We’re spotlighting sci-fi and fantasy with a special investigator in the bustling and magic-filled streets of Egypt, the latest in the Chorus of Dragons series, a near-future story of the fight to stay alive, and the reissue of a sweeping romance with a dash of magic. A MASTER OF DJINN by P. Djèlí Clark 3 […]
Tag: Kirkus Reviews
Day’s YA: CatNet Series (& a sweepstakes!!)
CATNET SERIES by Naomi Kritzer CATFISHING ON CATNET9781250165091Now Available in Paperback CHAOS ON CATNET9781250165220Available Now Hello Readers! So today I am positively ecstatic to write about one of my favorite series in YA: Hugo and Locus award-winning author Naomi Kritzer’s much-lauded and much-loved CATNET SERIES! And that’s not all we’re also holding a sweepstakes where […]
Author Spotlight: Elizabeth Warren (5/19/21)
The inspiring and influential senator and bestselling author is back again with a passionate plea for political transformation. Elizabeth Warren’s new book is a deeply personal and powerful call to action that will inspire people to fight for what they believe. PERSIST “This is Warren in depth, up close, and very personal, and a must-read […]
Day’s YA: TROUBLE GIRLS
“A wild getaway, full of grit and glitter, joy and heartache, devastation, and empowerment.” Emma Lord, author of TWEET CUTE TROUBLE GIRLS by Julia Lynn Rubin9781250757241Available June 1, 2021 from Wednesday BooksAges 14-18E-galley on Edelweiss and NetGalley TW: sexual assault A quiet lake getaway turns into an epic and dangerous road trip for teens Trixie […]
Books about Books (5/11/21)
Today we’re talking books about books with an MFA professor and a plot that’s too good to give up and a British novelist finding out whether some stories are too dangerous to tell. THE PLOT by Jean Hanff Korelitz An Indie Next pick! “Deep character development, an impressively thick tapestry of intertwining story lines, and […]
Around the World in Books (5/5/21)
Today’s spotlight takes us around the world to a remote coastal landscape as a woman examines her life, one of Iceland’s most isolated villages with a teacher seeing ghosts, a gorgeous Brittany beach resort after a murder, and a rural village in Northern China to find justice. SECOND PLACE by Rachel Cusk 4 starred reviews […]
Historical Spotlight (4/28/21)
This historical spotlight takes us back in time with a cultural history of the Cold War, a Gilded Age New York mystery, a literary rediscovery of 1938 Berlin, and the true story of America’s “First Frontier”. THE FREE WORLD: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand 2 starred reviews! “Subversive culture flourished […]
Around the World in Books (4/27/21)
From a writer trying to overcome writer’s block in Paris to a treasure hunt in Edinburgh–join us as we go around the world in books! MAGGIE FINDS HER MUSE by Dee Ernst “Ernst (STEALING JASON WILD) delights with this leisurely paced tale of a romance author who sets out to find a cure for writer’s […]
YA Spotlight (4/27/21)
This YA spotlight features a hilarious and compulsive debut about two high schoolers falling into messy love and golden girl Anna K’s return for a summer of life-changing adventures. SLINGSHOT by Mercedes Helnwein 2 starred reviews and an Indie Next pick! “Gracie defends the new boy with her slingshot, marking the beginning of a transformative […]
2021 YA Starred Reviews Round-Up (so far)
These YA reads are all pretty stellar, but don’t just take our word for it check out what Booklist, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews have to say in their starred reviews! TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND by Melissa Albert “Albert’s rich and tightly focused collection forms the core of the mythology created in […]
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