In case you missed the Macmillan-palooza Booklist Webinar extravaganza, or if you just can’t get enough of all the forthcoming Mac Lib titles, check out every Adult and YA title we gushed about in the 90 minutes of virtual Macmillan fun. Check out the archived webinar here. Adult AT NIGHT ALL BLOOD IS BLACK by […]
Tag: magic
Day’s YA: MAYHEM
Happy Friday!! The Lost Boys + The Craft = the feminist mash-up you’ve been waiting for. MAYHEM by Estelle Laure9781250297938Available July 14, 2020 from Wednesday BooksAges 13 – 18Available to download as an e-galley on Edelweiss The year is 1987. Mayhem Brayburn and her mother, Roxy, are leaving Mayhem’s abusive stepfather and heading to Santa […]
Genre For All: THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA
It is never too late to find yourself in the most unexpected places… Hello genre lovers! Samantha Slavin here with a Genre For All exclusive review of TJ Klune’s THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA— a charming, quirky, heartwarming, romantic fantasy about choosing your family, celebrating differences, and never settling when it comes to your […]
Series Spotlight: CHRONICLES OF THE ONE by Nora Roberts
In a post-apocalyptic world where everything we know has crumbled, a group of survivors embarks on a journey to unite them in the battle of their lives. In the conclusion to CHRONICLES OF THE ONE, Fallon Swift will use her life knowledge of magick. She has succeeded in rescuing countless shifters, elves, and humans from […]
Happy #PubDay (11/19/19)
A man’s story written entirely in lists, an adventure-packed fantasy with magical beasts and unexpected heroes, and a unique fantasy world filled with winged lizards and dragons–all in today’s #PubDay celebration! TWENTY-ONE TRUTHS ABOUT LOVE by Matthew Dicks A November LibraryReads Pick and a December Indie Next List Pick! “Often moving, sometimes shocking, always entertaining, […]
Happy #PubDay (10/01/19)
An American Midwest family drama + a new novel from the author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ + the return of L. Penelope’s Earthsinger, all in this week’s #PubDay celebration. THE TOPEKA SCHOOL by Ben Lerner “Autofiction at its smartest and most effective: self-interested, self-interrogating, but never self-involved.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review CILKA’S JOURNEY by Heather […]
Four for NINTH HOUSE!
Leigh Bardugo’s adult debut, NINTH HOUSE–a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic–now has FOUR starred reviews! “Fantasy readers, particularly those who love ghosts, will hungrily devour this novel.“–Publishers Weekly, starred review “Demand alone would necessitate purchasing multiple copies in all formats, but this is genuinely terrific. The worldbuilding is rock solid, the plot […]
Day’s YA – CARRY ON
Happy New Year, YA pals! My first post of 2019 celebrates a YA classic… CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell 9781250049551 Ages 13 to 18 Available in hardcover, trade paperback, e-book, and audio (basically any format you want) If you’ve read FANGIRL, you know all about Simon and Baz, the main characters in Cath’s fan-fiction. In […]
Day’s YA – ENCHANTÉE
Welcome to the final Day’s YA post of 2018! Read on for magic, deception, and hot air balloons! And see you all back here in 2019! ENCHANTÉE by Gita Trelease9781250295521Ages 12 to 18Available February 5, 2019 from Flatiron Books and Macmillan Young Listeners In order to provide for her chronically ill sister and to escape […]
ENCHANTÉE: Free Chapter Sampler
Gita Trelease’s YA fantasy debut is lush and imaginative and now you can get a taste of the magic for yourself! Click here to download a free chapter sampler of ENCHANTÉE! Love. Magic. Revolution. It’s CARAVAL in the world of Marie Antoinette! ENCHANTÉE is Gita Trelease’s debut fantasy about an impoverished girl who must use magic to impersonate an aristocrat […]
