Check out these hauntingly creepy books, just in time for Halloween! THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904 by Erika T. Wurth 9781250908599 | 3/18/25 Olivia Becente was never supposed to have the gift. The ability to commune with the dead was the specialty of her sister, Naiche. But when Naiche dies unexpectedly and under strange circumstances, […]
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Spooky Reads Staff Picks (10/30/24)
This month, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming spooky books to pick up before fall comes to an end! AMANDA’S PICK: SOMETHING IN THE WALLS BY DAISY PEARCE SOMETHING IN THE WALLS is a psychological thriller with serious horror vibes about a child psychologist who is called to a remote village to examine a teenage girl […]
Listen With The Lights On Audiobooks (10/30/24)
Ready for a scare? Check out these spooky audiobooks, perfect for the fall season! THE NIGHT GUEST BY HILDUR KNÚTSDÓTTIR; TRANSLATED BY MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL; read by Mary Robinette Kowal | 9781250332653 | 9/3/24 Excerpt from the audiobook! EVIL IN ME BY BROM; read by Stephanie Németh-Parker and Shahjehan Khan | 9781250910769 | 9/17/24 Excerpt from the […]
Upcoming Standalone Sci-Fi!
In the mood for a standalone sci-fi novel? Check out these upcoming titles! THE FOURTH CONSORT by Edward Ashton 9781250286338 | 2/25/25 Dalton Greaves is a hero. He’s one of humankind’s first representatives to Unity, a pan-species confederation working to bring all sentient life into a benevolent brotherhood. That’s what they told him, anyway. The […]
Sneak Peek: November 2024 Indie Next List
The November 2024 Indie Next List includes three Macmillan titles! IF I STOPPED HAUNTING YOU by Colby Wilkens 9781250292902 | 10/15/24 “This forced-proximity, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy has plenty of chills and thrills. Readers will stay up late, with all the lights on, to finish Wilkens’s satisfying debut.”-Library Journal, starred review THE BLOODLESS PRINCES by Charlotte […]
Rom-Com Roundup
Get swept off your feet with these fun and flirty romantic comedy reads! MY BIG FAT FAKE MARRIAGE by Charlotte Stein 9781250867971 | 3/11/25 Connie has always distrusted nice guys. In her experience, they’re just waiting to reveal some horrible secret. And then she meets big, adorable, Henry Samuel Beckett—editor extraordinaire, lover of bow ties, […]
Staff Review: ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD
ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD by Eiren Caffall97812503535281/7/25 St. Martin’s PressFiction / Dystopian In a near-future where climate change has reshaped our world, ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD takes us on an evocative journey through a nearly deserted New York City, seen through the eyes of a brave young girl named Nonie. Years after […]
Fall Into Romantasy Audiobooks (10/22/24)
Get into the fall season with these perfect romantasy audiobook recommendations! THE SPELLSHOP BY SARAH BETH DURST; read by Caitlin Davies | 9781250351265 | 7/9/24 Excerpt from the audiobook! THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE KISSMAS BY SARA RAASCH; read by Ellis Evans | 9781250367259 | 10/8/24 Excerpt from the audiobook! A PIRATE’S LIFE FOR TEA BY REBECCA THORNE; read […]
True Crime Titles
Whether you’re looking for fiction or nonfiction, this list of upcoming true crime titles has something for everyone! THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber 9781250284273 | 2/4/25 No bond is more sacred than that between a mother and child. And no one is more sympathetic than […]
Staff Review: THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904
THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904 by Erika T. Wurth 9781250908599 3/18/25 Flatiron Fiction/Horror Olivia Becente worked hard for her doctorate in psychology. But her life changed the day that her sister, Naiche, died in the Brown Palace, a landmark Denver hotel that is also cursed. Every few years, a girl appears in room 904 with […]