Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by T Kingfisher 9781250244079 | 8/6/24 “Kingfisher’s remarkable skill for crafting scene-stealing secondary characters is also on full display in ruthless cardsharp Imogen Strauss, über-competent butler Willard, merry widow Penelope Green, and the mysteriously magical horse Falada. Expertly blending humor […]
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Starred Review Roundup (4/24/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: MASQUERADE by O.O Sangoyomi 9781250904294 | 7/2/24 “Sangoyomi’s debut novel, a loose retelling of the myth of Persephone, takes place in fifteenth-century West Africa. It paints a vibrant picture of the people, the colors, and the sights of the era for the reader. And nothing […]

Starred Review Roundup (4/10/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: THE STARDUST GRAIL by Yume Kitasei 9781250875372 | 6/11/24 “Broad in scope, covering everything from the rise and fall of alien civilizations to what it means to be a person, this is a luminous work, vacillating between the highs and lows of human experience and […]

Sarah Beth Durst’s Letter to Librarians
A Hallmark rom-com filled with mythical creatures, Sarah Beth Durst’s THE SPELLSHOP is a cottagecore fantasy that follows an unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over. The library, for Sarah Beth, was not just a peaceful sanctuary throughout childhood, but the inspiration for her upcoming romantasy […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/10/2024)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: FOUL DAYS by Genoveva Dimova9781250877314 | 6/25/24 As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice taming rusalkas, fighting kikimoras, and brewing lycanthrope repellent. There’s only one monster Kosara can’t […]

PW Best Books of 2023
Announcing the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023! TOP 10 BIOGRAPHY OF X by Catherine Lacey FLEE NORTH: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland by Scott Shane ORDINARY NOTES by Christina Sharpe THE TALK by Darrin Bell FICTION AUGUST BLUE by Deborah Levy BEYOND THE DOOR OF NO RETURN by David […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (10/26/2023)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: DAUGHTER OF CALAMITY by Rosalie M. Lin9781250287380 | 6/18/2024 Jingwen spends her nights as a showgirl at the Paramount, one of the most lavish clubs in Shanghai, competing ruthlessly to charm wealthy patrons. To cap […]

Sarah J. Maas Adult Debut Spotlight: HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD
Sarah J. Maas, #1 bestselling YA fantasy author, makes her way into the adult world with the brand new Crescent City series beginning with HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD, a tale of a half-fae seeking revenge in a modern fantasy world filled with danger and romance. Half-fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan finds her life as a […]