Psst. You probably know this little secret already, but if you don’t, I’ll let you in on one of the tips of the bibliomania crowd:
Tuesdays are the best day to shop at bookstores.
Tuesdays may also be the best day to work at a bookstore.
That’s because most books with strict on-sale dates get released on Tuesdays. So they bring a fresh flurry of excitement, a big change-up in displays, and those happy “The book you preordered is available today” phone calls and emails.
Here’s a little round up of some of the titles you might be excited to see in stores today:
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris
The Skin Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald
The Corsican Caper by Peter Mayle
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
Eight World Cups by George Vecsey
Jack of Spies by David Downing
The Son by Jo Nesbo
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee— a Look Inside North Korea by Jang Jin-Sung
Madeline 75th Anniversary Edition by Ludwig Bemelmans
We were Liars by E. Lockhart