The May 2022 Indie Next list features 5 Macmillan titles! NETTLE & BONE by T. KingfisherISBN 9781250244048 | on sale 4/26/22 3 starred reviews! “[T]he characters of the main party are lovable and easy to root for, and seeing how the next happily-ever-after trope will be subverted is a big part of the fun.”–Booklist, starred review “Blending […]
Tag: magical realism
Three Stars for SIREN QUEEN
Nghi Vo’s SIREN QUEEN, an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real, has received three starred reviews! “Luli is a compelling character both on and off the screen in this story that takes the mythmaking of Hollywood and transforms it and her […]
Debut Spotlight (4/5/22)
April is filled with star-studded debuts, including the story of a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West, a novel that traces the too-short life of a woman transformed by death into an agent of justice, and a small-town mystery with an unlikely private investigator. FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY […]
Three Stars for A TINY UPWARD SHOVE
Melissa Chadburn’s A TINY UPWARD SHOVE, a powerful debut novel that traces the too-short life of a woman cast out by society and transformed by death into an agent of justice, has received three starred reviews! “Essayist and activist Chadburn’s debut novel is a magical realism-infused literary feast that boldly mixes fictionalized yet explicit true-crime […]
Three Stars for FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY
Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY, a propulsive and dazzling debut novel about a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West, has received three starred reviews! “Zhang put an extraordinary amount of research into this historical novel with a touch of magical realism…Those who want to learn about […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (3/21/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: OTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison AllenISBN 9781250019868 | on sale 9/13/22 Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways. Right off the coast of South Carolina, […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/31/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS: A Young Activist’s Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole by Will JawandoISBN 9780374604875 | on sale 5/3/22 Will Jawando tells a deeply affirmative story of hope […]
Author Spotlight: Seanan McGuire (1/13/22)
Award-winning author Seanan McGuire has enchanted readers everywhere with her urban fantasy and magical realism. Now, in this latest installment in the Wayward Children series, we are taken to an anti-magical school where not all doors are as welcoming for students wanting a new beginning. WHERE THE DROWNED GIRLS GO 2 starred reviews and a […]
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 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 […]
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