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So here’s the thing about spring and my reading habits:
I tend to dramatically slow down on my reading time once the weather warms up, April showers have ended, and spending ample time outdoors is pleasant again for the first time in about six months.
If Ontario happens to have an unusually cold or stormy spring in a given year, this obviously does not happen.
I try to plan for all sorts of possibilities since you never know what the weather might do as the seasons change.
Let’s see which new books coming out this spring have caught my eye. I hope to read them on stormy days when going outdoors is not such an appealing idea.
1. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon
Publication Date: Today!
Why I’m Interested: Not only am I part of this demographic group, I was also a preacher’s kid. I’m really curious to see what the author has to say about us and how much of her research matches my own experiences.
2. The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
Publication Date: April 2
Why I’m Interested: As an author, I have my own little cemetery of abandoned stories that I feel guilty about and do hope to go back and finish one day. Personifying forgotten characters is such a creative idea. This could be an excellent read.
3. A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland
Publication Date: April 9
Why I’m Interested: Romance isn’t a genre I visit very often as you all may remember, but I love the fact that this is a retelling of the classic folktale The Selkie Wife and am excited to see what the author does with it.
4. The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry
Publication Date: May 14
Why I’m Interested: It’s much less common for me to read horror since the pandemic started, but I do find the occasional stories in this genre that aren’t too scary. Here’s hoping I can handle some paranormal horror as the protagonist sounds like a very interesting person who just so happens to work in what sounds like might be a haunted house.