Big books for 2023
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- 28 Feb 2023
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If you’re getting next year’s reading list sorted, there are plenty of good books to choose from. But which authors are going to rise to the top of the bestseller list?
“It’s looking like it’s going to be a really good year as we have tons of great books in every area,” says Bea Carvalho, head fiction buyer at Waterstones. “There’s been a real influence of BookTok (a community within TikTok, in which people give each other recommendations) which has had a hugely positive impact on the book trade.
“Certain genres have really benefited from it, including romance, which is booming,” says Carvalho. There will also be a continuing push for diversity and recognition of authors of colour, she adds.
Here are just some of the book's experts are predicting could be big in 2023.
Romance
Happy Place by Emily Henry (Viking, Apr 27): One of the current stars of romantic fiction brings us a tale about a couple who have gone to their cottage every year to soak up the sea air with their favourite friends. But this year they are lying through their teeth, as they broke up six months ago and haven’t told anyone. Can they fake it for a week without their friends finding out?
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (Doubleday, April 6): From the international bestselling author of American Wife and Rodham comes this tale about a successful scriptwriter for a legendary TV comedy show and her long-abandoned search for love, as she falls for a pop idol.
Short stories
Old Babes In The Wood by Margaret Atwood (Chatto & Windus, March 7): The award-winning author of The Handmaid’s Tale offers this collection of 15 short stories, ranging from two best friends who disagree about their shared past to the right way to stop someone from choking.
Lifestyle
Thrifty Kitchen by Jack Monroe (Bluebird, Jan 5): Sanderson anticipates this book with money-saving recipes and home hacks will be big. “She’s a big campaigner to highlight food poverty and the plight of people on the lowest incomes.”
The Crystal Path by Georgina Easterbrook (Michael Joseph, Mar 16): With more than a million followers on TikTok, Easterbrook’s guide on how crystals can boost self-confidence and improve all aspects of your life could be big.
Manifest: Dive Deeper by Roxie Nafousi (Michael Joseph, Jan 5): The follow-up to her bestselling Manifest aims to take people deeper into their healing journey.
Thrillers
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis (Swift Press, Jan 27): In his first novel in 13 years, the bestselling author of American Psycho offers this chilling tale that tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city. Set in 1981, the story explores the emotional fabric of the 17-year-old protagonist Bret and his obsession with the killer.
A Death In The Parish by The Rev Richard Coles (Orion, June 8): If you prefer cosy crime, you may plump for the second in this genre from the celebrity vicar, which sees the return of Canon Daniel Clement trying to keep order in the village of Champton while investigating what seems like a ritualistic killing. Read More…
