Just in time for Halloween, Gwenda Bond makes her adult debut with a paranormal romantic comedy about two people falling in love while the fate of the world rests on their shoulders. NOT YOUR AVERAGE HOT GUY by Gwenda Bond “Delightful mythological elements and laugh-out-loud humor make this a light-hearted, feel-good paranormal romcom.”–Booklist Check out […]
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Halloween Horror Spotlight (10/28/21)
Halloween is just around the corner, so get your best screams and scares ready with a creepy twist on the classic haunted house tale, a gothic fantasy about a wedding night gone wrong, and a mesmerizing and terrifying look at technology. NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH by Cassandra Khaw A LibraryReads pick and an Indie Next […]
Author Spotlight: Miriam Toews (10/26/21)
Miriam Toews is the bestselling author of deeply human novels filled with compassion, humor, and feisty main characters. FIGHT NIGHT is a love letter to mothers and grandmothers with the story of three generations of women. FIGHT NIGHT 2 starred reviews! “The author of WOMEN TALKING (2018) lets a 9-year-old girl have her say…Funny and […]
Short Stories (10/21/21)
Today we’re spotlighting short stories with a collection on the relentless struggles against reality and the fight for survival in America, and hilarious, tough, and tender anecdotes defining the vulnerability of girlhood. MY MONTICELLO by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson 3 starred reviews and an Indie Next pick! “This fiction collection is an astonishing display of craftsmanship […]
Powerful Women (10/20/21)
The world’s most famous living naturalist with an urgent exploration of hope + a novel of two women rediscovering themselves + an empowering celebration of Black culture + a retired judge’s memoir on the complexities of the American judicial system = this spotlight on powerful women. THE BOOK OF HOPE: A Survival Guide for Trying […]
Author Spotlight: Romy Hausmann (10/19/21)
Romy Hausmann made her English debut with the twisty, suspenseful, and psychologically clever story of a woman who disappeared without a trace in DEAR CHILD. Now, SLEEPLESS brings all the mind-bending and page-turning thrills that had readers hooked with the story of a woman who gets dragged into a bizarre game in which she is […]
YA Spotlight (10/18/21)
Today the spotlight is on the debut dark, magical, Ethiopian-inspired fantasy retelling of Jane Eyre. WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS by Lauren Blackwood Andromeda is an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, she quickly realizes this is a job like no […]
Thriller Thursday (10/14/21)
Joe Gunter investigates the death of a local millionaire + Agatha Raisin is on the case with the poisoned body of an old man + the ultimate sacrifices of parenting and the realities of who our neighbors are + a group of missing friends and a twisted killer + a new holiday adventure for Chet […]
Author Spotlight: Jonathan Franzen (10/13/21)
Jonathan Franzen is no stranger to bringing a unique and dazzlingly vividness to his characters. His newest novel, and the start to a trilogy, CROSSROADS does just that with the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of crisis. CROSSROADS 4 starred reviews! “Franzen’s intensely absorbing novel is amusing, excruciating, and at times […]
Day’s YA: WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS
WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS by Lauren Blackwood978125078710110/19/21Wednesday BooksAges 14-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Andi is a debtera—her job is to cleanse houses of the Evil Eye and the destruction it causes. Magnus is a handsome young heir trapped in a mansion plagued by the Evil Eye, which controls the house and the people […]
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