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Sponsored by Ecco, publishers of Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So

A vibrant story collection—immersive and comic, yet unsparing—that offers profound insight into the intimacy of queer and immigrant communities. Seamlessly transitioning between the absurd and the tenderhearted, balancing acerbic humor with sharp emotional depth, Afterparties offers an expansive portrait of the lives of Cambodian-Americans. As the children of refugees carve out radical new paths for themselves in California, they shoulder the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide and grapple with the complexities of race, sexuality, friendship, and family.

Sponsored by Harper Perennial, publisher of When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

Mira fled her small, segregated hometown in the south more than a decade ago. But now she’s back in Kipsen to attend the wedding of her childhood best friend, Celine at the Woodsman plantation which has recently been transformed into a lush vacation resort. But for all its fancy renovations, the Woodsman remains a monument to its oppressive racist history and there are rumors that can’t be ignored: whisperings that the ghosts of enslaved people roam the property, seeking vengeance on the descendants of those who tormented them. And many of those descendants are guests at Celine’s wedding…

Sponsored by Harper Paperbacks, publisher of Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas

In 1994, sixteen-year-old Flora Powell vanished from her sleepy seaside town without a trace. Twenty-five years later, tragedy strikes again when Flora’s sister, Heather walks into a stranger’s house and allegedly kills two people in cold blood. Heather’s best friend Jess, now a reporter, returns to the hometown she left behind to cover the case and dig for answers. What happened to the girl she used to know? The question haunts Jess and propels her to find the key that may unlock the mysteries involving both sisters. But the investigation may reveal a darker side to her idyllic hometown.

Sponsored by Sourcebooks

Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller has planned her triumphant return to her southern, elite Duquette University. Everyone is going to see the girl she wants them to see—confident, beautiful, indifferent. Not the girl she was when she left campus, back when Heather Shelby’s murder fractured everything, including the tight bond linking the six friends she’d been closest to since freshman year.

But not everyone is ready to move on. Not everyone left Duquette ten years ago, and not everyone can let Heather’s murder go unsolved. Someone is determined to trap the real killer, to make the guilty pay.

Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.

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Sponsored by Joy by Samantina Zenon

Joy: The Five Lights That Clarify Your Best Self Through The Pain is a self-help/memoir book about healing from cultural and generational traumas. These wounds are not healed until we take care of them. Whether you were physically, emotionally or mentally abused – you are not a victim, you’ve never been one, you were victimized! You can rise above, the key is to show up for yourself and submit to do the work. Learn to live the life you want by healing from your pains. In this book, I share 5 Lights: Boundaries, Prioritizing Self, Seeking Help, Self-Care Ritual, Creating Me the Person.

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Sponsored by HarperCollins Children's Books

Dragoslava is a vampire kid, but sometimes being stuck as a kid forever can be a pain in the neck. And that’s not even the worst part. Centuries ago, a witch cursed Drago. If they don’t complete every task she sets, they will be turned into worms.
When the witch wants a spellbook from Baneberry Falls, Drago sets off with their immortal friends. But mysteries await in this sleepy Midwestern town, and Drago must figure out if the keepers of the spellbook have a hidden agenda. One thing’s for sure though: Drago’s immortal life will never be the same again!