TRENDING NEWS ENTERTAINME NT FOOD & DRINK PETS SHOPPING HEAL THY NOW HOME BEST READS ON PARADE BOOK PICKS SEE MOREBest New Book Releases is Week: April 23-29, 2024 Parade’s book editor Michael Giltz shares his picks for the best new titles out this week.</p><p> MICHAEL GILTZ • APR 23, 2024 Here are the best new books in every genre coming out the week of April 23-29.</p><p> I’ve been discovering new writers and talking with best-selling authors for years.</p><p> And I never know what I’m going to nd when pouring over the hundred s if not thousands of new books coming out every seven days.</p><p> This week, the theme seems to be… ight! We’ve got a retelling of the myth of Icarus in the literary ction of The Sky Was Ours, a full-on fantasy featuring mechanized warriors in the acclaimed debut novel The Wings On Our Backs, and author Amy Tan beguiled by birdwatching and nature in her own backyard.</p><p> So, let’s get to reading the best books coming out this week (April 23-29).</p><p> At the head of the Parade is… Best New Book Releases is Week e Rulebreaker: e Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan Page Barbara Walters changed television and journalism again and again.</p><p> Writer Susan Page captures it all, from the life-changing suicide attempt of her father to the highs and lows of a woman breaking down barriers every step of her career.</p><p> It’s also the story of women in media, since Walters progressed from NBC’s Today Girl (covering the weather and light assignments then considered suitable for women) to a headline-making master of the “get” and nally innovator of daytime tv with The View.</p><p> The Rulebreak er: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan Page ($30.99; Simon & Schuster) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Funny Story by Emily Henry If you love romance novels, you know all about the enemies-into-lovers idea or the forced-proximity dilemma.</p><p> With Emily Henry’s latest charmer, you get a double treat.</p><p> It’s the “we’re just posing as boyfriend and girlfriend” trope crossed with the head-spinning situation of falling in love with your ex- ancé’s new ancée’s ex! What was that, again? Anyway, Henry had us at a heroine who is also a children’s librarian.</p><p> Funny Story by Emily Henry ($29; Berkley) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Extinction by Douglas Preston Just say it.</p><p> It’s Jurassic Park but with…well, actually it really is Jurassic Park.</p><p> Best-selling author Douglas Preston goes toe to toe with Michael Crichton’s classic thriller by resurrecting wooly mammoths for the pleasure of wealthy tourists heading to a preserve in the Colorado Rockies.</p><p> When two of those "one percenters" are murdered–perhaps by eco-terrorists–a police investigation soon uncovers something much more ancient and malevolent, a force that once wiped out dinosaurs and might do the same for humans.</p><p> Extinction by Douglas Preston ($29.9; Forge Books) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Books On Broadwa y: S.E.</p><p> Hinton’s novel The Outsiders hit stores on April 24, 1967, quickly turning into a classic beloved by teens for generations.</p><p> It became a lm starring a remarkable array of talented young actors (Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio, Diane Lane and C.</p><p> Thomas Howell!) and now The Outsiders is a musical that just opened on Broadway, almost 57 years to the day.</p><p> Stay gold! Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson Pumkin Patterson is a 13 year old girl growing up in Kingston, Jamaica with dreams of joining her Aunt Sophie in Paris.</p><p> All she has to do is raise money for a French exam…and pass it.</p><p> Baking becomes her Golden Ticket, with chocolate cakes, sweet potato pudding and the like proving a big hit.</p><p> Suddenl y, a little girl is a grown-up success.</p><p> That is, until a wayward mother and estranged father take a new interest in their daug hter and her thriving business.</p><p> One of the best reviewed new writers of the year.</p><p> Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson ($30; Harper) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Ascent to Power by David L.</p><p> Roll Fans of David McCullough’s biography Truman saw an often dism issed President rightly elevated to one of the greats.</p><p> Now historian David L.</p><p> Roll zeroes in on the crucial transition period during World War II.</p><p> Truman was only VP for 82 days when FDR died.</p><p> Suddenly he was thrust into power, facing an array of momentous decisions like whether to use the atomic bomb against Japan (and where to drop it), not to mention the USSR turning from ally into foe, the launch of the United Nations and seeing Europe in a shambles.</p><p> Fans of intrigue, devotees of executive decision making and those who simply love a gripping tale are in for a treat.</p><p> Ascent to Power by David L.</p><p> Roll ($33; Dutton) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Related: Stacy Schi –The Historian Behind TV’s Franklin–Shares Seven Favorite Books e Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills Writer Samantha Mills hardly comes out of nowhere.</p><p> She’s won numerous awards for her short stories, including the Nebula Award, which honors the best in sci- and fantasy.</p><p> Now Mills delivers her rst novel, and its universal acclaim mark this as one of the most notable debuts of the year.</p><p> It’s a fantasy novel set in a world where the most honored soldiers are mechanically modi ed warriors who protect the city of Radezhda with unquestioning devotion.</p><p> The trouble begins when our hero Zenya actually does begin to question, never a good idea in a world where questions are the enemy of loyalty.</p><p> The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills ($18.95; Tachyon Public ations) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org e Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan Beloved author Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club) shared her personal story in Where The Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir.</p><p> But in a way, she reveals even more of herself with this charming work.</p><p> Tan delivers a journal of birdwatching that’s lled with sketches, casual observations and the delig ht of having a hummingbird feed out of your hand.</p><p> Writers observe and Tan does that beautifully, encouraging you to pause, look around and observe as well.</p><p> Not just for birders.</p><p> The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan ($35; Knopf) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org e Sky Was Ours by Joe Fassler The myth of Icarus looms over this seemingly doomed narrative.</p><p> Barry is a recluse living on the border of the US and Canada.</p><p> He has one obsession: ight.</p><p> Barry is tinkering with an early design for ight that involves individuals donning wings.</p><p> People won’t need cars or gasoline or airports–they’ll just y wherever they want.</p><p> Barry’s son Ike is his only companion until a wayward woman named Jane comes into their life.</p><p> Instead of laughing at Barry’s dream, she becomes caught up in his manic idea.</p><p> Barry dreams, Ike tries to keep his father alive even as the test ights become more dangerous and Jane must decide whether to support the dreamer or the young man trying to survive his dad’s dang erous vision.</p><p> The Sky Was Ours by Joe Fassler ($17.99; Penguin Books) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Happy Birthday, Nancy Drew! : The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene came out on April 28, 1930.</p><p> It led to hundreds of books and one of the most successful series of all time.</p><p> But the biggest mystery of all was the identity of the author.</p><p> It’s a shocking rite of passage when dogged readers discover that Carolyn Keene didn’t even exist! The name was a pseudony m for a rotating cast of writers.</p><p> Newt: A Cookbook For All by Newt Nguyen If you’re a foodie and love social media, you probably know Newt Nguyen.</p><p> More than 15 million followers on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and the like watch Newt prepare food, share tips and just generally charm the heck out of you.</p><p> Now he’s written his rst cookbook and it’s de nitely not Julia Child teaching the ne art of French cooking.</p><p> You can relax as Newt takes you through the basics of more than 75 recipes for newbies, like food you can eat by hand, his favorite fried chicken and childhood favorites re ecting his Vietnamese roots.</p><p> Invite us over when you whip up his Vietnamese Co ee Tiramisu, please.</p><p> Newt: A Cookbook For All by Newt Nguyen ($30; Harvest) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu Writer Taran Matharu is a bestselling success story in the Young Adult genre, thanks to both the Summoner and Contender series.</p><p> Now he takes aim at the general fantasy audience with a story that works for fans of any age.</p><p> You’ve got an orphan, you’ve got dragons, you’ve got political intrigue and if readers agree, you’ve got a promising launch to The Soulbound Sag a.</p><p> Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu ($29; Harper Voyager) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org e Summe r We Started Over by Nancy ayer Two sisters nd common ground after many years of drifting apart in the latest novel by bestseller Nancy Thayer.</p><p> She has a little fun by making one of them an assistant to the most glamorous and successful romance writer in the biz.</p><p> But this is no industry satire.</p><p> Our heroine returns to Nantucket and the pain of her family past: a dead brother, a disappeared mother, a father gone eccentric (though, really, is it so bad to buy so many books the sibling s can actually open a used bookstore in the barn with the over ow?) and a sister who resents being left behind.</p><p> Oh, and there’s that old ame ickering back into life.</p><p> It’s going to be a complicated summer.</p><p> The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer ($29; Ballantine Books) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Related: Th e One Book Author Lisa Grunwa ld Can’t Wait for Her Kids to *Finally* Read Two Together by Brendan Wenzel The author of They All Saw A Cat returns with a charmingly simple tale of a cat and dog journeying home together.</p><p> Watching the two creatures travel to their destination–in a landscape created with plenty of room for imagination–is a treat.</p><p> The artwork at times even re ects their varied ways of seeing the world.</p><p> Disarming.</p><p> Two Together by Brendan Wenzel ($18.99; Chronicle Books) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org e Everything War by Dana Ma ioli Amazon is taking over the world.</p><p> You knew that.</p><p> But how this is happening and what it is leading to is another matter altogether.</p><p> In the great tradition of muckrakers like Ida Tarbell, Mattioli o ers up the real- world impact Amazon is having.</p><p> Will Mattioli enjoy the same impact as Tarbell did when exposing Standard Oil? (The company was ultimately broken up by the government.) We shall see.</p><p> Meanwhile, you can buy it on Amazon and have the book overnighted to you almost anywhere in the U.S.! The Everything War by Dana Mattioli ($32.50; Little, Brown and Company) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org Day of the Book: Fun fact–April 23, 1616 is nicknamed Day of the Book.</p><p> Why? Because both Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare seemed to die within 24 hours of each other.</p><p> Cervantes died on April 22, 1616 and Shakespeare on April 23, 1616.</p><p> Sort of.</p><p> In fact, Spain and England used di erent calendars at the time, so the two literary greats died about ten days apart.</p><p> But the passing of two legends seemingly overnight made the nickname stick.</p><p> Song of the Six Realms by Judy I.</p><p> Lin Combine the classic gothic drama of Rebec ca with Chinese folktales and you get a magical new novel by Judy I.</p><p> Lin.</p><p> Nominally pitched to Young Adult fans who loved her Book of Tea duology, it’s actually perfect for anyone who enjoys romantasy or myths steeped in cultures far a eld of America.</p><p> A young woman nds herself trapped as an indentured servant at the House of Flowing Water, where Xue must perform music for wealthy customers.</p><p> The nobleman Duke Meng seems to o er a way out of this restricted life.</p><p> But, in fact, he draws our hero into the Celestial Realm .</p><p> There Xue must fend o demons, dredge up painful memories and save the Six Realms, all by creating the best songs of her life…and decide along the way if Meng should be trusted or feared.</p><p> Or both.</p><p> Song of the Six Realms by Judy I.</p><p> Lin ($20.99; Feiwel and Friends) Buy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.orgCourtesy of Various Publishers Content continues below Courtesy of Simon & Schuster Content continues below Courtesy of Berkley Content continues below Courtesy of Forge Books Content continues below Courtesy of Harp er Content continues below Courtesy of Dutton Content continues below Courtesy of Tachyon Publications Content continues below Courtesy of Knopf Content continues below Courtesy of Penguin Books Content continues below Content continues below Courtesy of Harve st Content continues below Courtesy of Harp er Voyager Content continues below Courtesy of Ballantine Books Content continues below Courtesy of Chronicle Books Content continues below Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company Content continues below Content continues below Courtesy of Feiwel and Friends Sponsored Stories Here Are 37 Of The Coolest Gifts In 2024 Tech Finds | Sponsored37 Coolest Gi fts Nobody Would Think Of Green Discoveries - Top Gifts | Sponsored Dermatologist Says Do Not Buy Regular Bedsheets, Here's Why thegrannyblog.com | SponsoredIs Gr ounding the Secret to Beating Neuropathy? 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