Well-Read Episode 125 - Fall/Winter 2023 Preview

It’s that time again…the books we’re looking forward to the most publishing September through February!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

Reykjavík by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdottír (releases September 5) (buy from Bookshop)
– Arnaldur Indriðason books
– Parnassus Books
– Ann Patchett books
– Independent People by Halldór Laxness (buy from Bookshop)
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison (releases September 19) (buy from Bookshop)
– Cackle by Rachel Harrison (buy from Bookshop)
– The Return by Rachel Harrison (buy from Bookshop)
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot (releases September 19) (buy from Bookshop)
– The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones (buy from Bookshop)
Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling (releases October 10) (buy from Bookshop)
– The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling (buy from Bookshop)
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (releases November 7) (buy from Bookshop)
– Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (buy from Bookshop)
The Excitements by C.J. Wray (releases January 30) (buy from Bookshop)
– The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (buy from Bookshop)
– Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (buy from Bookshop)
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden (releases February 13) (buy from Bookshop)
– The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (buy from Bookshop)
The Kamowaga Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (releases February 13) (buy from Bookshop)
– Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (buy from Bookshop)

Halle’s picks:

The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (releases September 26) (buy from Bookshop)
– Bad on Paper (podcast)
The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab (releases September 26) (buy from Bookshop)
– The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (buy from Bookshop)
– Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab
Family Meal by Bryan Washington (releases October 10) (buy from Bookshop)
– Memorial by Bryan Washington (buy from Bookshop)
– Lot by Bryan Washington (buy from Bookshop)
– Bryan Washington at New York Times Cooking
The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok (releases October 10) (buy from Bookshop)
– Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (buy from Bookshop)
– Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (buy from Bookshop)
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (releases November 7) (buy from Bookshop)
– Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (buy from Bookshop)
– A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
– The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
The Bride Bet by Tessa Dare (releases January 15) (buy from Bookshop)
– Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (releases January 9) (buy from Bookshop)
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (releases February 6) (buy from Bookshop)
– Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann:  Ascension by Nicholas Binge (buy from Bookshop)
– Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (buy from Bookshop)
– The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (buy from Bookshop)
Halle: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (buy from Bookshop)
– The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (buy from Bookshop)
– With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (buy from Bookshop)

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