2017’s Most Anticipated Books
My first blog post of the New Year is dedicated to some of the most anticipated books of 2017. I hope this will be of interest to my fellow authors and readers. Here are 9 of 2017’s most anticipated books (fiction only). Click on the book titles to find out more.
Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Award-winning author and feminist Gay’s latest offering is a short story collection exploring American women’s experiences. It was released on January 3rd.
Genre: Feminism
Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
Due for release on January 10th, Little Heaven is a horror novel whose themes include redemption. It is set in New Mexico.
Genre: Horror
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
When a country becomes embroiled in a civil war, a young couple escape through a portal into an uncertain future.
Genre: Political Fiction
Selection Day by Aravind Adiga
2008 Man Booker winner Adiga’s new novel is about two Indian, cricket-playing brothers. Social issues affecting the country are explored.
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill
Set between the world wars, the story follows two orphans, one a piano virtuoso, the other a comic and dancer. Their dream is to open a circus.
Genre: Contemporary
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
The book is about a boy, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, who goes on to live four parallel and very different lives.
Genre: Contemporary
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Iconic Japanese author Murakami’s latest effort is a humorous short story collection about men who live on their own.
Genre: Magical Realism
A Separation by Katie Kitamura
This aptly named novel sees a young woman separate from her cheating husband. What follows is considerable reflection on her part.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
In the author of The Girl on the Train latest effort two dead females are discovered at the bottom of a mysterious river.
Genre: Psychological/Suspense
