Sponsored by Soho Teen
Kwame Ivery’s searing YA debut follows the joys, complexities, and heartbreaks of an interracial romance between high school sophomores that blossoms during a volatile school election marred by bigotry, privilege, and racism.
Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick.
FORECAST: Storm clouds are on the horizon in L.A. Weather, a fun, fast-paced novel of a Mexican-American family from Maria Amparo Escandon.
Sponsored by Sourcebooks
Three Black women are unexpectedly linked to the same influential white man in Stockholm as they build their new lives.
Successful executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured to Sweden by Jonny von Lundin. A killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi’s move is a last-ditch effort to reclaim her social life.
A chance meeting with Jonny propels former model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of privilege—as the object of his unhealthy obsession.
And refugee Muna Saheed, cleans Jonny’s office as she works to establish her residency and, more importantly, seeks connection and a place she can call home.
Sponsored by HarperCollins
Yusuf Azeem’s been waiting almost all his life for the chance to participate in the regional robotics competition in his small Texas town.
Only, this year is going to be more difficult than he thought. Because this year is the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an anniversary that has everyone in his Muslim community on edge.
With “Never Forget” banners everywhere and a hostile group of townspeople protesting the new mosque, Yusuf realizes that the country’s anger from two decades ago hasn’t gone away. Can he hold onto his joy—and his friendships—in the face of heartache and prejudice?
Sponsored by Quirk Books
Dark Matter meets Annihilation in this mind-bending speculative thriller set in a world where the exact moment of your death can be predicted. Our narrator is the most talented salesman at Dare to Know, a prestigious company in the death-prediction business. Though he’s mastered the art of death, the rest of his life is a failure, driving him to violate the cardinal rule of his business—forecasting his own death. The problem: apparently, he died 23 minutes ago. Highly ambitious and immersive, Dare to Know collapses the boundaries between reality, myth, and conspiracy as it races toward its stunning conclusion.
Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.
Think you know the person you married? Think again…
Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts–paper, cotton, pottery, tin–and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after. Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.
Sponsored by The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore
In a 17th-century English village gripped by Puritanical fervor, Rebecca West, fatherless and husbandless, chafes against the drudgery of her days. But then a newcomer arrives, identifying himself as the Witchfinder General. Dangerous rumors of covens, pacts, and bodily wants begin to swirl around women like Rebecca—and the future is as frightening as it is thrilling. Brimming with contemporary energy, The Manningtree Witches plunges readers into the fever and menace of the witch trials, and into a moment when arrogant men begin to realize—perhaps too late—that those they oppress are about to rise and claim their freedom.
Sponsored by Amazon Original Stories
The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential Black authors including Nnedi Okorafor and Victor LaValle reveal a universe of possibilities. Read the Black Stars collection from Amazon Original Stories. Prime members read and listen for free.
Sponsored by Inkyard Press
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries. Expected to obey the harsh hierarchy of the Reapers who despise her, Ren conceals her emotions and avoids her tormentors as best she can. When her failure to control her Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan to seek the acceptance she’s never gotten from her fellow Reapers. Ren enters the Japanese underworld to serve the Goddess of Death . . . only to learn that here, too, she must prove herself worthy.
Sponsored by Amazon Publishing
EJ is an ambitious Black engineering student. Jamie is a newly out trans woman studying French and theatre. Tessa is a Filipina astronomy major with guy trouble. For these three undergrads, Bennet House is more than a residence—it’s an oasis of feminism, femininity, and enlightenment. Yet the world is brimming with possibilities and soon each woman finds herself planning for love. But what happens when EJ finds herself drawn to a man who’s not exactly a perfect fit for the future she has planned? Read this delightfully modern spin on Pride and Prejudice today.