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This week we have anticipated releases for the first part of the year and these are the books I'm waiting for! Some are paperback releases of books already out in hardback.
1) Alison Weir-Katheryn Howard (February)
A naive girl, thrust
forward by her ambitious family. A pretty girl, who has captured the
heart of the King. Katheryn sings, she dances, she delights in the
pleasures of being queen. The King tells the world she is his rose
without a thorn. But this young woman has a past of which Henry
knows nothing. It comes back increasingly to haunt her, even as she
courts danger yet again. For those who gather roses must beware of the
thorns.
2) Patricia Briggs-Smoke Bitten (January)
Centuries ago, the fae dwelt in Underhill. When they were
cast out, they left behind their great castles, troves of magical
artefacts . . . and their prisoners. Without the fae to mind them, those
creatures roamed freely through Underhill wreaking havoc. Only the
deadliest survived.I am Mercedes Athena
Thompson Hauptman. My only 'superpowers' are that I turn into a
thirty-five-pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd
places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I'm going to
need them.Now one of those prisoners has escaped. It can
look like any creature it chooses and if it bites you, it controls you.
It lives for chaos and destruction and can make you do anything - even
kill the person you love the most. Now it is here, in the Tri-Cities. In
my territory. It won't - can't - remain. Not if I have anything to say about it.
3) Jenny Lawson-Broken (April)
As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken,
she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic
stimulation with brutal honesty. But also with brutal humor. Jenny
discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in “An
Open Letter to My Insurance Company,” which should be an anthem for
anyone who has ever had to call their insurance company to try and get a
claim covered. She tackles such timelessly debated questions as “How do
dogs know they have penises?” We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set
her house on fire, how she was attacked by three bears, business ideas
she wants to pitch to Shark Tank, and why she can never go back to the
post office. Of course, Jenny’s long-suffering husband Victor―the Ricky
to Jenny’s Lucille Ball―is present throughout.
4) Christina Henry-Near The Bone (April)
Mattie can't remember a
time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She
must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body
of a fox in the woods, she realizes that they're not alone after all. There's
something in the woods that wasn't there before, something that makes
strange cries in the night, something with sharp teeth and claws. When
three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in
the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger William. Terrible
things happen when William is angry.
5) Gabriel Pogrund-Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn (April)
From the peak of Jeremy
Corbyn's popularity and the shock hung parliament of 2017 to Labour's
humbling in 2019 and the election of Keir Starmer, Left Out draws
on unrivalled access throughout the party and to both leaders' inner
circles to provide a blistering narrative exposé of the Labour Party
during one of the most tumultuous and significant episodes in its
history.
6) Jason Fox-Life Under Fire (April)
Drawing on the
practices of the British military and the techniques he has developed
during his career, ex-Special Forces Sergeant Jason Fox shows how anyone
can build the strength of mind and the resilience of an elite soldier.
7) Ollie Ollerton-Battle Ready (March)
Ex-Special Forces
soldier Ollie Ollerton knows more than his fair share about keeping
going. As a recruit he survived the infamously tough SAS selection
process on a busted ankle with the Directing Staff pleading with him to
give up. But it's in Ollie's personal life that he really had to dig
deep. At his lowest he was battling a failed relationship, substance
abuse, depression and a reckless disregard for his own life. In his new
book Ollie tells the story of how he turned his life around and passes
on the lessons he has learned.
8) Martha Wells-Network Effect (March)
You know that feeling
when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss
walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or
the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your
favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for
destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot.
9) Suzanne Collins-The Ballard Of Songbirds and Snakes (June)
It is the morning of the
reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the
Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot
at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has
fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that
Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow
students to mentor the winning tribute.
10) Samantha Markle-The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister (January)
Amidst a firestorm of
fake news and media mayhem, Samantha Markle shares the truth about her
life and family against all odds and ultimatums, as a royal fairy tale
plummets from the tea towels. Sometimes the truth really is stranger
than fiction.
