50. A book published in 2021

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Always adding new books to your to-read list and then they stay there for years? Not this time! For this prompt we're reading something published in 2021.

Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Optional Questions:
1. What are you reading this week?
2. Have you read other books by this author?
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?

[Thomas]

Holly Jackson has a new one out I believe?

[Nancy]

I am definitely going to read The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, she's one of my favorite authors.

I didn't really know of any other books coming out next year, so I did some searching, and my TBR list just grew. I'm looking forward to:

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Those Who Run Towards Fire (Beartown #3!) by Fredrik Backman
The Hidden Palace (Golem and Jinni #2!) by Helene Wecker

And maybe Neil Gaiman will finally publish The Seven Sisters, the sequel to Neverwhere, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Beth]

I don't usually keep up with new releases but I read somewhere that Gillian Flynn is due to publish a Hamlet retelling in 2021 as part of the Hogarth series. This will definitely be my pick if it's released next year!

[Kathy]

I'm looking forward to reading The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray, since I enjoyed her other historical fiction books.

Another 2021 release that looks good to me is The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly. It's another historical fiction novel.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner looks good also. From the description, it might fit the "female villain" prompt:

In this addictive and spectacularly imagined debut, a female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them—setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course

[Kristina]

I'll most likely read whatever Book of the Month book I pick of January or February for this prompt, but I have a quite a few books on my radar so far that will be published in the first half of next year:

Detransition, Baby
We Could Be Heroes
Milk Blood Heat
The Project
The Gilded Ones
The Echo Wife
Honey Girl
Klara and the Sun
The Descent of the Drowned
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Ariadne
The Rock Eaters: Stories
A Master of Djinn
The Lights of Prague
The Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni #2!!)

[Sam]

Kathy wrote: "I'm looking forward to reading The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray, since I enjoyed her other historical fiction books.

Another 2021 release that looks good to me is ..."

I have The Lost Apothecary for female villain, so I hope other people pick it up here or in other prompts!

Beth wrote: "I don't usually keep up with new releases but I read somewhere that Gillian Flynn is due to publish a Hamlet retelling in 2021 as part of the Hogarth series. This will definitely be my pick if it's..."

Beth one of my goals for 2021 is to read this Hamlet retelling if it comes out! I have two other options slotted here but would bump them for Hamlet Hogarth.

Right now I have Revival Season: A Novel and Project Hail Mary slotted in here since I have ARCs of both. I also thought about The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh because I love reading Pride and Prejudice retellings/extensions (although rarely find them satisfying), but I moved that to book with flowers/greenery.

I'm also interested in these titles that I haven't worked into my plan yet:

Wings of Ebony
Wild Women and the Blues
The Prophets
The Shape of Darkness
The Rock Eaters: Stories

[Alicia]

I know this is one of the more "basic" prompts, but I like to hold this for any exciting new releases!

I'm also most excited for this thread. I love finding exciting new releases.

Just looking at my current TBR this is what I have as coming out next year:

Sarah J Maas' sequel Untitled to House of Earth and Blood
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Written in Starlight by Isabel Ibanez
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Grace and Glory by Jennifer Armentrout
The Demon Tide, book 4 of the Black Witch Series by Laurie Forest
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price
The Russian Cage by Charlaine Harris
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
Cast in Firelight by Dad Swift

[Ellie]

Thomas wrote: "Holly Jackson has a new one out I believe?"

She's doing a short book for World Book Day (a prequel story to a Good Girl's Guide to Murder). She probably has the third novel out next year but I think she's still writing it, so dates could slip.

[Ellie]

I've got over 100 2021 releases on my wishlist already, so no shortage of options!

[Heather]

I'm excited to read Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

The Most Anticipated lists are starting to come in. I'll add them here and update this post as I come across them.

Popsugar's 42 Books Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2021
Marie Claire's 29 Best New 2021 Books
Bookshop.org's Most Anticipated 2021 Books

[Martha]

Charlotte McConaghy has a new one coming in August 2021 called Once There Were Wolves.

[Angie]

There are two I'm really excited about, so whichever I read first.

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater

They are both continuations of series I've already started.

[Entropia]

Today I found out that the guy who wrote one of my fav books from last challenge will be releasing new one in 2021 - The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom :3 I hope that Püha ja õudne lõhn will finally get English translation in 2021. Other than that I might read A Desolation Called Peace, but I wasn't impressed with first part.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

I started off my reading year with a digital ARC of In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together, so I've checked off this prompt already! I love the Catana webcomics, and have read every collection published so far. It was really a great lighthearted way to kick off my reading year.

I will also likely read these 2021 releases at some point:

Project Hail Mary
The Survivors
This Beautiful Truth: How God's Goodness Breaks Into Our Darkness
Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe

Edited to add: Ooh, I forgot about this one, but I'm really looking forward to it: Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

[Ashley]

I got an early release of The Wife Upstairs, which will be published in 2021. I just finished it and as it has a 2021 publication date, it does fit this. I have not read any other books from the author. I do have about 5 other books on my TBR list with a 2021 publication date, and one of these I already purchased and should have shortly.

[NancyJ]

I'm shooting for 21 books published in 2021. (I read 20 2020 books last year.)

So far these look like possibilities:

50. A book published in 2021
A Splendid Ruin - have
We Run the Tides - have

The Last Garden in EnglandLand of Big Numbers
Good Neighbors
Milk Fed
How Beautiful We Were - Africa
The Songbook of Benny Lament - Amy Harmon
The Hidden Palace (Golem & Jinny #2)
The Bombay Prince - Sujata Massey

I haven't gotten around to checking out netgalley for ARCs, but I've been pretty lucky with goodreads giveaways. I got some really great books early last year - Dear Edward was a favorite.

[NancyJ]

Kristina wrote: "I'll most likely read whatever Book of the Month book I pick of January or February for this prompt, but I have a quite a few books on my radar so far that will be published in the first half of ne..."

I'm really looking forward to the sequel to the Golem & Jinni too!

[Laurel]

1. What are you reading this week? One Last Stop (a Goodreads Giveaway I won and I loved)
2. Have you read other books by this author? Yes, Red, White & Royal Blue
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list? Project Hail Mary, Act Your Age, Eve Brown, and Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

[Marie]

1. What are you reading this week?
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
2. Have you read other books by this author?
Yep, I've read the rest of the series and a few others by her.
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?

[Misty]

Marie wrote: "1. What are you reading this week?
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
2. Have you read other books by this author?
Yep, I've read the rest of the series and..."

I'm reading this book right now. I was going to use it for this prompt as well, but I was having trouble finding something for the Sound of Music prompt, so I plugged it into that one. I figured it would be easier to find 2021 books that I want to read! :) I have read the whole series this year. I'm really enjoying it.

[Andrea]

I read The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner this week and enjoyed my first foray into her nuanced fiction.

Other 2021 releases that I have or hope to enjoy include the following:

Lore
Hall of Smoke
Klara and the Sun
The Witch's Heart
Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
Poison for Breakfast
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
Cloud Cuckoo Land
The Maidens
The Bone Maker

[Nicole]

Every year I have the same problem with this one.
What publishing date do you go by?

Does only the first original publishing in the original language count?
The first in your country or language?
The first edition of a format (audio, ebook etc.)?

With the English-centric book market, I guess this is more a problem for people in non English speaking countries.
I am in Germany and not a big fan of German Literature/writers in general so most of my books do not come through my hands in the first months of the original publishing and I struggle with this prompt every year.

How does everyone else see this?

[Samantha]

The Hidden PalaceThe Other Black Girl1. What are you reading this week? The Power Couple
2. Have you read other books by this author? Nope
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
The Other Black Girl
Black Widows
We Begin at the End
A Good Day for Chardonnay

The Hidden Palace

[Laurel]

Nicole wrote: "Every year I have the same problem with this one.
What publishing date do you go by?

Does only the first original publishing in the original language count?
The first in your country or language..."

In this situation, I would go for the date published in the language you are reading it in. If I was reading a book originally published in another language that was published in English in 2021, I'd count the 2021 date even if the original was published years before.

[Sherri]

1. What are you reading this week? The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
2. Have you read other books by this author? Yes,many
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list? The Bad Muslim Discount by Sayed M. Masood. When I was checking published dates I saw both of these books were published on the same day. What a coincidence.

[Laura]

1. What are you reading this week?
Warning Signs by G.K. Parks

2. Have you read other books by this author?
I've read this entire series plus one other series they have written, so probably about 25 of their books.

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
I have a few from other authors that I regularly read

[Harry]

Read On the House: A Washington Memoir by John Boehner

1. What are you reading this week?
2. Have you read other books by this author? I believe this is his first book.
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list? The Removedby Brandon Hobson

[Joyce]

1. What are you reading this week?

Luckenbooth

2. Have you read other books by this author?

No, though if it goes well I’ll read The Panopticon

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?

Kissing the Detective though that has Nicole’s problem of only being new in English.

Maybe I Don't Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery which should be out in September.

[GailW]

1. What are you reading this week?
I read An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch

2. Have you read other books by this author?
Yes, this is part of a series, which I have been following for years.

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
This only includes those I already have or those that are already on order:
Of Women and Salt
The Consequences of Fear
Trust Me
Klara and the Sun
The Paris Library
Murder Most Pemberley
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II
When the Stars Go Dark
The Madness of Crowds
Castle Shade
The Bombay Prince
While Justice Sleeps

[Leah]

I read Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour by Sareeta Domingo.

I read it in March, though, not this week, when I am reading Things Fall Apart.

'Who's Loving You?' is a collection of short stories and all the writers were new to me.

New releases on my TBR list: The Vanishing Half; Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art

[Anna]

Andy Weir - Project Hail Mary

[Severina]

1. What are you reading this week?
I read Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill

2. Have you read other books by this author?>
Yes, I've read several of his books. This is a prequel to his fantastic book, Sea of Rust.

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
I have a couple from 2020, but nothing from 2021 right now. I'm sure that some will get added as the year goes on, though.

[Jill]

What are you reading this week?
I read Slough House by Mick Herron

Have you read other books by this author?
Yes this is the latest release in the series Slough House, book number 7

What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
None. I very rarely read new releases.

[JessicaMHR]

I read The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, who is one of my favorite authors, for this but, it is not the only 2021 book I have read or plan on reading.

[Kendra]

I used How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island for this prompt. I was looking through the new books on Overdrive and this jumped out at me. The humour really made it special. The author is fairly new so I haven't read anything else by him.

As for other 2021 releases, I have already read
(Planned reads)
Love for Beginners
People We Meet on Vacation
Angel of the Overpass
Cursed Luck
Just Last Night
Fugitive Telemetry
To Love and to Loathe
Life's Too Short
Wild Sign
The Queen's Weapons
The Rose Code
Calculated Risks
A Stranger in Town
Blood Heir
Across the Green Grass Fields
The Forever Girl
Incense and Sensibility

(These were unplanned reads)
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
The Last Exiles
Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans and Comedy
The Witch's Heart
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

(Planned reads that have yet to be published)
When Sorrows Come
The Heart Principle
Well Matched
A Twist of Fate
The Hawthorne Legacy
Here's to Us

[NancyJ]

For this prompt I used the first 2021 book I read:
Malibu Rising 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I also read:
The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ + 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

The Soulmate Equation 4 stars ⭐.⭐⭐⭐
People We Meet on Vacation 3.5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The President's Daughter 3 stars ⭐⭐⭐

I set a goal to read 21 books published in 2021, so I have a long way to go. Up soon:
The Hidden Palace (Golem and Jinni 2)
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chamber (4th in the series)
Klara and the Sun

[Joan]

1. What are you reading this week? The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency
2. Have you read other books by this author? No
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
Project Hail Mary

[Suzanne]

1. What are you reading this week?
Faking It by Portia MacIntosh

2. Have you read other books by this author?
Yes. I've read most of her books. I especially liked Stuck On You.

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
Apples Never Fall
God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen
While We Were Dating
The Soulmate Equation
People We Meet on Vacation

[Tiffany]

I read The Prophets.
I've never read him before, this might be his debut novel. I hear he has a big Twitter following, so I'll look for him there.

I only have 3 other 2021 releases I'd like to read:
Concrete Rose
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism because I love Amber Ruffin, Tarik Davis, and the whole crew of her show.
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

[Evelyn]

1. What are you reading this week?
Survive the Night by Riley Sager

2. Have you read other books by this author?
Yes have read all his books.

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?

[Marie (UK)]

1. What are you reading this week? Dangerous Women
2. Have you read other books by this author? No and I am not likely to
3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?

I get a lot of ARC's so Have read The Man Who Died Twice and am looking forward to The Echo Chamber

[Dana]

1. What are you reading this week?
I will either listen to One Little Mistake by Lucinda Berry or read The Maidens by Alex Michaelides.

2. Have you read other books by this author?
I also read The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 2 years ago and adored it!

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list?
The Hidden by Melanie Golding
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Graveneye by Sloane Leong
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart.

[Anne]

I am reading A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam.
I have not read any other books by this author. He does have one previous one.
I would like to read The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah and How Beautiful we were by Imobolo Mbue.

[Dubhease]

1. What are you reading this week? We Were Never Here

2. Have you read other books by this author? No. Although I only gave it 3 stars, I might read "The Herd". I read some reviewers saying the book I read wasn't as good as "The Heard"

3. What other 2021 releases are on your to-read list? A Slow Fire Burning, Broken, Apollo Murders, the Ivies, Rock Paper Scissors, Live Your Life, and Denial (because I'm giving Beverley McLachlin one more chance).

[Joanne]

I read People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry because a copy came up from the library holds list. I have a few other books by this author on my tbr but I haven't read any others. I enjoyed the book.

[Stacey]

I read Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart. This book was so fun, about a group of eight friends quarantining together at a bungalow colony in Upstate NY. As one of the first novels set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, it's an engrossing (and amusing) tale of love, loss and enduring friendship. Other 2021 books I'm looking forward to are The Four Winds, The Lincoln Highway, Sparks Like Stars, Let Me Tell You What I Mean, Yearbook, Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump, Whereabouts and Taste: My Life through Food.