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Contemporary Fiction Views: Upcoming March, April books [1]
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Date: 2023-02-28
I'll find a way to get more books on these shelves
While autumn/early winter is when many big books are published, this year has seen great treasure already in January and February. March and April continue the trend of important authors, intriguing fiction and reading riches to discover. Among the upcoming publications scheduled for the next two months are works by Margaret Atwood, Booker winner Eleanor Catton and, what is my most anticipated book of spring, the new novel by Elizabeth McKenzie, whose The Portable Veblen was a delight. Upcoming works of fiction include:
March releases
March 1
Toby's Last Resort by Pamela Carter Joern, in which the oldest member of her family opens a program for misfits and dreamers in the Nebraska Sandhills. Toby is surprised when her daughter, who she has a shaky relationship with, appears. The blurb promises the novel deals not only with family conflict, but with prejudice and a changing rural landscape.
March 7
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton, who won the Booker Prize for the complex The Luminaries. This one is centered on a group of guerrilla gardeners and a ranch that may or may not be abandoned. The opening of the novel dives deeply into the personalities and relationship of group founder Mira and her roomie, Shelley. Then things get even more complicated.
March 7
Margaret Atwood herself returns with Old Babes in the Wood, which is a keeper of a title. The new story collection dives into folklore and family relationships. Pretty sure I need this book.
March 7
Confidence by Rafael Frumkin is blurbed as a combination of The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Great Gatsby and the TV show Succession. Also as a caper and queer love story.
March 7
The Farewell Tour by Stephanie Cliffords chronicles the last road trip of country western legend Lillian Waters. It includes her beginning days in Washington state honkytonks (yes, we have them), the Nashville scene and a woman trying to break into a man's world in 1980.
March 7
Siblings by Brigitte Reimann is the first novel published in English by the late East German writer, and details the lives of a brother separated from his beloved sister because of the Iron Curtain.
March 14
The Dog of the North is the latest novel by Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Portable Veblen (squee!). Penny Rush has quit her job, her folks went missing in the Australian outback five years ago, the rest of her family is at best a bother. But Penny is in search of a fresh start. A road trip is inevitable.
March 14
Christine Byl's Lookout is a coming of age story of both a girl and her father, set in northwest Montana, one of the most beautiful places in the world.
March 14
Ischia, by Gisela Heffles, features outsiders wandering through cities around the world and the surreal experiences they have.
March 21
Aguilar Zéleny's Trash features the voices of three women with connections to the municipal garbage dump at Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. This English language debut promises survival, joy love and violence.
March 21
Indiana, Indiana by Laird Hunt is centered on Noah Summers. He tries to put together psychic visions and his family history on an Indiana farmstead, years after his ill-fated love with an unstable woman. The latest novel by this National Book Award finalist includes an appearance by Zorrie, the title character in his highly acclaimed novel. This is also the publication day of a collection of essays about remembrance and the writing life, This Wide Terraqueous World.
March 21
The Book of Eve by Carmen Boullosa rewrites the Garden of Eve story and shows how the patriarchy got it all wrong.
April
April 11
Sweet Undoings by Yanick Lahens is a portrait of Haiti, with the counterpoint to violence being a "high-pitched" sweetness, such as the voice of a lounge singer that captivates the protagonist.
April 11
Tauhou by Kotuku Titihuia Nuttall is a novel that, according to the publisher's blurb, explores Indigenous families, being a woman and alternate post-colonial realities at reimagined versions of Canada's Vancouver Island and Antearoa.
April 11
From Fance, Second Star is a series of meditations on the small moments of life, showcasing curiosity and being completely in the moment. By Philip Delerm.
April 18
The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong describes what happens when Benson, a writer, loses control of his own narrative while trying to write about his 1980s upbringing.
April 18
Karl Gear's Juno Loves Legs follows two young misfits in 1980s Dublin. The novel is described as being as much about the city as the two friends.
April 18
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks is another novel set in the 1980s, centered on characters in the Jamaican diaspora of London and featuring the power of music.
April 18
The Blue is Where God Lives by Sharon Sochil Washington is a novel of Afro magic realism as Blue's daughter dies a horrific death while, thousands of miles away, Blue feels time slowing down and hears voices.
If you buy any of these titles, please consider purchasing from fellow Readers and Book Lovers diarist The Literate Lizard at theliteratelizard.indielite.org or another independent bookstore.
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