A debut filled with imaginative flair, though occasionally disjointed. In a world where it’s forbidden for a 16-year-old tinker’s assistant like Kellan DuCuivre to wield the metal-carving magic known as makecraft, Kellan risks it all to help her mentor. A Black girl and the descendant of traitors to Nanseau, Kellan holds one of the lowest […]
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We Weave by Daniel W. Vandever, illustrated by Deonoveigh Mitchell is a heartwarming story that bridges generations by blending tradition, history, and modern technology. In this picture book, a young Navajo boy and his masaní (grandmother) work together to purchase a computer for his remote education. When they learn his school is shifting to online
A gripping midway point in a journey that promises a rewarding conclusion. In this sequel to The Pomegranate Gate (2023), two realms—one a mortal world experiencing a period similar to the Inquisition, and the other, the magical land of the long-lived Maziks—face threats of conquest and a rupture in reality itself. Mazik leader Tarses b’Shemhazai
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This Cold War thriller channels the essence of le Carré’s world. Harkaway, the son of John le Carré, crafts a spy tale set in the 10-year gap between The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1963) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974). In early 1963 London, a Hungarian assassin named Miki Bortnik arrives at
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In this thrilling and memorable novel, Solomon showcases their talent as a powerful writer. The story unfolds following a family tragedy that reimagines the haunted-house genre in a striking way. Ezri Maxwell and their sisters, Eve and Emmanuelle, begin receiving increasingly disturbing texts from someone impersonating their mother. As a teenager, Ezri, who is Black,
A delightfully wicked read. A widow, not particularly grief-stricken, tries to follow in her late novelist husband’s footsteps but discovers that someone knows more about her than is safe for either of them. Anna Williams-Bonner lacks a strong literary passion and feels no urge to immerse herself in work to cope with her husband’s tragic
Bold and intense, this debut fantasy romance promises passion, grit, and a heavy dose of emotional highs and lows. In her first novel, Darling introduces us to Elowen Atarah, a princess on the run who must join forces with an unlikely ally to reclaim what’s hers. Elowen isn’t an ordinary princess. Proclaimed “forged from the
A foolish romance intertwined with a devastating war that will captivate readers. This World War I novel explores themes of love, politics, and a continent in chaos. In 1914, British Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, a 61-year-old married man, engages in an affair with 26-year-old Venetia Stanley. Those around them are aware of their friendship, but
