Ep. 53: Spring 2020 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)

Welcome to the Spring 2020 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!

Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out in April and May 2020.

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

Supporting Local Bookstores

• Libro.fm (affiliate link for audiobooks)
• Order online from your local bookstore (Sarah: The Bookshelf, Thomasville, Catherine: Powell’s)
• Bookshop.org (25% of profits go to a pool of independent bookstores)

Highlights

• How you can support local bookstores (and authors by extension) during Coronavirus.
• Catherine and my success rate for books we shared in our Winter 2020 Preview episode.
• Our Best and Worst picks from the Winter 2020 Preview episode.
• How we were both awkwardly tall when we were young.
• A smaller (ish?) publishing imprint Catherine and I both love.
• Sarah’s and Catherine’s #1 Spring book picks.

Spring 2020 Book Preview [13:58]

April

Sarah’s Picks:

• Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould (April 14) | Buy from Amazon [14:55]
• The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe (April 28) | Buy from Amazon [22:49]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Godshot by Chelsea Bieker (March 31 – NEW publication date) | Buy from Amazon [20:08]
• Master Class by Christina Dalcher (April 21) | Buy from Amazon [27:27]
• If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha (April 21) | Buy from Amazon [33:42]

May

Sarah’s Picks:

• All Adults Here by Emma Straub (May 4) | Buy from Amazon [29:57]
• Stray by Stephanie Danler (May 5) | Buy from Amazon [36:27]
• Running by Natalia Sylvester (May 5) | Buy from Amazon [44:00]
• Eat a Peach by David Chang (May 19) | Buy from Amazon [48:12]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Big Summer by Jennifer Wiener (May 5 – NEW publication date!) | Buy from Amazon [40:59]
• Red Dress in Black and White by Elliot Ackerman (May 26) | Buy from Amazon [46:25]
• The First Actress by C.W. Gortner (May 26) | Buy from Amazon [50:08]

Bonus Recommendation (Co-Signed by Both of Us):

• Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (May 19) | Buy from Amazon [51:39]
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