Anticipated Reads Of 2021 From The Mandel Public Library Staff

From the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach:

January 20, 2021

By Emily and the Mandel Public Library staff

New year, new books! As library people, we tend to be eagerly awaiting the next releases, and we want to share with you what we're looking forward to reading in 2021. Make sure to put these books on your radar - you won't want to miss them!

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Tara's Pick: The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (September 2020)

After she survives a near plane crash, the protagonist evaluates the choices she's made so far in life and sees two paths for her future, with two different men. I'm excited to read this one not only for the compelling story and characters, but also because the characters are Egyptologists, and the history involved is very cool!

Sandra's Pick: Daylight by David Baldacci (November 2020)

I can't wait to get my hands on the new David Baldacci book. I haven't had to wait this long before to get his new books! This is the third book in the Atlee Pine thriller series, and it's about FBI agent Atlee Pine's continued search for her missing sister. I'm excited for this follow-up to the first two books, Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight.

Leah's Pick: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (November 2020)

I absolutely LOVED the first book, Ready Player One, which was made into a movie (which was so-so... sorry, Steven Spielberg!). This book series is a video game and pop culture lover's paradise, with the characters playing their way through challenges that will decide the fate of the world. I'm looking forward to going back to the Oasis and seeing all the great characters from the first book!

Coming soon

Theresa's Pick: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (expected February 2, 2021)

I'm eagerly waiting for Kristin Hannah’s new novel! One of my favorite past reads was The Nightingale, so hoping this is a page-turner as well! The Four Winds takes place in Texas in 1934 and will be a story of hope amidst the struggles of the Dust Bowl era of the Great Depression.

Antoinette's Pick: Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs (expected March 16, 2021)

I'm excited for this next installment of the urban fantasy Alpha and Omega series, which follows werewolf couple Charles and Anna. This is one of my top three series I love to read, and seeing where Charles and Anna's lives lead them just excites me for March. Especially when it's a mystery revolving around what makes an entire community disappear!

Emily's Pick: A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark (expected May 11, 2021)

This is P. Djeli Clark's first full-length novel set in his alternative-fantasy-early-twentieth-century Cairo, a follow-up to his 2019 novella, The Haunting of Tram Car 015. The story will follow an Fatima, an agent for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities as she tries to solve a murder of magical proportions. I've been early awaiting a longer book set in this world ever since I read Tram Car, so I can't wait for A Master of Djinn!

Kimi's Pick: The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker (expected June 8, 2021)

I have been waiting eight years for a sequel to The Golem and the Jinni, and it should be released later this year! If you love fantasy, folklore, or historical fiction (like I do!), then make sure to check out Helene Wecker's first book while we wait for the second.

Sarah's Pick: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (expected July 6, 2021)

This is the second of Novik's Scholomance series that started last year with A Deadly Education. It's kind of like if Harry Potter were a lot more violent and not written for children.

Faith's Pick: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (expected August 17, 2021)

I absolutely adored Hoang's last two books, The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test, and this one looks like it'll be just as great! This book will focus on Quan, Khai's brother from The Bride Test, the CEO of a new business and quite the catch.These books are adorable romances that deliver heart-warming stories while also focusing on characters with mental health challenges. I can't wait!

This press release was produced by the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.