2023 Book Releases On My Radar:
An asterisk (*) at the end of a title indicates that the book is a diverse read (a diverse book and/or a book written by a diverse author). This inclusivity encompasses people of color (POC), indigenous people, LGBTQIA, gender identity, religious minorities, religious movements, people with disabilities and diseases (seen and unseen) and mental diseases and disorders. If a title is missing an asterisk, feel free to kindly reach out.
Untitled works and works without a release date/month are not included below.
A = Adult
YA = Young Adult
MG = Middle Grade
G = Graphic Novel
N = Nonfiction
P = Poetry
S = Spiritual
T = Theatre
Strikethrough indicates that I have read either a published version of the book or an advanced copy of the book.
Note to Publishers:
To send review copies, please email melodysimpson@hollywoodthewriteway.com for the mailing address.
January 3, 2023
* The Stolen Heir by Holly Black (YA)
* A Ruinous Fate by Kaylie Smith (YA)
* The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos (YA)
* Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert (YA)
January 10, 2023
* We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride (YA)
* Cool. Awkward. Black. Edited by Karen Strong (YA Anthology)
* The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney (YA)
* Riven by Mindee Arnett (YA)
* The Wicked Ones by Robin Benway (YA)
* Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire (A)
* Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (A)
* The Deluge by Stephen Markley (A)
* Spare by Prince Harry (N)
* Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World by Lauren Fleshman (N)
January 17, 2023
* As You Walk on By by Julian Winters (YA)
* One Last Shot: Based on a True Story of Wartime Heroism: The Story of Wartime Photographer Gerda Taro by Kip Wilson (YA)
* Rikers: An Oral History by Graham Rayman & Reuven Blau (N)
January 24, 2023
* Sun Keep Rising by Kristen R. Lee (YA)
* Retro by Sofía Lapuente & Jarrod Shusterman (YA)
* The Minus-One Club by Kekla Magoon (YA)
* The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan (YA)
* Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn (N)
January 31, 2023
* Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant (YA)
* The Cartographers by Amy Zhang (YA)
* One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake (YA)
* Play the Game by Charlene Allen (YA)
* The Black Queen by Jumata Emill (YA)
* The Davenports by Krystal Marquis (YA)
* Promise Boys by Nick Brooks (YA)
* Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz (YA)
* The Ever Storms by Amanda Foody (MG)
* The Drift by C.J. Tudor (A)
* Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen (A)
* The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (A)
February 2023
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