"Outside a dog a book is man's best friend, inside a dog it is too dark to read!" -Groucho Marx========="The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." -Jane Austen========="I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book."-JK Rowling========"I spend a lot of time reading." -Bill Gates=========“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.” -Jacqueline Kelly=========

Monday, June 23, 2025

TTT: New or Upcoming Releases Which Have Caught My Eye



Top Ten Tuesday: New or Upcoming Releases that Have Caught My Eye (and that I may or may not get around to reading some day)


Vera, Or Faith by Gary Shteyngart
A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter.
July 8, 2025

Katabasis by R.F. Kuong
A hero's descent into the underworld.
August 26, 2025

People Like Us by Jason Mott
Two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. 
August 5, 2025

A Marriage at Sea: A True Tale of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits.
July 8, 2025

The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
As the U.S. joins World War II, the manager of a luxury hotel set in the remote West Virginia mountains finds herself charged with the care of detained Nazi diplomats—and the FBI agent looking for a spy among them
June 3, 2025

The Land of Sweet Forevers: Stories and Essays by Harper Lee
A collection of never-seen-before stories and essays by the author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
October 21, 2025

Book of Dust #3: The Rose Field by Philip Pullman
The long-awaited conclusion to the "Book of Dust" series.
Oct. 23, 2025

We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A sweeping look back at the protest movements that changed America from activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with personal and historical insights into lessons they can teach us today.
May 13, 2025.

My Friends by Fredrik Backman
The world is full of miracles, but none greater than how far a young person can be carried by someone else's belief in them. -- The only book on the list I KNOW I will read since we've already selected it for an upcoming book club meeting.
May 6, 2025

Wreck by Catherine Newman
Peeling off the layers of family dynamics, Newman's witty and moving story of love and loss casts a humorous light on life's ups and downs and the acceptance that follows. The sequel to Sandwich.
October 28, 2025.





-Anne
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