It's sort of hard browsing for new books online. I haven't quite found the one place to see all the new books that are going to be released in the next few upcoming months, but I did spend some time looking on Amazon over the weekend. It's a bit hit or miss, but I still have a nice list of reads to look forward to and I'm sure I'll be adding to it later.
Although A.S. Byatt's The Children's Book is not due out in the US until October, I splurged and ordered a copy from the UK's The Book Depository. It came on Friday and I've just barely had a chance to start it. The opening is promising and I can't wait to read more. The story "spans the Victorian era through the World War I years, and centers around a famous children’s book author and the passions, betrayals, and secrets that tear apart the people she loves."
Bloomsbury is releasing the first two Bloomsbury Group titles July 7. I've already ordered Rachel Ferguson's The Bronte's Went to Woolworths and Joyce Dennys' Henrietta's War (which I hear is very similar to E.M. Delafield's The Diary of a Provincial Lady).
I've read very good things about The Blue Hour: A Life of Jean Rhys by Lilian Pizzichini from a number of readers I respect, so I'm already in line for a copy at the library.
Tasha Alexander's Tears of Pearl, the fourth of the Lady Emily Ashton mysteries is due out in September. I've really enjoyed these mysteries and can't wait to read the new one, which is set in Constantinople, Turkey during the Victorian era.
Both Gil Adamson's The Outlander and Karen Maitland's The Company of Liars are due out in paperback this summer. If I really like Karen Maitland's book, I'll be able to read her new one, The Owl Killers late this fall.
Both Kazuo Ishiguro and Alice Munro have short story collections coming out soon. I sort wish it had been a novel for Kazuo Ishiguro, but I'm sure I'll still give Nocturnes:Five Stories of Music and Nightfall a try. Alice Munro's Too Much Happiness will be out in time for the holidays.
I've yet to read Orhan Pamuk, though I have a couple of his books on hand. I should really read them before giving, The Museum of Innocence (isn't that a great title?) a try.
An author who I have been following from the beginning is Carol Goodman, though I've slacked off a bit on her last book or two (hopefully will read this summer). She has Arcadia Falls coming out after the holidays. Doesn't that sound really far away? In any case, that should give me time to catch up on my unread books by her.
I started listening to Emilio Calderon's The Creator's Map a while ago. While the story caught my interest, the reader didn't click with me (I'm very picky about audio books), so I'll be happy to give the paperback a try. It's set in Rome during WWII.
I have Sadie Jones' The Outcast on my pile to read and just found out she has a new book coming out as well, Small Wars. As it is another book due out after the holidays, perhaps I can squeeze in The Outcast before then.
And one more. I thought this one sounded interesting. A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen, edited by Susannah Carson with an introduction by Harold Bloom! I already know why I read Jane Austen, but it could be a fun read nonetheless.