Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon9781250893697 | 3/26/24 “Lennon’s debut is a wonderfully odd, riotously funny story of two poetry-loving potters in 412 BCE. This superb novel builds to a page-turning crescendo that evokes the great tragedy the men stage.”—Booklist, starred review […]
Tag: folk tales
New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/27/2024)
LOUD: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo9780374614058 | 8/30/24 Drew Afualo is best known as the internet’s “Crusader for Women” and is at the head of a new generation of entertainment’s rising stars. LOUD is part manual, part manifesto, and part memoir. It makes it clear that behind her fearsome laugh […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/25/2024)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: DESPERATION REEF by T. Jefferson Parker9781250907882 | 7/16/24 Jen Stonebreaker hasn’t entered into a big-wave surfing competition since witnessing her husband’s tragic death twenty-five years ago at the Monsters of the Mavericks. Now, Jen is […]
Wintery Reads Staff Picks (12/14/23)
As the weather gets chillier and chillier, we’re snuggling up inside with some cold-weather themed novels. Embrace the season with these winter reads! AMANDA’S PICK: DEEP FREEZE BY MICHAEL C. GRUMLEY This brilliant near-future thriller is the first installment in a new series. When an Army veteran is in a icy crash that sends his […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2023
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023! FICTION MYSTERY AND THRILLER NIGHT WILL FIND YOU by Julia Heaberlin REYKJAVÍK by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir BOOK CLUB BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY THE DEEP SKY by Yume Kitasei A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT: A ROOTS OF CHAOS NOVEL by Samantha […]
Maximum Shelf: THE FOX WIFE (11/8/23)
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Yangsze Choo‘s THE FOX WIFE, a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depths of maternal love, and ancient folktales that may very well be true. Manchuria, 1908. In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her […]
Historical Fiction Roundup (11/8/23)
We’re sending ourselves back in time with these delightful novels where a beautiful reimagining of an ancient Chinese myth explores a world of mortals and spirits, and a woman reinvents her life and dodges unexpected danger in post-WWII New York City. THE FOX WIFE BY YANGSZE CHOO Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (10/26/2023)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: DAUGHTER OF CALAMITY by Rosalie M. Lin9781250287380 | 6/18/2024 Jingwen spends her nights as a showgirl at the Paramount, one of the most lavish clubs in Shanghai, competing ruthlessly to charm wealthy patrons. To cap […]
Jack Kelly’s Letter to Librarians
Jack Kelly’s forthcoming novel GOD SAVE BENEDICT ARNOLD is a vivid, fast-paced dive into one of America’s most hated men. Detailing Arnold’s string of military exploits, replete with wartime complexities, on treason, guilt, and guts, Kelly offers a fresh perspective on the reasons for Arnold’s momentous change of heart. We are thrilled to share Jack […]
Yangsze Choo’s Letter to Librarians
Yangsze Choo’s forthcoming novel, THE FOX WIFE, brilliantly explores the dazzling intersection of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts. Full of unforgettable characters, this is a stunning novel about old loves, second chances, and ancient folktales that may very well be true. We’re thrilled to share with you a letter from Yangsze herself about her […]
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