Can you believe we are nearly halfway through March already? This month is flying by! It also means we are almost to Saint Patrick’s Day, and Easter, and warmer weather. It also means I’m surviving on coffee this week – Springing Forward with Daylight Savings Time is no bueno when you have little kids who’s internal clocks don’t shift…I’ve been getting up early with my little one and reading a bit before work. I can’t wait to dig in to my picks from today’s new release list!
Saved by Benjamin Hall – This memoir will be a compelling read! Hall has worked for big networks in a lot of dangerous places. In 2022, when Fox News was looking for reporters to document the war in Ukraine, he volunteered. But like many reporters before him, including Bob Woodruff, a bomb nearly ended his life. Seriously injured, Hall required a full network of resources and people to get him home from Kyiv. This memoir tells not only his own perspective, but that of many people in this network.
Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton – this one might be something I read with a grain cup full of salt. I will always support women who declare sexual or physical or even emotional violence has been suffered, but some phrasing in the publisher-provided preview blurb have me a little skeptical and put off. They are selling a “kidnapping” and a “pre-Me Too” story, but that doesn’t fit with the public persona and reputation put out there by her team for decades now. I will give it a shot and hope I’m wrong.
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano – This book has made waves in my book clubs! The publisher’s blurb on this one calls it a tribute to Little Women, which is interesting, but I don’t want to get my hopes up for where this story might go. A man with a troubled childhood meets a woman with a very close family of sisters. The woman plans out their future and everything is going well until his past comes back to haunt him. His past creates drama and threatens to break apart the family.
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter – a party girl is finally done with the party scene and decides it’s time to grow up and settle down after a final one-night stand. But when she starts looking for Mr. Right, her one-night stand is the first dating app match. They agree their long-term happiness isn’t each other…or is it? They make a bet to see who can find their perfect match first, but never saw it coming!
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto – The title of this one caught my eye as soon as I saw it! From the author of Dial A for Aunties this one has “Murder She Wrote” vibes all over it. A Chinatown tea shop owner works to solve a murder because she thinks she can do it better than the police. If you love Kevin Kwan’s novels, I think you’ll enjoy this one!
The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch – this saga follows three generations of women over the course of the Soviet Union from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War. This family drama is listed in the thriller category as well as historical drama. This either has something for everyone or it’ll be a bit off for all of us.
Love and Other Flight Delays by Denise Williams – As someone who travels quite a bit for my day job, this title caught my attention, too. Instead of just one storyline, this book is a collection of novellas showcasing three very funny and different romance stories. I wouldn’t be surprised if this doesn’t come off seeming like three made for Hallmark TV movies, but these stories sound awful cute!
Cherokee Earth Dwellers by Christopher B. Teuten, Hastings Shade, Larry Shade, Loretta Shade, and Marybeth Timothy – as a Freshman at Georgia State University, I took a class on Native American History and fell in love with the origin stories of the different cultures. While the Cherokee were not a tribe we studied in depth, I grew up, and still live, just south of what was Cherokee territory in Georgia. This book is a work of art in both the collaboration to preserve tribal language and shared stories, as well as the artwork!
We Were Once A Family by Roxanna Asgarian – this is another book I might be reading with a grain of salt. Written by a Texas investigative journalist, this book follows the true crime story of two women who killed their family. Married for a few years, these women adopted kids from two separate families in Texas. These kids had been in the foster system, which the author puts in the crosshairs as the cause of the murder-suicide pact as these women drove their family car full of kids off a cliff. Literally. As someone who spent tim, as a baby in the foster care system and was later adopted, it is hard for me to put full blame on the agency or the system. These women made choices. Maybe they were mentally ill. But the system did play a part. This author followed the story of these children and reported on the tragedy by putting the spotlight on their birth families early in her articles. This book, however, promises to put the system in the spotlight.
Kids’ Books releasing today
Bluey: Big Book of Games by Penguin Young Readers – does your little one love Bluey the way mine does? Then this might be a good addition to your shelves! There’s over 100 wacky ideas to keep your kids busy. Some do require adult supervision (like baking banana bread), but many of these can be done alone!
Twenty Questions by Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson – What’s the one thing every kid can do? Ask open ended questions like a pro! This book contains 20 questions that will have you laughing together and delving deep with your kids. I’m looking forward to the conversations this one will start in our house!
One Day by Joanna Ho and Faith Pray – from the author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, this latest release is a love song between a mother and son. Perfect for a baby shower gift or Mother’s Day, this beautiful book captures the mother’s hopes and wishes as her child grows.
I Love Grandma with the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle – Carle’s books are a favorite in our house! This one honors grandmas everywhere in a way only the Caterpillar can. I think this one will be in our Mother’s Day gift for the grandma in our family, too!
Have I missed your new release favorite coming out today? Tell me about it in the comments!
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