Just saw this, and it made my day. Jamie Lee Curtis is indeed a legend! Also, this whole thread is delightful. (Achilles is in there too! Thank you @waterstones!)

Excited to be doing a live Q and A with Tell Me What To Read in half an hour--8:30 EST tonight. The link here is if you want to drop by! So much looking forward to getting to speak to everyone! facebook.com/events/1092408…

At 7PM EST (half an hour!) I'll be talking virtually to Lily King about her terrific new short story collection FIVE TUESDAYS IN WINTER. Thanks also to the wonderful indie bookstore Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore for hosting!

Thrilled to be speaking to Lily King tomorrow night at 7PM EST about her new short story collection, FIVE TUESDAYS IN WINTER. It is brilliant, and so is she! Details below!

My apologies in advance to the terrific books I loved yet left off because my brain is a chaos. I anticipate adding to this thread in days ahead! Thanks for reading, support your local indies early and often, and wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and very literary season! /end

Last but definitely not least: HARLEM SHUFFLE by colson whitehead. I love all of Whitehead’s books, and seeing him take on a heist story is a true and deep delight. Definitely going to be a gifting favorite from me this year! /16

A WISH IN THE DARK by Christina Soontornvat. A brilliant YA adaptation of Les Miserables that won the 2021 Newbery Award. I had bought it as a gift for someone, read the first chapter, and realized I needed a second copy ASAP for myself. /15

DETRANSITION, BABY by Torrey Peters. I loved this very smart book from start to finish, with its beautifully drawn, complicated, and winning characters. Another one I’ve been recommending left and right! /14

GREEK MYTHS: A NEW RETELLING by Charlotte Higgins. Higgins is a wonderful scholar, and a great story teller. I’ve been loving these retellings, cleverly centered around the theme of myths told in tapestry. /12

DREAM COUNTRY by Ashaye Brown. This YA novel is a hypnotic story of sibling rivalry rooted in several world mythologies. For all the myth-lovers in your life! /11

THE FALL OF BABEL by JOSIAH BANCROFT. I met Josiah at a Philadelphia book event pre-Covid, and was bowled over by his sharply written, funny, and hugely imaginative reading. I've adored his whole Books of Babel series, and this is the final installment. Can’t wait to dive in! 10/

MEDUSA by Jessie Burton, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. A gorgeous YA retelling of the Medusa myth. Elegiac and feminist. 9/