10 pounds that we are looking forward to this spring: NPR

Spring is there – the perfect season to sit in the grass and read a book. Or maybe the number of pollen happens to you, in which case it is the ideal season to sit inside and read a book. Anyway, you will need some recommendations. Here are some books that come out in the coming months that have attracted our attention.

FICTION

Hearing: a novel by Katie Kitamura (April 8)

The author of A separation, And Privacy Returns with a tight family drama that reads like a psychological thriller. The novel opens with a woman during a surreptitious lunch with a handsome man younger. She doesn’t know it yet, but the man thinks that the woman is her mother. Then, the woman’s husband enters the restaurant. From there, Hearing Discover an exploration of the roles that we play in a family, and if it is worth buying these complete roles, if that makes the family work.

Vanishing World: a novel By Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori (April 15)

Murata has a reputation for writing a strange and original fiction, and in her most recent, she uses this voice to question sexuality, desire and family. It is a science fiction novel, potentially dystopian (depending on your point of view, I suppose) on a Japan where to conceive of children via artificial insemination is the norm, and having children via sex with your partner is a taboo.

King of ashes by his cosby (June 10)

Cosby is one of the biggest names in the world of crime / thriller these days. His latest book, All sinners bleedobtained gelled criticism for its representation of the grain of the southern life of the small town. But while this book could be compared to True detective, king of ashes inspire The godfather – A sick patriarch, a family collapse and a son who comes home to keep him together.

When Javi threw husband: a novel by Mia Sosa (June 24)

Of course, spring can be a moment for sniffs, but it’s also a moment for nonsense. The last story of the novelist Mia Sosa is a classic romance of friends to amateurs on Javi and husband, two best friends who have a pact for choosing the partner of others. Husband gets engaged, which, of course, Javi does not like. But they are just friends, right?

Among friends: a novel by Hal Ebbott (June 24)

A first novel by Hal Ebbott, this book has followed a pair of families who have been friends for decades. As with any long -term relationship, there are small jealousies and long -standing resentments, but all this is overshadowed by an act of betrayal so serious that the two families. Aside, Ebbott’s voice and language distinguish the book from other family dramas.

Non-fiction

Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus (April 8)

Regarding rock memories, it is quite chaste in terms of sex and drugs. Instead, Hoppus chooses to be open to his relationship with his divorced parents, his relationship with mental health and, no doubt, the most impactful relationship of his life – the one he has with his group’s comrade Blink -182 Tom Delonge.

Ginseng roots: a memory by Craig Thompson (April 29)

The author of The Hit Graphic Memoir Covers Returns with a book on a slice of his childhood completely excluded from his previous work – while growing up in Rural Wisconsin, he worked on Ginseng Farms. Funny fact: Wisconsin is a major player in global Ginseng production. And in this book, Thompson uses his cartoon talents to tell a great story about agriculture and world trade through the eyes of his childhood.

Mark Twain by Ron Chernow (May 13)

At 1,200 pages, Pulitzer’s winning biographer, Chernow, known for his final volumes on George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant and Alexander Hamilton, faces another unique and divided figure in American history. It is also a mature time for a large biography for two Jacques (A replay of Twain HUCK Finn From Jim’s point of view, Huck’s friend escaped from slavery) was the city’s speech among the literary types in 2024.

Toni at random: the legendary editorial staff of the emblematic writer by Dana Williams (June 17)

Before she was a winning novelist of the Nobel Prize, Toni Morrison was editor at Random House. But she was undoubtedly just as influential in the world of literature of this perch behind the scenes, choosing projects, defending writers and collaborating with Muhammad Ali and Angela Davis to bring out their words in the world.

Make It Bears: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh by Robin Givhan (June 24)

Like the Mark Twain Book, it is a winning writer of Pulitzer who takes a figure of division of American culture. Washington Post Robin Givhan, principal criticism of criticism, explores the life and work of fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who died in 2021 at the age of 41. Abloh’s whole career was a meli-melo of streetwear, postmodernism, hip-hop, brand and corporate irony. That is to say that its influence on popular culture has exceeded clothes.