a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there’s an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn’t want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan — and this town full of memories — may have already caught her heart. Reasons to read it: This is a Schitt’s Creek–inspired romcom about a Hollywood princess who’s thrust into having to survive in regular life. It’s a steamy romance with a fish out of water main character and a gruff but charming love interest. Tessa Bailey’s romances already have a big fan base, so this is sure to get their attention. In Seek You, Kristen Radtke’s wide-ranging exploration of our inner lives and public selves, Radtke digs into the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another, and the distance that remains. Through the lenses of gender and violence, technology and art, Radtke ushers us through a history of loneliness and longing, and shares what feels impossible to share. Ranging from the invention of the laugh-track to the rise of Instagram, the bootstrap-pulling cowboy to the brutal experiments of Harry Harlow, Radtke investigates why we engage with each other, and what we risk when we turn away. With her distinctive, emotionally-charged drawings and deeply empathetic prose, Kristen Radtke masterfully shines a light on some of our most vulnerable and sublime moments, and asks how we might keep the spaces between us from splitting entirely. Reasons to read it: This year has forced most of us to think about loneliness and isolation. Seek You examines how this was already a deeply rooted problem in the U.S. It promises to be “elegant and devastating:” a perfect read for anyone who’s felt alone, and anyone who wants to find ways to better make connections across U.S. American society.
Book Riot’s YouTube channel, where I discuss the most exciting books out every Tuesday! All the Books, our weekly new releases podcast, where Liberty and a cast of co-hosts (including me!) talk about eight books out that week that we’ve read and loved. The New Books Newsletter, where we send you an email of the books out this week that are getting buzz. Finally, if you want the real inside scoop on new releases, you have to check out Book Riot Insiders’ New Releases Index! That’s where I find 90% of new releases, and you can filter by trending books, Rioters’ picks, and even LGBTQ new releases!
