This fairytale and folklore spotlight is sure to bring the magic, from the story of a convent-raised woman who sets off to save her sister from her marriage to an abusive prince, to a queer Arthurian retelling about an unlikely hero who makes her way to the Camelot-inspired King’s court. NETTLE & BONE BY T. KINGFISHER […]
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Thriller Thursday (4/14/22)
Today’s Thriller Thursday brings us some brand new mystery series installments with an unknown poisoner on the loose in London, a dinner party that ends the night in flames, and a chain of brutal murders during a summer trip to the forest of Broceliande. FIERCE POISON: A BARKER & LLEWELYN NOVEL BY WILL THOMAS 2 starred […]
Starred Review Round-Up (4/14/22)
We’re seeing stars! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: IF AN EGYPTIAN CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH by Noor NagaISBN 9781644450819 | on sale 4/12/22 “The short chapters keep the pages turning during the first two sections as the narrative heads toward the inevitable catastrophe, and the meta-fictional third section helps readers process what may have […]
Day’s YA: OUR CROOKED HEARTS
OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert97812508263676/28/2022Flatiron BooksAges 14-18 E-galley is available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Dana and Ivy are mother and daughter, and they’re inextricably linked not only by their blood, but also by their connection to the supernatural. Ivy is seventeen, and is just discovering the secrets that have been kept from her for […]
Thriller Thursday: Author Spotlight (4/7/22)
In this Thriller Thursday, we are spotlighting Anna Downes, who knows exactly how to spin atmospheric psychological thrillers into stories that are terrifyingly eerie. Her newest book, THE SHADOW HOUSE, follows single mother Alex in the town of Pine Ridge, where she uncovers disturbing secrets about her new home that leave her and her children […]
Four Stars for MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS
Will Jawando’s MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS, a young activist’s memoir and a deeply affirmative story of hope and respect for men of color, has received four starred reviews! “In this rousing debut, attorney and community leader Jawando brilliantly uses the arc of his life to root out how ‘Black male mentors… make America a more […]
Three Stars for SIREN QUEEN
Nghi Vo’s SIREN QUEEN, an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real, has received three starred reviews! “Luli is a compelling character both on and off the screen in this story that takes the mythmaking of Hollywood and transforms it and her […]
Debut Spotlight (4/5/22)
April is filled with star-studded debuts, including the story of a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West, a novel that traces the too-short life of a woman transformed by death into an agent of justice, and a small-town mystery with an unlikely private investigator. FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY […]
Three Stars for A TINY UPWARD SHOVE
Melissa Chadburn’s A TINY UPWARD SHOVE, a powerful debut novel that traces the too-short life of a woman cast out by society and transformed by death into an agent of justice, has received three starred reviews! “Essayist and activist Chadburn’s debut novel is a magical realism-infused literary feast that boldly mixes fictionalized yet explicit true-crime […]
Three Stars for THE KINGDOM OF SAND
Andrew Holleran’s THE KINGDOM OF SAND, a stunningly honest exploration of loneliness and the endless need for human connection as an older gay man comes to terms with his own mortality, has received three starred reviews! “Holleran is fiercely a pointillist. His observations about the minute details of his narrator’s life feel revelatory—and not always […]
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