Reader's Forecast

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Grab your umbrellas, weather radios, and ghost traps because, not only is there a deluge headed our way in this forecast, there is a ghost haunting us. Ghost author or ghost writer? Perhaps it’s better not to ask it as it lurks in this episode and brings a bonus novel it wrote. Catch the ghost before the rains finish falling in this week’s Reader’s Forecast!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 5 May 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) Homebound by Portian Elan *

2) At Sea by Y. M. Abel-Magied

3) Good News by Alexa Yasemin Brahme *

4) John of John by Douglas Stuart

5) Shards of Silence by Brian Young Lee

6) The Girl with a Thousand Face by Sunyi Dean

7) The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung

8) Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen

9) Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel

Bonus: a mystery novel written by a mysterious deceased author

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Spring ushers in new flowers — queerly growing from books! If that isn’t strange enough, there is a science fiction novel that goes off all dystopian on this couple of 40 years partnered and a humorous lit fit will drop the mic for all time! Two debut authors bring the storms while established authors bring the calm. Tune down with me in this week’s Reader’s Forecast to enjoy the temperate climate with these delightful reads!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 28 April 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) The Original by Priya Parmar

2) The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva

3) Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu *

4) We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune

5) How to Fake it In Sociaety by KJ Charles

6) A Queer Inheritance by Michael Hall

7) Liar’s Dice by Juliet Faithfull *

8) Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic by Patricia Park

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A space spy, a food journalist, and a faerie anthropologist walk into a bar… is probably not a good joke to be telling, but it makes for a heck of a hook! Where space operas, romantasies, and beachie murder mysteries collide is a forecast for the week of 21 April 2026 — promising to be full of adventure, danger, thrills, murder, and romance. Join Sam Vacik for this week’s most interesting book finds in this episode of Reader’s Forecast! Mayhaps, one of these books will find you.

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 21 April 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1)The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen

2) The Language of Liars by S. L. Huang

3) Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew

4) The Bush Tea Murder by Ashley-Ruth Bernier.

5) Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell

6) Thistlemarch by Morose Corrigan

7) Aphrodite in Pieces by Lauren J. A. Bear

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Cozy romantasy, curious historical fiction, and humorous litfic ring in the new week, but trouble brews as the week gives way to a book storm steeped with mystery, horror, and dual-timeline fantasy novels! Will our heroes this week find love, brave time, or solve the mystery before it’s too late? Find out if one of these 8 books is for you in this week’s Reader’s Forecast!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 14 April 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe *

2) A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia *

3) Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein

4) The Left and the Lucky by Willy Vlautin

4) Porcupines by Fran Fabriczki *

5) Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds

6) City of the Muse by Kate Hilton

7) The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe *

8) Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

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Tumbling into this week’s Reader’s Forecast arrives four debut authors amidst bestsellers! Whether the book is being beset by book witches in a fantasy, exploring the sadness of small appliances, or subtly folding space, there is a genre for anyone and everyone. Join me in exploration of mystery, historical fantasy, a biography, and more as you relax and unwind with this episode featuring mostly cozy fiction!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 7 April 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han

2) Guilt: A Mystery by Keigo Higashino

3) Labor: One Woman’s Work by Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari

4) Like This, But Funnier by Hallie Cantor

5) The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

6) The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon

7) The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu

8) My Dear You: Stories by Rachel Khong

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Do you enjoy the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and history? Have you ever read a novel where these genres blend together? There’s a new book out this week that blends all three, which perhaps should be call Historical Science Fantasy or HiSciFa. This episode features science fiction, fantasy, historical fantasy, historical science fiction, and blends thereof — some of which have a dash of romance. Tune into this episode to find out if any of these books is for you!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 31 March 2026

A Few Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) The Celestial Seas by T. A. Chan *

2) This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

3) Where No Shadow Stays by Sarah Hashem

4) Starside by Alex Aster

5) Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton

6) The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula (Historical Fantasy) *

7) Oathbound by Tracy Devon (Fantasy)

8) Tested by Anna Monders (SciFi)

9) A Crime Through Time by Amelia Blackwell *

10) The Last Labyrinth by Gwendolyn Womack (Fantasy)

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Every so often there is a week filled with horror… novels, that is! For our horror, thriller, and suspense enthusiasts out there, this week is full of interesting thrills, but don’t take my word for it.

Check out this week’s must reads, including some literary fiction, short stories, and romance to lighten the end of this week’s Reader’s Forecast!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 24 March 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) The Cellar Below the Cellar: A Folk Story Horror Novella by Ivy Grimes

2) Robbie McNeil’s Hit List by Briana Heath *

3) Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

4) Two Kinds of Strange (Eddie Flinn #9) by Steve Cavanagh

5) Seasons of Glass & Iron by Amal El-Mohtar

6) The Free Verse Society by Delali Adjoa +

7) Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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Get ready for a turbulent week as this week’s Reader’s Forecast features a week starting with dark and deep nonfiction, eventually giving way to sunny, warm literary fiction. This week’s got a book for all, whether you’re a searcher of history, a lover of horror, a witch with a twitch, or an explorer of the stars. Stay tuned and see if one of this week’s books is for you!

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 17 March 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1. Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age by Ibram X. Kendi
2. Under Water by Tara Menon *
3. The Monroe Girls by Antoine Volodine
4. Only Spell Deep by Ava Morgyn
5. Children of Strife (Book 4 of the Children of Time series) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
6. Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg

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Let’s play a game: Historical or Fictional! What is the genre of each of this week's new releases? Take a guess and listen in as the host reads 7 newly released book covers front-to-back to find out. Who knows? You may discover a new book for your reading pleasure.

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited. All books were selected by the host for inclusion in this podcast. URLS for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon — under construction).

Publishing Week: 10 March 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) A Scandal in Konisberb by Christopher Clark

2) Fatherland by Victoria Shorr

3) No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

4) Indigenous Citizens by Paul C. Rosier

5) Nonesuch by Francis Spufford

6) Safe Passage by Evelyn I

7) Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian*

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Variety, genres, and authors — oh my! This week’s episode features 8 must-read books ranging from fantasy to history, from established to debut authors. Stay tuned for an exploration of books taking us where no one has read before.

This podcast was not sponsored nor elicited . All books were selected by the host. URLs for the books in this episode will be included on www.readersforecast.com (soon).

Publishing Week: 2 March 2026

Major Retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author:

1) Wild People Quiet by Tara Gereaux

2) The Politician by Tim Sullivan

3) Days of Love and Rage by Anand Gopal

4) Her Hidden Fire by Cliodhna O'Sullivan

6) Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser (debut)

7) Reproductive Wrongs by Sarah Ruden

8) Lies We Tell About the Stars by Susie Nadler