Release Date: May 4, 2021 Letty Carnahan’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to flee New York City with her four year old niece, Maya, in tow after stumbling upon her younger sister’s body in her New York townhouse. Exhausted and emotionally drained, Letty arrives at a small beachside motel in Treasure Island, Florida – The Murmuring Surf. With nothing but her … Continue reading The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
Release Date: March 16, 2021 About The Book: A Most-Anticipated Book of 2021: Bustle * Ms. Magazine * The Millions * Electric Lit * SheReads A transfixing and beautifully rendered novel about a refugee’s escape from civil war—and the healing power of community. A young woman sits in her apartment, watching the small daily dramas of her neighbors across the way. She is an outsider, … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Silence Is A Sense by Layla Alammar
Release Date: March 16, 2021 About The Book: Alice Sullivan, a high-achieving architect and mom of two, is used to being in control. Until life rips the blueprints right out of her hands. While she’s always strived for a picture perfect life, Alice’s foundation is rocked when she discovers her daughter is failing reading at school, and worse, her son is a bully, having humiliated … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Are We There Yet? by Kathleen West
Release Date: January 12, 2021 Nadia has never had a clear answer to the seemingly simple question, “Where are you from?” She has lived in many places throughout her life due to her father’s job with the UN, ranging from Rome, to Dar-es-Salaam, to Kampala, to England, and even New York City. Beyond her varied geographic identity, Nadia has grappled her whole life with her … Continue reading Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu
Release Date: March 16, 2021 About The Book: *A Crime Reads Most Anticipated Book of 2021* A serial killer and his copycat are locked in a violent game of cat and mouse. Can DI Anjelica Henley stop them before it’s too late? On the day she returns to active duty with the Serial Crimes Unit, Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley is called to a crime scene. … Continue reading Book Spotlight: The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson
Release Date: March 2, 2021 About The Book: “A compulsively readable story. I was breathless and battling tears up until the very last stunning turns onstage and beyond. A dazzling, heart-wrenching debut.” —Nova Ren Suma, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us Would you die for the Prize? Best friends Marine Duval and Kate Sanders have trained since childhood at the … Continue reading Book Spotlight : Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small
Release Date: March 2, 2021 About The Book: A princess is missing and a peace treaty is on the verge of collapse in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club–an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women–Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to … Continue reading Book Spotlight: An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn
Release Date: March 2, 2021 About The Book: The fight for freedom has sent Matt Drake to some of the world’s most dangerous spots. This time the war is coming to his front door. Broad daylight on an Austin, Texas, street and DIA operative Matt Drake is fighting for his life against a highly trained team of assassins. Who are they? Why do they want … Continue reading Book Spotlight: The Outside Man by Don Bentley
