This collection of dazzling debuts is sure to wow you–from a YA novel about a teen preparing for her sister’s Shaadi, to a cozy mystery about amateur pregnant sleuths, to a coming-of-age story set on the idyllic Aegean coast, and more, you’re sure to find something that strikes your fancy here!
PRIMA FACIE BY SUZIE MILLER
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“Miller’s narrative more than succeeds as an impassioned piece of advocacy that illuminates the tilted playing field facing sexual assault survivors… Miller provides plenty of food for thought.”–Publishers Weekly
SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW BY AURORA ASCHER
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“A woman with the gift of prophecy falls in love with a monster in this…romantic fantasy from Ascher… Ascher’s worldbuilding is fascinating.”–Publishers Weekly
HOLIDAY COUNTRY BY INCI ATREK
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“Atrek gloriously portrays the seaside setting, and she expertly explores the crackling tension between mother and daughter. This finely rendered debut heralds the arrival of a smart, bold voice.”–Publishers Weekly
THE EXPECTANT DETECTIVES BY KAT AILES
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“Full of charming characters, including Alice’s goofy dog, this fast-paced, original cozy is great fun. A sequel would be welcome.”–Publishers Weekly
DEAD IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA BY VENITA BLACKBURN
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“Blackburn is an excellent prose stylist…[and her] bold and formally inventive debut novel…[is an] ambitious effort.”–Publishers Weekly
THE LONGEST AUTUMN BY AMY AVERY
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A spellbinding fantasy about a human who gets trapped with the god of Autumn, who brings with him life-threatening danger and a forbidden romance.
CONFRONTATIONS BY SIMONE ANTANGANA BEKONO
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A story that captures the paradoxical demands society makes on Black women, the way communities, schools, and the prison system perpetuate racism, and the cost of Black female defiance.
ARYA KHANNA’S BOLLYWOOD MOMENT BY ARUSHI AVACHAT
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“Readers who pick up this debut…will wish for some masala chai and chaat and then put on a Bollywood number and dance, inspired by the sheer fun of it all. Lovable, frothy, and happy-making.”–Kirkus Reviews
EVERGREEN BY DEVIN GREENLEE
The Secret Garden is gorgeously reimagined in this deliciously dreamy urban fairytale about a dryad who risks immortality for love.
ARYA KHANNA’S BOLLYWOOD MOMENT by Arushi Avachat; 9781250895110; 1/9/24
PRIMA FACIE by Suzie Miller; 9781250292209; 1/30/24
SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW by Aurora Ascher; 9781649374110; 1/9/24
HOLIDAY COUNTRY by Inci Atrek; 9781250889461; 1/9/24
THE EXPECTANT DETECTIVES by Kat Ailes; 9781250322708; 1/9/24
DEAD IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA by Venita Blackburn; 9780374602826; 1/23/24
EVERGREEN by Devin Greenlee; 9781649375377; 1/16/24
THE LONGEST AUTUMN by Amy Avery; 9781250896490; 1/16/24
CONFRONTATIONS by Simone Antangana Bekono; 9781639730919; 1/30/24
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