At the start of each month we take a nostalgic look back at the new releases of the past and the books we’ve loved over the last five decades. The year is flying by and spring is in the air as we move into April, and now it’s time for another look back over 50 years of literature with five decades of April releases.
Maybe you read some of these as they were released, or maybe we can offer some inspiration for the TBR today. Here are fifty years of April releases.
April 2007
City of Bones – Cassandra Clare
The Mortal Instruments series is huge with fans and it all started in April 2007 when the first book in the series, City of Bones was released. Meet the Shadowhunters in one of the most thrilling YA fantasy series of the 21st Century.
April 1997
The Harlequin Tea Set – Agatha Christie
The Harlequin Tea Set is a collection of nine short stories by Agatha Christie put together posthumously from a collection of her works. It was first published on 14th April 1997.
April 1987
Einstein’s Monsters – Martin Amis
The subject of nuclear warfare was hot in the 1980s and there was lots of fiction written around the subject. One such book is a collection of short stories from Martin Amis, five short stories all on the subject of nuclear weapons, first published on April 30th 1987.
April 1977
Bridge to Terabithia – Katherine Paterson
This magical tale was a favourite, passed around the class during my childhood. Two unlikely friends create a fantasy world where they reign as king and queen in a story that is still popular today.
April 1967
The Outsiders – S. E Hinton
It’s the 50th anniversary year of The Outsiders this year, published in April 1967 the novel has cult status and is as popular today as when it was published, 50 years ago.
This month offered quite the selection, and we hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane. We’ll be back next month with another fifty years of literature.
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