I’ve been putting off making my new ARC list because I got so enthusiastic in my ARC acquisition during the recent ALA conference in Atlanta that I had to ship most of them home. Unfortunately, one of the boxes I sent appears to have either gone missing or been lost/stolen. I received a letter from the USPS earlier this week that included the shipping label and both of the places where my address had been written on the box, cut off from the cardboard – quite clearly tampered with. I’m doing what little I can to try and recover it, but I’m not feeling terribly optimistic about it, and I’m quite disappointed by the apparent loss of close to 20 books. Though of course I still have PLENTY to read… So here’s the list as it stands, including those left over from the last batch.
The Second Mrs. Hockaday, by Susan Rivers (releases 1/10/17)Inspired by some real events, and the sometimes epistolary, sometimes diary or memory format made for an interesting structure.Little Deaths, by Emma Flint (releases 1/17/17)Too bad COLD CASE is off the air. This woulda made a good episode.The Young Widower’s Handbook, by Tom McAllister (releases 2/7/17)A realistic and compelling description of the stunned feeling that comes from a sudden death.The Orphan’s Tale, by Pam Jenoff (releases 2/28/17)A different take on a WWII story, at least, but I’d give it a 3 out of 5.- Words Without Music, by Philip Glass (left over from previous haul, released April 2015)
- She Came from Beyond!, by Nadine Darling (left over from previous haul, released October 2015)
The Body in the Wardrobe, by Katherine Hall PageA fun mystery. Part of a long-running series. If at some point I find myself needing something lightweight to read, maybe I’ll seek out more in the series.My Husband’s Wife, by Jane Corry (releases 1/2017)A twisty turny dark story – darker than I expected, and more complicated than I expected as well. All shades of grey. Nobody’s really right and everyone’s kind of wrong.Pachinko, by Min Jin LeeLOVED THIS. Follows multiple generations of a Korean family living under Japanese rule in the 20th century. Deals with different relationships to identity and to being “other.”- Lilac Girls, by Martha Hall Kelly
- On Second Thought, by Kristan Higgins (Releases Jan. 31, 2017)
- Huck Out West, by Robert Coover (Releases Jan. 2017)
- The Patriots, by Sana Krasikov (releases Jan. 24, 2017)
- The Lost Girl of Astor Street, by Stephanie Morrill (Releases Feb. 7, 2017)
- Shadowbahn, by Steve Erickson (releases Feb. 2017)
- A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline (Releases Feb. 2017)
- Bone Box, by Faye Kellerman (releases Feb. 2017)
- The Keeper of Lost Things, by Ruth Hogan (Releases Feb. 2017)
- I See You, by Clare Mackintosh (releases Feb. 21, 2017)
- The Fortunate Ones, by Ellen Umansky (releases Feb. 2017)
- Setting Free the Kites, by Alex George (Releases Feb. 21, 2017)
- We Are Okay, by Nina LaCour (releases Feb. 14, 2017)
- Gilded Cage, by Vic James (releases Feb. 14, 2017)
- The Lonely Hearts Hotel, by Heather O’Neill (releases Feb. 7, 2017)
- The Underworld, by Kevin Canty (Releases March 2017)
- In the Name of the Family, by Sarah Dunant (releases March 7, 2017)
- Dead Letters, by Caite Dolan-Leach (Releases March 2017)
- Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World, by Nell Stevens (releases March 14, 2017)
- The Hollywood Daughter, by Kate Alcott (Release March 7, 2017)
- The Wanderers, by Meg Howrey (releases March 14, 2017)
- Becoming Leonardo: An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo da Vinci, by Mike Lankford (releases March 2017)
- The Family Gene: A Mission to Turn My Deadly Inheritance Into a Hopeful Future, by Joselin Linder (Releases March 2017)
- The Tiger in the House, by Jacqueline Sheehan (Releases March 2017)
- The Roanoke Girls, by Amy Engel (Releases March 2017)
- The Gargoyle Hunters, by John Freeman Gill (releases March 2017)
- A Crown of Wishes, by Roshani Chokshi (releases March 28, 2017)
- The Ashes of London, by Andrew Taylor (releases March 28, 2017)
- Sins of Empire, by Brian McClellan (releases March 7, 2017)
- The Arrangement, by Sarah Dunn (releases March 21, 2017)
- The Barrowfields, by Phillip Lewis (releases April 2017)
- Music of the Ghosts, by Vaddey Ratner (releases April 2017)
- The Women in the Castle, by Jessica Shattuck (releases April 4, 2017)
- Unearthly Things, by Michelle Gagnon (releases April 2017)
- The Excellent Lombards, by Jane Hamilton (releases April 4, 2017)
- Toward a Secret Sky, by Heather Maclean (releases April 4, 2017)
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman (releases May 9, 2017)
- Confessions of a Domestic Failure, by Bunmi Laditan (releases May 2, 2017)
- Standard Deviation, by Katherine Heiny (releases May 2017)
- The Scribe of Siena, by Melodie Winawer (releases May 2017)
- The Original Ginny Moon, by Benjamin Ludwig (releases May 2017)
- Under a Sardinian Sky, by Sara Alexander (releases Spring 2017)
- Chemistry, by Weike Wang (releases June 2017)
- The Ultimatum, by Karen Robards (Releases June 1, 2017)
- Lonesome Lies Before Us, by Don Lee (releases June 2017)
- The Almost Sisters, by Joshilyn Jackson (releases July 2017)
- Devastation Road, by Jason Hewitt (releases July 3, 2017)
- Grace, by Paul Lynch (releases July 11, 2017)
- The Reluctant Queen (Queens of Renthia #2), by Sarah Beth Durst (Releases July 2017)
- The Thing With Feathers, by McCall Hoyle (releases Sept. 5, 2017)