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 Wind that Lays Waste (9781916465633) by Selva Almada
Literary fiction set in the north of Argentina. - Bunny (9781788545426) by Mona Awad
Darkly gothic, fun and weird. - Hollywood (9781786891679) by Charles Bukowski
A bare-bones look behind the glitz and glamour of Hollywood - Parable of the Talents (9781472263650) by Octavia E Butler
Dystopia in an all too familiar setting - A River in the Trees (9781787473553) by Jacqueline O’Mahoney
Families and the past, secrets and no way back. - Miracle on Cherry Hill (9780349143354) by Sun-mi Hwang
I loved The Hen and The Dog books, so looking forward to this - Shadows of the Short Days (9781473224100) by Alexander Dan Vihjálmsson
Nordic noir SF… Yes please!
Non-Fiction
- The Fens (9781786692221) by Francis Pryor
A strange place I’ve only been to once but always want to explore more - For the Love of Letterpress: A Printing Handbook for Instructors and Students (9781350051287) by Cathie Ruggie Saunders and Martha Chiplis
A complete handbook to the letterpress technique. - The Visual is Political (9781978800311) by Na’ama Klorman-Eraqi
A look at feminist photography in the 70s and 80s. - The Drawing Game (9781786275165) by Victor Nunes
Games and prompts to get you enjoying drawing practice. - Climate Justice (9781408888438) by Mary Robinson
Stories of women fighting climate change. - So You Wanna Be an Ally (9780062844118) by Marissa Jenae Johnson and Leslie Mac
How to take concrete action as an ally
Children’s
- Let’s Go to the Seaside! (9781406383591) by Caryl Hart and illustrated by Lauren Tobia
A book to celebrate the seaside. - The Bug Collector (9781783447688) by Alex Griffiths
A vibrant picture book on the importance of insects. - Merrylegs (9781788450577) by Pam Smy
I absolutely love Thornhill, so will get anything by Pam! This does sound great as well. - Tough Guys Have Feelings Too (9781912497157) by Keith Negley
An exploration of feelings in typically masculine roles. - The Great Dodo Comeback (9781474956253) by Fiona Sandiford
Sounds like great fun, let’s bring the dodo back! - Earth Swarm (9781910989845) by Tim Hall
Speculative look at the near-future and how technology develops. - The Last Spell Breather (9780192771605) by Julie Pike
Fantasy debut, that I don’t know much about but love the title and cover, shallow me? - Rose, Interrupted (9781444940657) by Patrice Lawrence
I’ve loved everything Patrice has written, so looking forward to this
