Check out what’s new in Mysteries and Thrillers this month: A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann17 year old Anouk has been chosen to participate in an exclusive program, which includes an all-expense-paid trip to France and a chance to explore the hidden underground Palais du Papillon, or the Palace of the Butterfly. Along with four other bright and talented […]
Speculative fiction is a broad genre that includes fiction with supernatural, fantasy, magical realism, alternative history, or futuristic elements. Check out some of our new books! The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli Having arrived in Candeia, Brazil, starving and footsore, after walking sixteen days to fulfill his dying mother’s last wishes, young Samuel takes up residence in an […]
Here’s what’s new in Realistic Fiction this month: The Haters by Jesse Andrews Inspired by the years he spent playing bass in a band himself, The Haters is Andrews’s road trip adventure about a trio of jazz-camp escapees who, against every realistic expectation, become a band. For Wes and his best friend, Corey, jazz camp turns out to be lame. […]
Are you waiting for the next book to come out? Check here to see if one of these new series books is on your to-read list: The Rose & The Dagger by Renée Ahdieh (Sequel to The Wrath & The Dawn) In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad tries to uncover powers that may lie dormant within her in an attempt to […]
You might know Carrie Brownstein from her award winning show on IFC, Portlandia, but she is a woman of many talents. Her original claim to fame was as a guitarist in Sleater-Kinney. They were part of the 90s Riot Grrrl punk scene and they continue to make music. After a ten year hiatus, they released the album, No Cities to Love in January 2015. Brownstein is widely regarded as a […]
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey just hit movie theaters this past Friday, January 22nd. Book two, The Infinite Sea, is on our shelves and the final book, The Last Star, does not come out until May 24th, 2016 (But you can put it on hold now!). Here are some read-alikes to hold you over until then: Passenger by Alexandra Bracken In […]
