Welcome to the Winter 2023 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!  

In this episode, Catherine and I share 16 of our most anticipated books releasing January through March.  

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Highlights

• Catherine has 6 repeat authors from her 8 books, and Sarah has 4!
• Catherine’s picks are leaning more literary, while Sarah is focusing on more commercial fiction.
• One 5-star book already from Sarah’s selections.
• Plus, their #1 picks for winter release.

Winter 2023 Book Preview [4:34]

JANUARY

Sarah’s Picks:

• Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (January 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:56]
• Maame by Jessica George (January 31) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:48]
• The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses (January 17) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:39]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas (January 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [11:05]
• Margot by Wendell Steavenson (January 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[16:02] 

FEBRUARY

Sarah’s Picks:

• I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (February 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:08]
• Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (February 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:10] 

Catherine’s Picks:

• Victory City by Salman Rushdie (February 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[21:38] 
• Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (February 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:25]
• On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel (February 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:43]
• All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (February 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:56] 

MARCH

Sarah’s Picks:

• Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (March 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:31]
• All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay (March 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:31] 
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (March 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:04] 

Catherine’s Picks:

• Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (March 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:26]
• The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi (March 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:46]

Other Books Mentioned

• The One by John Marrs [7:24] 
• Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli [14:29] 
• People Person by Candice Carty-Williams [14:31] 
• Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong [14:52]
• Ghosts by Dolly Alderton [15:13]
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus [18:13]
• Winterland by Rae Meadows [18:49]
• The Power by Naomi Alderman [23:16]
• The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai [24:14]
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt [25:22]
• When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain [25:40]
• We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper [26:29]
• Betty by Tiffany McDaniel [33:06]
• Metropolitan Stories by Christine Coulson [37:12]
• Defending Jacob by William Landay [39:00]
• The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai [42:40]
• Dear Edward by Ann Nepolitano [45:23]
• The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi [48:05]
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [49:34]

Other Links

• Golden Age of Detective Fiction | Knox’s 10 Commandments