A monthly feature where I do a round up of the books I’m most excited to read (or have already read and think you should be excited for). Fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books are all included.

Fiction

• The Spirit of Science Fiction (9781509851928) by Roberto Bolano
  An interesting premise from the author of 2666.

• The Dreamers (9781471173561) by Karen Thompson Walker
  People start sleeping, but not waking up. A catastrophe seen from personal perspectives.

• The Familiars (9781785766114) by Stacey Halls
  Historical fiction set in the North of England during early-17th century Witch Trials.

• Black Leopard Red Wolf (9780241315545) by Marlon James
  I just received this through the post and want to read it now, but have to finish seven other books first

• Blood Orange (9781472252753) by Harriet Tyce
  Everyone else has this at the moment and I’m so jealous

• The Beauty of the Wolf (9780008217358) by Wray Delaney
  Beauty and the Beast in Elizabethan England, with a twist.

• The Priory of the Orange Tree (9781408883464) by Samantha Shannon
  High Fantasy with dragons and a gorgeous cover

• Ban Sithe (9781911129363) by Sara Bain
  Myth-based psychological horror.

Non-Fiction

• Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia (9781786892553) by Tracey Thorn
  I don’t read biographies, but this is Tracey Thorn, one of the best musicians of the 80s/90s

• The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital (9780691179438) by Ken Steiglitz
  A history/philosophy of the development of our digital age.

• Crumb (9780857835062) by Richard Bertinet
  Always up for a new bread book

• The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History of Seven Cities (9781509829606) by Violet Moller
  A history of ideas and the growth of civilisation.

• Forest: Walking Among Trees (9781911595267) by Matt Collins & Roo Lewis
  I love nature books that have quite a narrow focus and this is focused on 10 tree families.

• The Handbook of Bird Families (9780565093785) by Jonathan Elphic
  Advertised as the definitive guide to the world’s birds.

Children’s

• The Truth About Old People (9781509882267) by Elina Ellis
  It might actually explain me to me…

• A Pinch of Magic (9781471124297) by Michelle Harrison
  Eerie marshes, prisons, cruel curses, this is really my cup of tea.

• On the Origins of the Species (9780141388502) by Sabina Radeva
  I remember this when it came out on Kickstarter, lovely to see it hitting shops this year.

• The Light in the Night (9781471173264) by Marie Voigt
  Loved ‘Red and the City’ so well inclined to get this sight unseen

• Sam Wu is Not Afraid of the Dark (9781405287531) by Katie and Kevin Tsang, Nathan Reed (illus)
  The third in a great, fun series. Sam is not afraid of anything, even Werewolves!

• Against All Gods (9781911077008) by Maz Evans
  The last in Elliot’s adventures with the Greek Gods, the darkest of all, with Maz’s characteristic humour.

• Enchantee (9781509895977) by Gita Trelease
  Historic fiction with a dark magic twist, Paris and revolution.

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