10 Books We Can’t Wait to Hit the Shelves
We can't wait to get our hands on these titles.
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(SPOT.ph) With all the book sales and book fairs happening left and right, it can be overwhelming for bookworms to narrow down their TBRs. Don't worry, Spotters, we got you. From light reads and sequels to the beginnings of a new obsession, we round up some of the novels we're most excited to see in bookstores (and our bookshelves) for the last half of 2024.
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Here are 10 Books we're excited to read when they come out in 2024:
Four Squares by Bobby Finger
Genre: LGBT Fiction
Expected Release Date: June 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon
New York in the 90s is grappling with the AIDS crisis and Artie Anderson's tedious, humdrum life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Abe, a straight-laced lawyer who challenges everything he knows about himself.
Fast-forward 30 years, and just as Artie is finally on steady ground, his world changes once more when Abe's family prepares to move away. What follows is a journey of self-discovery and connection as Artie learns that it's never too late to forge new bonds and redefine what family means.
Wedding People by Alison Espach
Genre: General Fiction, Comedy
Expected Release Date: July 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon, Fullybooked Online
Alison Espach's The Wedding People explores the unpredictable journeys that lead us to unexpected destinations. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Rhode Island's coast, this charming, funny, and witty novel follows the protagonist, Phoebe Stone, who accidentally crashes a wedding after she is mistaken as a guest. This throws a wrench in the bride's meticulously planned wedding. But surprisingly, instead of being the bride's bane, the two women can't stop confiding in each other.
A starred review in the Library Journal recommends this read for "readers who enjoy Sally Rooney, Curtis Sittenfeld, or Elizabeth Berg."
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Expected Release Date: August 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon, Fullybooked Online
Everything We Never Had is an emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys, the Maghabols, grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships. Told in multiple perspectives from different timelines, this novel unfolds like a beautifully crafted nesting doll, where each boy forges his own path amid heavy family and societal expectations, passing down his flaws, values, and virtues to the next generation.
Veins Of Power: The Seedmage Cycle Book 2 by Mica De Leon
Genre: Mythology, Contemporary Fiction
Expected Release Date: August 2024
Where to pre-order: No pre-orders yet.
With enemies headed for Kayumalon, the kingdom needs a king who forsakes his passions for the good of his people now more than ever. Will Kalem choose to serve his country or turn his back on them, choosing instead to follow the whims of his heart?
Veins of Power is the second book in The Seedmage Cycle saga, a fantasy trilogy heavily inspired by Philippine Mythology. Enter the world of Kayumalon and follow the story of the earth mage Kalem, a reluctant successor to the throne with the power of the Earth God flowing through him. With the desire to help his people and his personal desires at odds, will Kalem be the King he was meant to be, or will he forever live in the shadow of his father?
The Chamber by Will Dean
Genre: Thriller
Expected Release Date: August 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon
This tense, suspense-filled thriller sees six deep-sea divers locked inside a hyperbaric chamber when suddenly one of them is found dead. With four days of decompression left before the locked hatch to the chamber can be safely opened, the group must always watch one another’s backs. And when another diver is discovered unresponsive, the question must be asked. What…or who…is taking them out one by one?
When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao
Genre: LGBT Young Adult Fiction
Expected Release Date: September 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon, Fullybooked Online
After the death of his best friend, Eric Ly creates imaginary scenarios in his head to deal with his grief. Until one of them becomes real when a boy he met last summer in Japan finds his way back into his life. The only thing is, nobody else can see him.
Another novel about loss and learning to let go comes from the same author as the heartbreaking hit You've Reached Sam. Though early readers of When Haru Was Here gave mixed reviews on the pace and plot, one thing they all agreed on is that it emotionally wrecks you.
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Genre: General Fiction
Expected Release Date: September 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon, Fullybooked Online
Brothers Ivan and Peter Koubek couldn't be any more different; in fact, the only thing they have in common is that they are siblings. But following the death of their father, Peter, who is confident and dashing, and Ivan, who is socially awkward, discover that may not necessarily be the case. As the two brothers enter an interlude in their polar opposite lives, will this period of desire, despair, and possibility give them another chance to start anew without breaking the very fabric of their being?
From the author of Normal People and Beautiful World, Where Are You comes Intermezzo, a poignant tale of grief, love, and family—but mostly, love in more ways than one.
Love Can't Feed You: A Novel by Cherry Lou Sy
Genre: Coming of Age Fiction
Expected Release Date: October 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon, Fullybooked Online
It's not every day when the Filipino notion of the American dream is penned from the perspective of someone coming into their own. So when we found out that Cherry Lou Sy's Love Can't Feed You follows a young woman, Queenie, who immigrates to the United States from the Philippines, we knew we just had to have it on our TBR.
This novel deals with coming of age, shifting notions of home, and the disintegration of the American dream—all too real experiences for many who find themselves caught up in their parents' road to greener pastures.
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes: A Kamogawa Food Detectives Novel by Hisashi Kashiwai; Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Genre: General Fiction
Expected Release Date: October 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon, Fullybooked Online
Fans of the Before the Coffee Gets Cold anthology will love the second installment of the Kamogawa Food Detectives. Nestled in a Kyoto alleyway, the Kamogawa Diner isn't just a restaurant—it's a portal to the past through the miracle of delicious food. This beloved Japanese bestseller features a father-daughter duo who style themselves as "food detectives," reviving lost recipes and rekindling forgotten memories, forever changing every diner.
The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami; Translated by Phillip Gabriel
Genre: Fiction
Expected Release Date: November 2024
Where to pre-order: Amazon, Fullybooked Online
Although originally published in Japanese back in 2023, this edition will be the first English translation of Haruki Murakami's first novel in six years. The City and Its Uncertain Walls revisits a Town Murakami's readers will remember, a place where a Dream Reader reviews dreams and where our shadows become untethered from ourselves.
The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times penned by one of literature's best minds.
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