Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Sever Bronny, Angelina J. Steffort, Rae Carson, and many more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!
Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Mic Nickels, Bill Snyder, Ryan Shazier, and many more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!
In the mood for a new biography or memoir? Check out these instant bestsellers by Gina Lynn Murray, James Golden, Mike Cidoni Lennox & Chris May, James Patterson & Benjamin Wallace, Sharon Gless, Ryan Green. Enjoy your new non-fiction picks!
Release Date: October 24, 2021
Are you tired of fighting in your own strength? Are you worn out and weary? Are you paralyzed by anxiety, fear, and depression? This is where Gina Murray found herself seven years ago. After a lifetime of dealing with fear, insecurities, and trying to be perfect for everyone around her, including God, she became physically ill. It was at this point that God spoke to Gina and told her to rest.
Release Date: November 26, 2021
What was it like to be a part of the supersonic ride on the Rush Limbaugh program, the highest-rated radio show in history that spanned 33 years and changed the American political conversation? James Golden, aka “Bo Snerdley,” was there from the beginning to the final, tearful episodes. As call screener, “Official Show Observer,” and friend of Rush, James shares the stories that grew an audience into tens of millions of devoted listeners. On the air or off, when Rush asked, “What do you think, Mr. Snerdley?” he meant it. James agreed, and disagreed, with Rush over the years, but they held the same values. “Rush’s legacy must be is framed truthfully and properly. The stories must not be lost. In fact, we need them now more than ever."
Release Date: November 16, 2021
The definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in history—the Carpenters—is told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter, through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from Richard's personal archive, many never published.
Release Date: December 20, 2021
For more than a decade, Barry Slotnick never lost a case—no matter how notorious or dangerous his clients. Everyone deserves the best defense. Known for his sharp mind, sharp suits, and bold courtroom strategies, Bronx-native Barry Slotnick is known as the best criminal lawyer in the US. He calls himself “Liberty’s Last Champion.” Slotnick mediates Bette Midler’s bathhouse contract and represents John Gotti, “The Dapper Don.” He defends “Subway Shooter” Bernie Goetz and negotiates future First Lady Melania Trump’s pre-nup. His unparalleled legal brilliance defines a profession, a city—and an era.
Release Date: December 7, 2021
Apparently There Were Complaints delves into Gless’s remarkable career and explores Gless’s complicated family, her struggles with alcoholism, and her fear of romantic commitment as well as her encounters with some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Brutally honest and incredibly relatable, Gless puts it all out on the page in the same way she has lived—never with moderation.
Release Date: December 5, 2021
The Beast is a chilling account of Clifford Olson Junior and one of the most disturbing true crime stories in Canada’s history. Ryan Green’s riveting narrative draws the reader into the real-live horror experienced by the victims and has all the elements of a classic thriller. CAUTION: This book contains descriptive accounts of torture, abuse and violence. If you are especially sensitive to this material, it might be advisable not to read any further.
Have you been searching for some exciting new sci-fi and fantasy reads? You’ll be able to explore fantastic new worlds with these amazing new releases from bestselling authors John S. McFarland, Michael Anderle, Edward Hochsmann, AJ Sherwood & Katie Griffin, Crystal Ash, Jason Anspach & Nick Cole. Happy reading!
Release Date: October 1, 2021
"An engaging, intricate horror tale that feels ripped from the pages of a penny dreadful." - Kirkus Reviews. The small town of St. Odile is about to host a new visitor. Perdita Badon-Reed has come to this place to hone her skills as a sculptress, but also to escape a life behind her, including a fiancé, that she isn’t sure she wants. For a woman in 1882, this is a huge risk, but her strong will determines she must take it.
Release Date: October 21, 2021
Cassandra has fought alongside Skharr DeathEater, but will she be able to forge a new path alone? When the former paladin turned Barbarian Princess is robbed while aiding travelers against brigands, she vows to find the miscreants. Will her search lead her to them or greater danger?
Release Date: December 3, 2021
An exciting collection of four novellas, describing the evolution of the Patrol Force, a combination Defense Organization and Interplanetary Constabulary for the Confederation of the Six Systems, an economic empire covering a significant portion of the Milky Way.
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Mack did not sign up for hunting unknown ghost-eating creatures. But that’s what he gets when he and Brandon arrive to help Eli and husbands at an old inn situated in the Scottish Highlands. Now he’s surrounded by terrified ghosts on the run, zombie-ghosts that look eaten, and no one knows what the baddie is. They’re running out of time to figure it out though, because whatever it is? It’s herding ghosts straight for the inn. Scarier still? It’s killing healthy people in a week to eat their soul. If someone could please come up with a game plan? Mack would be forever thankful. Before, you know, they all get eaten.
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Our love is endless. The war is over. Finally, we can breathe and be a family. With the worst moments of our lives behind us, we have only the future to look forward to. Our twins arrived nearly four years after the Sha was defeated, and now we face a new challenge--parenthood. Whether it’s our daughter taunting the chickens or our son’s fear of water, we’ll take the highs and lows of raising them in stride. Most importantly, they’ll never know the horror and loss their parents endured. Our children will be protected and loved endlessly. The gods haven’t spoken to us in years, but we’ve never stopped listening. When they have a message, we’ll be ready.
Release Date: December 1, 2021
A Ranger is Forged. The next chapter in the war against Sût the Undying and the Nether Sorcerer unfolds against the backdrop of what it takes to become a U.S. Army Ranger. The Rangers' next objective takes them on an odyssey of desperate survival and relentless combat through the Desert of Sleep, a savage and strange land... and a gateway to hell. Here the forces of Darkness fester, here the elements of the Rangers must go on the ultimate patrol, and here is where...
Looking to add to your literary fiction list this November? Check out these new novels by indie bestselling authors Travis Casey, T. Satterfield, Amanda Gorman, Lisa Harding, Wayne Stinnett, and Jerry McGill. Enjoy your new literary fiction book recommendations!
Release Date: November 25, 2021
Cory Logan retired from boxing after winning millions of dollars, but he never won a world title. When he dies, all he'll have is a headstone that no one will visit. To live in infamy, he wants a sports facility named after him. The only thing that stands in his way is the mayor of Hilton Head, who insists it be named after an African American.
Release Date: September 10, 2021
Good guy Gabe Mendes is certainly passionate. He thinks love will make his life worth living. So he’s made a deal. In exchange for access to the universe of love he agrees to slay the black ram. But soon he learns, being unlucky in love isn’t his only problem. Turns out—love isn’t what he thinks it is.
Release Date: December 7, 2021
A luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing. In Call Us What We Carry, Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, this beautifully designed volume features poems in many inventive styles and structures and shines a light on a moment of reckoning. Call Us What We Carry reveals that Gorman has become our messenger from the past, our voice for the future.
Release Date: December 7, 2021
Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights dimmed for good. In their absence, came darkness—blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can't remember. What keeps Sonya from losing herself completely is Tommy, her son. But her immense love for Tommy is in fierce conflict with her immense love of the bottle. Addiction amplifies her fear of losing her child; every maternal misstep compels her to drink. Tommy’s precious life is in her shaky hands. Eventually Sonya is forced to make a choice. Give up drinking or lose Tommy—forever.
Release Date: December 6, 2021
Jesse McDermitt discovers an environmental nightmare of deception and greed taking place in Central America. A cartel is branching into smuggling things other than drugs. And they’re doing it quite effectively. The Honduran rain forests and its inhabitants are at peril. The cartel needs hidden places to grow coca, used in the manufacture of cocaine. The exotic and endangered hardwood trees are cut and sold on the black market, along with any creature found dwelling deep in the humid jungle.
Release Date: December 1, 2021
Rashid is a young Black man from Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, with a complicated life. Looking for an escape from a neighborhood few ever leave, he finds it in Rachel—married, twenty years his senior, and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. It begins with a flirtation and a tryst. It becomes an intense romance, exhilarating and enriching, that defies the expectations of Rashid’s friends and family. What draws Rachel to Rashid is his curiosity, his need for intimacy, and his adoration—everything lacking in her crumbling marriage. But as the fault lines of their relationship become more prevalent, so do the inevitable choices one makes when falling in love.
In the mood for a new romance read this week? Check out our favorite new romance paranormal and romantic suspense books from bestselling authors Virginia'dele Smith, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Melanie Harlow, MINK, Sophie Lark, and Carolyn Brown. Enjoy your new romances!
Release Date: October 30, 2021
Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her feelings and find happiness no matter what. So when she literally runs over a handsome new firefighter in the produce section, the hopeless romantic is certain she’s just collided with destiny.
Release Date: November 30, 2021
Cybil is the queen of bad timing. First, her fiancé breaks up with her days before their wedding. Next, she’s stuck going on a couples retreat in the Montana wilderness alone. And worst of all, now she’s fighting a growing attraction to the wilderness retreat’s rugged owner, Tanner. Tanner has built his wilderness adventure service on a few key principles: never take unnecessary risks, never put anyone’s life in danger — and never, ever sleep with a client. The arrival of a beautiful new visitor, however, might mean bending the rules.
Release Date: November 22, 2021
My new neighbor is a firefighter - and a scorching hot single dad - but I swear I didn’t set off that smoke alarm on purpose. (And I was beyond mortified when he rushed in and saw me naked.) Nothing happened, of course--because I, Winnie MacAllister, have sworn off men for one solid year. Until Dex kisses me one night, and I drop all my defenses.
Release Date: December 4, 2021
Watching Ruby build a life away from Reindeer Valley hasn’t been easy, but I had to let her spread her wings and find out what she really wants. I’ve known what I wanted from the moment I saw her in high school. But I was a jerk then, someone who didn’t understand what love truly meant. Now I do. And now it’s time for Ruby to come home. Her grandmother’s bakery has (quite mysteriously) been overwhelmed with holiday orders over the past week, and Grams needs help. There’s only one person she can call, one person with the know-how to bake the mountain of Christmas cakes and cookies. Ruby.
Release Date: December 1, 2021
I Couldn’t Kill Mara... But that doesn’t mean Shaw won’t. She’s living in my house, always with me, always under my control. The more I push her, the more she pushes back. She’s peeling away my secrets, one by one. And I’m tempting her to do things she never thought she’d do... Shaw won’t stop hunting her. When the time comes to act, will Mara be ready?
Release Date: December 7, 2021
Gussie, Ina Mae, and Blanche have been best friends for more than sixty years. From their humble beginnings of founding the Sunshine Club when they were girls to becoming the matchmaking queens of Newton, Texas, these three were inseparable. When Blanche passes away, Gussie and Ina Mae feel the best way to honor their dearly departed is with a shot of whiskey, some good music, and making a match for Blanche’s niece, Sissy.
Don’t miss out on these exciting new mystery, thriller, and suspense books that are perfect to add to your reading list this fall! Check out these new books by bestselling authors Erik Goddard, M. K. Wiseman, Raven Gulley, Barbara Nickless, Melinda Leigh, and Gregg Olsen. Enjoy your new mystery, thriller, and suspense books!
Release Date: November 10, 2021
The morning it happened, Sarah thought little of the slight change in plans. By evening, she realizes the result of that decision: she is trapped in a remote cabin, where her captors force her to record a ransom demand aimed at her wealthy father. As the countdown to the deadline begins and Sarah looks for ways to escape her confine, she is unaware that a far more sinister danger is lurking.
Release Date: December 7, 2021
Before Baker Street, there was Montague. Before partnership with a former army doctor recently returned from Afghanistan, Sherlock Holmes had but the quiet company of his own great intellect. Solitary he might be but, living as he did for the thrill of the chase, it was enough. For a little while, at the least, it was enough...
Release Date: September 25, 2021
It's been ten years since the Southern Demons have shown their faces in Heartwood Springs. Ten years of nothing but peace. All of that is about to change. War is about to reignite. Hugh Jackson, the President of the Southern Demons, has ordered a hit on Darcy. He wants her murdered to let the Reapers Wings know that he’s back. He wants to send a clear message that they don’t plan on leaving.
Release Date: December 1, 2021
On the muddy banks of the Calumet River, a body has been found posed next to a series of mysterious glyphs and bearing wounds from a ritualistic slaying. Chicago detective Addie Bisset knows only one man who can decipher the message left by the killer: her friend Dr. Evan Wilding. A brilliant forensic semiotician, Evan decodes the etchings as Viking Age runes. They suggest either human sacrifice or righteous punishment. But to what god? And for what sins? Only one thing is clear from the disturbing runic riddles: there are more victims to come.
Release Date: December 7, 2021
When a man is shot in the head, Bree Taggert and her new partner, veteran detective Dana Romano, respond to the call. They break the news to the victim’s ex-wife and learn the estranged couple’s five-year-old daughter was supposed to have been with him. What starts as a murder investigation quickly morphs into a desperate search for a missing child. The case stirs memories of Bree’s own traumatizing childhood. To find the little girl, Bree will have to relive her own terrifying past.
Release Date: December 7, 2021
“Mommy, I’m scared.” Marlena’s precious boy lies with his little arm thrown over her thigh. It’s pitch-black, and she can hear seagulls. She realizes they must be near water, and a new panic rises in her. At 2 a.m. one icy winter morning, in the smart suburbs of Jefferson County, local father Ben Parker reports his wife Marlena and their little boy missing. Rushing to the impressive family home, Detective Megan Carpenter finds the halls adorned with pictures of the beautiful, stay-at-home mom and their bright-eyed son. But that’s not all she finds...
What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Black Garden?
My family has a centuries-old connection to the old French Mississippi River town of Ste. Genevieve. I wanted to use the town, or my version of it, in horror stories. Inspired by the regionalism of Faulkner, I wanted to create a Yoknapatawpha County of Hell.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Black Garden, what would they be?
The Allegretto from Beethoven's Seventh.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Horror, or Flannery O'Connor. Southern Gothic, James Joyce, Fitzgerald, Shakespeare.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Several Ramsey Campbell, TED Klein and Michelle Paver. Have a goal to re-read all of Poe and Lovecraft.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
The diphtheria scene and the scene in which Perdita is attacked.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
No.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
"Death is the Mother of Beauty"...Wallace Stevens. So get on it and create.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
Remember to read my collection of stories also set in Ste. Odile, The Dark Walk Forward, and the sequel to The Black Garden coming out next year, called The Mother of Centuries.
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write C6S: Tales of the Patrol Force?
The original seeds for this book lay in a subplot I included in my first novel, Engage at Dawn: First Contact, which depicts an alien landing where the aliens are desperate to depart before they are discovered. I pulled the sub-plot when I discovered showing the alien side took too much of the tension out of the main plot, which focused on the human efforts to find the aliens and discover their purpose. I decided to kludge those sections together into a novelette which I initially released as a teaser to Engage at Dawn. Subsequently, I decided the aliens furnished a source of stories worthy of expounding upon, so I pulled the novelette, deepened and broadened it to a novella, and wrote three more related stories to go with it.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of C6S: Tales of the Patrol Force, what would they be?
My tastes in music are so eccentric that I'm afraid I'd turn off more readers than I would amuse - pass.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
I like a solid, believable, and exciting story, so I hover between Military Thrillers and Science Fiction. As you might expect, I write in those genres.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
I'm working through Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt novels looking for some inspiration for my next series.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
In the first part of the book, where the lead character kneels with the aliens during a funeral ceremony in a spur-of-the-moment gesture of respect that ends up altering the course of two worlds.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
I have classical music on in the background. I don't listen per se, but having that seriously improves my intellectual focus.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
"There are no great men. There are only great challenges that ordinary men like you and I are forced by circumstances to meet." This was attributed to Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
Great successes often depend not on "great leaders," but on the integrity, skill, and goodwill of someone on the line of action.
Edward Hochsmann is the author of the new book C6S: Tales of the Patrol Force
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Mayor's Race?
My previous book, No Halo Required, pushed me into uncharted territory. It was the first time I had written a plot-driven novel as opposed to character-driven. It is my first piece of Noir fiction (focusing on protagonists who are seriously flawed and morally questionable). And the main characters are black. It was written as a one-off. However, I was so pleased by the reviews, I decided to write a sequel. Plot? The politics in America has become so ludicrous I used that as a springboard for the characters' motivation with much focus, in a humorous way, on the racial atmosphere in the United States in the 2020s.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Mayor's Race, what would they be?
For Yvette, it would be "I am Woman" by Helen Reddy. She likes to be heard and she likes to roar. Cory reminds me of the song "Grace Kelly" by Mika where he continually asks "Why don't you like me?" and vows he can be anything she, Yvette, or society, in general, wants him to be. Cory wants to be a hero but is not seen that way.
What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
It's more what I don't like. I like stories that are believable (so that's fantasy and Sci-Fi out the window) with flawed characters (there go the James Bond types) with fears that we all share (that's the alpha males gone.) I like strong women with deep underlying insecurities and men with an alpha mentality but a Charlie execution. The closer it is to real life the more I enjoy it, so that puts biographies and memoirs pretty high on the list.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
I'm a member of a writing group which leaves me reading a lot of manuscripts not yet published. I love new talent, although I do read some who are not so talented as well. As far as recognizable names, I enjoy Sophie Kinsella, Steve Cavanaugh, Mark Twain, and George Orwell.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
Chapter two is what the story is all about. Cory meets with the mayor asking to build a sports center and for it to be named after him. The mayor basically calls Cory a loser and tells him to name it after a black guy and he'll pass it. That was fun trying to capture the emotions of each character when they were at polar opposites of their respective wants.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
Once I formulate the characters in my mind, I go online and find pictures of them. Not celebrities, but real people. I'll search Shutterstock for a "Twenty-four-year-old redhead female" kind of thing. Once I get the male and female MC, I print off their pictures and hang them over my desk the entire time I write the novel. I sometimes stare at their picture when I'm stuck and ask them, "What are you thinking?" I have pictures of all the main characters from all my books.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
I don't always give my characters happiness at the end of the book, but I always give them hope.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
Wow, I did not see that ending coming!
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