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GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOKUM BUZZ, KATIE KITAMURA & MORE
Emily Henry, Tina Knowles, Best Man
Kyle Colley
April 22, 2025
Happy Pub Day!
One thing I love about traveling is that you get to walk into airport bookstores… whoever came up with that idea, you are a genius my friend.
 Spotted: Friend of Bookum Sharon McMahon |  Always a magical place |
Anyways, the Bookum Buzz is back!
Check out our latest Author Talks podcast with author & historian Randy Mills on his newest book "As If By Magic: The Story of Larry Bird's Indiana High School Basketball Days."
If you are a hoops fan, you don't want to miss this one. Just in time for the NBA!
The Tale of the Table:
📚 Katie Kitamura
📺 New Best Man Book
📖 Release Day!
This Week On Bookum:
As you know, our Bookum pick for April is Audition by Katie Kitamura (The book is phenomenal—please get your copy)!
Katie Kitamura is joining the Bookum Club on April 29th, live on the app!
It should be an absolutely phenomenal conversation about storytelling, themes from the book, and her career as a writer.
The book is so good, so please make sure to join us for what will be a great conversation.
Our guest host of the conversation will be Readwithneleh (Helen).
Download Bookum and join us on Tuesday!
This Week in The Book World:
It started as a movie (two to be exact), then a TV show, and now it's becoming a book series!
It was recently announced that Malcolm Lee's esteemed Best Man series is being developed into a book, with the wonderful author Jayne Allen at the helm.
The first book will be called "The Best Man: Unfinished Business" and is set to be released July 1st next year!
Here’s what Malcolm had to say about the book:
“Over 25 years, we’ve watched The Best Man characters grow. And even though I thought their stories ended with The Final Chapters, they keep returning, revealing new layers of story and depth. This series offers a deeper dive into their inner worlds, allowing their next chapters to unfold in a way only a novel can. Sharing these new stories with longtime fans while introducing them to new audiences in a fresh medium is truly exciting. It’s both a continuation and a new beginning. I couldn’t be more thrilled to take fans old and new along for the ride.”
For fans of the franchise, expect more twists, turns, and romance!
You can learn more here at Blavity:
This Week in Publishing:
Some days in publishing, you get a remarkable number of Great Big Beautiful Releases—and today is one of them!
Emily Henry's highly anticipated new novel Great Big Beautiful Life is out. At this point, Henry needs no introduction—her books are always romantic, fresh, witty, and unique.
We also have a brand new memoir from the mother of Cowboy Carter, Lemonade, and Renaissance artist Beyoncé, Tina Knowles.
Some people have exceptional life stories, and Tina's has captured the hearts and minds of so many! New book “Matriarch” is out today!
Other great releases today include:
Add all these books to your Bookum TBR!
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Happy Reading!
See you next week!
Footnotes (Aka other articles we are reading and Bookum content):
booktubers choose what i read for a week ☀️ book besties in texas, book shopping + haul - https://youtu.be/o7zLqr4-pqE?si=dF31uKJx2Sx56ibn
The Death of Personal Taste in Books - According to Alina https://youtu.be/eMaMJulLVMw?si=oX9GHZxDgZKbsKVZ
