Minotaur Debut Week: Kat Ailes (9/15/23)

We hope that you enjoyed all the mystery and adventure from this very special Minotaur Debut Week! We are closing out the week with THE EXPECTANT DETECTIVES by Kat Ailes, the start to a delightful and hilarious mystery series. Join along as a group of pregnant women team up to solve the murder of someone Know More » […]

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Minotaur Debut Week: A.J. Landau (9/14/23)

As we near the end of Minotaur Debut Week, we are joined by not one, but two authors while we dive into the start of a new national park series with LEAVE NO TRACE. LEAVE NO TRACE, the first book by A.J. Landau in the Michael Walker series explores the National Parks but adds action, Know More » […]

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Minotaur Debut Week: Lindy Ryan (9/13/23)

It’s day three of Minotaur Debut Week, and we are thrilled to be introducing some big-hearted characters and blood-soaked Southern charm in Lindy Ryan’s delightful mystery-horror BLESS YOUR HEART. Dive into this story about four generations of women tasked with battling a vampire to protect their town. Check out everything Lindy Ryan has to say Know More » […]

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Minotaur Debut Week: Christina Estes (9/12/23)

For day two of Minotaur Debut Week, we have the pleasure of introducing an Emmy Award-winning reporter writing an entertaining murder mystery about a local TV reporter who is racing to investigate a death at a radio station. Christina Estes is a longtime library lover, and shares her favorite experiences with her library card and Know More » […]

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Minotaur Debut Week: Jenny Hollander (9/11/23)

Ready for more thrills, more suspense, and more fun? Welcome to Minotaur Debut Week! Each day for the next week, we will be spotlighting one mystery debut author with forthcoming books that are ready to kill. We are kicking off Minotaur Debut Week with EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD by Jenny Hollander, a Know More » […]

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The Debut Review: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? (3/14/23)

In DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR?, debut author Crystal Smith Paul has written an intoxicating and glamorous novel that incorporates significant moments from history and highlights ongoing social issues, set against a sweeping Hollywood backdrop filled with celebrity and fame. Today we are joined by Crystal Smith Paul with a video to librarians as Know More » […]

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The Debut Review: THE GIRLS OF SUMMER by Katie Bishop

With a dual timeline taking place over the course of one life-changing summer and over a decade later, Katie Bishop’s powerful and unsettling debut, THE GIRLS OF SUMMER, will have readers hooked with its intense atmosphere and electric storytelling. It’s been fifteen years since Rachel was seventeen and spent her summer partying, swimming, and falling Know More » […]

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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023

We’re thrilled to celebrate all of our ALA YMA winners and finalists this year!! Stonewall Book AwardI KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston (honor book)The Stonewall Awards honor books and authors for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. William C. Morris AwardWAKE THE BONES by Elizabeth Kilcoyne (finalist)The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, Know More » […]

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The Debut Review + Book Club Resource: WEYWARD (1/17/23)

If you haven’t fallen under the spell of Emilia Hart’s immersive and addictive WEYWARD, wait no longer. Weaving together the tales of three extraordinary women, set in 1619, 1942, and 2019, Emilia Hart’s debut is remarkably fresh and of the moment as it explores feminist themes through the lens of witchcraft with a hint of Know More » […]

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Day’s YA: BLOOD DEBTS

BLOOD DEBTS by Terry J. Benton-Walker97812508259264/4/23Tor TeenAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss Sixteen-year-old twins Clement and Cristina used to be close, but lately they are incapable of understanding each other. They come from a powerful magical family in New Orleans, but that couldn’t save their father from dying or their mother from falling ill. As Know More » […]

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