Latest Acquisitions (December – January 2025)
Posted 17th January 2025
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The bonkers thing about this post is that I’m already working on the next – I got gift cards for Christmas, still had birthday money left over, and I’m interviewing again. This list is all gifts and gift cards.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀: Stay With Me – I have wanted this (hardback) book since the early days of its publication. I very much remember being in the formally older of my city’s two Waterstones (Waterstones Above Bar, sadly suffered an arson attack and didn’t return), looking at this book, Polly Clark’s Larchfield, and Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness, wanting all three, but I ended up only buying the latter two. I later regretted not buying all three but put off buying the Adébáyọ̀ because I thought there would be time still to purchase it. Reader, there wasn’t. And so I’ve made some time the past couple of years to look for one. This copy I’ve bought isn’t quite in perfect nick as described, but it was £5 so that’s fine. I made a very brief TikTok to celebrate. (It didn’t do very well – BookTok isn’t reading literary fiction from 2017 at the moment…)
Alex Hay’s Housekeepers – Yes, I have already got a copy of this book and have reviewed it and interviewed the author twice. But I have the ARC and, as much as I love it (thank you, Caitlin), I re-read it enough (AnAn enjoyed it), and the hardback is different enough, that I wanted the published copy. It’s got a Cluedo-esque blueprint of the fictional house in bright neon pink and white and it’s fantastic.
Flora Carr: The Tower – I think I first found out about Carr on Instagram and was instantly taken by her book because it’s part of my most favourite period to study. I expect much from the contents. And look at that gorgeous colour!
Hannah Kaner: Godkiller – This is a continuation of my making a firm effort to get back into fantasy because I don’t read enough of it. Also, it’s very popular and everything I’ve heard about it sounds like there’s good reason it’s popular.
Jennifer Saint: Hera – I’ve read two out of Saint’s prior three and have the third on my shelves ready. She’s an exceptional writer.
Travis Baldree: Bookshops and Bonedust – My friend introduced me to this book; she hadn’t read it, but as the person who got me into TikTok, she knows a lot about what’s hot over there (way more than me).
If it’s not obvious already, I can’t wait to read all five of these new books and am happy to have the Hay in hardback.
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