Today, we’re chatting about the owner of a magical curiosity shop and the cursed girl she meets who turns everything she touches into magic; a woman who returns home to become her father’s caretaker in hopes of repairing their strained relationship; and a historian on the hunt for an artifact at a prestigious and mysterious […]
Presentations
Happy Half Hour (6/16/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a crown princess who becomes a prisoner in her own home and sets out to change her fate; a woman who gets pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel; a podcaster and producer who fall in love over email without realizing they know (and hate) […]
Happy Half Hour (6/9/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a young woman who gets turned into a werewolf and must decide to either turn herself in or live a life on the run; a healer’s daughter who strikes an impossible bargain to save her mother from execution; and two feuding co-stars in a Jane Austen film adaptation who accidentally travel […]
ALMA Book Buzz Recap (6/5/25)
A big thank you to all who attended the ALMA Book Buzz on May 20th! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below! THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER by Maddie Martinez | 9781250367754 | 9/9/25 NO REST FOR THE WICKED by Rachel Louise Adams | 9781250362117 | 9/16/25 WE MET […]
Happy Half Hour (6/2/25)
Today, we’re chatting about an American girl’s first year abroad and the relationships she finds along the way; orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle who find refuge in a bizarre travelling carnival; an epic gods-and-monsters romantic fantasy; and a mystery based on a real story of unsolved deaths in the Jazz Age. RULES […]
Fall 2025 Adult + YA Preview Recap (5/21/25)
Thank you to everyone who attended our Fall 2025 Adult + YA Preview! If you missed it, a recording of the preview is available to watch at your convenience. You can check out an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented by clicking this link or download the slides for reference. Plus find more […]
Happy Half Hour (5/19/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a college sophomore who must survive becoming a vampire—and the cute boy who discovers his secret; a remarkable child who transforms a small, rural community; and a girl trying to piece together what really happened to her troubled, socialite sister two decades later. THE GOOD VAMPIRE’S GUIDE TO BLOOD & BOYFRIENDS […]
Happy Half Hour (5/12/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a young actress desperate to have a normal teenage summer at a small town book festival; Alyson Stoner’s memoir that shares their powerful story for the first time; and five sisters in a small village in eighteenth-century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs. WISH YOU WERE HER by Elle […]
Happy Half Hour (5/5/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who sets out to prove there’s a murderer at large in her small town where legends haunt the present day; a mother who embarks on an odyssey through the afterlife to save her son who is literally and figuratively lost at sea; and two exes who go on a […]
Happy Half Hour (4/28/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a golem who must master the magic that binds her together to save herself and her friends; a librarian, a timid gardener, and a sentient rose who must work together to save their magical greenhouses; and two zookeepers at the last zoo in the world, who hatch a plan to smuggle […]
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