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Fresh Lit! Rosalind Reisner areadersplace roz@thereisners

Explore recent literary fiction trends including family dramas, historical narratives, and psychological thrillers. Discover compelling new novels by rising and established authors. Perfect for book clubs seeking engaging reads.

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Fresh Lit! Rosalind Reisner areadersplace roz@thereisners

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  1. Fresh Lit!Rosalind Reisnerwww.areadersplace.netroz@thereisners.net LibraryLinkNJ Webinar December 10, 2014

  2. Books we’ll talk about today—literary fiction • Recent and forthcoming • Well-reviewed & publicized • First novels • New novels by favorite authors • Titles for reading groups

  3. Trends… • Western settings, especially Montana and Wyoming • Returning soldiers; the trauma of war, both historical and contemporary • Gone Girl is the go-to readalikebook; everyone wants to capture that market!

  4. Trends… • Family secrets, kidnappings, and more family secrets, ghosts too! • Historical fiction continues to be huge • World War I time period • Fiction about well known writers and literary characters

  5. Readers who like family and domestic drama(psychological insightgood character developmentcontemporary settings)

  6. What I Had Before I Had You by Sarah Cornwell August, 2014; HarperCollins First novel Appeal: NJ setting, characters Themes: family secrets, coming of age, mental illness

  7. Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper January, 2014; S&S First novel Appeal: gentle read, lovable characters Themes: love, aging, searching

  8. Everything I Never Told Youby Celeste Ng June, 2014; Penguin First novel Appeal: character, plot, writing Themes: immigrants, racial prejudice; parents and children

  9. The Story Hourby Thrity Umrigar August, 2014; HarperCollins Previous: The Space Between Us, The World We Found, First Darling of the Morning Appeal: characters, writing Themes: immigrants, marriage, mental illness

  10. Issue-driven fiction(great for book clubs)

  11. An Untamed Stateby Roxane Gay May, 2014; Grove/Atlantic First novel Appeal: plot, character, pacing Themes: women’s lives, psychological thrillers

  12. Be Safe I Love Youby Cara Hoffman April, 2014; S&S Previous: So Much Pretty Appeal: character, setting Themes: returning women soldiers, family dynamics, mental illness

  13. Driving the Kingby Ravi Howard Jan., 2015; HarperCollins First novel Appeal: character; setting, plot Themes: race relations; South

  14. Accidents of Marriageby Randy Susan Meyers Sept., 2014; Atria Books Previous: The Comfort of Lies; The Murderer’s Daughter Appeal: character, plot Themes: marriage, anger management, parents and children

  15. Edgy, suspenseful, noirish novelsliterary mysterieswar stories

  16. Keep Your Friends Closeby Paula Daly Sept., 2014; Grove Press Previous : Just What Kind of Mother Are You? Appeal: plot Themes: marriage, friendship, mental illness

  17. Black Riverby S.M. Hulse Jan., 2015; Houghton Mifflin First novel Appeal: character, plot, Western setting Themes: guilt, redemption, good and evil

  18. Barracudaby Chris Tsiolkas Sept., 2014; Crown Previous: The Slap Appeal: character, Australian setting Themes: coming of age, Australian setting, athletic competition, class differences

  19. The Magician’s Lieby Greer Macallister Jan., 2015; Sourcebooks First novel Appeal: plot, setting, unreliable narrator Themes: magic, early 20th century, women’s lives

  20. Heavy Hitters in literary fictionambitious in scope and styleusually reviewed in the literary press

  21. Lucky Usby Amy Bloom July, 2014; Random House Previous: Away, Love Invents Us, others Appeal: historical setting, plot, character, writing Themes: family relationships, sisters, love, social issues

  22. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante Sept., 2014; Europa Previous book: My Brilliant Friend, Story of a New Name, others Appeal: character, Naples setting, writing Themes: friendship, social issues, crime, marriage

  23. The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee Oct., 2014; W.W. Norton Previous: A Life Apart Appeal: Indian setting, character. plot Themes: family relationships, politics

  24. The Dog by Joseph O’Neill Sept., 2014; Doubleday Previous: Netherland Appeal: setting, writing, character Themes: existential dilemmas, loneliness, morality

  25. We Are Not Ourselvesby Matthew Thomas August, 2014; S&sS First novel Appeal: character, plot Themes:immigrants, marriage, Brooklyn, mental illness

  26. HISTORICAL FICTION

  27. The Boston Girlby Anita Diamant Dec., 2014; Scribner Previous: The Red Tent, others Appeal: character, plot, setting Themes: immigrant women, Jewish interest

  28. Henna Houseby Nomi Eve Aug., 2014; Scribner Previous: The Family Orchard Appeal: Middle Eastern setting, Jewish interest, coming of age Themes: marriage, family sagas

  29. Neverhomeby Laird Hunt Sept, 2014; Little, Brown Previous: Kind One, Ray of the Star, others Appeal: plot, character, setting Themes: Civil War, women disguised as men

  30. A Star for Mrs. Blakeby April Smith Sept., 2014; Knopf/Doubleday Previous: Ana Grey thriller series Appeal: character, plot, setting Themes: World War I, mothers and sons, class differences

  31. The Paying Guestsby Sarah Waters Sept., 2014; Penguin Previous book: The Little Stranger,others Appeal: plot, setting, pacing Themes: marriage, sexual relationships, 1920s London

  32. The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear July, 2014; HarperCollins Previous book: Maisie Dobbsmysteries Appeal: character, setting Themes: World War I, love and marriage, soldiers

  33. Historical FictionReal Characters/Literary characters

  34. Gutenberg’s Apprentice by Alix Christie September, 2014; HarperCollins First novel Appeal: detailed historical setting, plot Themes: history of printing, life in the 1400s

  35. The Bridal Chairby Gloria Goldreich March, 2015; Sourcebooks Previous: Leah’s Journey, Leah’s Children, others Appeal: story, character, setting Themes: fathers and daughters, Holocaust, artists

  36. The Fortune Hunterby Daisy Goodwin July, 2014; St. Martin’s Press Previous: The American Heiress Appeal: story, character, 1920s setting Themes: class differences, love and marriage

  37. Euphoriaby Lily King June, 2014; Atlantic Monthly Press Previous: The Pleasing Hour Appeal: setting, plot Themes: anthropology, cultural clashes, relationships

  38. Juliet’s Nurseby Lois Leveen Sept., 2014; Atria/Emily Bestler Previous: The Secrets of Mary Bowser Appeal: setting, plot, Shakespearean interest

  39. Mrs. Hemingwayby Naomi Wood May, 2014; Viking/Penguin First novel (published in US) Appeal: character, structure Themes: love and marriage, literary celebrities

  40. Some hints for keeping up… • First line of defense: PW, LJ Prepub Alert, Early Word, The Book Reporter • www.earlyword.com • www.bookreporter.com • Reading Group Choices • www.readinggroupchoices.com • http://www.nationalreadinggroupmonth.org/

  41. Some hints for keeping up… • End of year “best” lists: New York Times, Amazon, Washington Post, Kirkus, LJ, PW… • Book Expo and AAP “Sneak Peek” • Review copies from publishers • Speed dating with publishers (BEA) • Edelweiss http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/

  42. Some hints for keeping up… • Small/independent publishers to watch: Europa, Greywolf, Coffee House, Milkweed, Sourcebooks, Other, Akashic, Norton, Grove/Atlantic • Imprints from the big publishers: Algonquin, Twelve (Hachette), Riverhead, Hogarth, Ecco

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