Beetlejuice meets The Good Place in Suicide Souls, Penni Jones’ darkly comic and wildly imaginative new novel about a special afterlife where people who have taken their own lives must watch their loved ones grieve in order to earn a…
“The conceit behind Shusterman’s latest is truly unique. While it exhibits the author’s usual storytelling aplomb, it also manages to delve into more serious and timely subject matter, such as racism, sexism, and homophobia. Despite these heavy topics, the story…
During this pandemic, I have traveled, with nary a mask in sight, to the Highlands of Scotland, an island in Tahiti and, most recently, a mountainside village in Jamaica. Tamp down that frisson of anger you feel—I’m speaking, of course,…
Romance. Action. Magic. Debut author Dana Swift’s Cast in Firelight has it all, and more. In her fast-paced YA fantasy, we follow the paths of two young royals with magical skills given to them by the nine gods. Heirs to…
“When someone says you’re overreacting, but you know you’re right, keep reacting until it’s over.” That’s the motto of Cadie Kessler, the protagonist in Julie Carrick Dalton’s debut novel, Waiting for the Night Song. Cadie is desperate to prove an…
It’s a new year! Yay! And the vaccine is rolling out! Finally, you can exhale and concentrate on your novel. Not so fast, Hemingway. The end might be in sight, but as much as we we’d all like to move…