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Sponsored by Penguin Young Readers

For the past five years, Bitterblue has reigned as Queen of Monsea, heroically rebuilding her nation after her father’s horrific rule. After learning about the land of Torla in the east, she sends envoys to the closest nation there: Winterkeep—a place where telepathic foxes bond with humans, and people fly across the sky in wondrous airships. But when the envoys never return, having drowned under suspicious circumstances, Bitterblue sets off for Winterkeep herself, along with her spy Hava and her trusted colleague Giddon. On the way, tragedy strikes again—a tragedy with devastating political and personal ramifications.

Sponsored by HarperCollins

Aldermere is a town with its own set of rules: there’s a tea shop that vanishes if you try to force your way in, crows that must be fed or they’ll go through your trash, and a bridge that has a toll that no one knows the cost of.

The magic-infused town is the first place eleven-year-old Fin has ever felt safe, and she’ll do whatever it takes to save her new home when she accidentally unleashes a shadow self who wreaks havoc everywhere she goes. Can she face her fears — literally — to help save her home?

Sponsored by Amazon Original Stories

The last wish of Walter Kirn’s terminally ill father is to spend his final days in his remote Montana cabin. Settled into the cabin, he sticks with his pleasures: nature, Murder, She Wrote, and reminiscing with his adult son. The only thing Walter didn’t foresee is the bear rooting outside his father’s sickroom window—a bold and curious yearling with whom Walter forms a unique and consoling bond. Read the short and heartwarming true story There’s a Bear in the House! from New York Times bestselling author Walter Kirn. Prime members read and listen for free.

Sponsored by The Rake, a brand new dark romance by Wall Street Journal author L.J. Shen

A standalone, dark romance about a woman who decides to have a baby with a mysterious, decadent acquaintance. But what starts as a modern-family arrangement soon turns into a web of passion, lies and betrayal.

An enemies-to-lovers, dark romance about a dark and decadent bachelor who happens to be a royal, and the very unlikely match he finds in a commoner.

A dark romance with twists you will not see coming. Devon Whitehall is the ultimate alpha-male.

Sponsored by Simon & Schuster

A psychologically suspenseful, cunning love story following a young dancer unable to recall the last year of her life after suffering a head injury on her honeymoon, revealing an intimate portrait of love’s powers—as well as its dangers.

Sponsored by Simon & Schuster

What if you had the winning ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn’t cash it in? When talented grifter Lucky Armstrong discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, her elation is tempered by one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means she’ll be arrested for her crimes. She’ll go to prison, with no chance to redeem her fortune.

Sponsored by Algonquin Young Readers

The Pura Belpré Award-winning young adult novel Reese Witherspoon said will “set your dreams on fire” is now in paperback! Filled with heart-soaring romance and breathless action on the pitch, Furia is the story of an Argentine girl’s journey to make her life her own.

Sponsored by Tor Books

From Brandon Sanderson―author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War―comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine.

Sponsored by Algonquin Books

Sarah Blake’s new novel, Clean Air, is a haunting parable that explores how we seek control in an unpredictable world. It has been ten years since deadly levels of pollen rendered the air unbreathable and civilization has been confined to airtight domes to survive. Within one such dome, Izabel raises her daughter, while burying her discontent at what the world took from her. But any semblance of stability is shattered when a killer stalks her neighborhood. Izabel becomes fixated on tracking them down and understanding what could compel someone to destroy lives just as humanity has begun to flourish again.

Sponsored by Penguin Teen

Sunny G’s brother left him one thing when he died: His notebook, which Sunny is determined to fill up with a series of rash decisions. Decision number one was a big one: He stopped wearing his turban, cut off his hair, and shaved his beard. Sunny debuts his new look at prom, which he’s stuck going to alone.

Enter Mindii Vang, a girl with a penchant for making rash decisions of her own, starting with stealing Sunny’s notebook. When Sunny chases after her, prom turns into an all-night adventure—a night full of rash, wonderful, romantic, stupid, life-changing decisions.