Today, we’re chatting about a rivals-to-lovers romance between two competing high school Mariachi stars, a family saga about a husband and wife grappling with their marriage while raising their twins, and a sapphic romance where two women can’t seem to agree on what to do with a failing flower farm. CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza […]
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Sneak Peek: August 2023 Indie Next List
The August 2023 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! THORNHEDGE BY T. KINGFISHER9781250244093 | 8/15/23 2 starred reviews! “This marvelously fractured fairy tale takes a well-known and well-loved story and turns it completely around, into a story about love not being enough, duty not being sufficient, and love and joy being found in the unlikeliest of […]
Happy Half Hour (6/5/23)
We’re kicking off a summer of Happy Half Hour with a YA horror anthology, a psychological thriller full of twists, a family saga exploring unique dynamics and relationships, and a thriller featuring a true crime podcast and the world of influencers. NIGHT OF THE LIVING QUEERS: 13 Tales of Terror and Delight edited by Shelly […]
Debut Spotlight (2/8/23)
Get ready for these upcoming novels from some talented debut authors! Within these pages, you’ll find everything from a death doula learning how to live life, a summer-ready thriller that has couples questioning one another, a vacation that challenges relationships, a middle-aged woman trying to reconcile with her estranged teenage daughter, and a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age […]
Buzz Books Editors Panel
Publishers Lunch is hosting a panel on January 25th in which six breakout authors chat with their editors, and our author, Fran Littlewood, and her editor, Amy Einhorn, will be there! Sign up know more. AMAZING GRACE ADAMS BY FRAN LITTLEWOOD “At age 45, Grace Adams has been feeling stuck in life for quite some […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (12/19/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: PRIMER AND PUNISHMENT: A House-Flipper Mystery by Diane Kelly9781250816061 | 2/21/23 The fifth in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, TN—where the real estate market is to die for. Carpenter […]
Author Spotlight: Barbara Taylor Bradford (12/7/21)
Barbara Taylor Bradford is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than 25 atmospheric novels, including her romantic historical House of Falconer series. This next book is a prequel to A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE, opening five years before the start of the Harte Family Saga. A MAN OF HONOR “In A MAN OF HONOR, prequel […]
New E-galleys (10/5/20)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE BLIZZARD PARTY by Jack LivingsISBN 9780374280536, on sale 2/23/21 On the night of February 6, 1978, a catastrophic nor’easter struck the city of New York. On that night, in a penthouse in the Upper […]
Genre For All Presents: Kawai Strong Washburn and SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS
A young family is vacationing when their seven-year-old son falls overboard (which is seriously worst nightmare material)–that is, until a shark appears, cradling the child in its jaws and delivering him safely back to his family. Now the family thinks that everything is turning around for them–they’re clearly favored by the ancient Hawaiian gods–and everyone […]
Maximum Shelf: SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS (3/4/20)
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Kawai Strong Washburn’s groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawaiian gods into an engrossing family saga, SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS. In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver […]