Ep. 13: Spring 2019 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)

Sarah's Bookshelves Live

Mar 27, 2019•53 min•Ep. 13

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Welcome to the second special episode of the Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast…Spring 2019 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!

Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out in April and May of 2019.

This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).

Highlights

Catherine and my success rate for books we shared in our Winter 2019 Preview episode.
Our Best and Worst picks from the Winter 2019 Preview episode.
Sarah’s theory about authors that get overly prolific.
Each of our #1 picks for Spring.

Spring 2019 Book Preview

April

Sarah’s Last Minute Audible:

Like Lions by Brian Panowich (April 30)| Buy from Amazon [12:20]

Sarah’s Picks:

I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagan (April 1) | Buy from Amazon [13:25] (UPDATE: I DNF’d this book at 58%)
I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott (April 2) | Bu y from Amazon [16:27]
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (April 9) | Buy from Amazon [22:18] (UPDATE: I DNF’d this book at 3%)
Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis (April 16) | Buy from Amazon [26:28]

Catherine’s Picks:

The Spectators by Jennifer Dubois (April 2) | Buy from Amazon [14:57]
Women Talking by Miriam Toews (April 2) | Buy from Amazon [20:23]
The Ash Family by Molly Dektar (April 9) | Buy from Amazon [25:08]
Normal People by Sally Rooney (April 16) | Buy from Amazon [29:41] (UPDATE: I’ve now read it and loved it! ADD RATING)

May

Sarah’s Picks:

Furious Hours by Casey Cep (May 7) | Buy from Amazon [32:00]
The Night Before by Wendy Walker (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [36:46]
The Farm by Joanne Ramos (May 7) | Buy from Amazon [40:57]
Out East by John Glenn (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [44:30]

Catherine’s Picks:

The Castle on Sunset by Shawn Levy (May 7) | Buy from Amazon [34:15]
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [39:01]
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [43:10]
Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin (May 21) | Buy from Amazon [47:24]

Other Books Mentioned

So, Here’s the Thing: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut by Alyssa Mastromonaco | Buy from Amazon [2:35]
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [3:39]
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami | Buy from Amazon [3:57]
The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami | Buy from Amazon [4:28]
Joy Enough by Sarah McColl | Buy from Amazon [5:27]
I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella (February 5) | Buy from Amazon [7:10]
A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:11]
The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:11]
Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:11]
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [8:31]
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [8:31]
The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [8:45]
The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [9:02]
The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:31]
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [9:50]
The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [10:11]
The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer | Buy from Amazon [10:18]
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton | Buy from Amazon [10:50]
The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina | Buy from Amazon [11:05]
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:01]
The Line That Held Us by David Joy (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:48]
Natchez Burning by Greg Isles (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:08]
Forever is the Worst Long Time by Camille Pagan | Buy from Amazon [14:27]
Cartwheel by Jennifer Dubois | Buy from Amazon [15:11]
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (My Review) | Buy from Amazon[16:09]
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen | Buy from Amazon [18:32]
Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:32]
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [21:30]
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer | Buy from Amazon [22:00]
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [23:03]
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [23:03]
Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday | Buy from Amazon [24:15]
The Girls by Emma Cline (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [25:44]
American Housewife by Helen Ellis (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [26:41]
Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney | Buy from Amazon [30:11]
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [31:00]
Foe by Iain Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [31:30]
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote | Buy from Amazon [32:18]
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt | Buy from Amazon [33:41]
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn | Buy from Amazon [37:09]
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:09]
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (My Quick Thoughts) | Buy from Amazon [39:56]
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [41:56] [42:29]
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [42:29]
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [42:29]
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [47:38]
The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin | Buy from Amazon [49:44]