Barbara Hoffert highlights 49 debut novels coming out this spring and summer. |
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| | | | | The Best Debut Novels of Spring and Summer 2021
By Barbara Hoffert
LJ’s thrice-yearly list of debut novels typically draws on news, reviews, and reading to report on the top titles of the coming seasons. That’s true of this list as well, but slowed-down book distribution and reviewing owing to the pandemic, and the list’s expansion to embrace midsummer titles (the next installment won’t appear until August) sometimes made assessment harder. What ended up mattering as much was premise and promise: a fresh, intriguing, or relevant plot, combined with an intuitive sense that the title was already making a strong impression, helped land it on the list. Herewith 49 titles to watch for and savor. |
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| | SPONSORED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER Author Laura Dave Discusses Her Newest Novel The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave is the national and international bestselling author of #1 LibraryReads pick Eight Hundred Grapes, LibraryReads pick Hello Sunshine, and various other novels. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Ladies’ Home Journal; Glamour; Redbook; Self; and The New York Observer.
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| Prepub Alert: Fiction
By Barbara Hoffert Nobel Prize Winner Wole Soyinka’s First Novel Since 1972, Sept. 2021, Pt. 4 T.C. Boyle, Richard Powers, Sally Rooney, Colm Tóibín, & More: Literary Fiction Previews, Sept. 2021, Pt. 4 Women’s Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, & SF/Fantasy: Wrapping up Pop Fiction, Sept. 2021, Pt. 4 |
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| Prepub Alert: Nonfiction
By Barbara Hoffert Social Justice & Survival: Memoir Previews, Sept. 2021, Pt. 4 Four Key Titles: More History Previews, Sept. 2021, Pt. 4 Hayley Mills, Maria Tatar, A.J. Verdelle, & More: Arts Previews, Sept. 2021, Pt. 4 Insects, Immunology, & Artificial Intelligence: Science, Technology, & Medical Previews, Sept. 2021, Pt. 4 |
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| | Read-Alikes for Win by Harlan Coben | LibraryReads
By Kelly Currie, Donna Matturri, and Beth Mills
Win, by Harlan Coben (Grand Central: Hachette), is the top holds title of the week (3/15/21). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting for this buzziest book. A favorite character from the Myron Bolitar series takes the lead here, in a story that joins two FBI cold cases, a lot of money, and a man on a mission. |
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| Goblin | Featured Web Review
By LJ Reviews
"These stories offer up a history lesson and guided tour of a severely troubled town. The writer-as-tour-guide is very clearly enjoying the trip, and it’s impossible not to revel in the dark glee." |
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| | Bluebird Languages | Reference eReviews
By Rob Tench A language-learning app for tablets and Android and Apple phones, Bluebird aims to bring language instruction to the entire population of Earth, regardless of mother tongue. Approximately 164 languages are available for study, estimated to be 97 percent of the spoken world. |
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