June is jam-packed with new books! Check out some of my favorites...
An Olive Grove in Ends
Moses McKenzie
In this compelling and vivid debut, a young man growing up in the street of Bristol dreams about owning a house with a yard, but sees selling drugs as his only path to success.
Release Date May 31, 2022
Nuclear Family
Joseph Han
The Cho family hopes to franchise their restaurants in Hawaii but run into unexpected work and life obstacles when their adult son tries to cross the DMZ into North Korea.
Release Date June 7, 2022
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
In this compelling story of an Indigenous Chicano family in 1930s Denver, Luz is left to fend for herself after her brother is sent away.
Release Date June 7, 2022
Mother Ocean Father Nation
Nishant Batsha
After a coup on their small Pacific Island, a brother and sister descended from Indian indentured servants must choose to remain and face violence and racism or flee their island home.
Release Date June 7, 2022
Horse
Geraldine Brooks
Based on real racehorse, Lexington, the novel Horse comprises the parallel narratives of a young black slave in 1850s Kentucky who becomes the groom and trainer of the greatest racehorse the world has ever seen and in a present day pair consisting of a grad student a Smithsonian scientist who unexpectedly connect through their interest in the horse.
Release Date June 14, 2022
The Girls in Queens
Christine Kandic Torres
A young woman growing up in Queens struggles with leaving behind her best friend and the only life she's ever known to become a writer. Brisma's sometimes mean girl best friend Kelly reminded me of Lila in My Brilliant Friend.
Release Date June 14, 2022
Harlem Sunset
Nekesa Afia
In this sequel to Dead Dead Girls, once again set in 1930s Harlem, Louise is on the trail a new unknown foe who is targeting her and her loved ones.
Release Date June 28, 2022
The Scent of Burnt Flowers
Blitz Bazawule
A fugitive American couple flees to Ghana hoping for assistance, but find themselves in the middle of a coup and end up on a bizarre road trip with a highlife band.
Release Date June 28, 2022
