Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Flatiron Books.
Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get.
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Epic Reads.
We’ve all had those days when everything changes and suddenly you must reckon with the new you. Between a religious family, sexual harassment at work, and dealing with the heartache of his sort-of ex, Adam’s life is falling apart. His new boyfriend and best friend have kept him sane, but on this day, old memories and new disappointments come crashing together, throwing life into chaos. Yet despite everything he has to let go, he may also find freedom in the release.
Patrick Ness weaves a deeply affecting story about what happens when the walls we build start coming down.
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin.
Four friends. A party to die for. One killer surprise.
As birthday girl Joanne turns forty, no one wants to celebrate her special day, or play along with her idea of a fun party – a weekend away in a cozy cottage in the woods. But as her friends reluctantly gather round her it quickly becomes clear that there is more to Joanne’s birthday weekend, because Joanne is planning to reveal a secret that one of her friends is hiding… A beautiful cottage in the middle of the countryside sounds idyllic – until no one can hear your cries for help. And when Joanne’s party turns into a murder scene, one of the party guests must be the killer. As secrets unravel, the rest of Jo’s friends face a race against time to discover the murderer, before they are next on the killer’s guest list…
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Blackstone Publishing.
A powerful new memoir about growing up with a hard father in a hard land, from the patriarch of Discovery Channel’s Emmy-shortlisted program Alaska: The Last Frontier.
Atz Kilcher’s reckoning with his unusual childhood builds with 18each chapter of Son of a Midnight Land, offering readers a realistic look at the emotional price he paid for his father’s dream to homestead in Alaska’s remote wilderness.
“Very seldom do we get windows into our parents’ private lives with such honesty…This book…proves anyone can find forgiveness, love, and even change at any age.”
— Jewel, singer and daughter of Atz Kilcher
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson.
Alice Hill was only fourteen when she was viciously stabbed by two of her classmates and left to die. Her friends told authorities that Alice was supposed to be a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender – but that’s insane. Mister Tender isn’t even real. He’s just a sinister character in a series of popular graphic novels. Isn’t he?
Over a decade later, Alice is trying to move on. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger could: her scars, her fears, and the secrets she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but the threat of Mister Tender is never far behind.
Inspired by the Slender Man crime, this gripping thriller plunges you into a world of haunting memories and unseen threats, leaving you guessing until the harrowing end.
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents’ master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a preapproved Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, produce a litter of babies.
With everything her parents have sacrificed to make her cushy life a reality, Mei can’t bring herself to tell them the truth—that she (1) hates germs, (2) falls asleep in biology lectures, and (3) has a crush on her classmate Darren Takahashi, who is decidedly not Taiwanese.
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances.
She’s conniving.
She’s a liar.
She’s coming to dinner.
Meet THE GIRLFRIEND.
A taut, and wickedly twisted psychological thriller. The Girlfriend is a novel of subtle sabotage, retaliation, jealousy and fear, which pivots on an unforgivable lie, and examines the mother–son–daughter-in-law relationship in a chilling new light.
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Viking.
A love story across the ages about a man lost in time, the woman who could save him, and the lifetimes it can take to learn how to live. Tom Hazard has a secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he’s been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history–performing with Shakespeare and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life. How to Stop Time is a wildly original novel about losing and finding yourself, the inevitability of change, and how with enough time to learn, we just might find happiness.
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Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Artisan Books.
More than 8 million people have participated in the #100HappyDays challenge, and it started with one man’s determination to find happiness in everyday life. Dmitry Golubnichy made an effort not only to recognize moments of joy in his life, but to acknowledge them publicly on social media. His first book, Can You Be Happy for 100 Days in a Row?, provides a motivational guide to unlocking the secret to lifelong contentment and features 100 simple, joyful, and unexpected ways to make a habit out of happiness. Get inspired and share your own happiness journey using #100HappyDaysBook!