Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A charming cast and a plot kissed by the paranormal. Cassie Mitchell is settling in at The Bluffs, her family’s Victorian estate in the picturesque Cape Cod town of Whale Rock. Despite a family curse of terrible endings for sons, she is adjusting to the joys and exhaustion of new motherhood. Her healthy son is
An exhilarating, sprawling superhero science fiction saga. Orbital Reconnaissance and Interceding Operations Nest (ORION) is an organization that monitors danger from every corner of the globe. To stop a threat it never publicly explained, ORION detonated nuclear weapons in orbit. The resulting electromagnetic pulse killed more than thirty-six thousand people, and since then, the organization
Sweeping in scope and grounded in real human stories. What does a pair of enterprising grad students entering a prestigious research competition have to do with combating climate change or reducing systemic racism? According to Tim Kilpatrick, almost everything. In 2012, when Alex Krizhevsky and Ilya Sutskever entered the ImageNet contest, AI was a familiar
A heartwarming picture book that shows young readers how much fun there can be in trying something new. Winslow is a wizard with a very efficient magic wand. Each day, he swishes his wand to get things done. Time for breakfast? Swish. Teeth need brushing? Swish, swish. But today is different. Today, Winslow decides, is
A stylish horror comic that finds its most terrifying antagonist in the place we least expect it. It’s Jenny’s sister’s big moment, an induction ceremony for Phi Beta Kappa’s own Susie Kim, but their mother insists on accounting for every moment of Jenny’s day. And as an overachieving ER physician, Mom knows a lot about
Cozy mystery fans who want a good puzzle, a scene-stealing dog, and a location they’d happily visit will find all three. Books often outlive the people who loved them, leaving someone else to decide where they go next. In Hazelton, Oregon, that someone is Bonne Année, known to everyone in the community as Annee. She
A fun way to teach children about teamwork and numbers. Counting is one of the first big milestones in early learning, and J. Han’s Is that an Egg-Carton? turns that milestone into a simple, playful game. Once they can count, kids happily tell you how old they are, add up their favorite snacks on their
With contrasts in intensity and tone, the work aches as much as it sparkles. The Soundless Symphony: At the Heart of Night is a gorgeous collection that illuminates even the darkest spaces of life. Divided into sections that read as literary movements, the poems journey from numbness toward vitality. Today’s Tomorrow woos readers with poignant
A moving, unflinching novel that faces loss squarely and never loses hope. After more than fifty years of marriage, Leon and Emma Miltenson have shaped their retirement from a well-worn routine: Monday breakfasts in the corner booth at Breaking Bread, grocery runs to Giant Eagle to debate the merits of canned soup, and all the
A gentle tale that kids will want to hear again and again. From the moment a baby is born, they begin to learn. That is my daddy. This is my home. My family loves me, and they keep me safe. As they grow from babies to toddlers, their education expands. Grass is soft. Lemons are
A sharp mystery that is as chaotic as it is cathartic. Connie Keen will be the first to admit that he is pretty messed up and has been for some time. True, his late father was into bikes and drugs, his mom was a partier in her younger days, his sister keeps her distance, and
A striking piece of existential science fiction that asks not just how machines dream, but what it costs when they do. Happy is a humanoid robot assistant determined to find out what freedom really means. Hoping to ease the burdens of dealing with cancer, Ryan and Tina Hawkins decide to sign on the dotted line
A smart story about consent, control, and the courage to speak out. It’s summer for the children of Paris’s elite, so sun-drenched days and party-filled nights in exclusive destinations await Manon de Rochemaure and her classmates. Better still, captivating Étienne Servan has invited Manon and other affluent teens to his family’s private island near Ibiza.
A thoughtful work that lays the groundwork for a faith that is made stronger by finding its weakest points and repairing them. Imagine a home with a tiny leak in one corner of the roof. At first, it’s just a small discoloration on the ceiling, easy to hide, easier to ignore. The stain doesn’t spread
The kind of novel that redefines a genre. The life of a Barian is one of proud sacrifice and fierce eagerness to protect their homeland of Auren, their fellow Barians, and everything they value. For centuries, the powerful Kazenvek have been the enemy of the Barians. Imar, sub-chief of Drahl and son of the chieftain
A masterclass in miniature storytelling. If anyone insists that size matters, they’ve never had the privilege of diving into the world of David Joseph’s evocative storytelling. His assortment of “Short Fictions and Shorter Ones” shows exactly how much can be done with few, well‑chosen words. The collection, PEOPLE I KNOW, leans into that philosophy with
A sharp legal thriller that doesn’t let up until the last body hits the floor. Frank Connor is broke. After a couple of high-profile murder accusations tanked his reputation and dried up his law practice, he’s gone nine months without steady income, and the IRS is closing in on back taxes he can’t pay. He
A gothic vampire tale that deftly balances horror and tenderness. Christian Du Mauré, a poor farmer, knows loss all too well. He grew up close to Leila, the sister of his best friend, Michel. Leila’s love carried him through his formative years until her father married her off to the highest bidder, suddenly tearing her
A soaring tribute to every dreamer who ever looked up and decided the sky was only the beginning. It is 1912, and Olivia Newcomb has just stepped out of boarding school into a world full of promise, provided she is willing to follow the paths society dictates. Unfortunately, she isn’t ready to settle into the
Absurd enough to laugh at and accurate enough to sting. Daniel J. Thorp is confident he is winning at being president, but America has lost patience with the overgrown man-child. The Apprentice’s Bankruptcy opens with a delusional Thorp hunkered in the bunker beneath the East Wing’s new ballroom. His ruthless lawyer, Rawl Cline, informs him
The rare career book with as much heart as it has honesty. Imagine treating a patient who can’t tell you what’s wrong. That’s the daily reality of a veterinarian, and So You Want to Be a Veterinarian invites young readers straight into it. This title introduces the joys and challenges of caring for animals of
A sweeping story about two survivors who stop running from their pasts and finally choose each other. Mark Russell has made himself indispensable in Washington’s intelligence circles, documenting the human wreckage of a North African prison camp in a report bound directly for the president’s desk. But his own life feels like it’s unraveling. He
An aspirational book that invites kids to imagine themselves among that small, extraordinary group who’ve left Earth behind. If you ask a police officer why they chose to enter law enforcement, they might tell you it’s because a parent wore the badge before them. The same pattern shows up in sports, medicine, and the performing
A fun, exciting, and addictive tale of stolen crowns and swashbuckling second chances. Known as much for her temper as for her skill at the wheel, Marvalaine, called Lainey by everyone who knows her, captains the steam-and-sail fishing vessel Portstara out of Starsdale Cove with her loyal first mate Rydon by her side. A committed
