Today’s YA spotlight features the epic conclusion to the intensely romantic duology that started with DIVINE RIVALS and follows the continuation of the war and the romance between Roman and Iris. RUTHLESS VOWS BY REBECCA ROSS Two weeks have passed since Iris Winnow returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is […]
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Books About Food Staff Picks (11/29/23)
This holiday season, we’re recommending books about food to satisfy any appetite. Read on to see which titles we’re eating up! AMANDA’S PICK: PIGLET BY LOTTIE HAZELL This is a debut novel about one modern woman’s appetites and ambitions. She’s a cookbook editor with a great life and great fiance, who loves the elaborate meals […]
YA Spotlight (10/30/23)
We can’t wait for these new YA releases tomorrow–including a teenager searching for answers in Cairo after her parents’ death, ten influencers trying to evade murder on a secluded island, and a young girl learning to access her powers after a disastrous boat crash. WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: A SECRETS OF THE NILE NOVEL BY […]
YA Spotlight (10/16/23)
When a talented flower hunter finds a priceless silver spider lily, she knows this is her chance for a better life. But when she is tricked into giving it to the wrong person, she’ll do anything she can to get it back–even if it means risking her life. FLOWER AND THORN BY RATI MEHROTRA “[Mehrotra’s] […]
Genre Friday: Romantasy (10/13/23)
We can’t wait to get lost in romantasy worlds with a gothic romance set in dark academia and a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding who has scandalous chemistry with the groom! GOTHIKANA BY RUNYX LibraryReads votes due by December 1st. “The author’s delight in all things gothic is clear, and she leans into […]
YA Spotlight (9/11/23)
Today we’re highlighting new YA releases in the thriller, mystery, horror, and fantasy genres! We couldn’t be more excited to read this in anticipation of spooky season. SECRETS NEVER DIE BY VINCENT RALPH “The friends show a great deal of ingenuity as they investigate the few clues they have to work with. Genuinely suspenseful scenes […]
YA Spotlight (8/28/23)
We’re so excited to read a collection of Halloween-inspired stories, a tale of a vampire-slaying society, a story of a teen destined for greatness, and an enemies-to-lovers romance! NIGHT OF THE LIVING QUEERS: 13 TALES OF TERROR & DELIGHT EDITED BY SHELLY PAGE AND ALEX BROWN “Via a wide range of intersecting identities and tones, […]
YA Spotlight (8/21/23)
These new YA releases will fulfill your craving for queer stories with a heartwarming story of a gay teen who becomes a new father, and a Sapphic romance where two teens must solve a mystery and save a town. UNEXPECTING BY JEN BAILEY “Poignantly rendered character dynamics—particularly between Ben and his stepfather, and Ben and […]