Books for Kids
Bear Feels Sad – Bear feels lonely and sad when his friends are busy doing other things without him.
The Bigfoot Field Guide to Campers – A guide for Bigfoots to know what to do to avoid troublesome campers.
Bye Bye, Butterfly – A new picture book from the fantastic Ashley Spires – first in the Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe series – starring Binky the Space Cat from the delightful graphic novel series (Binky the Space Cat – ♥♥♥♥♥).
The Most Magnificent Team – Another Ashley Spires title out this week! Book 4 in the Most Magnificent series. Two girls try to build something together, discovering that they have very different approaches to their project.
We Are the Beatles – The latest in the Ordinary People Change the World series.
Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults
Entirely Emmie (Graphic Novel) – Book 9 in the Emmie & Friends series. Emmie’s class goes on a year-end camping trip where she’s paired with the last person she would have chosen.
A Field Guide to Broken Promises – Evie’s trying to redeem herself in her father’s eyes after ruining his big moment in cryptozoology, but that’s hard to do as the new kid at school who is failing math and dodging a bully. The cover to this is GORGEOUS, and I am intrigued to find out more about Evie’s story!
J vs. K – Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft (New Kid – ♥♥♥♥) team up to bring readers a story about two rival storytellers and a big contest.
The Unlikely Intrusion of Adams Klein (Older Middle Grade) – Book 1 in the TimeFall Trilogy. Adams has been stashed in 2015 to protect him in the past from a killer in the future. And his one guiding rule is to not change history. But when he discovers something he can’t ignore, he and his friends will have to figure out how to protect the timeline.
Beyond They/Them: Twenty Influential Nonbinary and Gender-Diverse People You Should Know – A biography collection of nonbinary and gender-nonconforming folks.
Catching Cryptids – A STEM-based cryptozoology book.
Audre & Bash Are Just Friends – A high schooler stuck at home for the summer asks the new kid for help completing her “experience” bucket list so she can use the stories in the book she’s writing to help her get into Stanford.
The Rebel’s Guide to Pride (LGBTQ+) – When the mayor cancels their Pride celebration, a newly out teen and his friends plan underground “Pride Speakeasies.”
The Thrashers – A school’s “elite” friend group gets some unwanted attention when a wannabe “Thrasher” is found dead.
Books for Adults
Big Bad Wool (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Sheep Detective series. The sheep of Glenkill are on another case when a series of unnatural animal deaths escalates to a human death.
Drop Dead (Trade Paperback) – Rival journalists have three weeks at a sprawling estate to find out the recently-deceased owner’s big secret.
Dying to Read (Trade Paperback) – Book 5 in the Survivors’ Book Club mystery series. Rarity tries to help another book club member when her husband is accused of murder.
Friends with Benefits (Trade Paperback) – Best friends enter into a marriage of convenience when she needs insurance to purse a dream fellowship and he needs a second income to stay in his apartment.
Hounding a Killer (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Bailey the Bloodhound mystery series. A children’s book author and her bloodhound get drawn into another mystery when a newcomer to their community first makes himself a nuisance and then disappears. This sounds like a great series!
Jilted (Trade Paperback) – A heartbroken, jilted bride who works at a bridal magazine thinks things can’t get more complicated but they do when she has an encounter with a man at a wedding who turns out to be her boss’s son.
Romantic Friction (Trade Paperback) – A bestselling romantasy author’s life and work is upended by an upstart author who confesses she writes her stories with AI and instead of being ostracized, she’s lauded for her “ingenuity.”
A Senior Citizen’s Guide to Life on the Run (Hardcover) – When her neighbor is found dead after an altercation – over pigeon poop of all things – Alice becomes a murder suspect.
Time Loops & Meet Cutes (Trade Paperback) – A workaholic is caught in a time loop where she meets a guy who could be the key to breaking the loop.
Turbulent Magic (ebook) – A former mage stuck as a dragon flight attendant uses his last magical gift – talking with dragons – and discovers the dragons are planning a rebellion against the airline. Quirky!