Book releases 2024: From RuPaul to Salman Rushdie - BBC News

Britney, Stephen King and Chigozie Obioma also have new books coming out in the next 12 months.

29 December 2023Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rushdie was attacked at an event in New York in August 2022By Emma SaundersCulture reporterThe dead days between Christmas and New Year are often the perfect time to cosy up and indulge in a good book. But before you do, let us tempt you with a taster of what's to come in the new year - from celebrity memoirs to heavy hitters, exciting debuts to fantasy fiction, we've got you covered.

Where else to start but with Salman Rushdie's Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder. The renowned author recounts the horrific attack which caused both physical and emotional trauma, including leaving him blind in one eye. 16 April, Penguin Random House.

Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia writer, is also sharing a recent traumatic experience with his book, Shattered, about the fall he suffered at the end of 2022 which left him paralysed. 31 October, Hamish Hamilton.

From the celebrity world, The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul will chronicle the first 40 years of the star's life before he co-created Drag Race. "I'm so excited and so anxious at the same time, because I reveal so much of myself," he posted in a video on Instagram. 5 March, Fourth Estate.

Britney Spears has also teased a second volume of her revelatory 2023 memoir, The Woman In Me. The pop singer revealed the news on Instagram but there's no publication date as yet.

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