Category: Book News

Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults

Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose – First in a new mystery series for kids based on the Murdle word/logic puzzle series. A young detective, her sidekick, and the school bully team up to find out what happened to the missing school librarian.
Murdle Jr. Puzzle Mysteries – Book 2 of Murdle puzzles for kids and teens.
Come As You Are – Everette “Evie” Riley is mistakenly assigned to a guys dorm at her new school with no option but to live there.

Books for Adults

Bodies and Battlements (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 1 in the new Ravensea Castle mystery series. When a guest at the new B&B in the Ravensea Castle is murdered, the owner is the primary suspect. She’ll need help from her sister and the Castle ghost to find the real killer.
Busybody Book Club (Trade Paperback) – The new bookclub at the Community Center is shaping up to be a disaster when the five members can’t agree on anything and money is stolen during one of their meetings, putting the Center’s future at risk. When a club member disappears and a body is discovered, the club members are determined to solve the case. This sounds like a blast!
A Cyclist’s Guide to Villains & Vines (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Cyclist’s Guide Mystery series. The Silver Spinners bike tour of France crosses paths with a murderer.
Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Dark Lord Davi series. Davi is now the Dark Lord, but now she needs to focus on breaking the time loop that’s trapped her. I have GOT to catch up on book 1 so I can get to this!!
Grimoire Grammar School PTA (Trade Paperback) – When their kindergartener is bitten by a werewolf, a family has to negotiate magical schools and prophecies they are not prepared for. YES, PLEASE!
It’s a Love Story (Trade Paperback) – A teen star turned Hollywood studio exec has to deliver on a rash promise based on her first kiss in order to keep her credibility. Yes, this one too!
Much Ado About Hating You (Trade Paperback) – All I had to read was “Shakespeare fan fic” and I was sold!
Murder Mystery & Mothers (ebook, May 29) – A mystery author discovers a real life mystery to solve.
Problematic Summer Romance (Trade Paperback) – Something new from Ali Hazelwood! A grad student (23) pursues a problematic fling with her long-time crush (38).

Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults

Gus and Glory – A girl who loves mysteries encounters her biggest one – why did her mom leave?
Let Them Stare (LGBTQ+) – A gender non-conforming fashion student loses their internship but finds a vintage bag they might be able to sell to fund their trip to the big city. They also find a ghost of a drag performer looking for answers as to how he died.  The fact that this was written by JVN and Julie Murphy made this a huge “Yes, please!” for me.

Books for Adults

Behooved (Trade Paperback)- A noblewoman’s betrothed is, at first aloof and uninterested and then he’s magically turned into a horse. And the noblewoman is framed for his “murder.”
The Love Haters (Hardcover) – A video producer tells a couple of lies as she dives head first into a career-making gig in the newest book from Katherine Center.

Books for Kids

The Rainbow Sheep – In a herd that prizes conformity above everything, a new sheep in the pen shakes things up.

Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults

Creature Clinic – A doctor in training at the Creature Clinic tries to hide the fact that she helped a human in need – something that is strictly forbidden.
The Shadow of the World-Famous Nine – Book 2 in the World-Famous Nine series about a 19-story skyscraper and a couple of kids who have to fight the forces of evil trying to destroy it.
Home Has No Borders – A collection of South-Asian stories.
The Romance Rivalry – A young book reviewer tries to use romance tropes to help her find love during her freshman year of college, but the trope that might take her down is fake dating a rival reviewer. Yes, please!
The Singular Life of Aria Patel – A practical young scientist finds herself tumbling from one parallel universe to another as she fights to find her way home.
When Love Gives You Lemons (LGBTQ+) – A year after their break up, a young man prepares to see his first love at a wedding where he hopes they can rekindle their relationship.

Books for Adults

Anji Kills a King (Trade Paperback) – First in the Rising Tide series. A woman is hounded by bounty hunters after she murders the king.
Crossing Paths (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Beneath the Wild Sky series. The tech-minded sister in a family of bounty hunters looks for help building up her hand-to-hand combat skills because she’s tired of their targets always thinking she’s the weak link.
Don’t Swipe Right (Trade Paperback) A lonely woman looking for love on a dating app discovers that a series of recent deaths are tied to her – they’re all guys she has dated. And the police think SHE is the serial killer. Wow! (Looks like this might have previously been released as Swiped.)
Dream On, Ramona Riley (Trade Paperback, LGBTQ+) – First in a new Clover Lake series. A woman with dreams of being a Hollywood costume designer encounters an old flame when a big budget movie films in her small town – but the woman who was her first kiss doesn’t seem to remember her.
Maine Characters (Trade Paperback) – Half-sisters show up at their father’s cabin after his death and try to work through their surprise and other complicated feelings while living there, together, for the summer.
No One Was Supposed to Die at this Wedding (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Vacation Mysteries series about a mystery author who keeps encountering murder in real life.
Riding the High (Trade Paperback) – Book 3 in the Silver Pines Ranch series. A drunken marriage becomes their biggest secret as both members of the “couple” try to wait out some major events before they can quietly divorce.

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!