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 […]

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2022 Hugo Award Finalists

Three cheers for our fantastic 2022 Hugo Award finalists! Best Novel A DESOLATION CALLED PEACE by Arkady MartineLIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by Ryka Aoki A MASTER OF DJINN by P. Djèlí ClarkSHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan Best Novella ACROSS THE GREEN GRASS FIELDS by Seanan McGuire ELDER RACE by Adrian TchaikovskyFIREHEART TIGER by Aliette […]

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LJ’s Top Debuts Spring/Summer 2022

Library Journal thinks these Spring/Summer 2022 debuts should be on your radar! PAY DIRT ROAD by Samantha Jayne Allen“Winner of the 2019 Hillerman Prize, Allen’s multi-starred mystery features Annie McIntyre, working as a waitress after returning home post-college to her drought—and recession—wrecked Texas hometown. Alarmed when another waitress is strangled at a community bon fire—she […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Three Stars for FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY

Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY, a propulsive and dazzling debut novel about a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West, has received three starred reviews! “Zhang put an extraordinary amount of research into this historical novel with a touch of magical realism…Those who want to learn about […]

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For Your Consideration: June 2022 LibraryReads Titles

Download, read, and vote for your favorite June titles for the June 2022 LibraryReads list! Votes due May 1! CULT CLASSIC by Sloane CrosleyISBN 9780374603397 | on sale 6/7/22Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Crosley (THE CLASP) offers a witty and fantastical story of dating and experimental psychology in New York City.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “The […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (3/28/22)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE UNKEPT WOMAN: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison MontclairISBN 9781250750341 | on sale 7/26/22 In London, 1946, Miss Iris Sparks – currently co-proprietor of the Right Sort Marriage Bureau – has to deal […]

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Thriller Thursday: Cozy Spotlight (3/24/22)

We’re feeling cozy this Thursday with the start of a brand new series featuring cheese, a love triangle, and…MURDER! In this cozy series debut, a cheesemonger discovers that her town is ripe for murder. Something stinks to high heaven, and it’s not the cheese. CHEDDAR OFF DEAD: A Cheese Shop Mystery by Korina Moss Cheesemonger […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (3/21/22)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: OTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison AllenISBN 9781250019868 | on sale 9/13/22 Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways. Right off the coast of South Carolina, […]

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