Ep. 53: Spring 2020 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)
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04/01/20 • 56 min
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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)
- 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.
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] ...
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)
- 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.
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] ...
Previous Episode
Mini Ep. 52: A Couple Differing Opinions with Sarah Verity Collica (@seize_the_page)
In Mini Episode 52, Sarah Verity Collica (@seize_the_page) and I talk about a couple books we have differing opinions about...plus, She Said vs. Catch and Kill.
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2020 Podcast SurveyI’d love it if you could take a couple minutes to complete the 2020 Podcast Survey. I’d love to hear your feedback about what’s working, what’s not working, and the direction you’d like to see the podcast take. I’ll be using this feedback as I plan for next Fall. And, your responses are anonymous!
Highlights- A couple books that Sarah C. and I had different opinions about.
- Sarah D’s issues with Liane Moriarty.
- The similarities and differences between Catch and Kill and She Said...and Sarah C’s favorite of the two.
- Ronan Farrow’s dispute with his publisher about Woody Allen’s memoir.
- A quick overview of the differences between publishers and imprints.
- Where Sarah D. goes for book reviews from regular readers vs. critics.
- Sarah D.’s speculation about the Transcendent Kingdom’s shifting publication date.
- Edelweiss benefits beyond just requesting e-galleys from publishers.
Two OLD Books She Loves
- Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld | Buy from Amazon [4:54]
- What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:42]
Two NEW Books She Loves
- Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner | Buy from Amazon [14:04]
- Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow | Buy from Amazon [18:57]
One Book She DIDN’T Love
- The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon | Buy from Amazon []
One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (Release Date: September 8, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [27:05]
- Pride & Prejudiceby Jane Austen | Buy from Amazon [5:04]
- You Think It, I’ll Say It: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:10]
- An American Wifeby Curtis Sittenfeld | Buy from Amazon [8:10]
- Rodhamby ...
Next Episode
Ep. 54: Sarah Pekkanen & Greer Hendricks (authors of You Are Not Alone) + Book Recommendations
In Episode 54, Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks (authors of You Are Not Alone) go behind-the-scenes of their writing process, how they decided to write psychological thrillers, and share where their next novel is set (it’s not in New York City!).
This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).
Highlights- The themes Sarah & Greer try to base every book around.
- The Sarah & Greer co-writing team origin story.
- How Sarah’s and Greer’s personalities are similar and different.
- The good, the bad, and the ugly about Sarah & Greer’s writing process...and how their process is different from many other co-writing teams.
- Sarah’s and Greer’s thoughts on whether writing together is more or less efficient than writing alone.
- How they decided to write psychological thrillers (vs. some other genre).
- How they work through their plot twists (and keep them from becoming outlandish).
- How they threw out the original first third of You Are Not Alone.
- The book they’re working on now.
- The screenplay for The Wife Between Us that they’re currently working on.
- A bonus recommendation co-signed by all three of us.
- Where their next book is set...and it’s not New York City.
Two OLD Books They Love
- Greer: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson | Buy from Amazon [26:18]
- Sarah: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon | Buy from Amazon [29:36]
Two NEW Books They Love
- Greer: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [31:47]
- Sarah: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing | Buy from Amazon [36:18]
Two NEW RELEASES They’re Excited About
- Greer: The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin (Release Date: June 2, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [39:03]
- Sarah: Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner (Release Date: September 22, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [41:28]
- The Nanny Diariesby Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus | Buy from Amazon [8:44]
- An Anonymous Girlby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:56]
- The Wife Between Usby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen | Buy from Amazon [21:36]
- You Are Not Aloneby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [21:55]
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