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Is it just me or can anyone else hardly believe th

Is it just me or can anyone else hardly believe that it's already the middle of August?! This year has given us some incredible books and there are many more releases that I'm excited about. Here are 14 of my most-anticipated upcoming books publishing between August 2020 and January 2021. Several of them are debuts too.
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There are lots of other books coming out in 2021 and 2022 that I'm eagerly anticipating but I won't list them all right now because there are too many to name!
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TAP the link in my bio for more info about these books and why I can’t wait to read them ✨
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Are you looking forward to reading any of these books? Which book releases are you most excited about in the next 6/12 months?
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#books #bookstagram #mostanticipatedbooks #anticipatedreads #upcomingbooks #fiction #nonfiction

Not sure if I’ve mentioned this on here before b

Not sure if I’ve mentioned this on here before but I’m currently pursuing a career in the publishing industry. Earlier this year I interned at Curtis Brown Literary Agency. I spent three months in their amazing book department learning the ins and outs of agency life and the business of book publishing. These are the books I ended up with at the end of my internship. The pile on the left is a selection of Curtis Brown Heritage titles. I’ll share a separate post on some of those books in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out.
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The only book here I've read so far is Magical Negro by Morgan Parker (a sensational poetry collection!) but I plan on working my way through the rest of them soon. I'm especially keen to read The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, Lot, All My Puny Sorrows, Amnesty and A Dutiful Boy.
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I'm also glad to have a copy of Buchi Emecheta's autobiography because I've been meaning to read her books for a long time.
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Have you read any of these? In your opinion, which book(s) should be at the top of my TBR list?
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*See comments for a full list of books pictured
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#curtisbrown #literaryagency #publishing #bookstagram #books

BOOK REVIEW 📚📝 Eight Pieces of Silva by Patr

BOOK REVIEW 📚📝 Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence
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Eight Pieces of Silva is a YA mystery novel that follows a queer black teenager searching for her missing stepsister.
When Becks’ mother and stepfather go on honeymoon to Japan, Silva doesn’t return home after accompanying them to the airport. Becks begins searching for clues in Silva’s bedroom to try and find her.
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The story is told from Becks and Silva’s perspectives. Silva’s chapters are like personal, apologetic letters to Becks in which she shares her innermost thoughts and gradually reveals why she never came home. This novel is excellently crafted and executed and the plot didn’t feel predictable at any point. My main theory as to why Silva disappeared was proved entirely wrong.
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Becks is funny and charming and I immediately love her voice. It’s easy to empathise and identify with the protagonists. Becks is tasked with finding her sister on her own and understandably becomes overwhelmed and frustrated by the situation. It’s easy to think Silva is out of order for doing a disappearing act on Becks but over time it becomes clear how the loss of her mother has deeply affected Silva. The author thoughtfully portrays the complexities of dealing with loss and grief (especially as a young person), while exploring the intricacies of blended families.
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The novel touches on several other themes including race, class, friendship, falling in love and mental health, all of which are woven together so effortlessly that it just works.
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If you’re after a smart, funny, current and multilayered YA story with a loveable black gay female protagonist, you’ll certainly enjoy Eight Pieces of Silva.
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TAP the #linkinbio for my full review✨
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Thank you @HachetteKids for the early copy ❤️

I was tagged by the lovely @bookishl to do the #mi

I was tagged by the lovely @bookishl to do the #midyearfreakoutbooktag. This post is a little overdue but oh well, here goes...
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📖 Best book read in 2020?
Hard to choose but Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and I Am Not Your Baby Mother by Candice Brathwaite
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📖 Biggest disappointment?
I haven’t read a book this year that has truly disappointed me... hopefully it stays that way
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📖 Biggest surprise?
Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin. Initially I wasn’t feeling it AT ALL, but I ended up loving this bloody and violent feminist retelling of Shakespeare’s MacBeth
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📖 Favourite author?
Ooh I don’t know... can’t answer this one!
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📖 Newest favourite character?
Probably Mr Chetan from Love After Love
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📖 Book that made you cry?
Love After Love 😢 I was a mess LOL
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📖 Book that made you happy?
A Phoenix First Must Burn anthology by Patrice Caldwell
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📖 Favourite review I’ve written?
Take It Back by Kia Abdullah
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📖 Most beautiful book you got this year?
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole (Macmillan Collector’s Library edition). I couldn’t resist those gold edges 😍
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📖 What books do you want to read by the end of the year?
All of Toni Morrison’s books and Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses series
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I haven’t tagged anyone in particular to do this challenge but please join in if you like✨

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