You thought you were going to relax this weekend, but there are dragons to train, murders to solve, alien worlds to explore, rare books to bid on and a picket line to walk. The Pulse is kicking it into high gear — and we’re already booked.
Graduate … Or Die!
Bestseller Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is Harry Potter meets The Dragon Riders of Pern when Violet Sorrengail is forced into the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College to become a dragon rider. There’s only one way out — if you can keep from getting incinerated. The sequel, Iron Flame, isn’t out until November and it’s already a no. 1 new release on Amazon.
Golden Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
Nothing goes better with summer travel than an immersive audiobook, and BookTrib has some out-of-this-world sci-fi and fantasy recs for your listening pleasure. You know they’re going to be good; the narrators were crowned Golden Voices by AudioFile.
Colson Whitehead Does It Again:
When you have a couple of Pulitzers on your shelf, what do you do for an encore? How about a fast, fresh and sneaky sequel to your crime novel triptych Harlem Shuffle, called Crook Manifesto?
Coming Attraction:
J. Luke Bennecke’s next tautly written thriller is a mere month away. Unlocked memories of a terrifying past life propel John Bastian to figure out who he was — and find the man who murdered him in Echo From the Bayou. Memory returns August 8.
Ghost of a Chance:
When Shawn M. Warner penned Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor, he had no idea he’d become a TikTok star or an internationally bestselling author. An orphaned sleuth and a ghost with a personality disorder take on organized crime in this haunting and hilarious mystery.
Unions Unite:
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher made it clear on Thursday that unions stand together. In spite of pressure from studio heads, the actors’ union voted to strike in support of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. If you missed her fiery speech, catch it here.
Charlie Watts’s First Editions:
Late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts collected rare first editions of spectacular books, and Christies will have them up for sale this fall. This might be your chance to grab the 20th century’s greatest authors, including Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Graham Greene, George Orwell and James Joyce.
Still Bullish on Hemingway:
Speaking of Ernest Hemingway, 100 years later his classic novel, The Sun Also Rises, is still luring adventure seekers to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
