31 books to put on your list for this winter and spring

Just in the first half of this year, there is such a range of new releases, from familiar names to up-and-coming new writers. I’ve made a selection of some of the books I can’t wait to read, including novels, memoir, biography and non-fiction coming out this winter and spring. This becomes a memoir of growing up, with pop culture moments as touchstone points. The Gospel of Orla, Eoghan Walls (Seven Stories Press, March 7) Debut novel from Northern Irish poet Eoghan Walls. Brown Boy, Omer Aziz (Simon & Schuster, April 4) Debut book from the very accomplished Omer Aziz — who was born to working-class Pakistani Canadian parents in Toronto.