143. Seasonal book pairings for new releases in spring 2024

Novel Pairings

Today, Chelsey and Sara share their most anticipated spring book releases paired with backlist selections. After listening today, your TBR will be filled with delightful fiction, thrilling mysteries, historical romance and literary books from favorite writers, all releasing between late February and May. As always, our go-to pairings will keep your spring both entertaining and engaging.

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Books Mentioned:

Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrush

Victim by Andrew Boryga

Erasure by Pervical Everett

The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett

Sirens of Sussex series by Mimi Matthews

James by Percival Everett

The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn by Mark Twain

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Clear by Carys Davies

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Colony by Audry McGee

This Other Eden by Paul Harding

A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay by Octavia Butler

The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

How Long ‘Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Oracle of Delphi by William J. Broad

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Oye by Melissa Mogollon

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

A Gamble at Sunset by Vanessa Riley

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