For Your Consideration: June 2023 LibraryReads Titles

Download, read, and vote for your favorite June titles for the June 2023 LibraryReads list!

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ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby
9781250831910 | 6/6/23
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“In this superb thriller from Anthony Award winner Cosby (RAZORBLADE TEARS), Titus Crown, the first Black sheriff of Charon County, Va., is investigating a high school shooting that leaves a history teacher and his killer dead… The hard-edged storytelling is supplemented by richly developed characters, especially Titus and his family, and Cosby elegantly layers his narrative over Virginia’s racial history, giving the proceedings uncommon emotional depth. This is easily the author’s strongest work to date.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

THE ARCHIVE UNDYING by Emma Mieko Candon
9781250821546 | 6/27/23
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“AI divinities and war machines provide the perfect setting for the characters to grapple with physical and mental upheaval and find strength in each other. The action-packed finale mixes mech battles with equally dramatic personal revelations. Will appeal to readers who like their giant robots paired with explorations of emotional intimacy and moving forward after trauma. A good purchase for large SFF collections.”–Library Journal

THE FIRST BRIGHT THING by J. R. Dawson
9781250805546 | 6/13/23
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“Dawson’s debut is haunting, employing themes of gaslighting, trauma, and war, which are woven through dual points of view and multiple timelines. Judaism plays a role as well, both in the faith of the characters and through parallels of persecution. Dawson mashes up history, fantasy, and the magic of the circus in an emotionally immersive, character-driven story.”–Library Journal, starred review

MADDALENA AND THE DARK by Julia Fine
9781250867872 | 6/13/23
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“Fine (THE UPSTAIRS HOUSE) beguiles with this decadent tale of desire set in 18th-century Venice… Fine delivers a masterly exploration of the shifting power dynamics of the protagonists’ relationship, particularly as Maddalena’s devotion to Luisa curdles into obsession. With the alluring Venice backdrop, this will frighten and captivate in equal measure.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

MAEVE FLY by CJ Leede
9781250857859 | 6/6/23
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“Leede’s bloody and gory debut will make readers clutch their metaphorical pearls in the best way possible. Horror fans who enjoy villain-origin stories, social commentary, terrifying female characters, and unreliable narrators will devour each deliciously morbid and shocking page.”–Booklist, starred review

NIGHT WILL FIND YOU by Julia Heaberlin
9781250877079 | 6/20/23
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“Vivvy Bouchet may be an astrophysicist, but years ago she used her psychic skills to save the life of a child. Now that child is full grown and a cop, and he’s desperate for her second-sight help in solving a still-newsworthy cold case involving a kidnapped girl. From the author of the internationally best-selling BLACK-EYED SUSANS.”–Library Journal Pre Pub Alert

NIGHT’S EDGE by Liz Kerin
9781250835673 | 6/20/23
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A sun-drenched novel about the darkest secrets we hide and how monstrous we can be to the ones we love most.