{"id":1018,"date":"2023-12-07T14:29:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:29:51","slug":"our-most-anticipated-reads-of-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/our-most-anticipated-reads-of-2024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our most anticipated reads of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The end of 2023 marks the beginning of a new year of incredible books to delve into!
Scroll down to read about the VERVE team\u2019s most anticipated reads being released in 2024:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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SARAH<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/small_hours.png” title_text=”small_hours” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Small Hours<\/em> by Bobby Palmer<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”small hours text” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” border_color_bottom=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]

Bobby Palmer\u2019s debut novel Isaac and The Egg<\/em> was an unexpected favourite for me in 2023. I came across it in a local bookshop and was intrigued when I learned that Bobby had grown up in the same town as me. What followed as an incredibly hilarious, tender and insightful story of processing grief and life after loss. I\u2019ve since recommended Isaac and The Egg<\/em> to 10+ friends who have all read and were equally moved by it \u2013 it’s the ultimate crowd pleaser. With such a strong start to his writing career, I\u2019m absolutely itching to get my hands on a copy of Bobby\u2019s next novel, Small Hours<\/em><\/strong> which hits the shelves next spring. From the semi-ambiguous blurb, the story looks to centre on an intergenerational family with dysfunctional relationships \u2013 and a fox of all things. All I know with certainty is that I\u2019ll be heading straight to the bookshop come March to nab myself a (hopefully signed!) copy.<\/p>\n

Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ admin_label=”Ellie” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ellie.png” title_text=”ellie” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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Private Rites <\/em><\/strong>by Julia Armfield<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I can\u2019t wait for Julia Armfield\u2019s sophomore novel, Private Rites<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>, which is due out next June. It\u2019s billed as \u2018King Lear <\/em>meets Station Eleven<\/em>\u2019 (immediately sold!) and follows three estranged sisters \u2013 Isla, Irene and Agnes \u2013 as they navigate queer love and faith in the wake of their elusive father\u2019s death. The blurb hints at a futuristic setting in which the elements have reclaimed the earth, \u2018the lands have reshaped themselves\u2019 and the end of the world draws near. As with Armfield\u2019s debut, Our Wives Under the Sea<\/a><\/em><\/span> (which was itself a captivating mix of horror, queer romance and domestic thriller), Private Rites <\/em>is sure to blend genres, blur the lines of what\u2019s real and imagined and defy all expectations. I\u2019ve already got my copy on pre-order!<\/p>\n

Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ admin_label=”Lisa” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lisa_small.png” title_text=”lisa_small” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

LISA<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/night_alphabet.png” title_text=”night_alphabet” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

The Night Alphabet <\/em><\/strong>by Joelle Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I was lucky enough to read an early manuscript in my previous job and was immediately captivated and can\u2019t wait to get my hands on the finished hardback in February. It is a visceral and bold novel from award-winning poet Joelle Taylor, told in interweaved stories, rich in language and imagery, which moves across time and continents. The novel takes the reader from 19th<\/sup> Century coal mines in Lancashire, to a futuristic Hackney and a gay bar in the US, to a genetic modification factory, as one woman traces the history behind the genesis of each of her tattoos. It is an extraordinarily vivid and important novel in its exploration of violence against women and feels so completely fresh and original.<\/p>\n

Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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DEMI<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/faebound.png” title_text=”faebound” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Saara El-Arifi is the bestselling author of The Final Strife<\/a><\/em><\/span> series and is back with an even more exhilarating trilogy, with Faebound<\/a><\/em><\/span> kicking it off. I came across this book during a TikTok scroll and ran to add it to my Goodreads in preparation for January 2024. It follows a pair of Elvish sisters that are cast out from their tribe, forcing them into a terrifying wilderness where they discover the Fae in their history books are in fact not extinct but very much alive. Think A Court of Thorns and Roses<\/a><\/em><\/span> by Sarah J. Maas but make it queer and set in an Afro-Arabic inspired world. El- Arifi has a talent for creating well thought-out settings, detailed and believable magic systems and excellent character dynamics. This book is a win for the sapphic romantasy lovers!<\/p>\n

Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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SOFIA<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/timeoftheflies.png” title_text=”timeoftheflies” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Time of the Flies<\/em> by Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m super excited about the upcoming release of Time of the Flies<\/em> by Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro, author of the best-selling novel Elena Knows<\/a><\/em><\/span>. Pi\u00f1eiro is renowned for her gripping crime novels and has won multiple international prizes including the LiBeraturpreis. Scheduled for release in August, Time of the Flies <\/em>delves into themes of culpability, fallibility and the complex responsibilities that bind women together. It follows the life of In\u00e9s, who is released from prison fifteen years after killing her husband\u2019s lover. As she endeavours to rebuild her life, In\u00e9s embarks on an unconventional venture with an old friend \u2013 MMM, a business specialising in private investigation for women. Things takes an unexpected turn when a client enlists the duo’s unique set of skills, fuelled by their criminal pasts. Judging by the depth and intricacy showcased in Pi\u00f1eiro’s earlier works, Time of the Flies<\/em> promises to be a compelling read. I can\u2019t wait to get my hands on it!<\/p>\n

Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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