Ep 427 - Most Anticipated Books for September and October!

Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for September and October! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Readathon - 9/13

Glasser Book Club Pick - The Bewitching

Books Mentioned -

The Good House by Tananarive Due

Another by Paul Tremblay

September

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy Nonfiction, memoir, mother/daughter relationship, India

Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman Romance, book world, rival book editors

Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross Set in the Divine Rivals universe

All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert Memoir, love, queer, addiction, codependency

The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown New Robert Langdon book

History Matters by David McCullough Essay collection

Awake by Jen Hatmaker Memoir, grief, divorce, infidelity, marriage

What Can We Know by Ian McEwan Sci fi, a hundred years in the future an academic searches for a mysterious poem read out loud in 2014

What a Time to Be Alive by Jade Chang Grieving broke young woman accidentally become viral self help guru

It’s Me They Follow by Jeannine Cook Magical realism, bookstore owner helps people find love through books but is lonely herself

Best Woman by Rose Dommu Literary fiction, family dramedy, coming-of-age, trans protagonist, wedding drama

The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy Literary fiction, female friendship across 25 years

Vianne by Joanne Harris Sequel to Chocolat

Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? by Sarah McCoy Literary fiction, 1950s actress leaves to become a nun

Life and Death and Giants by Ron Rindo Literary fiction, teenage boy who is almost eight feet tall and changes people who meet him

The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Takami Nieda Literary fiction, feel good, Japan, people get emotionally healed by a hippo ride at a playground

We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad Weird fiction, both prequel and sequel to Bunny

One of Us by Dan Chaon Horror, historical, 1915, orphaned twins on the run join a carnival

Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel Literary, Japan, food, Tokyo library/cafe that is only open at night and serves meals inspired by books by dead authors

A Different Kind of Tension by Jonathan Lethem Short stories, literary, surreal, specific

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood Literary, woman with strange disease starts to lose grip on reality in pandemic

Little Movements by Lauren Morrow Literary, race, class, art, small town, choreography

Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan, translated by Jesse Kirkwood Sci fi, Japan, near future, architect designing a skyscraper for housing criminals becomes friends with chatbot

The Killer Question by Janice Hallett Mystery, amateur sleuth must solve a murder set during pub trivia, clubs are revealed through trivia questions, texts, and emails

A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary Mystery, matriarch of ultra-rich Irish family is found dead at expensive wedding

A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau Mystery, queer, historical, NYC

A Rather Peculiar Poisoning by Chrystal Schleyer Historical cozy mystery, turn of the century, two brothers vie for the same woman, one gets poisoned

The Librarians by Sherry Thomas Mystery, four librarians band together after two patrons show up dead

The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham Thriller, dark academia, historical, 1950s, secluded college

Old Money by Kelsey Miller Thriller, returning to a small town twenty years later to solve murder of family member

Hot Wax by M. L. Rio Thriller, rock and roll, road trip

Witch You Would by Lia Amador Contemporary romance, paranormal, low stakes, witches

Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola Contemporary romance, second chance, wedding drama

The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell Paranormal romance, feuding stars of an Austen film adaptation accidentally travel back in time

It Seemed Like a Good Idea by Lauren Blakely Contemporary romance, small town, rom com, grumpy/sunshine, bodyguard, mistaken identity, forbidden romance, only one bed

Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun Queer contemporary romance, travel, Portugal, sapphic, “practice” relationship that turns real

It Had to be Him by Adib Khorram Gay contemporary romance, spicy, second chance, former classmates reuniting in Italy

Lady Like by Mackenzi Lee Historical queer romance, Regency, two women vying for the same duke fall in love with each other

The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish Gay contemporary romance, New Orleans, low stakes, ghosts, toasty, haunts

By the Horns by Ruby Dixon Second book in Royal Artifactual Guild series

Witch of the Wolves by Kaylee Archer Romantasy, witches, werewolves, Victorian, enemies to lovers

Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve Romantasy, slow burn, dark academia, enemies to lovers, spicy, magic

What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller Romantasy, spicy, princess in matriarchal fantasy world must kidnap a husband to become queen

The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi Old Man’s War, book 7

A Ruin, Great and Free by Cadwell Turnbull The Convergence Saga, book 3

The First Thousand Trees by Premee Mohamed Annual Migration of Clouds, book 3

Sunward by William Alexander Low stakes sci fi, found family, space, courier training androids

Extremity by Nicholas Binge Sci fi horror, time travel, police procedural, end of the world, Philip K Dick meets True Detective

Thief of Night by Holly Black Sequel to Book of Night

The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey Fantasy, horror, supernatural creatures, historical, Singapore, governess

Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark Novella, sapphic romantasy, tragic, adventure, warring clans

A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig Historical romantasy, gothic, Scottish fairytale retelling, Canadian wilderness

The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson Queer horror, art history, gay, fantasy, cursed paintings

Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei Sci fi, cli fi, dystopian, two sisters on search for third

The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez Sapphic romantasy, Jewish folklore, gothic horror, golems

The Faerie Morgana by Louisa Morgan Fantasy, Morgan le Fay reimagining

The Summer War by Naomi Novik Fantasy novella, young witch trying to undo spell

Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon Fantasy, prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree

Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood Romantasy, low stakes, witches, found family

Acquired Taste by Clay McLeod Chapman Horror, short stories

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi Horror, funny, final girl, slasher

Spread Me by Sarah Gailey Horror, erotic, novella, sci fi, mysterious specimen in remote lab breaks free

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison Horror, haunted house

Fiend by Alma Katsu Horror, powerful family with evil secrets

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca Horror, queer, small town, New England, violence, gore

Galloway’s Gospel by Sam Rebelein Horror, cult, small town

Why I Love Horror by Becky Spratford Nonfiction anthology with essays about horror

The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt Horror, cult horror movie, filmmaking

You Weren’t Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White Queer horror, Alien meets Midsommar

What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher Sworn Soldier, book 3

I Want to Be Where the Song Is by Mary J. Blige Memoir

Still Bobbi by Bobbi Brown Memoir, makeup industry

The Improbable Victoria Woodhull: Suffrage, Free Love, and the First Woman To Run for President by Eden Collinsworth Women’s history

Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice by Rachel Renee Kolb Memoir

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner Biography

Truly by Lionel Richie Memoir

Night People: How To Be a DJ in ’90s New York City by Mark Ronson Memoir

Super Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places by Alex Riley Science, creatures who live in extreme environments

Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach Science, human body

October

The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill Literary fiction, sisters returning home, Long Island, family secrets

Overdue by Stephanie Perkins Literary fiction, librarian protagonist, couple agrees to a month of dating other people before they get married

Tom’s Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski Epic Western, 1980s, Utah, two friends determined to rescue a pair of horses

The Devil is a Southpaw Literary fiction, story within a story, teen escaping from a detention center

We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda Sequel

Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen Auto-fiction, mother-daughter relationship, China, moving to US

Soyangri Book Kitchen by Jee-hye Kim, translated by Shanna Tan Literary fiction, woman opens bookstore/cafe and transforms community

Heart the Lover by Lily King Prequel/sequel to Writers and Lovers

The Lucky Ride by Yasushi Kitagawa, translated by Takami Nieda Magical realism, a depressed man takes a magical taxi that changes his life

The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee Short stories, essay collection

Bog Queen by Anna North Literary fiction, forensic anthropologist investigates strange ancient body found in bog

Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor Literary fiction, NYC, queer, Blackness, art world

Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood Kamogawa Food Detectives, book 3

We Had a Hunch by Tom Ryan Mystery, 3 former famous teen detectives return home to solve a new murder

Mockingbird Court by Juneau Black Shady Hollow, book 6

Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen Evander Mills, book 4

The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson Historical fiction, Polynesian Islands, young girl on quest to save her people

Christmas at the Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery Sequel to Women’s Hotel

The Women of Artemis by Hannah Lynn Greek retelling, Amazon warriors building an army to fight abusive men

I am Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons Cleopatra reimagining

The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong Horror, strange inheritance, lakefront cottage, secrets, something in lake

The Unveiling by Quan Barry Horror, survival horror, film scout on cruise to Antarctic, gets stuck

Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake Horror, dark academia, exclusive sorority with secrets

Herculine by Grace Byron Horror, woman stalked by malevolent force flees to commune of trans women in Indiana

The Last Witch by C.J. Cooke Historical horror, 1400s Austria, witchcraft, witch hunts

If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust Horror, Indigenous Southern gothic, family ghosts, search for missing kid

King Sorrow by Joe Hill Horror, dark academia, rare book thief, dragon who wants blood

Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer Horror, queer, religious cult, crafting

The Hong Kong Widow by Kristen Loesch Historical horror, 1950s Hong Kong, competition between mediums in a haunted house

Futility by Nuzo Onoh Horror, Nigeria, women summoning spirit to get revenge on bad men

Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell Horror, queer reimagining of Rappaccini’s Daughter

The Graceview Patient by Caitling Starling Horror, autoimmune disease, experimental medical trial at weird hospital

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward Horror, abandoned ranch of infamous movie star becomes refuge for teen runaways…but with a price

The Salvage by Anbara Salam Horror, historical, gothic, Scotland, haunted shipwreck

The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur Sapphic paranormal romance, deal with a sexy demon

Mate by Ali Hazelwood Sequel to Bride

When I Picture You by Sasha Laurens Queer contemporary romance, sapphic, music, forced proximity, workplace romance

Julia Song is Undateable by Susan Lee Contemporary romance, high powered CEO hires dating coach

Thirsty by Lucy Lehane Gay vampire romance, rom-com, screwball comedy, enemies to lovers

Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane Contemporary romance, fake dating, office culture

Dealing with a Desperate Demon by Charlotte Stein Paranormal romance, bookstore owner, demon, magic

And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters Historical romance, 1930s England, murder mystery

Our Vicious Oaths by N.E. Davenport Romantasy, magic, political intrigue, enemies to lovers

The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw Romantasy, elite magical college, deadly trials, dark academia, supernatural creatures

Cinder House by Freya Marske Romantasy, queer, Gothic romance, sapphic, Cinderella retelling

The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri Romantasy, historical, sapphic, medieval folklore, Britain, knight and witch

Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber Fantasy, romantasy, dark academia, historical, Los Angeles, magic

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow Fantasy, romance, genre-bendy, reluctant lady knight and historian travel through time to rewrite their fates

When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee Fantasy, sapphic, reimagining of the secret societies of postcolonial Singapore

All That We See or Seem by Ken Lie Sci fi thriller, hacking, technology, virtual reality mystery

Red City by Marie Lu Fantasy, romance, alternative Los Angeles, magic warfare, dystopia

Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay Low stakes fantasy, books, witches, magic, New England

The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller Fantasy, modern day witches waging war on the patriarchy

Psychopomp and Circumstance by Eden Royce Fantasy, Southern gothic, historical, post Reconstruction, family funeral drama

Kill the Beast by Serra Swift Fantasy, The Witcher meets Howl’s Moving Castle

Queen Demon by Martha Wells Rising World, book 2

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo Singing Hills, book 6

The Uncool by Cameron Crowe Memoir

Vagabond by Tim Curry

Memoir

Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey through the Space-Time Continuum by Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry Memoir

Joyride by Susan Orlean

Memoir, creativity

Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution by Amanda Vaill History

The Man of Many Fathers by Roy Wood Jr. Memoir

Queer Enlightenments: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers by Anthony Delaney History

The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery Siddharth Kara

Letter from Japan by Marie Kondo and Marie Iida Nonfiction, Japanese customs that inspired Kondo’s philosophy