Today, Chelsey and Sara share their most anticipated spring book releases paired with backlist selections. After listening today, your TBR will be filled with delightful fiction, thrilling mysteries, historical romance and literary books from favorite writers, all releasing between late February and May. As always, our go-to pairings will keep your spring both entertaining and engaging.
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Books Mentioned:
Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrush
Victim by Andrew Boryga
Erasure by Pervical Everett
The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett
Sirens of Sussex series by Mimi Matthews
James by Percival Everett
The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn by Mark Twain
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Clear by Carys Davies
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Colony by Audry McGee
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay by Octavia Butler
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
How Long ‘Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Oracle of Delphi by William J. Broad
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Oye by Melissa Mogollon
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
A Gamble at Sunset by Vanessa Riley
Also Mentioned:
Beforeigners
Bridgerton
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Episode 141: Bookish Pairings for our favorite period dramas
92. Middlemarch by George Eliot Part One
91. Bookish superlatives from an unprecedented reading year
90. Our love/hate relationship with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
89. Behind the scenes of the shop around the corner with Annie B. Jones
88. A new-to-us and nuanced novel of manners: There is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset
87. Perfectly paired gifts for every bookworm
86. Palpable tension and shocking twists in Passing by Nella Larsen
85. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and perfectly psychological pairings
84. Literary terms, book recommendations, and learning about the horror genre with Raelyn Torngren
83. Revisiting Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
82. How to read a BIG book: an introduction to Middlemarch by George Eliot
81. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe and creepy fictional houses to explore
80. Forecasting our fall reading with anticipated backlist titles from our shelves
79. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Part Two
78. Raising Readers with biblio therapist Anne Bogel
77. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Part One
76. Our favorite tips, tricks, and insights for reading Jane Eyre
75. Wrapping up summer with our favorite reads and reflections
74. The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor and stories of friendship, community, and resilience
73. Greek mythology-inspired novels to topple your To Be Read list
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