Today, we’re chatting about a disgraced princess and a new student who must hide their forbidden love at their boarding school, a woman re-evaluating her sense of self in light of a late neurodiversity diagnosis while reuniting with her first love, and two Harvard students who are propelled into the intoxicating biotech startup world when […]
Tag: coming of age fiction
Summer Reads in Winter Staff Picks (2/27/25)
If you’re dreaming about the end of winter, pick up these books to transport you to the heat of summertime! EMILY’S PICK: HIGH SEASON BY KATIE BISHOP To me, the perfect summer read has a juicy plot, a warm setting, and compelling characters, and HIGH SEASON fits the bill perfectly. Twenty years ago, six-year-old Nina […]
Romanticize Your Listening List: THINGS LEFT UNSAID Audiobook Giveaway
The first 1,000 people to click this link will be able to download a free digital audiobook copy of this electrifying and deeply heartfelt novel! THINGS LEFT UNSAID BY SARA JAFARI; read by Honor Gilles and Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy | 9781250380036 | 4/15/25 […]
ALMA Book Buzz Recap (2/11/25)
A big thank you to all who attended last week’s ALMA Book Buzz! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! ANJI KILLS A KING by Evan Leikam | 9781250369246 | 5/13/25 MURDER IN THE DOLLHOUSE by Rich Cohen | 9780374608064 | 5/20/25 […]
Fiction We Can’t Wait for You to Hear (1/29/25)
We can’t hold back our excitement for these upcoming audiobooks, and we can’t wait to share them with you! PENITENCE BY KRISTIN KOVAL; read by Thérèse Plummer | 9781250384225 | 1/28/25 Excerpt from the audiobook! THE NIGHT IS DEFYING BY CHLOE C. PEÑARANDA; read by Jacci Prior and Corvin King | 9781250385710 | 1/28/25 Excerpt […]
Fresh Starts Staff Picks (1/24/25)
This month, in honor of the new year, we’re sharing stories of fresh starts and new beginnings! EMILY’S PICK: REWIND TO US BY MOLLY MORRIS This love story has a magical twist! Dixie Mulligan’s family has a special gift: anyone in the family can choose to relive and do over any moment from the past […]
Sneak Peek: February 2025 Indie Next List
The February 2025 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict 9781250280756 | 2/11/25 “In this excellent novel, Benedict (coauthor with Victoria Christopher Murray of THE FIRST LADIES) vividly brings to life real Golden Age mystery novelists and a 1930s setting… Fans of Benedict’s previous novels and those who enjoy […]
Happy Half Hour (12/2/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who needs help from her best friend to win over the love of her life, a woman who must search for the truth about the climbing incident that killed her girlfriend, and three girls coming of age in the gritty postindustrial town of Donny, England in the 90s. ALL […]
Happy Half Hour (9/9/24)
Today, we’re chatting about the granddaughter of Robin Hood and the annoyingly cheerful girl she’s accidentally kidnapped, a woman who finds herself facing the intense emotional uncertainty of first love, and a genre-bending reimagining of King Lear that revolves around three estranged sisters. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART by Lex Croucher | 9781250847232 | […]
Starred Review Roundup (8/1/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall 9781250625434 | 8/20/24 “Hall (SECOND SPEAR) weaves a fascinating tapestry of mythology and divine politics that she underscores with deep, complicated relationships . . . The novel’s charming interludes between deadly situations are few but powerful. This compelling mix of horror, […]
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