Final week I shared my listing of books I learn in 2024 and somebody requested me my favourite, which I can’t do as a result of that’s like choosing my favourite little one. Besides tougher as a result of I solely have one little one. However for those who see it right here on this video, I favored it. I don’t assessment books I don’t like.
What have been your favourite books of final 12 months?
And talking of books…so many wonderful books popping out this 12 months and my January bookclub picks are a enjoyable method to begin. (AND WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS OF MY BOOK CLUBS! WHOOP!)
If you happen to’re a member of the Improbable Strangelings E book Membership I’m sending you…
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao. It’s like a Studio Ghibli film got here to life inside my rattling head.
A fast style: A girl inherits a pawnshop the place you possibly can promote your regrets, after which embarks on a magical quest when a captivating younger physicist wanders into the store, on this dreamlike fantasy novel set in Tokyo. Cozy, darkish escapism and incredible world-building. So good.
And in case your tastes lie in darker territories and you’ve got determined to affix the Nightmares from Nowhere E book Membership then you might be getting…
Our Winter Monster by Dennis A. Mahoney. It’s a chilling (actually) horror story a few troubled couple operating from their issues straight into the maw of a terrifying beast. Unusual psychological suspense that may hang-out you.
And for those who want a couple of e-book to maintain you busy, listed here are another January releases I cherished:
Witchcraft for Wayward Ladies by Grady Hendrix – Combine a house for pregnant wayward ladies in 1970 with an occult e-book about witchcraft and see what occurs. FABULOUS BOOK. (That is the place I might promote his dwell occasion with us however the tickets offered out nearly instantly as a result of he’s wonderful.)
Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton – writer of Hole Kingdom returns with one other fantastical and joke that includes a solid of colourful characters in a dying Italian village and an enormous truffle that modifications their destiny eternally. So freaking charming.
We Do Not Half by Han Kang – Tells the story of a friendship between two girls whereas powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter of Korean historical past. Poignant, suspenseful, traumatic. Couldn’t put it down.
Dirtbag Queen by Andy Corren – Hilarious, heartbreaking, unhinged. This e-book is bizarre af and is every part you need in a memoir. I favored it a lot I blurbed it.
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman – What occurs when excessive right-wing information turns your loved ones into literal zombies?
Outdated Soul by Susan Barker – The lady by no means goes by the identical title. She by no means stays in the identical place too lengthy. She by no means ages. She by no means dies. However these round her do.
The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Homicide and the Actual Hester Prynne by Kate Winkler Dawson – the chilling true story of a younger lady whose scandalous life was rumored to be Nathaniel Hawthorne’s inspiration for The Scarlet Letter—and whose surprising demise impressed the primary true-crime e-book revealed in America. Kate might be on the retailer Feb eighth the place I’ll be speaking to her concerning the e-book. Come be a part of us!
Pleased studying!
