Happy Half Hour (5/11/26)

Today, we’re chatting about a chess grandmaster who will go to any length to save the person she loves the most; a serial killer who recants his confession regarding a high school girl, and her friends who are forced to confront what really happened; and a family of unforgettable women obsessed with securing their legacy.

IMMORTAL GAME by Allison Saft | 9781250404763 | 8/4/26
HEART OF GLASS by Jennifer Hillier | 9781250763181 | 8/25/26
THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY by Claire Carusillo | 9781250408631 | 8/11/26

Additional titles we mentioned:
LUCY KLINE, NECROMANCER by Tom O’Donnell | 9781250353122 | 9/22/26
ALL THE QUEENS’ CURSES by Alyssa Hollingsworth | 9798890034861 | 8/11/26
MISERY’S WIFE by Joan Tierney | 9781250421791 | 7/14/26
MY BEST FRENCH WEDDING by Amanda Sellet | 9781250906304 | 8/11/26
THE PARTY IN THE WOODS by Fiona McPhillips | 9781250908278 | 11/10/26
ROAD TRIP by Mary Kay Andrews | 9781250372888 | 6/2/26
NIGHTJARS by Michael Wehunt | 9781250333728 | 9/29/26
HEADLIGHTS by CJ Leede | 9781250857958 | 6/9/26
THEY SAY A GIRL DIED HERE by Sarah Pinborough | 9781250436689 | 8/25/26
ALL OUR EVENINGS by Ruthvika Rao | 9781250419354 | 9/1/26
DESTINATION FUNERAL by Paige Harbison | 9781250358103 | 7/21/26
LINA & JUNE by Genevieve Wheeler | 9781250280862 | 12/8/26
THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL by Jason Pargin | 9781250285973 | 11/3/26
I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY by Jem Calder | 9780374620554 | 7/14/26
THIRTY: A Guide to Embracing the Wonderfully Messy Decade by Ariella Elovic | 9781639737635 | 12/1/26
PAPER GHOSTS by Sarah Addison Allen | 9781250283429 | 9/1/269
MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANGER by Hank Phillippi Ryan | 9781250350022 | 9/1/26
UNTIL THE LAST LIGHT GOES OUT by Courtney Gould | 9781250423474 | 10/13/26
THE OTHER BENNET SISTER by Janice Hadlow | 9781250787620 | 4/6/21
QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J. Maas | 9781639731008 | 2/14/23
GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake | 9781250883452 | 10/21/25