Here are my recommendations for 2022 releases that I’ve read this year, along with info as to which bingo prompts they fulfill for the New Releaseathon!
*NEW RELEASEATHON INFO*
#NewReleaseathon2022
DATES:
August 1-31
Live Show/Sprint Dates:
August 13, 2 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Reija, Kristen, and Angela
August 20, 2 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Rachel and Reija
August 26, 7 PM (ET/GMT-4) with Angela, Rachel, and Kristen
You can use the timezone converter here, to check the times in your location:
https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter
HOSTS:
Kristen @Kristenelle – SFF Reader
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKN80Sj69c
Rachel @R. K. Stumblingbear
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzuoy3CGRko
Shannon @That’s So Poe
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=861nAvQpOk8
Reija @The Book Finch
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjeoJu-z064
Angela @Literature Science Alliance
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2o1tOkaIQo
New Releaseathon Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBBM19Uo6HKsiIXhJQtmfN3vWCChpEm4N
BINGO BOARD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iXqXxaAVYeAOsYx4AXZuX_1TBR8VU9oP/view?usp=sharing
BINGO BOARD PROMPTS:
-book you have not heard about – (Hard mode: indie published)
-disabled/neurodivergent author (Hard mode: intersectional)
-short story (Hard mode: an entire anthology or collection)
-translated (Hard mode: women author & translator)
-novella (Hard mode: not Tordotcom)
-title without articles (a/an/the) (Hard mode: title is just one word)
-entire magazine (Hard mode: pick a magazine you’ve never read before)
-BIPOC author (Hard mode: at least 40% of your reads are BIPOC authors)
-genre bender (Hard mode: more than two genres bended)
-new to you author (Hard mode: start of a series)
-favorite author (Hard mode: make a playlist to go with the book and share it!)
-sequel (Hard mode: series ender)
-LGBTQ+ rep (Hard mode: less-represented queer identities (not L or G) )
-non-USA author (Hard mode: author is from Global South)
-debut (Hard mode: self-published author)
-host rec (Hard mode: not your usual genre)
Note: Any 2022 release counts, and a single book can be used for multiple prompts
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Page & Sommers series by Cat Sebastian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXqhcFYWnh8
BOOKS MENTIONED
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60222807-legends-lattes
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693432-all-the-horses-of-iceland
Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossein
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693398-kundo-wakes-up
“A Record of Our Meeting with the Grand Faerie Lord of Vast Space and Its Great Possibilities, Revised” by A.T. Greenblatt
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-record-of-our-meeting-with-the-grand-faerie-lord-of-vast-space-and-its-great-mysteries-revised/
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57468730-witchlings
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43605178-maizy-chen-s-last-chance
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58210343-golden-girl
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58437699-ain-t-burned-all-the-bright
The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45302789-the-missing-page
Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44785311-hither-page
The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55566666-the-siren-of-sussex
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55297669-love-other-disasters
Black Love Matters ed. by Jessica Pryde
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57926133-black-love-matters
CONTENT WARNINGS
Legends & Lattes: prejudice, sexual harassment/stalking, injury, fire
All the Horses of Iceland: animal violence/death, slavery
Kundo Wakes Up: male gaze, stalking, infidelity, illness, addiction, suicide
“A Record of Our Meeting with the Grand Faerie Lord of Vast Space and Its Great Possibilities, Revised”: getting lost
Witchlings: bullying, injury, murder, death of a family member, child neglect/abuse, discrimination, worker exploitation
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance: racism, fire, violence, injury, illness, death of a family member
Golden Girl: illness, family separation, imprisonment
Ain’t Burned All the Bright: police brutality, murder, pandemic, illness
The Missing Page: homophobia, illness, death, mental health issues
The Siren of Sussex: racism, poverty, colonialism, suicide, sexual harassment & assault
Love & Other Disasters: transphobia, misgendering, injury
Black Love Matters: racism, sexism, microaggressions, systemic inequality
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