Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Books of 2025! MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE by Mary Dixie Carter KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby BOOK CLUB FICTION FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi HISTORICAL FICTION THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson ROMANCE CHAOS by Constance Fay LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti SCIENCE FICTION AND […]
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Upcoming Releases – 10/21/25
Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving October 21st! A CURIOUS KIND OF MAGIC by Mara Rutherford 9781250359889 | 10/21/25 HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE meets LITTLE THIEVES in this cozy fantasy about the teenage owner of a (mostly fake) magical curiosity shop and a girl cursed to turn everything she touches into magic. WHEN THEY […]

Family Fiction (4/22/25)
Families are hard work . . . but good reading has never been easier DOMINION by Addie E. Citchens 9780374609337 | 8/19/25 Reverend Sabre Winfrey, shepherd of the Seven Seals Baptist Church, believes in God, his own privilege, and enterprise. Besides the barbershop and radio station he owns, he has an iron hand on every aspect […]

Happy Half Hour (6/10/24)
This Monday, we’re hanging out with a woman who gives serial killer tours of her hometown of San Francisco, a boy trying in vain to escape a vengeful curse, and an adorable couple who love cooking together with their family. THE SERIAL KILLER GUIDE TO SAN FRANCISCO by Michelle Chouinard | 9781250359308 | 9/24/24 ONE […]

Sneak Peek: July Indie Next List
The July 2024 Indie Next List includes SEVEN Macmillan titles! BURY YOUR GAYS BY CHUCK TINGLE 9781250874658 | 7/9/24 3 starred reviews! “Tingle’s effortless narrative flows from an uneasy tone that steadily builds to full-on, existential terror, along the way taking readers on a highly entertaining, fast-paced ride, filled with thought-provoking satire, original monsters, and […]

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 […]

PW Best Books of 2023
Announcing the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023! TOP 10 BIOGRAPHY OF X by Catherine Lacey FLEE NORTH: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland by Scott Shane ORDINARY NOTES by Christina Sharpe THE TALK by Darrin Bell FICTION AUGUST BLUE by Deborah Levy BEYOND THE DOOR OF NO RETURN by David […]

Sneak Peek: June 2023 Indie Next List
The June 2023 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! ALL THE SINNERS BLEED BY S.A. COSBY9781250831910 | 6/6/23 2 starred reviews! “Cosby, the multi-award-winning author of BLACKTOP WASTELAND and RAZORBLADE TEARS, has a unique, powerful voice for social justice and racism. His compelling writing will have readers rooting for his latest unforgettable, flawed hero.”–Library […]

A Malice-ful Debut!
Ex-cop Moriah Dru thought she was on vacation, but that ends when a local judge asks her to help find missing sisters. What she uncovers is not an isolated incident, but a string of kidnappings, perpetrated by a sex-trafficking cartel with members named after chess pieces. And a snitch reveals that Moriah's only chance to find the sisters is before they're flown out of the country, to Costa Rica.
The latest winner of the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition, The End Game features a strong new heroine in a vivid Southern setting. Gerrie Ferris Finger puts a new spin on the classic mystery novel.
"Well-researched plot and snappy dialogue." --Publishers Weekly
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