Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Meg's Picks: 2018 Sneak Preview!

I know it's early days yet, with the turkey hangovers and the Black Friday bruises still healing. But if you need something to dream about during the holiday shenanigans, an image of quiet time with a book on a cozy evening after the holiday rush is over to get you through? (Cuz I know I do!) Here are a few of the titles coming in 2018 that I am the very most excited about!

The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah. Slated for release in early February 2018, this new novel by best-selling author Hannah (and her first since her runaway hit The Nightingale was published in 2015) takes place in a very different setting: 1974, in the Alaskan wilderness. Leni is just 13 when her father, a former Vietnam POW, convinces her mother Cora to take their family from Seattle to settle in Alaska and live off the land, and off the grid. While the summer of their arrival is full of golden glory, the winter snows bring trouble to Leni and her family. Readers are already placing their holds--make sure you're one of them!

The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin. Due out in mid-January, this novel has been generating buzz for months already. In 1969, a mystical woman has come to New York City's Lower East side, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The four Gold children, adolescents on the cusp of adulthood, sneak out to hear their fortunes. What they each learn that night, they hide from one another, and yet their fortunes shape the next five decades for each of them. If you like family sagas and character driven stories both deep and ambitious, I'm recommending this for you.

The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Finn. Fans of Gillian Flynn, Tana French and Ruth Ware, take note! Looking for a new twisted psychological thriller to while away the cold? Look no further than this debut novel, already an international bestseller. Anna Fox is a recluse, living alone in her New York City home, unable to venture out. She spends her time day drinking, watching old movies...and spying on her neighbors. Of particular interest is the new family who has moved in across the street, a couple and their teenage son. They seem perfect, until one night Anna sees something she shouldn't and her reality begins to crumble. This is due out just after the first of the year, so place your holds now!





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