Since I spent most of the summer eagerly waiting for the Harry Potter book, now that it has come, I feel like "now what?" What am I going to read now? I realize it's time to move on. Although the level of excitement I felt waiting for the Harry Potter book will probably never be equaled, here are a few books that I'm looking forward to reading this fall:
John Grisham's latest novel, Playing for Pizza will be out on 9/24. This will not be one of his typical legal thrillers. In this novel, a third-string American quarterback tries his luck playing starting quarterback for an Italian football team. I'm not really a fan of sports, which is why I avoided his football-themed book Bleachers, but the Italian setting is enough to get me excited about this one.
Irene Nemirovsky is famous for her book Suite Francaise, which begins in Paris on the eve of Nazi occupation in 1940. Nemirovsky was arrested and sent to Auschwitz in 1942, where she died. Her novel remained hidden for 64 years until her daughter found and published it. Another one of her books, Fire in the Blood, will be released on 9/25.
Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report has his first book I Am America (And So Can You!) coming out on 10/2. He is absolutely hilarious and I cannot wait to read this book.
Ken Follett's sequel to Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, will be released on 10/7.
Alice Sebold’s Almost Moon will be released on 10/16. Sebold is famous for her best-selling novel Lovely Bones, so this is sure to be a hit.
Donald McCaig’s Rhett Butler’s People comes out on 11/2. This novel has been "authorized" by the Margaret Mitchell estate, and parallels Gone With the Wind, but told from Rhett Butler's point of view. The last "authorized" sequel to Gone With the Wind was Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley, came out in 1992. Since I couldn't get enough of Gone With the Wind, I loved Scarlett. Granted, I was about 16 when I read it, so if I read it today I may not feel the same, but I'm really looking forward to this new one.
David Baldacci's latest in the Camel Club series, Stone Cold, will be released on 11/7. The Camel Club was a great book, and I look forward to reading more about those characters.
This ought to keep me busy for a little while. What are you looking forward to reading this fall?
2 comments:
I am looking forward to Sebold's latest as well. :)
Where do you find out about upcoming book releases? Is there a website that you visit or something that you subscribe to that you would be willing to share?
Hi L'ady, thanks for reading. There isn't any one site or publication that I read for publication dates. It's really a combination of journals: Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Bookmarks, etc. I also read several book blogs. Buzz Girl is good for upcoming publications.(bookpagebuzz.blogspot.com)
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