I’m a little bit late posting this – my Anticipated Reads for Winter 2022 covered new releases from January to March, so my goal for this post is to cover new releases from April to June. So some of these are already out, but there’s so many great new releases coming out this season that it’s a little overwhelming! Here’s some of the books I can’t wait to pick up – what’s on your list?
Fiction
People Person
Author: Candace Carty-Williams
Pub. Date: April 28
[Things get complicated when five people who don’t have anything in common are forced to reconnect with the absent father they never really knew]
Yerba Buena
Author: Nina LaCour
Pub. Date: May 31
“The debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two women on a star-crossed journey toward each other”
Nightcrawling
Author: Leila Mottley
Pub. Date: June 7
“A dazzling novel about a young black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system–the debut of a blazingly original voice that “bursts at the seams of every page and swallows you whole”.”
Counterfeit
Author: Kirsten Chen
Pub. Date: June 7
“For fans of Hustlers and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, the story of two Asian American women who band together to grow a counterfeit handbag scheme into a global enterprise–an incisive and glittering blend of fashion, crime, and friendship.”
Historical Fiction
Memphis
Author: Tara M. Stringfellow
Pub. Date: April 5
“A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter’s discovery that she has the power to change her family’s legacy.”
Four Treasures of the Sky
Author: Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Pub. Date: April 5
“At once a literary tour de force and a groundbreaking work of historical fiction, Four Treasures of the Sky announces Jenny Tinghui Zhang as an indelible new voice. Steeped in untold history and Chinese folklore, this novel is a spellbinding feat.”
Take My Hand
Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Pub. Date: April 12
“Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench.”
Last Summer on State Street
Author: Toya Wolfe
Pub. Date: June 7
“For fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Brit Bennett, a striking coming-of-age debut about friendship, community, and resilience, set in the housing projects of Chicago during one life-changing summer.”
Mystery/Thriller
Portrait of a Thief
Author: Grace D. Li
Pub. Date: April 5
“Ocean’s Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums; about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity.”
In the Dark We Forget
Author: Sandra SG Wong
Pub. Date: June 21
“With jolting revelations and taut ambiguity, In the Dark We Forget vividly examines the complexities of family—and the lies we tell ourselves in order to survive.”
Romance
Book Lovers
Author: Emily Henry
Pub. Date: May 3
“One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn’t see coming…If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again, what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.”
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
Author: Akwaeke Emezi
Pub. Date: May 24
“New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) reimagines the love story in this fresh and seductive novel about a young woman seeking joy while healing from loss.”
Other Genres
Time is a Mother
Author: Ocean Vuong
Pub. Date: April 5
“In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it.”
An Arrow to the Moon
Author: Emily X.R. Pan
Pub. Date: April 12
“Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After.”
Finding Me
Author: Viola Davis
Pub. Date: April 26
“Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.”
A Year to the Day
Author: Robin Benway
Pub. Date: June 21
“National Book Award–winning author Robin Benway returns with an ambitious I’ll Give You the Sun meets Every Day story of love, loss, and sisterhood told in a reverse chronological narrative that will claim a permanent home in your heart.”
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