Aardvark Book Club is a monthly book subscription box (in both the U.S. & Canada) in which members choose up to 3 hardcover books. In addition to past months’ selections, Aardvark provides 4-5 newly published books to choose from each month. You can also discuss the books with other members in the Aardvark app.
As the end of the month approaches, Aardvark Book Club starts posting hints for their upcoming month’s selection. While the type of hints changes from month-to-month, they remain fun to follow along with. I typically make guesses as to what books they will be in my Instagram stories, but I thought I would also share them here.
Aardvark tried a little something new this month for hints – AI-created hints. So if you see a wacky picture for each book, it is that hint. The second line of images for each hint are fun little posts made after Aardvark released February’s books.
Hint # 1
Liar, Dreamer, Thief
Maria Dong
A young woman’s carefully constructed fantasy world implodes in this brilliantly conceived novel that blurs distinctions between right and wrong, comedy and tragedy, imagination and reality. Katrina Kim may be broke, the black sheep of her family, and slightly unhinged, but she isn’t a stalker. Her obsession with her co-worker, Kurt, is just one of many coping mechanisms—like her constant shape and number rituals, or the way scenes from her favorite children’s book bleed into her vision whenever she feels anxious or stressed.
Publication Date: January 10, 2023
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Tags: Debut Novel & Thriller
Hint # 2
The Dream Builders
Oindrila Mukherjee
Written from the perspectives of ten different characters, Oindrila Mukherjee’s incisive debut novel explores class divisions, gender roles, and stories of survival within a society that is constantly changing and becoming increasingly Americanized. It’s a story about India today, and people impacted by globalization everywhere: a tale of ambition, longing, and bitter loss that asks what it really costs to try and build a dream.
Publication Date: January 10, 2023
Publisher: Tin House Books
Tags: Debut & Literary Fiction
Hint # 3
The Sweet Spot
Amy Poppel
In the heart of Greenwich Village, three women form an accidental sorority when a baby—belonging to exactly none of them—lands on their collective doorstep. Lauren and her family—lucky bastards—have been granted the use of a spectacular brownstone, teeming with history and dizzyingly unattractive 70s wallpaper. Adding to the home’s bohemian, grungy splendor is the bar occupying the basement, a (mostly) beloved dive called The Sweet Spot.
Publication Date: January 31, 2023
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Tags: Contemporary Fiction, Humorous, & Includes a Dog
Hint # 4
A Half-Baked Murder
Emily George
Combining French luxury and THC, Baked by Chloe will take pot brownies to another level. That is, until a creepy past acquaintance rehashes old drama and shockingly turns up dead—landing Aunt Dawn as the number one murder suspect. Now, alongside her closest confidants, a stunned Chloe must alternate between budding entrepreneur and amateur sleuth to clear her aunt’s name, open the best bakery in town, and weed out the real culprit from a list of unsettling suspects!
Publication Date: February 21, 2023
Publisher: Kensington
Tags: Debut, Series Debut, & Mystery
Hint # 5
The House of Eve
Sadeqa Johnson
From the award winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal. 1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising a daughter.
Publication Date: February 7, 2023
Publisher:
Tags: Historical Fiction, Romance, & Coming-of-Age
