If you're like me, then you like reading a mix of both fiction and non-fiction. At the Reading Group Guides Book Group Speed Dating session I attended a few weeks ago, I got to hear about a bunch of new books coming out that all deal with real people and real things. So get ready to learn some stuff!
The Trayvon Generation by Elizabeth Alexander (Hachette Book Group)
Pub date: 4/5/22
Based on Alexander's New York Times article of the same name, this novel expands on the article's topics of race, trauma, and the potential of a rising generation of young adults.
Walking the Bowl by Chris Lockhart and Daniel Mulilo Chama (Harlequin Trade Publishing)
Pub date: 2/15/22
In this non-fiction book, the authors write about murder and survival of the street children in Zambia. This book took five years of investigative reporting and exposes the perilous aspects of street life through the eyes of four children.
Loving Edie by Meredith May (Harlequin Trade Publishing)
Pub date: 4/19/22
If you love dogs, then you'll love this memoir about a family raising an anxious Golden Retriever puppy.
In Love by Amy Bloom (Random House Publishing Group)
Pub date: 3/8/22
Bloom writes about her husband's Alzheimer's in this memoir of love and loss. This portrait of a marriage ultimately talks about the part of life we don't like to talk about - it's ending.
Manifesto by Bernardine Evaristo (Grove Atlantic)
Pub date: 1/18/22
The subtitle of this book is "On Never Giving Up". This tells the story of Evaristo's life and career, as she rebelled from the mainstream and struggled to get her creative work into the world.
Heartbreak by Florence Williams (W.W. Norton)
Pub date: 2/1/22
Just in time for the month of love comes Williams' personal and scientific journey into heartbreak. Inspired by the dissolution of her marriage and the physical effects she suffered, Williams decided to look into loneliness, health, and what it means to fall in and out of love.
Which one of these books sounds like a winner to you? I don't know about you, but I'll be adding all of them to my to-read list next year!
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