Shauna's highlights
Wait, was I supposed to do something last week? After I snagged a copy of Diane Setterfield's Once Upon a River (to be published in January 2019), I shirked all responsibilities in order to read. OK, not really, but haven't we all dreamed of doing exactly that?
From what I saw on the showroom floor and during editor buzz panels, historical fiction and fantasy seem to be the top genres being published these days. And while I didn't get the feeling that there was one BIG book everyone was talking about (though there was a massive stampede when the advance reader copies for the YA novelization Dear Evan Hansen were put out), there was plenty of interest in upcoming books like Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Accessory to War, Esi Edugyan's Washington Black, and David Small's graphic novel Home After Dark -- though Michelle Obama's upcoming memoir, Becoming, might have them all beat. Those, among others, are sure to keep you and your patrons busy for months to come. You can find the whole long list of buzzed-about titles here, with commentary from NoveList staff. |
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Rebecca's highlights
Though it's tough to pinpoint a single theme from my Day of Dialog and BookExpo experience, I was excited to see spotlights on the lives of marginalized kids and teens. Publisher pitches made specific mention of diverse characters and "own voices" books, and authors such as Yuyi Morales, Tahereh Mafi, and Angie Thomas opened up about how their experiences informed their writing. (You can watch Morales reading Dreamers, her forthcoming picture book, courtesy of SLJ--maybe you'll get shivers just like I did.) As for the books on offer: Though Americans dominated, one of the most sought-after galleys of BookExpo was Bridge of Clay, the long-awaited YA novel from Australian superstar Markus Zusak. Other titles now burning holes in my TBR list include Inkling, from Canadians Kenneth Oppel and Sydney Smith; Alex Gino's You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!,; Jarett J. Krosoczka's Hey, Kiddo; Adib Khorram's Darius the Great is Not Okay; and Laini Taylor's The Muse of Nightmares (for which I stood in a truly epic line). You can check out all of these and more in this spreadsheet of titles for kids and teens -- I've highlighted buzzworthy books, as well as NoveList staff picks. |
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