Books to look forward to in 2022

Olga Dies Dreaming

by Xochitl Gonzalez

Dive into the complex family dynamics of siblings Olga and Prieto Acevedo, who are taking New York City by storm. Prieto is quickly climbing to stardom in the local politics scene, while Olga is a wedding planner, serving the city's elite.

Their lives are turned upside down when their radical activist mother, Blanca, returns to the rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood where the kids grew up. With their mother back in town, the siblings must revisit their family's past in order to forge a new future.

Available starting January 4

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?

by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn.

Yinka, a 30-something-year-old Oxford-educated British-Nigerian woman, simply wants to find love, but her love life is a bit of a (relatable) disaster. Meddling aunties constantly asking 'Yinka, where is your husband?', a successful career, and an upcoming family wedding on the horizon. Can Yinka open up to love, or will she lose herself in the process.

Available January 18

Sisters of Night and Fog

by Erika Robuck

Set in World War II, Virginia d'Albert-Lake makes the decision to stay in occupied-France with her husband. Violette Szabo is dead-set on fighting the Nazis. As the two navigate resistance, they are brought together at Ravensbrück concentration camp.

Available March 1

The Book of Cold Cases

by Simone St. James

Shea Collins escaped an abduction as a child and now, as an adult, she runs a true crime website. Beth Greer was suspected of killing two men with the same gun in 1977, but was acquitted. When the two meet by chance, Shea asks for an interview. Shea begins to meet Beth regularly at her mansion. Within the home, odd things begin to happen, and as Shea grows closer to Beth, she is positive that something isn't right.

Available March 15

Circle Way: A Daughter's Memoir, a Writer's Journey Home

by Mary Ann Hogan

The late Mary Ann Hogan reflects on a life of letters and her relationship to her late father, Bill Hogan, well-known literary editor at The Chronicle in San Francisco. Circle Way is a bittersweet memoir of a father, daughter and a prominent California family. At the heart of the story, journalist Mary Ann grapples with identity, family, terminal illness and the creative calling. Sifting through her father's notebooks after his death, Mary Ann discovers a man whose unrealized dreams echo her own. This is a moving exploration of literature, family and history illustrated with Bill Hogan's original sketches and watercolors.

Available February 15