I hope you’ve had a great weekend. I’m back with another post on new releases. I may have a lot of books to which to choose from on my shelves but that doesn’t stop me from being excited about new releases. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the review copies.

Margreete’s Harbor by Eleanor Morse. This is a story of ten years in the history of a family: a novel of small moments, intimate betrayals, arrivals and disappearances that coincide with America during the late 1950s through the turbulent 1960s.

The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, translated by Philip Boehm. Berlin, November 1938. Jewish shops have been ransacked and looted, synagogues destroyed. As storm troopers pound on his door, Otto Silbermann, a respected businessman who fought for Germany in the Great War, is forced to sneak out the back of his own home.

The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon. A chilling new novel about a woman who returns to the old family home after her sister mysteriously drowns in its swimming pool…but she’s not the pool’s only victim.

The Souvenir Museum by Elizabeth McCracken. A short story collection where the mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured, and fortified. A recent widower and his adult son ferry to a craggy Scottish island in search of puffins. An actress who plays a children’s game-show villainess ushers in the New Year with her deadbeat half brother.

The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson. Twelve-year-old Norman Foreman and his best friend, Jax, are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a plan to take their act all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe. But when Jax dies, Norman decides the only fitting tribute is to perform at the festival himself. The problem is, Norman’s not the funny one. Jax was.

Leonora in the Morning Light by Michaela Carter. A page-turning novel about Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington and the art, drama, and romance that defined her coming-of-age during World War II.

All of these sound so interesting but I’m kind of leaning towards The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman. I think that sounds like it could be really sweet.

Let me know if any of these have ended up on your radar.

In a recent post I mentioned that I wanted to check out Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride for my upcoming mystery book group meeting. I still haven’t resolved my library card issue but I actually found a great deal so I got it for my Kindle. I also realized that I actually haven’t mentioned my book group much lately.

The reason is that my group is meeting via conference calls until we can get together again but after being on work calls all day I struggle to get on yet another call. If we were on Zoom and could see each other that would be better but some of our members don’t like that so I get it. Hopefully if everything continues to trend in the right direction we may get a chance to meet later this year. I would like to make an effort though so my plan is to join in on the discussion this month.

And, as we’re on the topic of mysteries I may not be reading as many as I usually do but I still keep adding more titles to my TBR. I wanted to share the titles that have recently caught my attention.

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor. I really liked The Chalk Man and am looking forward to this book about a vicar and the dark past of a village from which two girls disappeared.

A Deadly Fortune by Stacie Murphy. About a young woman in Gilded Age New York who must use her psychic talent to unravel a deadly conspiracy.

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse. Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel.

Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo. When Detective Lauren Medina sees the calling card at a murder scene in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, she knows the Pied Piper has returned. This horrifying retelling of the Pied Piper fairytale set in present-day Chicago.

I’ve seen The Sanatorium and The Burning Girls on several of blogs and so far I think all favorable reviews. Let me know what you think of these titles and if they’ve shown up on your wishlist too!