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Books Published In 2018 On My To Be Read List
Monday, May 14th, 2018 02:42 am These are books that are getting published in 2018 and thus don't qualify for the Beat the Backlist reading challenge, but which I want to read. I don't want to forget about them, nor neglect to factor them in when I consider how much I've read this year, so I'm listing them here. It was a big year for releases of books that I want to read. There were three that I can think of off the top of my head. I know at other times when I counted the books getting released this year that I wanted to read, I counted four, but I can't remember what the fourth one was. And then later, I'm pretty sure I heard about a fifth, and possibly sixth one. Unlike my Beat the Backlist list, I'm not going to break this one down into categories. I'll add other books as I remember or discover them.
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs. (read-- finished sometime in February or March 2018) I read this right when it came out. She seems to release one book from each of her werewolf series each year, it also generally seems to be in March, which is pretty cool, because that's right around my birthday. I listened to this one in audiobook format.
Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. Considering that I don't have a lot of money, and a few other considerations, there aren't many authors whose book I would pre-order, but Tamora Pierce is one of them, and that's what I did with this book. I've been reading her books since I was in very early elementary school, and possibly before and I've never stopped. I love her characters, her feminism, and that the Gods in Tortall are real and involved. I love the setting of the Tortall universe books and I love the Temple system and the way magic works in her Circle universe books (though I still have yet to read the second quartet of the Circle books and the non-quartet book in that series). Tempests and Slaughter is in my to-be-read stack. One of my partners read it first since he loves her writing too, and I am reading so many books right now. But I can't wait to start it. The second half of the Circle books is on my agenda, but not currently in my stack. In preparation for reading them, I started to re-read the first quartet, but I only got partway through and eventually stopped because I have so many other books to read and it was kind of intimidating at the time. I hope to get back to it, but I may just pick straight up with the second quartet. I'm hopeful that when I whittle my stack down some, I can add them to it without being so overwhelmed by the prospect. But I also know that if they were Tortall universe books, like Tempests and Slaughter, I'd be in more of rush to read them. I like both universes, but Tortall is definitely my favorite.
Besom, Stang, and Sword by Chris Orapello and Tara Love-Maguire. This is another book that I'd like to pre-order, and if I do, it'll be the third one this year, because I pre-ordered the audiobook of Burn Bright, too. What I said about not often being willing and/or able to pre-order books applies, but it's one of those years. In this case, the authors are fairly local to me and the book is about a subject I'm very interested in -- regional Paganism, specifically regional witchcraft in this case. I've mulled over applying to join their coven many times over the last few years. There are pros and cons to both, assuming it's even feasible, and I'm hoping this book will help me decide whether or not to pursue that further if I haven't taken any further action on the matter by the time it comes out. Also, while it says it can be adapted to any region, I'm hoping some of the flavor of the region we live in is in the book. And, as I said, the subject really interests me. However, I may not be able to pre-order it. I wanted to pre-order John Beckett's The Path of Paganism, too, and I never did that. In fact, I only have a digital copy and have to get a physical one. And even if I do pre-order it, it doesn't come out until December 1st, so I may not get to it until next year, which I suppose works out fine, and it'll apply to the Beat the Backlist Challenge for next year, if that's the case.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. I'm pretty sure this is the main book I forgot when I originally made this post. Holly Black is yet another one of those few authors whose book I would pre-order. I may do it, too. However, there are several other books by her that I haven't read yet, and I want to catch up. Although I am also a big fan of supporting other creative types when possible, and pre-ordering the book she has coming out, would probably help more than ordering her previous books that I missed. It would definitely help more than if I get them used. I buy new copies of books when possible, but I also buy used ones when I can't afford that or when my new book budget got eaten up by books that aren't available used. And obviously, I buy out of print used books. I also don't worry much about it when the author is dead, especially when their works are in the public domain. Anyway, I'd like to pre-order The Cruel Prince and I may, but I may not, especially since it's already a big year for that for me -- I think it's been at least three or four years before this one since I pre-ordered any other book, and possibly longer. I'd also be much more excited about it if it was another book in the Modern Faerie Tales series, though I'm happy that she's starting a new series. I started reading Holly Black in my teens, right when Tithe came out, and along and I love the rest of the books in that trilogy too. She is probably the second most formative YA adult author on me, next to Tamora Pierce who I started reading when I was considerably younger.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. I just found out about this last month when Audible recommended it to me. I'm excited about it on many levels -- I'm so glad there is finally getting to be a little more representation of people of color in published books, and I'm especially happy because it's a fantasy book, which along with sci-fi is possibly the most notoriously white-washed genre. The plot sounds amazing, and I am also thrilled because even though I read a lot of fantasy, it's hard to find books even in that genre with a realistic system of indigenous religion, polytheism, paganism, or animism -- and it seems like this book might have that. I can't wait to read it.
When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele. I enjoy reading books involved with social justice and I'm looking forward to reading this, though I expect it will be difficult, as many books dealing social (in)justice, marginalized communities, and the fight for the rights of marginalized communities often are.
Vulture Culture 101 by Lupa. Another instance of a book that I'm eagerly awaiting the release of. Lupa is definitely one of my favorite Pagan authors, and possibly my favorite Pagan author, period.
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs. (read-- finished sometime in February or March 2018) I read this right when it came out. She seems to release one book from each of her werewolf series each year, it also generally seems to be in March, which is pretty cool, because that's right around my birthday. I listened to this one in audiobook format.
Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. Considering that I don't have a lot of money, and a few other considerations, there aren't many authors whose book I would pre-order, but Tamora Pierce is one of them, and that's what I did with this book. I've been reading her books since I was in very early elementary school, and possibly before and I've never stopped. I love her characters, her feminism, and that the Gods in Tortall are real and involved. I love the setting of the Tortall universe books and I love the Temple system and the way magic works in her Circle universe books (though I still have yet to read the second quartet of the Circle books and the non-quartet book in that series). Tempests and Slaughter is in my to-be-read stack. One of my partners read it first since he loves her writing too, and I am reading so many books right now. But I can't wait to start it. The second half of the Circle books is on my agenda, but not currently in my stack. In preparation for reading them, I started to re-read the first quartet, but I only got partway through and eventually stopped because I have so many other books to read and it was kind of intimidating at the time. I hope to get back to it, but I may just pick straight up with the second quartet. I'm hopeful that when I whittle my stack down some, I can add them to it without being so overwhelmed by the prospect. But I also know that if they were Tortall universe books, like Tempests and Slaughter, I'd be in more of rush to read them. I like both universes, but Tortall is definitely my favorite.
Besom, Stang, and Sword by Chris Orapello and Tara Love-Maguire. This is another book that I'd like to pre-order, and if I do, it'll be the third one this year, because I pre-ordered the audiobook of Burn Bright, too. What I said about not often being willing and/or able to pre-order books applies, but it's one of those years. In this case, the authors are fairly local to me and the book is about a subject I'm very interested in -- regional Paganism, specifically regional witchcraft in this case. I've mulled over applying to join their coven many times over the last few years. There are pros and cons to both, assuming it's even feasible, and I'm hoping this book will help me decide whether or not to pursue that further if I haven't taken any further action on the matter by the time it comes out. Also, while it says it can be adapted to any region, I'm hoping some of the flavor of the region we live in is in the book. And, as I said, the subject really interests me. However, I may not be able to pre-order it. I wanted to pre-order John Beckett's The Path of Paganism, too, and I never did that. In fact, I only have a digital copy and have to get a physical one. And even if I do pre-order it, it doesn't come out until December 1st, so I may not get to it until next year, which I suppose works out fine, and it'll apply to the Beat the Backlist Challenge for next year, if that's the case.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. I'm pretty sure this is the main book I forgot when I originally made this post. Holly Black is yet another one of those few authors whose book I would pre-order. I may do it, too. However, there are several other books by her that I haven't read yet, and I want to catch up. Although I am also a big fan of supporting other creative types when possible, and pre-ordering the book she has coming out, would probably help more than ordering her previous books that I missed. It would definitely help more than if I get them used. I buy new copies of books when possible, but I also buy used ones when I can't afford that or when my new book budget got eaten up by books that aren't available used. And obviously, I buy out of print used books. I also don't worry much about it when the author is dead, especially when their works are in the public domain. Anyway, I'd like to pre-order The Cruel Prince and I may, but I may not, especially since it's already a big year for that for me -- I think it's been at least three or four years before this one since I pre-ordered any other book, and possibly longer. I'd also be much more excited about it if it was another book in the Modern Faerie Tales series, though I'm happy that she's starting a new series. I started reading Holly Black in my teens, right when Tithe came out, and along and I love the rest of the books in that trilogy too. She is probably the second most formative YA adult author on me, next to Tamora Pierce who I started reading when I was considerably younger.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. I just found out about this last month when Audible recommended it to me. I'm excited about it on many levels -- I'm so glad there is finally getting to be a little more representation of people of color in published books, and I'm especially happy because it's a fantasy book, which along with sci-fi is possibly the most notoriously white-washed genre. The plot sounds amazing, and I am also thrilled because even though I read a lot of fantasy, it's hard to find books even in that genre with a realistic system of indigenous religion, polytheism, paganism, or animism -- and it seems like this book might have that. I can't wait to read it.
When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele. I enjoy reading books involved with social justice and I'm looking forward to reading this, though I expect it will be difficult, as many books dealing social (in)justice, marginalized communities, and the fight for the rights of marginalized communities often are.
Vulture Culture 101 by Lupa. Another instance of a book that I'm eagerly awaiting the release of. Lupa is definitely one of my favorite Pagan authors, and possibly my favorite Pagan author, period.
