As we enter Native American Heritage Month, now is an auspicious time to learn more about Indigenous history and culture, and what better way than through a book? Indeed, that's a primary assertion in Patty Krawec's book, Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds. From a book club to a... Continue Reading →
Today, Neena Noon releases her debut novel, To Vex & to Hex. This paranormal romance stars a witch bookseller, Lucy, who is very close to her elderly boss, Charles. But after a fall and broken hip, Charles's estranged grandson, Grayson, arrives all the way from Ireland. He and Lucy instantly get off to a bad... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, the English translation of Luciano Lamberti's novel, To Bewitch a Hunter, was released. This work of literary horror takes places across decades in Argentina, from the 1960s through the 2010s. In 2015, Julia Ruiz is approached by an older woman, Griselda, claiming to be her real grandmother, and that Julia's real parents... Continue Reading →
Last year, I loved Charlotte Stein's book, Dealing with a Desperate Demon, and I was excited to continue the Sanctuary for Supernatural Creatures series. Now the third installment is out: Falling for a Villainous Vampire. I loved this! Marley is a witch who can remember a few past lives over the last two hundred years,... Continue Reading →
Today, Natasha Siegel releases her fourth novel, Château Reverie. This historical fantasy is set at a French estate in 1795, where a mysterious woman hosts auctions with a highly exclusive guest list. Genevieve de Vienne is one of the guests this time. In order to win, she must bid one secret; in exchange, she will... Continue Reading →
Last year, I enjoyed Marina Scott's novel, The Night Guests, and I was excited to read more from her. Today she releases her newest novel, My Darling Girls. Set between 1894 and 1904, this novel follows an opium-addicted widow named Jo. Since her husband's death a year ago, Jo has taken over his photography business.... Continue Reading →
I've been wanting to read Jason Rekulak since he released Hidden Pictures in 2022. That's still on the TBR (very high up on it!), but I did finally dive into his work with his latest book, Look What the Cat Dragged In. This is a supernatural thriller for cat lovers, and indeed, that's what first... Continue Reading →
Happy release day to It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller! The first in her new Kobuk Valley series, this horror novel centers Iñupiat people, history, and folklore. It takes place in an Indigenous Alaskan village in 1994, and white men have just arrived to mine, heedless of the health issues their... Continue Reading →
This week, Amanda Gayle released her debut novel, Once, Again, Always. What would you do if you woke up with no memories of the past six years? And you're apparently married to the snobby boarding school rival you hated? That's Molly's reality after having a couple of strokes in her sleep one night. She can't... Continue Reading →
Today, Kelley Armstrong releases her latest horror novel, Dive Bar at the End of the Road. This is my second time reading her, but what a different book this one is! It starts with Ellie, driving down a dark road in the woods, a bit disoriented about the time. Suddenly a woman is right in... Continue Reading →
For months I've been anticipating Bel Banta's romantasy novel, The Court of Venus. Set in a Tudor-inspired world with rare, astrology-based magicians, it follows Bianca Mortlake, the first Moonborn magician in over a thousand years. She's just been summoned to the court where she must team up with her childhood rival, Roland, a Venusborn magician... Continue Reading →
After enjoying Adib Khorram's novel It Had to Be Him last year, I was excited to continue the Love on the Vine series. Arya gets his happily ever after in Isn't He Romantic?. A self-proclaimed slut who's never had a boyfriend in his nearly 40 years of life, Arya is suddenly roped into fake dating... Continue Reading →
Happy book birthday to Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm. This has been one of my most anticipated debuts of 2026, and it is as moving as I'd hoped. In 2002, Marina is preparing to travel to her late grandmother's childhood home in Haifa, Palestine. Though reluctant at first, her mom, Haifa (named for... Continue Reading →
I'm a sucker for anything with a classic horror premise, so when I first heard about I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas, I was instantly drawn in. As a kid, Willa could see things her parents couldn't, and her best friend was the invisible monster under her bed. Then, during her... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year, I enjoyed R.J. Valldeperas's YA debut, Their Will Undone, and I've been eager to read more from her. Today, her adult debut is available: Daughter of the Dark, the first in the Daughters of Auquis series. Set in a fantastical South American world, it follows a demon hunter, Solana. But when a... Continue Reading →
It was four years ago when I first learned about Afong Moy, purported to be the first Chinese woman to live in the United States. In the debut novel by Bo Wang, The Chinese Lady, we get a fictionalized account of her life in the 1830s and 1850s. From China to New York to San... Continue Reading →
It's been five years since I read Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, and I was excited to finally revisit the characters in its long-awaited sequel, Cemetery Boys: Espíritu. Following the events of the first book, this one picks up shortly after, with Christmas fast approaching. But Julian is being haunted, and neither Yadriel nor Maritza... Continue Reading →
My favorite surprise of the week: Once Swindled by Laura Sebastian! The first in her new Lack and Luster series, this novel introduces a Gilded Age world in which the aristocrats (Lusters) don't just have more money and power; they also have magical abilities that the others (the Lacks) don't. Once such Lack is Mavis,... Continue Reading →
Robert de la Chevotière has just released his second adult novel, The Twelfth House. Set mainly between the 1770s and 1830s in Dominica, this book gives voice to the people stolen from their home in Dahomey (in present-day Benin) and enslaved by a cruel white man in the Caribbean. But an unborn soul is witness... Continue Reading →
Art, magic, and mystery collide in K.S. Shay's debut novel, Portrait of a Witch Undone, out today. Maeve was powerful witch on track to become the next matriarch until a spell gone wrong left her unable to use her magic. Now, a year later, her friend and casting partner Ash is determined to figure out... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year, Amy DuBois Barnett released her debut novel, If I Ruled the World. Set mainly between 1999 and 2001, it follows Nikki Rose in her career in magazines. Despite just getting a promotion at a prominent fashion magazine, Nikki wants to work somewhere that uplifts Black people, so she makes the risky move... Continue Reading →
This week sees the release of Kailee Pedersen's sophomore novel, The Minimalist. Mia Voss is a composer, long mentored by the brilliant but harsh Ryder Wakefield. But then Ryder's son Oliver (also Mia's former boyfriend) dies by suicide; Ryder passes away not long after, leaving Mia to finish his final orchestra composition, titled Death Fugue.... Continue Reading →
Alexandra Vasti has quickly become a go-to author for historical romances, and I was excited for her latest, Scandal of the Summer, the first in her Flirty Rotten Scoundrels series. After four seasons, heiress Ruby is tired of trying to find a husband who can appreciate her depth of knowledge on "masculine" subjects like art... Continue Reading →
First released in 2015, the new English translation of Someone Like You, by Catalan-Spanish author Xavier Bosch, just came out yesterday. It's divided between two timelines. In 1981, Paulina Homs travels from Barcelona to Paris for her cousin's wedding weekend... and proceeds to fall in love with a French art gallery owner, Jean-Pierre Zanardi. More... Continue Reading →
