Reader's block or no, there are still books I am excited about! Here are a few, coming to library shelves next month!
The Light From Other Stars, by Erika Swyler. I absolutely adored Swyler's 2015 debut novel, The Book of Speculation, so I am eagerly awaiting her sophomore effort. It's Florida in 1986 and while 11-year-old Nedda dreams of being an astronaut, her current reality is her grief-stricken father and his eccentric experiments. The explosion of the Challenger, just 10 miles away, changes everything for both of them. I'm recommending this not just for fans of Swyler's first novel, but also for readers of speculative fiction like that of Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife, etc.) and Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, etc.).
The Flight Portfolio, by Julie Orringer. Another long-awaited new work from an author who has wowed readers (in this case, with The Invisible Bridge, 2010). Here, Orringer draws on the true story of American journalist Varian Fry, who left his wife and and job behind in New York in order to help Jewish artists flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust. Orringer is another novelist I love for the sheer magnificence of her prose--you won't want to miss this.
How Not to Die Alone, by Richard Roper. For readers looking for a novel that feels like that of Maria Semple (Where'd You Go, Bernadette?, etc.) or Gail Honeyman (Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine), Roper's debut is the way to go. Andrew, 42 and single, accidentally created a second life with a white lie when interviewing for a job. Now everyone in his office believes he's married, with two children. In reality, his only family is an estranged sister and his friends are members of an online model train forum. It's only after he begins to train coworker Peggy that he begins to see that he might not have to live in his stifling comfort zone forever...but what will the truth cost him?
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