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Sponsored by Baen Books

Something has been uncovered on the Moon that might have great scientific and economic importance. The Lunar colony is a mining colony with only internal security capabilities. Nobody had even considered that there might someday arise a need to defend the colony from the Earth! But that day has come.

The Lunar colonists made this great discovery and perceive it as their own. Finders keepers and possession being nine tenths of the law is how things are seen on the Moon. But the governments of the Earth don’t quite see eye-to-eye with the Lunarian’s philosophy. As far as the Earth is concerned, they paid for everything on the Moon, so it belongs to them.

There is only one solution: Battle Luna!

Sponsored by The Chronicles of Now podcast from Pushkin Industries

The Chronicles of Now is a new podcast series that commissions amazing authors like Roxane Gay, Colum McCann, Carmen Machado, and Curtis Sittenfeld to write short fiction inspired by the headlines. What does Covid do to our relationships? How do we make sense of climate change and extinction? Because in such uncertain times, sometimes art–fiction–is the only way to make sense of it all.

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Sponsored by You’re Next, published by Jimmy Patterson Books

When a girl with a troubled history of finding dead bodies investigates the murder of her ex, she uncovers a plot to put herself — and everyone she loves — on the list of who’s next. Her tunnel-visioned sleuthing leads to valuable clues about a shocking conspiracy involving her school and beyond, but also earns her sinister threats from the murderer. She has a choice: give up the hunt for answers, or keep digging and risk her loved ones’ lives. Either way, Flora will regret the consequences. Who’s next on the killer’s list?

Sponsored by The Patient by Jasper DeWitt

The Silent Patient by way of Stephen King: Parker, a young, overconfident psychiatrist new to his job at a mental asylum, miscalculates catastrophically when he undertakes curing a mysterious and profoundly dangerous patient. Fans of Sarah Pinborough’s Behind Her Eyes and Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World will be riveted by Jasper DeWitt’s astonishing debut.

“The Patient is a fascinating and frightening read that comes at you like the monster under your bed.” —Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling author

Sponsored by Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir by Anonymous, published by HMH Books

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two stories: that of the reclusive real-life writer who created a fictional character out of loneliness and thin air, and that of the magical Duchess Goldblatt herself, a bright light in the darkness of social media. Fans around the world are drawn to Her Grace’s voice, her wit, her life-affirming love for all humanity, and the fun and friendship of the community that’s sprung up around her.

Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publishers of Mirage by Somaiya Daud

Cinder meets Shatter Me in this “immersive and captivating” (Booklist) fantasy about a poor girl who must become the body double of a princess of a ruthless empire.

Sponsored by Plum White Press

Dig into this delectable journey through the dark, sensual, and ravishing poetry of Frank Watson. Ruminate the searing to the sultry as you absorb this haunting lilt of burning carnality. The poems ignite rapid and surprising shifts in focus and perspective as they twist and turn your preconceptions, allowing the implications to linger in your thoughts.

Vignette verses explore the workings of love, nature, spirituality, and dreams with sprinklings of tarot symbolism and jazzy blues. Together these verses contemplate the subtle underpinnings of a soft earth.

Beautifully illustrated in color with classic paintings.

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Sponsored by Podium Audio

High school seniors Logan West and Emma James grew up together but are now headed in opposite directions after graduation. Assigned to work together on one last history project, they decode a series of unexplained clues hidden within their history project, and manage to unfold an ancient mystery that has baffled scientists and archaeologists for years. Caught up in a dangerous, high-stakes race across the globe, Logan and Emma discover their growing attraction toward one another while they attempt to decipher mankind’s past in order to save humanity’s future.

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Sponsored by Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena, with Fierce Reads

Exploring identity, class struggles, and high-stakes romance, Tanaz Bhathena’s Hunted by the Sky is a gripping adventure set in a world inspired by medieval India.

“A thrilling start to an exciting new series set in a fresh, magical new world . . . I couldn’t put it down!” —S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass

“This book not only left me breathless, it made my heart soar.” —Kristen Ciccarelli, bestselling author of The Last Namsara

“Deliciously fresh, while giving us everything we love.” —Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling author of the Frostblood saga