With the tolling of a clock, the calendar has changed to a whole new year. While many of us look at it as a way to reinvent ourselves — new year, new me — to me it means a whole new year of discovering new voices, new ideas and new stories to take me away. 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...