Aliza Warner
A new year means new books to enjoy, and for 2024, there are many to look forward to. Here are some upcoming winter and spring releases that you can put on your to-read list.
“Be a Revolution” by Ijeoma Oluo
Everyone wants to help create positive change, but at times, that can seem like a large task, leaving one unsure where to start. With Oluo’s latest book, she educates her audience on how everyday people across the United States of America are working to create positive change in sectors like education, media, health and labor. This book not only aims to educate but also inspire readers by detailing the first steps to creating change in one’s community. “Be a Revolution” will be released on Jan. 30.
“The Book of Love” by Kelly Link
After disappearing for a year and being presumed dead, three teens, Laura, Daniel and Mo, find themselves in a high school classroom with their music teacher, who knows the details of their disappearance, what brought them back and has a proposal for them to reclaim their lives. While they complete a series of magical tasks, they can return home to their families, but they cannot say where they have been. Trying to reconcile the lives they had left behind, their return brings supernatural beings, chaos and new mysteries that they need to solve in order to prevent doom in their hometown. “The Book of Love” will hit shelves on Feb.13.
“End of Story” by A.J. Finn
With a few months left to live, mystery novelist Sebastian Trapp calls on his correspondent and detective fiction expert, Nicky Hunter, to help draft his life story. Twenty years earlier Sebastian’s first wife and son disappeared from different locations and were never found. As Nicky puts together Sebastian’s story, new questions arise about his life, especially after she and Sebastian’s daughter, Madeline, find a corpse in the family’s koi pond. “End of Story” will be available on Feb. 20.
“The House of Hidden Meanings” by RuPaul
In this intimate, honest and powerful memoir, international queen of drag RuPaul shares his incredible life story. The memoir goes into what it was like growing up Black, poor and queer. RuPaul also shares the path to found family, self-acceptance, the power of performance and how he changed how the world sees and thinks about drag. “The House of Hidden Meanings” will reveal all on March 5.
“Funny Story” by Emily Henry
From the author who wrote extremely popular novels such as “Book Lovers,” “Beach Read” and “Happy Place,” Henry brings a new rom-com to the pages. After Daphne’s fiance realizes he is actually in love with his childhood best friend, Petra, she starts a new beginning and ends up being roommates with Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak. While bonding over their heartbreak, they develop a friendship and a plan to fake a relationship online, posting about their summer adventures. “Funny Story” is aiming to be released on April 23.
“Summers at the Saint” by Mary Kay Andrews
On the coast of Georgia, at the hotel St. Cecelia, referred to as “the Saint,” Traci Eddings, who first was there as an employee, ended up marrying the boss’s son. Now a widow and owner of “the Saint,” she is determined to bring the hotel back to its glorious status, despite the many troubles that come in the way, including information on a drowning years ago and a tragic death of one of their own crew members. “Summers at the Saint” is eyeing a May 7 release.
