Tanya Jain
IANSlife
2022 is almost coming to an end. We’re all catching up on our playlists for the year. But as December approaches, everyone is planning their lists for the upcoming year 2023.
Here is a list of 5 books everyone should have on their 2023 reading list!
The making of another major cinematic masterpiece by Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks, an Oscar-winning actor and author, offers a novel. This novel takes you through the making of a famous movie. Beginning in post-WWII America, Hanks takes you to the present day. Broken down into several parts and accompanied by comics, this entertaining novel deserves to be added to your list of books to read 2023.
Release date: May 9, 2023
Fourteen Days by Margaret Atwood and others
Any book by Margaret Atwood is a highly anticipated book. Fourteen Days is one of those books that is not only written by Atwood, but also by over 20 other contributors. As the pandemic has left a lasting impression on every person around the world, these authors tell you their view of the pandemic and how it has changed all of our relationships with people. Set in New York, this novel with a twist has each character written by a different author from John Grisham, Nora Roberts to others.
Release date: May 30, 2023
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Known for writing witty novels, Emily Henry is releasing another one of her feel-good novels. This story is about two exes faking a relationship in front of their friends during the holidays. If you fell in love with his characters in Beach Read or People you Meet on Vacation, you’re surely in for this one.
Release date: April 25, 2023
You Are Not Alone by Cariad Lloyd
You Are Not Alone is written by Cariad Lloyd, famed for the award-winning Griefcast podcast. As mentioned in the synopsis, “You Are Not Alone is a roadmap for all of us: for anyone who has ever felt lost in their grief, wants to help someone with theirs, or just wants to understand a little better life.”
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Although the pandemic has left us with a lot to process, this book is a way to understand how we feel and how to deal with those feelings.
Release date: January 19, 2023
Transitional by Munroe Bergdorf
The debut novel by activist and model Munroe Bergdorf, Transitional explores the process of transition by reflecting on her own journey. This book shows you the power of a community and its need to be authentic in order to live fully. Through this book, Bergdorf explores six elements of human life from gender, race, sexuality to others. Through facts from the past and the history of the genre, Bergdorf wants people to understand where she came from and see the true meaning of the genre.
Release date: February 16, 2023
(Tanya Jain, writer and design strategist)
