10 Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Coming Soon in Stores

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In 2021, readers will be able to see and read a variety of book novelties. Unfortunately, some of them could have seen the light much earlier, but due to the pandemic, the publication of many publications was postponed. But during the lockdown the writers worked tirelessly. Therefore, one should hope that new works of favorite authors, both domestic and foreign, will appear on the shelves of bookstores very soon. Publishers are already compiling premiere calendars, and readers are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to add to their libraries.

Dmitry Bykov, "Fighter"

A new novel by Dmitry Bykov is expected to be released in April, completing the trilogy of I-novels. Let us remind that the writer has already published a trilogy of O-novels, the title of each of which began with “O”, and “The Fighter” will end the second cycle with “I”. "The Fighter" is a novel not only about "Stalin's falcons" and the complexities of life. As the writer himself said, he is about "the Soviet Tower of Babel, on the ruins of which we all now live."

Andrey Rubanov, "The Mahogany Man"

In February, the novel of the laureate of many literary prizes and awards, Andrei Rubanov, will be published. The author himself called his new work adventurous, fantastic and adventurous at the same time, but it is based on a real fact that took place back in the first half of the 18th century, when all the statues and sculptures were taken out of Orthodox churches. The events of "The Man of the Mahogany" take place today and make you think about very serious things.

Sean Bytell, Seven Types of Book Buyers

The third book of the owner of the largest Scottish second-hand bookstore will be published in the spring. The first two books of this author - "Diary of a Bookseller" and "Notes of a Bookseller" - became bestsellers, and therefore we can safely predict the success of the third work, in which the author tried to divide book buyers into types in an ironic recognizable manner, based on his 20 years of experience. work in the bookselling.

Guzel Yakhina, "Echelon to Samarkand"

In March, another historical novel by Guzel Yakhina will be published. It will focus on saving children from the starving Volga region in 1923. And it is also about destinies and mirages, rigidity and hope, the search for oneself, pity and compassion. And in general - about the country and the people.

Joel Dicker, Riddle of Number 622

Joel Dicker's new novel, scheduled for release in February or March, promises to be just as exciting as the author's previous works. In The Riddle of Number 622, readers will uncover a mysterious crime that took place many years ago in a luxury hotel in the mountains of Switzerland.

Vladimir Sorokin, "Doctor Garin"

At the end of autumn, the novel by Vladimir Sorokin about the hero of the famous novel by the writer "Snowstorm", which was written 10 years ago and was recognized by the jury of the Super-NOS prize as the book of the decade, will be published by Vladimir Sorokin. In "Doctor Garin" the main character will go to a distant village to vaccinate against a virus imported from Bolivia.

Richard Osman, Thursday Murder Club

In September, detective lovers will meet with the debut novel of the famous British comedian, producer and BBC presenter. According to the publishers, the book by Richard Osman, despite a very sad beginning, least of all disposes of despondency, because it is about love of life in all its manifestations. And the novel is so exciting that it is simply impossible to tear yourself away from it from the first to the last page. In the UK, it has already been recognized as the best-selling debut novel.

Keith Grenville, The Secret River

At the beginning of summer, Russian readers will be able to familiarize themselves with the book, which has long been recognized as a modern classic in the author's homeland, and in 2006 it became one of the Booker Prize finalists, having previously received all the major literary awards in Australia. Keith Grenville's novel about the history and opposition of European and Australian cultures.

Yaa Gyasi, "Transcendent Kingdom"

The novel is expected to be published in August from the author, whose books have long been recognized worldwide. Her debut work was included in the BBC's "100 Books That Changed the World" rating, the second was recognized as a bestseller by the New York Times and the leader of Amazon. The story of a girl going through a crisis in the family will make the reader, along with the main character, go through a series of not too pleasant discoveries in order to see how a person can find himself, find his place in life and learn to understand people.

Yana Wagner, "The Tunnel"

In the fall, and maybe even in the winter, a novel by the author of "Vongozero" will be published, based on which the series "Epidemic" was shot, appreciated by the king of horrors Stephen King. It is known that Yana Wagner's new work is a disaster novel about people trapped in a car tunnel under the Moscow River. Simultaneously with the book, work is underway on the script for the future series based on it.

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