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Brea and Mallory talk about books that have been on their TBRs for a long time and why they keep them there. Plus, they recommend graphic novels and solve an audiobook gifting problem! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Horny Fairy Book Club Pick
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The Life Impossible by Matt HaigAbsolution by Jeff VanderMeer
Local Man by Tim Seeley
Hellboy by Mike Mignola
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Blame! Tokyo Ghoul, Kaguya Sama, Tokyo Revengers, Made in Abyss, Biomega
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Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - read a book about a holiday during that holiday! Plus, they test out a book crate and give advice for mood readers who are also library users. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
Looking for Love in all the Haunted Places by Claire Kann
Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander
Summers End by Juneau Black
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Happy Halloween! Brea and Mallory recommend books about monsters and demons, plus they test out a book stand for bed reading and give out tips on book recommending. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Mallory’s Creature Screening!
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Books Mentioned -The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd Jones
Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
Prosper’s Demon by KJ Parker
The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashely Robin Franklin
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
The Fervor by Alma Katsu
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Patricia Wants a Cuddle by Samantha Allen
The Return by Rachel Harrison
Books of Blood by Clive Barker
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Brea and Mallory talk about book hangovers and how to cure them! Plus, they interview Tom Ryan about his new mystery book and recommend enticing books to get you out of a book slump. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Tom Ryan
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So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
I Might be in Trouble by Daniel Aleman
The Examiner by Janice Hallett
Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus
House of Hidden Meaning by Ru Paul
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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Brea and Mallory debate at what point a buzzy book evolves into a modern classic. Plus, they solve a problem about book dumping and recommend books set in Austria. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Spooky Read-A-Thon 10/13!
Books Mentioned -Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
The Countess by Rebecca Johns
Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller
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Brea and Mallory dive into another edition of solving book club problems! Plus, they recommend books set in restaurants or breweries. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -All Fours by Miranda July
Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaghuchi, translated by Geoffery Trousselot
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
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Brea and Mallory name their most anticipated books for October and November! Plus, they discuss a book tech problem about ex libris stickers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Readathon is Sunday 10/13!
Books Mentioned -Hum by Helen Phillips
Summers End by Juneau Black
OCTOBER
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
Red White and Royal Blue meets the Nightmare before ChristmasCoup de Grace by Sofia Ajram
Queer horror, Montreal, time loop, psychologicalThe Bog Wife by Kay Caronister
Horror, Appalachian gothic, siblings, supernatural bargain, family, nature magicThe Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin
YA horror, sisterhood, Vancouver, ghosts, demonsKiller House Party by Lily Anderson
YA horror, haunted mansion house party goes bad, ghosts
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla GrudoraHorror, short story collection, surreal, subversive
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen
Historical horror, Southern gothic, 1960s New Orleans, curses, family secretsRed in Tooth and Claw by Lish McBride
YA horror, Western, fantasy, monsters, remote frontier townUncanny: The Origins of Fear by Junji Ito
Non fiction, memoirAll the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper
Queer horror, small town mysteries, folklore, ghosts, occultAmerican Rapture by CJ Leede
Sci fi horror, apocalyptic, virus sweeping across countryWhere the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
Horror, possession, ghosts, Nigeria, murder, family drama, secretsDon’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews
Queer YA horror, psychological, monsters, woods, artMarigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun, translated by Shanna Tan
Speculative fiction, magic laundromat that erases people’s painful memoriesImpractical Magic by Emily Grimoire
Witchy romance, grumpy/sunshine, slow burn, small town, cozy
Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London
Queer horromance, vampires, fantasy, rom-comBest Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
Romantasy, food magic, kitchen witch, HalloweenJasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro
Queer middle grade fantasy, ghosts, grief, friendship
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
Fantasy, demons, angels, epic love story, historyA Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara
Fantasy, grim reapers and souls, stressed out mom solving a mystery
How to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte Stein
Horromance, cozy, small town, witch + werewolfGentlest of Wild Things by Sarah Underwood
Sapphic romantasy, mysteries, myth, Eros and Psyche retelling, vampire
The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-Jones
YA fantasy, magical competition, monsters, a hunt
A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Romantasy, lesbian pirates, enemies to lovers
A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
Fantasy, womanhood, kingdoms warring, spies
The Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert and Alexa SharpeThe Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling
Witchy Yuletide romance
The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo
Literary fantasy, motherhood, magic, search for a lost child, 1940s Texas
The Crescent Moon Tea Room by Stacy Sivinski
Fantasy, 3 clairvoyant sisters, family curse
The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche
Historical fantasy, witches, gem magic, mystery, 1300s Italy
Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim, translated by Anton Hur
Epic fantasy, empire run on necromancy, magicSwordcrossed by Freya Marske
Gay romantasy, low stakes, enemies to lovers, bodyguard
The Stars are Dying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Romantasy, dark fantasy, Greek myths, vampires
Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
Queer romantasy, magic forest, curses, sorcerer and his rivalLegend of the White Snake by Sher Lee
Queer YA romantasy, Chinese fairytale retelling, romance
If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens
Horromance, Scotland, haunted castles, enemies to lovers writersThe Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke
Fantasy short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
Fantasy, third in seriesAbsolution by Jeff Vandermeer
4th in seriesRun by Blake Crouch
Sci fi, apocalyptic thriller, rage epidemicMetal from Heaven by August Clarke
Queer fantasy, lesbian revenge, class warfare
Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins
Sci fi, time bending, puzzles, sixty protagonists
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah Dawson
Sci fi horror, thriller, secluded artist’s colony, murder, secrets
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry
Historical fantasy, fairies, curses and spells, magic, 1920s England, friendship
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
Fantasy, mage school, ancient secrets, misogyny
The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond
Fantasy, sequel
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
Queer sci fi, cat sidekick, space travel/exploration
The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide by Cody Daigle-Orians
Non fiction
Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery
Queer literary fiction, 1960s NYC, funnyHow Does That Make You Feel, Magda Ekland? by Anna Montague
Literary fiction, lesbian awakening, roadtrip, grief, funny
Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
Queer horrormance, small town, sexy, monsters (not sexy monsters)The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan
Mystery, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies, seaside town, family secrets, secret societiesThe Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni
Thriller, sequel
Model Home by Rivers SolomonRough Pages by L.C. Rosen
Mystery, sequelMuch Ado About Margaret by Madeleine Roux
Regency romance, publishing, scandal, mistaken identities
The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes
Historical Greek myth retelling, Oedipus and Antigone
NOVEMBERI Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea
Queer YA horror, sequel
Dead Girls Don’t Dream by Nino Cipri
Queer YA horror, scary woods, magic, small town, legends, ritualsVersailles by Kathryn Davis
Historical fiction, Marie Antoinette retelling
Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang, translated by Lin King
Historical fiction, sapphic, Taiwan, 1930s
The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews
Historical romance, horse girlVanishing Treasures by Katherine Rundell
Nonfiction, animals on the verge of extinctionThe Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg
Nonfiction, history, folklore of Krampus and other Yuletide monsters
City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim
Literary, ballet, broken dreams, RussiaLowest Common Denominator by Pirkko Saisio, translated by Mia Spangenburg
Queer historical literary fiction, coming of age, Finland
Interstellar Megachef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Sci fi, gay Masterchef in space
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
Queer historical fantasy, granddaughter of Robin Hood
Thanks for Listening by Molly Horan
Ace romance, YA, high school, secret advice appLeap by Simina Popescu
YA graphic novel, queer ballerinas at a boarding schoolRani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar
If the Taste video by Sabrina Carpenter was a book, sapphic YA romance
Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason June
YA gay Christmas romanceWake Up, Nat and Darcy by Kate Cochrane
Sapphic hockey romance, rivals to lovers
The Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. HuchuWe Shall be Monsters by Alyssa Wees
Fantasy, fairies, witches, moms + daughters
Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley
Romantasy, fairies, fae court, deadly trials, monsters, secret rebellion
Breath of Oblivion by Maurice Broaddus
Sci fi, second in trilogy, Black Panther meets The Expanse
The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri
Fantasy, third in trilogy, epicThe Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
Romantasy, horny fairies, monsters, magic
Red Sonja: Consumed by Gail Simone
Epic fantasy novelThe Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Sapphic epic fantasy, romance, time magic
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
Fifth in series
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
Fantasy, found family magical cat, motley crew, fortune tellingPony Confidential by Christina Lynch
Mystery, grumpy pony protagonist, murder, feel-goodDeadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Thriller, forensic science, serial killer, teen protagonist, small town
A Trinket for the Taking by Victoria Laurie
Historical cozy fantasy mystery, 1840s Copenhagen, magic detectiveDarkly by Marisha Pessl
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Annotation Tabs
Books Mentioned -Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
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Brea and Mallory recommend queer horror for spooky season! Plus, they discuss the best book carts, and solve a problem about learning smutty vocabulary in another language! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden
Your Lonely Night Are Over by Adam Sass
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin
The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson
Rain by Joe Hill and Zoe Thorogood
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
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Brea and Mallory test out the CAWPILE rating system! Plus, they settle a debate about sleep reading and if it counts, and recommend books based on favorite TV shows. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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CAWPILE Spreadsheet
Book Roast
Books Mentioned -All This & More by Peng Shepard
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Reading Glasses Book!!!
Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell
Foe by Iain Reid
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Brea and Mallory talk about book rating systems. Which one is the best? Plus, they solve a problem about seasonal book slumps and recommend audiobooks with amazing narrators. And the biggest news ever! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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CAWPILE: Characters, Atmosphere, Writing Style, Plot, Intrigue, Logic, Enjoyment
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THE READING GLASSES BOOK!
Books Mentioned -
The Parliament by Amy Pokwatka
Twilight Falls by Juneau Black
Hex Wives by Ben Blacker and Mirka Andolfo
plain bad heroines by emily m danforth
Over My Dead Body by Greg Melville
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Brea and Mallory talk about the Top Glasser Books of the 21st Century list! Plus, they solve a problem about picking a book for a book club, and recommend graphic memoirs not illustrated by the author. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Top Glasser Books!
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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
I Spit on Your Celluloid by Heidi Honeycutt
March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and Harmony Becker
Ducks by Kate Beaton
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Brea and Mallory recommend their favorite books set during summer! Plus, they solve a book tech problem about searching inside audiobooks, and debate about asking librarians for book recommendations. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
Thunder Song by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe
All Summer Long by Hope Larson
This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Elementals by Michael McDowell
Joyland by Stephen King
Local Girls by Caroline Zancan
Jaws by Peter Benchley
The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
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Brea and Mallory talk about the warning signs that you’re picking the wrong books! Plus, they give tips on making your book float, and recommend romance with no sex. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz
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Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - figure out your reading appeal factors! Plus, they solve a problem about figuring out your wheelhouse, and recommend dialogue heavy books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Marrow by Tricia Wolfe and Brynne Weaver
Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
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Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for August and September, test out coaster bookmarks, and give advice for people who hate hardcovers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Loneliness and Company by Charlee Dyroff
The Girl Who Slept with God by Val Brelinski
August
There is a Rio Grande in Heaven by Ruben Reyes Jr
SFF short storiesJellyfish Have No Ears by Adele Rosenfeld, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Literary fiction about deafnessThere’s Nothing Wrong With Her by Kate Weinburg
Literary fiction, mental health, funny, chronic illness, speculative
Hum by Helen Phillips
Sci fi thriller, dystopian, marriage, motherhood, selfhoodThe Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
Literary fiction, funny, bird protagonist
We Were Pretending by Hannah Gersen
Literary fiction, female friendship, mushrooms, CanadaTimes Agent by Brenda Peynado
Grief, motherhood, late stage capitalism and pocket worlds (a geographically small world hidden within our reality)
Clickbait by Holly Baxter
Debut literary fiction, hilarious, life falling apart
The Italy Letters by Vi Khi Nao
Queer literary fiction, epistolary, Las Vegas, queer love
Godzilla and the Song Bird by Manzu Islam
Historical fiction, Bangladesh, brothers, cinema
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
Historical fiction, multiple timelines, Gilgamesh
The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Historical fiction, music, violins, Venice, 1700s
Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia
Literary short stories set in the desert
One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun, translated by Jung Yewon
SFF, magical realism, Seoul, capitalism
The Sunforce by Sascha Stronach
Queer fantasy, sequel to The Dawnhounds
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Queer romance, two disaster bisexual exes on a European tour
How to Leave the House by Nathan Newman
Gay literary fiction, small town secrets, quirky characters
The Palace of Eros by Caro de Robertis
Queer Greek myth retelling of Psyche and ErosVoyage of the Damned by Frances White
Queer romantasy, murder mystery on a magical shipRules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
Queer spooky romance, ghostsWild Failure by Zoe Whitall
Queer feminist short stories
The Other Ones by Fran Hart
YA spooky queer romance
Rise and Divine by Lana Harper
Lesbian witch romance
Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters
Gay YA romance, Los Angeles
A Bahn Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen
YA sapphic foodie romance
A Grand Love - Stories for Grandparents of Trans Grandchildren by Janna Barkin
Nonfiction
Queer as Folklore - The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters by Sasha Coward
NonfictionConfounding Oaths by Alexis Hall
Gay romantasy, historical
Hers for the Weekend by Helena Greer
Sapphic opposites-attract romance, fake datingCome Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker
Queer YA horror, trans characters, ghostsFull Shift by Jennifer Dugan and Kit Seaton
Queer YA graphic novel, werewolves
You’re the Problem, It’s You by Emma R. AlbanGay enemies-to-lovers Victorian romance
The Unmothers by Leslie J. Anderson
Folk horror, small town, female rage
The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee-Ya
YA horror, queer, small town, an Entity
Helga by Catherine Yu
YA horror, satire, science experiment makes a girl and she escapes into the world
Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen
Horror, Chinese mythology, returning to a small town
The Madness by Dawn Kurtagich
Horror, feminist Dracula retelling
The Volcano Daughters by Gina Maria Balibrera
Historical fiction, sisterhood, El Salvador, California, Paris, ghosts
Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson
Fantasy, magical island, witches, demons, polyamory, myths
The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins
Historical fiction, gothic, powerful family, magic silk, 1800s
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
Feminist Macbeth retelling
Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey
Imagined life of Peggy Guggenheim
The Story Collector by Evie Woods
Historical fiction, book about books, Ireland, small town, fairies (not horny ones)
The Seventh Veil by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Historical fiction, 1950s Hollywood
The Ghost Cat by Alex Howard
Historical Fantasy, 1910s, cat who becomes a ghost who witnesses historyTruly Madly Magically by Hazel Beck
Book 3 of Witchlore Series
Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud
Horror novella, historical sci fi, hospital experiments
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Sci fi, cat sidekick, veteran protagonist, trapped in a fantasy dungeon video gameAsunder by Kerstin Hall
Fantasy, Sabriel meets Witch King
She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor
West African SFF novella in the Who Fears Death universeThe Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Japanese cozy fantasy, talking cats, magic coffee shop
A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Supernatural romance, werewolves, vampires
Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby
Sci fi thriller, AI, deserted island, women in tech, near future whodunit
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. Maclean
Romantasy, cozy, magic zoo
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark
Fantasy novella, gods, assassins, magic city
The Coven by Harper L. Woods
Vampire romantasy
Strange Folk by Alli Dyer
Fantasy, Appalachia, magic estranged family, debut
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Fantasy, Goose Girl reimagining, Brothers Grimm, magic, murder
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Sci fi novella, sexy space heist
The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley by Shelley Wood
Historical sci fi, time traveling, genetics
Bite by Bill Schutt
Micro history of teethI Want to Die But I Still Want to Eat Tteobokki by Baek Sehee, translated by Anton Hurr
Nonfiction, sequel
Everyday Rituals by Pearl Katz
Nonfiction about the power of routine and ritual
Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallow Marlowe
Debut romance, cryptid hunter and producer learn to fall in love again while looking for Mothman and aliens
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
Opposites attract romance with a mortician and a widow
Dark Restraint by Katee Roberts
Smutty minotaur/Ariadne romance
Second Tide’s The Charm by Chandra Blumberg
Second chance marine biologist romance, sharks!!!The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
Workplace Native rom-com
Queen of Dreams by Kit Rocha
Poly romantasy, sexy people fighting ancient evilHouse of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
Thriller, coming of age, teens seeking vengeance for a murder
The Antique Store Detective by Clare Chase
Cozy mystery, small town, antiquesBetter Left Buried by Mary E. Roach
YA thriller, teen girls solving mysteries in an abandoned amusement parkEye of the Beholder by Emma Bamford
Thriller, inspired by Vertigo, Scottish highlands, beauty industryDeath at Morning House by Maureen Johnson
YA mystery, historical island mansion, queerWordhunter by Stella Sands
Mystery, detective with uncanny ability to analyze words and speech patternsSociety of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
Thriller, secret society, upper class secretsDear Hanna by Zoje Stage
Follow up to Baby Teeth
I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell
Mystery, advice columnist solving her predecessor’s murder
Highway Thirteen by Fiona McFarlane
Interconnected short stories about the same serial killer
Talking to Stranger by Fiona Barton
Thriller, detective and reporter racing each other to a solve a murderWe Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft
Thriller, vampires, toxic female friendship, 1970s London disco sceneScrap by Calla Henkel
Thriller, true crime obsessed artist hired by insanely wealthy family with dark secretsThe Naturalist’s Daughter by Tea Cooper
Historical thriller, platypus mystery!!!
September
Babe in the Woods by Julie Heffernan
Graphic novel, literary, motherhood, lost in the woods, memory
We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda
Literary fiction, Japanese, healing power of cats
Dawnland by Tess Callahan
Literary fiction, Cape Cod, family secrets
Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring
Queer literary fiction, Maine, small town, griefPlease Fear Me by Jennifer Love
Queer literary fiction, teen runaway, circus, coming of age
Still Life by Katherine Packet Burke
Queer literary fiction, queer friendship, trans characters, womanhoodPlayground by Richard Powers
Literary fiction, multiple POVs, ocean settingCompound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
YA thriller, trans protagonist, Appalachia, classism, ghostsCelestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
Book 2 of Sunbearer duology
This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinka
YA poly romantasy, magic, fairytales
Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner
YA trans horror, small town, monster, sacrifice
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ KluneSequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea
The World is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Sci fi novella, space horror
Spells to Forget Us by Aislinn Brophy
Witchy YA sapphic romance
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftDark academia sapphic romantasy
At the End of the River Styx by Michelle Kulwicki
Queer YA Horror, curses, monstersLove and Sportsball by Meka James
Sapphic sports romanceFlamboyants - The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known by George M. Johnson
Nonfiction
The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Gothic horror, historical Russia, haunted house
The Night Guest by Hildur Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette Kowal
Horror, Iceland, grief, possessionSo Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
Horror, vampires, female satisfactionSuch Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
YA horror, doppelgangers
Ruin Road by Lamar Giles
YA horror, curses, high schoolDearest by Jacquie Walters
Stressed mom horrorWe Are Hunted by Tomi Oyemakinde
YA horror, White Lotus meets Jurassic ParkThe Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig
YA horromance, dark fairytale
Sweetest Darkness by Leslie Lutz
YA horror, psychic teen, abandoned hotelDevils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton
Horror, Southern gothic, demons, angels
In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King
Historical fiction, Hades and Persephone retelling, gothic romance, evil gardenWhat We Sacrifice for Magic by Andrea Jo DeWera
Historical fiction, witches, 1960s, Minnesota, family, small townThe Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk
Historical fiction, 1913, Poland, WWI, sanitarium
The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling
Historical fantasy, 1800s New York, vampires, law
The Light Between Us by Elaine Chiew
Historical speculative romance, 1920s Singapore
The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin
Historical fiction, London, mother-daughter relationship, booksThe Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman
Historical fiction, 1700s Wales, gothic, isolated estate, secretsThe Mesmerist by Caroline Woods
Historical thriller, 1890s Minneapolis, woman banding together to stand a serial killerThe Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Cozy Japanese fantasy, magical photo studio, afterlifeRewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
Debut cozy fantasy, witches, burnout
Bringer of Dust by J.M. MiroSequel to Ordinary Monsters
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Sci fi epic, space, aliens, politicsAn Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
Dark academia, magic school, dark fantasyWe Need No Wings by Ann Davila Cardinal
Fantasy, grief, love, flying
The Scarlet Throne by Amy LeowPolitical epic fantasy, talking cats, demons, power and corruption
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
Sci fi, world with no white peopleThis Will be Fun by E. B. Asher
Cozy quest romantasy, Prince Bride comp, friendshipLucy Undying by Kiersten White
Fantasy, Dracula retelling, gothicBright I Burn by Molly Aitken
Historical fantasy, Ireland, witches
Vilest Things by Chloe GongSequel to Immortal Longings
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker
Horror, ghosts, reality show, TV production, new adult
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Fantasy, magic, hopeThe Cottage Around the Corner by D.L. Soria
Romantasy, mage-witch rivalry, rom com, small town
The Village Library Demon Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
Librarian solving supernatural murdersThe Midnight Club by Margot Harrison
Fantasy, dark academia, friend reunionSpace Oddity by Catherynne M. Valente
Sequel to Space Opera
Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi NovikFantasy short stories
Horror for Weenies by Emily C. Hughes
Nonfiction, crash course in horror moviesThe Extinction of Experience by Christine Losen
Nonfiction, how to experience being human in a digital worldBone of the Bone by Sarah Smarsh
Nonfiction, essays on the working classMagically Black and Other Essays by Jerald Walker
Nonfiction on Black culture
By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle
Nonfiction, fight for Native landBook and Dagger by Elyse Graham
Nonfiction, WWII librarian spies
The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers
Bookish second chance romance
Sunshine and Spice by Aurora Palit
Opposites attract fake dating, cookingMy Vampire Plus One by Jenna Levine
Fake dating rom-com with a vampireA Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Christmas rom-com, forced proximity
The Worst Duke in London by Amalie Howard
Historical romance, Bridgerton meets 10 Things I Hate About You
The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel
Mystery, old friends reunite in a Hitchcock-themed hotel, murderGuide Me Home by Attica Locke
Third in Highway 59 trilogyWhere They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon
Thriller, Native woman solving disappearances and murder
Passiontide by Monique Roffey
Thriller, local island women banding together to solve murderWe Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Father/daughter murder solving, thrillerBeneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath and Hassan Otsmane Elhaou
Graphic novel thriller, Richard Scarry meets Dexter
William by Mason Coile
Sci fi thriller, cyber noir, psychological thriller, house haunted by AI
Bitter is the Heart by Mina Hardy
Horror, generational trauma, evil momThe Curse of the Dead Man’s Diamond by Christyne Morrell
Middle grade mystery, haunted manor, ghosts
Snake Oil by Kelsey Rae Dimburg
Literary thriller, wellness culture, female ambition
The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia
Thriller, satire, celebrity culture, obsessionThe Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard
Mystery, granddaughter of a serial killer must solve copy cat murder -
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This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
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Books Mentioned -Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
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Exhibit by R.O. Kwon
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I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez
I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNichol
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
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