Play Book Tag discussion

We don't seem to have a thread for this yet, so I thought I would start one. I always love poring over books which will be published shortly and I always manage to had to both my tbr and wishlist.

Here is a list I found today ( and added 9 to wishlist.)

https://offtheshelf.com/2020/12/2021-...

I have a few on my shelf already:

The Last Garden in England
Rule of Wolves

I have added :

The Paris Library

Joanne wrote: "I have a few on my shelf already:

The Last Garden in England
Rule of Wolves

I have added :

The Paris Library"

I put all of those on the wishlist, but I noticed that Rule of Wolves, was the second in a series and haven't checked out the first.

Oooh, thanks for sharing this list, I hadn't heard of any of these yet, but I'm drawn in by the descriptions of The Last Garden in England, The Paris Library, and The Barbizon.

Kimber wrote: "Oooh, thanks for sharing this list, I hadn't heard of any of these yet, but I'm drawn in by the descriptions of The Last Garden in England, The Paris Library, and The Barbizon."

I put all of those on my wish list.

Here is the Oprah magazine list of anticipated books. There were a lot I liked.

https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainmen...

Booknblues wrote: "Here is the Oprah magazine list of anticipated books. There were a lot I liked.

https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainmen..."

I added 9 from this list. Of those, the three that I'm most curious about are The Recent East (a new premise for me); What Comes After; and Whereabouts.

I'm very excited about The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson. Coming in March.

Kimber wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Here is the Oprah magazine list of anticipated books. There were a lot I liked.

https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainmen..."

I added 9 from this lis..."

I added about half of them and The Recent East was one of them.

I have added Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, and While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams.

So much for our resolutions to read from books we already own! Some time ago, a conversation topic came up about what we would think at the end of our lives, and mine wasn’t about my family or my legacy to the world, but about all the new books I would miss out on!

Theresa wrote: "I have added Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, and While Justice Sleeps by [author:Stace..."

I added Great Circle and While Justice Sleeps to my wishlist. I read a romantic suspense by Abrams last month and I'm eager to see how she is progressing as an author.

I added 6 from the first list, and 12 from the second!

Robin P wrote: "So much for our resolutions to read from books we already own! Some time ago, a conversation topic came up about what we would think at the end of our lives, and mine wasn’t about my family or my l..."

Haha! Something similar used to cross my mind for tv shows when I watched more tv. If I die, I'm not going to find out what happens!

I added a few from both lists, mostly from the first one, though.

I am 100% perusing these lists later tonight. I love new release anticipation!

From the Off the Shelf list I added: The Last Garden in England, The Other Black Girl, The Paris Library, The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free, Aftershocks, Shipped and In a Book Club Far Away.

From the Oprah list I added: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, That Old Country Music, Land of Big Numbers, Red Island House and Libertie.

Other new releases already on my list include: The Last Tiara and The Vietri Project

Thanks for posting this, I was looking the other day and didn't think to look here.

Time Magazine

https://time.com/5922284/most-anticip...

Popsugar

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainmen...

Pretty comprehensive list sorted by Month

https://booklistqueen.com/upcoming-bo...

These are the 2021 books I already have on my list

Malibu Rising
That Old Country Music (short stories, so may skip)
Klara and the Sun
Mother May I Joshilyn Jackson
The Committed
Matrix Lauren Groff
The Survivors
The Echo Wife
The Push
Girl A

Some of these I've already requested ... we'll see.

Nicole D. wrote: "These are the 2021 books I already have on my list

Malibu Rising
That Old Country Music (short stories, so may skip)
Klara and the Sun
[book:Mother ..."

Just added Matrix to my TBR.

Nicole D. wrote: "Thanks for posting this, I was looking the other day and didn't think to look here.

Time Magazine

https://time.com/5922284/most-anticip..."

Thanks, Nicole. I've added some from each of your lists.

Thanks for the lists, Nicole! These look especially good to me.

Matrix
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America
Malibu Rising

Here's another list from the BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainmen...

Rachel N. wrote: "Here's another list from the BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainmen..."

Thanks, added a few from that as well.

New ones that caught my eye are The Road Trip, A Net for Small Fishes, and We Are All Birds of Uganda.

Malibu Rising is already on my list.

I rather like the way that the BBC list features author photos and bios. It feels like another way to connect with the books.

If I haven't read anything yet by Matt Haig, where should I start?

Kimber wrote: "New ones that caught my eye are The Road Trip, A Net for Small Fishes, and We Are All Birds of Uganda.

Malibu Rising is already on my list.

I rathe..."

I put A Net for Small Fishes and We Are All Birds of Uganda on my list as well.

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo...

Theresa wrote: "https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo..."

Thanks, Theresa. I was about to post that and now I don't have to.

Some interesting ones there and some that I have seen elsewhere which confirms that they may be important reads for this new year.

Booknblues wrote: "Theresa wrote: "https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo..."

Thanks, Theresa. I was about to post that and now I don't have to.

Some interesting ones ..."

I like that it is diverse and not just super literary, prize potential focused.

I definitely want to check out Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I loved The Martian and liked Artemis. I'm looking forward to checking out this new effort.

Theresa wrote: "https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo..."

Oh ! Hall of Smoke - onto the tower it goes!

Theresa wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Theresa wrote: "https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo..."

Thanks, Theresa. I was about to post that and now I don't have to.

Som..."

That is for sure. I like to read some of everything.

Joanne wrote: "Theresa wrote: "https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-boo..."

Oh ! Hall of Smoke - onto the tower it goes!"

😅😅

Thanks for the lists. I've added a few to my wish list.

I will go back through each of these lists later, but I have already pre-ordered A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib out in March. I love this writer soooo much 😻

Otherwise, I was kinda ignoring 2021 releases because I have GOT TO slow down on buying books until I can get some off the dang tbr. It's a problem 😂🤣 I have some new 2021 releases lined up for book clubs this year but was planning to make them library borrows.

I have one of these already on my want to read shelf, but as usual, most of the ones on my shelf are by authors I have read before (not on this list) and I will probably wait to see what people are saying etc. Plus, I chiefly borrow books from the library and there are usually long waits for books like this. And then there are just so many books I already want to read...

https://bookriot.com/most-anticipated...

Lore seems to be on a lot of lists-I have been been debating about adding, but this time I did.

I am literally afraid to open any of these links . . .

Joanne wrote: "Lore seems to be on a lot of lists-I have been been debating about adding, but this time I did."

I just got Lore from Owlcrate... I'm incredibly excited. The cover is gorgeous!!

Charlotte wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Lore seems to be on a lot of lists-I have been been debating about adding, but this time I did."

I just got Lore from Owlcrate... I'm incredibly excited. The cover i..."

Oh! jealous!

Joanne wrote: "Oh! jealous!..."

I may scrap all my reading plans and pick it up next :)