In HER SHARP EMBRACE, Kate Koenig delivers a sweeping, New Orleans-inspired queer fantasy, filled to the brim with shadowy gangs, broken promises, deception, and romance that comes at a price. In her author letter, Kate shares how HER SHARP EMBRACE came to be, and how it is more than just her debut—it’s a love letter. […]
Tag: young adult fantasy
Happy Half Hour (10/6/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a country singer out to catch her big break before family—or murder—wrecks everything; two competitors from rival families who are facing a magical duel to the death; and the owner of a famous inn that has survived hurricanes and murder, as she faces the suspected killer who has returned to town. […]
Day’s YA: THE LAST VAMPIRE
THE LAST VAMPIRE by Romina Garber 9781250863911 12/2/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Lorena Navarro is ready to start over after a viral video leaves her in poor standing with her influencer mother. And what better place is there to do that than a Victorian manor turned boarding school deep […]
Happy Half Hour (9/22/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman who falls uncontrollably under the spell of her affair partner; a cursed girl who must choose between love and the legacy her parents left behind; and a television famous family whose perfect façade starts to crack. RULES OF THE HEART by Janice Hadlow | 9781250129468 | 1/20/26 BREAK WIDE […]
Day’s YA: PERSEPHONE’S CURSE
PERSEPHONE’S CURSE by Katrina Leno 9781250342904 12/2/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley The four Farthing sisters are descended from Persephone, the Goddess of the Dead. Or, at least, that’s what they’ve always been told by their Aunt Bea, and it’s what they’ve come to believe. But it certainly seems like […]
Happy Half Hour (9/8/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman who discovers her family’s shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII; four sisters who must find out if they really are descendants of Persephone and save the friendly ghost that lives in their brownstone attic; and a group of strangers who must relearn how to navigate the […]
Happy Half Hour (8/11/25)
Today, we’re chatting about two magicians faced with the responsibility of discovering an apocalyptic cataclysm and thwarting it; a graduate student who is pulled into a magical world in the heart of Los Angeles; and a woman who returns to her hometown for her grandmother’s funeral, only to discover that her grandmother’s body has suspiciously […]
Day’s YA: A FATE SO COLD
A FATE SO COLD by Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman 9781250873156 11/4/2025 Tor Teen Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Alderland is a place where Winter is a thing to be feared. Much of the year is spent in Summer, but for six weeks each year, Winter blows in with a fury, […]
Debuts We Can’t Stop Talking About Staff Picks (7/28/25)
We’ve got a lot of amazing debuts on the way, so here are a few that we loved and can’t wait to share! AMANDA’S PICK: THE POET EMPRESS BY SHEN TAO In the waning years of the Azalea Dynasty, as the emperor is dying, the land consumed by famine, and poetry magic lost to all […]
Day’s YA: A CURIOUS KIND OF MAGIC
A CURIOUS KIND OF MAGIC by Mara Rutherford 9781250359889 10/21/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Willow Stokes is a charlatan. Or, at least, her father was. When he passed away two years prior, Willow inherited his failing magical curiosity shoppe. Everyone in Ardmuir knows that the shoppe is filled with […]
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