In the Winter 2022 Book Preview (Ep. 102), Catherine (Gilmore Guide to Books) and I shared our most anticipated books set to release January – March 2022 (with one early April release). Today, we’re giving an update on the books we shared in the Winter Preview — now that we’ve had the chance to read them.

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Highlights * Sarah’s and Catherine’s Winter 2022 reading stats and success rates. * How their success rates compare to Fall 2021 and Winter 2021. * Sarah talks about the key to her tremendous reading success lately. * Their Best and Worst picks from the Winter 2022 Book Preview episode.

Winter 2022 Books Read Before the Preview [2:54] Sarah’s Picks:

• Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor (February 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:24]
• I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg (January 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [5:11]

Catherine’s Picks:

• Honor by Thrity Umrigar (January 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [4:34]
• No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib (January 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [7:01]

Winter 2022 Circle Back [8:08] January

Sarah’s Pick:

• Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho (January 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:08]

Catherine’s Picks:

• To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara (January 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:35]
• The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk (January 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [17:49]
• Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (January 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:34]

February

Sarah’s Picks:

• What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris (February 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [15:11]
• Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak (February 15) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:03]
• Fake by Erica Katz (February 22) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:52]

Catherine’s Pick:

• Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (February 8) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:32]

March

Sarah’s Pick:

• Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor (March 8) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:57]

Catherine’s Picks:

• One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle (March 1) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:13]
• Dilettante by Dana Brown (March 22) | Buy from Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:38]

April

Sarah’s Pick:

• Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow (April 5) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:58]

Other Books Mentioned * The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald [3:33] * The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott [24:19] * American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld [24:25] * Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka [24:49] * The Boys’ Club by Erica Katz [28:05] * Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger [37:32] * The Bright Lands by John Fram [38:30] * Never Simple by Liz Scheier [40:45]

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Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.