It’s the final release week of October. Let’s take a look at the new books available this week.
Books for Kids
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Illustrated Holiday Classic – A picture book version of the movie.
It’s Not Little Red Riding Hood – Book 3 in the It’s Not a Fairy Tale series. A Red Riding Hood retelling where a rule-following Red follows the narrator’s instructions, but they start to seem a little… strange. I’d love to check this out in person. I used to do a fairy tale retelling unit with students that was a lot of fun. At the time of this writing, this is available to read for free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
Where Is Our Library? – A companion to Lost in the Library. Patience and Fortitude, the lions from the NYPL, share another adventure.
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad (November 1) – A picture book biography of William Still who helped in the anti-slavery movement and collected the stories of freedom seekers. I can’t wait to read this for the full story on the Still family.
Books for Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End – Book 15 in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Greg’s family’s camping trip takes an unfortunate turn.
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow – Book 3 in the Nevermoor series. When the Hollowpox, a strange virus, starts turning Wunimals into vicious monsters, Morrigan starts looking for a cure.
Measuring Up – A Taiwanese girl wants to win a cooking contest so she can pay for her grandmother’s ticket to come to Seattle for her birthday.
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Blades of Freedom – Book 10 in the fabulous Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales nonfiction graphic novel series. Blades of Freedom looks at the Haitian Rebellion – a slave uprising – and the Louisiana Purchase.
Warriors of Wing and Flame – Book 2 in the Sisters of Shadow and Light series. The barrier between the paladin world and the human world is open again. While the sisters initially see this as an opportunity to see their father again, it becomes a liability when an evil sorcerer steals Inara’s powers and becomes almost invincible.
The Fangirl’s Guide to the Universe – By Sam Maggs. This resource is a handbook for teens about the “nerdy” life. Includes how-tos as well as interviews with other fangirls in the world of YA literature.
The Fangirl’s Journal for Leveling Up – A guided journal companion to The Fangirl’s Guide to the Universe. Both of these books look fantastic!
Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan – Manga story of Leia joining the rebellion.
Books for Adults
Amish Cookie Club Courtship (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 3 in the Amish Cookie Club series. This time, Edna agrees to let twins Rachel and Ella Mae help her while her daughter-in-law is unavailable, but all they do is bicker. Except when two of Edna’s sons are around. I have had such a good time with this series (as well as with the author’s Amish Fairytale retellings), that this is a must read for me. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway (Hardcover) – As it seems the Autobiography of Spock has been pushed off yet again (Likely due to the additions to the character’s history in season 2 of Star Trek Discovery), Star Trek fans will now get to add the autobiography of the captain of Voyager to their libraries instead (following Kirk and Picard). Get Janeway’s take on Voyager’s time in the Delta quadrant, the Borg, and her crewmates, in her own words.
BB3X Baby Blues (Comics Collection) – Volume 37 in the comic strip series.
Bending the Paw (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 9 in the Paw Enforcement series. Megan and her K-9 partner, Brigit, investigate a gruesome murder scene with no body.
Broadcast 4 Murder (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 7 in the Sophie Kimball Mystery series. Phee’s mother is launching a radio program based on her mystery book club, but during her first day on air she finds a dead body.
Candy Cane Crime (e-book) – A novella (book 6) in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. Bailey’s cousin, Charlotte, takes over the Candy Cane Exchange when Bailey gets bogged down with orders. But when Charlotte discovers sweet notes for HER from a secret admirer, she stakes out the message drop and enlists Deputy Little to help her. I am not a fan of Jethro the pig, especially after the last book in the series. But the story for this novella sounds so fantastic, I am going to ignore Jethro on the cover and pick it up.
Conflict in Little Leaf Creek (e-book) – Book 3 in the Little Leaf Creek Mystery series. Cassie partners with her grumpy ex-cop neighbor to investigate a murder. At the time of this writing, this is available to read for free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. I have this series on my KU wish list.
Crazy Stupid Bromance (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the OUTSTANDING Bromance Bookclub series. I get such a kick out of these books! When a strange woman claims to be her sister, Alexis calls on her best friend, and former hacker, Noah to help her out. She has no idea Noah is in love with her. His pals in the Bromance Bookclub are eager to offer their advice, but Noah will have to decide if he is willing to risk his friendship for a chance at love. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
A Crime of a Different Stripe (Hardcover) – Book 4 in the Seaside Knitters Society series. The four best friends are investigating a murder when a body is found after a disastrous opening to the fall arts series.
Curses Are for Cads (Hardcover) – Book 3 in the paranormal Eleanor Wilde Mystery series. Fake psychic Eleanor is summoned to a Scottish castle to try to divine the location of a missing cache of family heirlooms. But she’s not working alone. While Eleanor’s skills are fake, Birdie seems to be the real deal. Will the investigation ruin Eleanor’s livelihood and reputation? I am intrigued by this series.
DC Christmas Carols: We Wish You a Harley Christmas (Hardcover) – Classic Christmas carols are transformed into odes to DC’s heroes and villains.
Death by French Roast (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 8 in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series. Krissy and her writing group work to solve a cold case.
Emperor’s New Quilt (e-book, October 31) – Book 5 in the Taylor Quinn Quilt Shop Mystery series. Taylor is investigating the origins of a quilt that might just be the oldest surviving quilt to be built in Oregon when a murderer strikes.
Fair Trade (e-book) – Book 3 in the Barks & Beans Cafe Cozy Mystery series. Macy is selling iced coffee at the State Fair when a friend narrowly survives two near-death experiences. So Macy starts investigating who might have it out for the country star. At the time of this writing, this is available to read for free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. I have this series on my KU wish list.
Gear, Grills, and Guns (e-book) – Book 13 in the Camper & Criminals Mystery series. Someone is out to ruin Mae’s work with the National Park Committee with a dead body at her campground and a fire at one of her campers. At the time of this writing, this is available to read for free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
The Great Diamond Caper (e-book, October 30) – Book 6 in the Whispering Bay Mystery series about a human lie detector and her rescue dog. At the time of this writing, this is available to read for free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
Guardians of the Galaxy: It’s On Us Vol 1 (Paperback Graphic Novel) – Collects Guardians of the Galaxy 2020, issues 1-6.
Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 8 in the Candy Coated Mystery series which takes place on Mackinac Island. Allie intercepts a message for a friend, and finds a dying woman.
How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Thorne Chronicles series. Rory has renounced her throne and become a privateer when she and her crew discover a self-aware rose that has been bred for biological warfare.
If the Boot Fits (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Cowboys of California series after A Cowboy to Remember (♥♥♥♥). A one night stand after his first Oscar win seems like the perfect celebration for Sam Pleasant, but when his Cinderella disappears with the wrong swag bag – and his statuette – he’s eager to track her down and see if they have something between them that can last. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door (Mass Market Paperback Barnes and Noble exclusive) – Book 2 in the Jane Darrowfield series. Jane Darrowfield, professional busybody, is on the case when her nervous neighbor goes missing before Jane can help her determine if she is going crazy or if she is being followed.
Jane in Love (Trade Paperback) – Jane Austen time travels to the present-day set of a period movie. While the movie’s star is captivated by the young Jane who never seems to break character, Jane falls in love with the actress’s brother, which creates a problem as she wonders if she even wants to get back to her own time and her dreams for her “future.” I am not a huge Jane Austen fan, but I am intrigued by this premise!
Love Your Life (Hardcover) – The latest from Sophie Kinsella. A woman on a writing retreat meets a man on a martial arts retreat which gets canceled. As he joins the writers group, the two hit it off. But when it is time to return to their every day lives, it seems they aren’t compatible in any way.
Murder at an Irish Christmas (Hardcover)- Book 6 in the Irish Village Mystery series. It’s a snowed-in mystery when a famous conductor is killed at a holiday event with Siobhàn’s family.
Murder Comes to Call (Hardcover) – Book 4 in the Beryl and Edwina Mystery series. American Beryl and Brit Edwina are investigating two cases – one, the murder of a magistrate that seems like part of a string of robberies, and the second, an actual work case involving missing census reports.
Murder in the Margins (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 1 in the Open Book Mystery series. An American writer with writer’s block hopes a writer-in-residence position at a British book shop will be just what she needs to shake her next story loose. Instead she gets drawn into sleuthing when a fellow American novelist is accused of murder.
Murder Outside the Lines (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Pen & Ink Mystery series. Florrie thought having a psychic author do a reading of ghost stories in her store for Halloween would be fun, but she never imagined it would lead to hysterics, a possible dead body gone missing, and a psychic vision of murder.
My Last Duchess (Mass Market Paperback) – A duke with a castle full of naughty children has his eye – and eventually his heart – on Lady Astley to set things in his life right. She takes one look at him and his chaos and walks away.
Page Marked for Murder (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 5 in the Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery series. Addie gets drawn into another mystery when she finds a body behind the bakery next to her book shop and a rare book goes missing.
Back to the Future Official Hill Valley Cookbook: Over Sixty-Five Classic Hill Valley Recipes From the Past, Present, and Future (Hardcover) – Includes recipes to fit each of the timelines for the movies – 1955, 1985, and 2015, including movie moments like Uncle Joey’s Parole Cake.
The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently (Hardcover) – Bible scholars dig into Old Testament passages referenced in the New Testament to show how Jews and Christians over time have interpreted those passages.
Black & White & Weird All Over: The Lost Photographs of “Weird Al” Yankovic ’83-’86 (Hardcover) – A photo book from Weird Al.
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life (Hardcover) – A group therapy memoir. Sounds excellent!
Heroes Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook (Hardcover) – Separated into sections like Human Cuisine and Elven Cuisine. Includes 80 dishes from snacks to main courses to vegetarian fare and desserts as well as cocktails.