6 New Books to Read this Spring
Spring is almost here, so there’s no better time than now to start planning for the new season. As the weather warms and the snow melts, we’re all itching to go outside and get some fresh air. With that in mind, here are six new books that you can take with you to read on the park bench while your kids play, to enjoy during a lazy day picnic, or, if you live in a snowy area and the weather is still teasing you, we’ve got some escapist literature that will transport you to faraway lands and times. Without further ado, happy Spring, and happy reading!
6 New Books for Your Spring Reading List
Pineapple Street: A Novel by Jenny Jackson
In one of the buzziest books of the year, debut author and veteran Knopf editor Jenny Jackson gives readers an inside glimpse into the lives of three WASPy Brooklyn Heights women. Full of delightful intrigue, romance, entertaining twists, and witty commentaries on privilege, this book offers the best of both worlds: as Vogue put it in a review, it’s “a guilty pleasure that also feels like a sociological text.”
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Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls
Jeanette Walls of The Glass Castle fame is back with a new release, this time a gripping historical novel that tells the story of a young woman who returns to her family nine years after after being cast out and tries to carve a place for herself in the lawlessness of Prohibition-era Virginia and in her secret-ridden, broken family.
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The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
This page-turning mystery explores themes of family tragedy, trauma, and love by telling the story of a four-year-old Mikmaq girl who goes missing after her family arrives from Nova Scotia in Maine to pick berries for the summer.
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Clytemnestra: A Novel by Costanza Casati
If you’re looking for a true escape, this novel brings you all the way back to Ancient Greece and shines a feminist light on Helen of Troy’s twin sister, the woefully neglected and overshadowed Clytemnestra. Her rendition of this lost-to-history female figure is a fiercely intelligent and brave warrior queen that you’ll find yourself rooting for regardless of whether you’re usually into classical mythology or not.
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Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah
If you’re looking for a thriller to keep you on your toes this spring, we’ve got just the thing. This is a clever and timely take on the classic nightmare-neighbour novel, this time exploring racism and microaggressions, and ultimately exploring the lengths a mother will go to protect her family.
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Coronation Year: A Novel by Jennifer Robson
The bestselling author of The Gown is back with another royals-adjacent story. Once again, this novel tells the story of regular people whose lives are brought together by the festivities and opportunities that come with royal events: this time, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The novel brings us to 1953, to the day the young Princess Elizabeth is set to be crowned Queen, when three residents of a historic London hotel race find their lives turned upside down by ominous circulating in anticipation of the coming Coronation Day parade.
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