Today in the US is a day of remembrance of the attacks of September 11, 2001. I don’t want to just jump into book news without acknowledging that. If today doesn’t feel like the right day to dig into what’s releasing this week, I hope you’ll swing back by later this week.
Books for Kids
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? – Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle age old questions about Santa. I can’t wait to read this one!
Books for Older Kids/Teens/Young Adults
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Between Monsters and Marvels – Dare believes there are still monsters in the Bay but no one believes her and she is shipped off to school where she couldn’t possibly keep investigating – but she still stumbles across something that makes her question everything she’s been told. I have already pre-ordered this one! Sounds amazing – and it’s a stand alone story.
The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall – Book 1 in a new series. Young Arthur Conan Doyle is offered a place at Baskerville Hall, a secret school for the gifted, where he makes new friends and finds mysteries that makes at least one person want to see him expelled – or worse. This is getting a lot of praise for being a creative reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes universe. I’m intrigued!
The Name Drop – A corporate heir apparent and an intern find themselves in one another’s spots during their summer internship – and they decide to keep up the charade because it give her the chance to make some connections that can help her get into college and it gives him the chance to have a summer blending in with other teens away from his controlling father. This sounds fantastic!
Books for Adults
Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Hardcover) – A woman who uses her flawless intuition for survival in a hostile world meets a prince who she senses will be someone very special to her – until he becomes her doom. I”m intrigued by this one, too.
A Market of Dreams and Destiny (Trade Paperback) – Once a boy sold into servitude for the secret and magical Untermarkt, Deri now has a chance to buy his freedom and make a name for himself, but the cost might be too much, including a chance at love. (The cover of this always makes me think it’s part of the Last Binding series by Freya Marske, but it is not,)
Murder Most Royal (Hardcover) – Book 3 in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series. The queen is once again pulled into a mystery when a severed hand is found and she recognizes the signet ring still on one of the fingers. I still haven’t tried this series, but I get a kick out of the premise.
My Rogue to Ruin (Trade Paperback) – Book 4 in the Wild Wynchesters series (this seems to be the first book in the series with an illustrated cover). The Wynchesters are trying to unmask a forger.
Star Trek: Picard’s Academy, Vol 1 (Comic, releasing Sept. 13) – First in a new comic book line about Captain Jean Luc Picard’s time at Star Fleet Academy. How fun!