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 Tiffany D. Jackson, Sonia Hartl, Farah Naz Rishi, 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 Stephen Breyer, Carmelo Anthony, Tarana Burke, and many more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!
Looking to fall in love with a new romance this week? Check out our favorite new contemporary romance books by USA Today, New York Times, and Amazon bestselling romance authors Ashley Bostock, Jennifer Ann Shore, Ashley Munoz, Anna Zaires, Charmaine Pauls, Monica Murphy, and Sierra Simone. Enjoy your new contemporary romance books!
Release Date: September 5, 2021
A Hero Club Novel by bestselling romance author Ashley Bostock...Money doesn’t buy happiness. Trust me, I’ve had it all my life and I have nothing. No love. No joy. No pizzaz. To make matters worse, my parents are pushing me to marry someone who doesn’t even give me orgasms. Yes, it took me a while to figure out that I needed to stand up for myself. This is why I was on my way to NYC boyfriend-less and out on my own for the very first time in my life.
Release Date: September 10, 2021
A new adult contemporary rockstar romance by Amazon Bestselling Author Jennifer Ann Shore...Travis Young is the rockstar with a reputation, too many tattoos to count, and an unexplained three-year hiatus. But when my career as a hard-hitting reporter is derailed when my work gets caught up in a legal mess, my editor sends me to cover Travis’s upcoming album release while the whole thing blows over. I’m here for the story, definitely not his heart.
Release Date: August 12, 2021
A new college sports romance by bestselling author Ashley Munoz...Rumors swirled around the Rake Forge University campus about a scandalous game played by none other than the Devil’s baseball team. Not my business, but when my editor takes away my chance to be featured in the senior showcase, and my little sister gets a mysterious playing card; a devious idea emerged. I decided I’d sneak into the party, and scoop the story.
Release Date: September 14, 2021
A new romantic suspense novel by USA Today Bestselling Authors Anna Zaires and Charmaine Pauls...Power. That’s what I think of when I spot him across the ER. Power and danger. One of the wealthiest Russian oligarchs, Alex Volkov is as ruthless as he is magnetic. He always gets what he wants, and what he wants is me. I should stay far away, but for one night, I give in to temptation. Before I know it, he’s pulling me deeper into his world...
Release Date: September 9, 2021
A new novel in The Collge Years Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Monica Murphy...Caleb Burke: Charming. Funny. Sexy. Major player - both on the field and with the ladies. We’ve always had this unspoken chemistry brewing between us. When we finally give in to it, it’s just as spectacular as I secretly predicted. But can I really take this guy seriously? Or am I only setting myself up to fail?
Release Date: September 7, 2021
A new standalone novel in the Priest Collection by USA Today Bestselling Author Sierra Simone...I can’t have Elijah because I’ve chosen God instead. The Bell brothers, though . . . well, we don't exactly have the greatest track record with vows. But I’m determined to do this monk thing right—to pledge myself to a cloistered life and spend the rest of my years in chastity and prayer. But now Elijah’s here. He’s here and he’s coming with me on my European monastery road trip, and between the whispered confessions and the stolen kisses and the moments bent over an ancient altar, my vows are feeling flimsier by the day. And vows or not, I know in my heart that it would take more than a good and holy monk to resist Elijah Iverson right now. It would take a saint.
Don't miss out on this week's biographies, histories, and memoirs from Pulitzer Prize-winning, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post writers! There's something for everyone this week by bestselling authors Anne Michaud, Craig Whitlock, Joseph Pfeifer, Sandy Gall, Susan H. Kamei, Erin I. Kelly, and Winfred Rembert. Enjoy your new non-fiction reads!
Release Date: June 24, 2021
Veteran political journalist Anne Michaud knows the hidden agendas women employ to gain and cling to power...Working as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and awarded “Columnist of the Year” by the New York News Publishers Association, Anne has researched the women behind some of the most notorious men in the public eye. She discovered a surprising pattern as old as the dynastic maneuverings of England’s medieval queens. Today, women married to the “royalty” of our times–politicians–make bold decisions to keep their “thrones” and their family’s history-making potential. Why They Stay reveals the inner lives of eight political wives as they fight to maintain a grip on power and pursue personal ambition.
Release Date: August 31, 2021
From The Washington Post Reporter, Craig Whitlock, comes a shocking true story...The groundbreaking investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about America’s longest war, foreshadowing the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan, by Washington Post reporter and three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Whitlock. The Afghanistan Papers is a shocking account that will supercharge a long-overdue reckoning over what went wrong and forever change the way the conflict is remembered.
Release Date: September 7, 2021
From the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, an intimate memoir and a tribute to those who died that others might live...This gripping narrative gives way to resiliency and a determination that permanently reshapes Pfeifer, his fellow firefighters, NYC, and America. Ordinary Heroes takes us on a journey that turns traumatic memories into hope, so we can make good on our promise to never forget 9/11.
Release Date: September 7, 2021
The first biography in a decade of Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud...When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate. Many groups were caught up in fighting each other and competing for Western arms. The exception were those commanded by Ahmad Shah Massoud, the military strategist and political operator who solidified the resistance and undermined the Russian occupation, leading resistance members to a series of defensive victories.
Release Date: September 7, 2021
A collection of true narratives about Japanese-Americans during their wrongful incarceration during World War II...In this dramatic and page-turning narrative history of Japanese Americans before, during, and after their World War II incarceration, Susan H. Kamei weaves the voices of over 130 individuals who lived through this tragic episode, most of them as young adults. Now more than ever, their words will resonate with readers who are confronting questions about racial identity, immigration, and citizenship, and what it means to be an American.
Release Date: September 7, 2021
Chasing Me to My Grave presents Rembert's breathtaking body of work alongside his story, as told to Tufts Philosopher Erin I. Kelly...Vivid, confrontational, revelatory, and complex, Chasing Me to My Grave is a searing memoir in prose and painted leather that celebrates Black life and summons readers to confront painful and urgent realities at the heart of American history and society. “A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear.” - Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.
From paranormal and urban fantasies to epic and action-adventure fantasies, we've got you covered with the best new fantasy books this September! Enjoy your new bestselling books by authors Robert New, Jane Shand, Michael Anderle, Aaron D. Schneider, Kale Lawrence, Katie Wismer, and Harmon Cooper.
Release Date: August 7, 2021
Sovereign Assassin is a rollicking romp of a story, fresh from the mind of speculative fiction/fantasy author Robert New, and promises to entertain, intrigue, and fascinate from beginning to end...In the tiny European country of Tantalia, Princess Niobe is coming of age and being groomed to ascend to the throne. Shortly she will become Queen. Secretly, however, from the age of sixteen, the Princess has been trained by her martial arts instructor, Gethan, to kill the businessman responsible for her parent’s deaths. Once queen, she will have ‘sovereign immunity’ and be free to kill without prosecution.
Release Date: August 16, 2021
If you enjoy strong characters, beautiful new worlds, intriguing magic, and tales of coming-of-age, then you will love this evocatively described YA Fantasy...Angkasa lives in an isolated farming village surrounded by thick jungle. Her light-fuelled magic is strong but, in her future, she sees only the limitations imposed by the deformity of her arm. When two strangers arrive with rumors of light wielders being kidnapped and of a creature that kills, hiding in her village is no longer an option.
Release Date: July 22, 2021
Book 1 of The Outcast Royal Series by bestselling authors Michael Anderle and Aaron D. Schneider...A fell-handed warrior treads a bloody road across the sea from the bloody adventures of Skharr DeathEater. Can Ax-Wed truly leave her people's crumbling decadence behind her? Or will it haunt her as she wanders a savage world, determined to carve her future one ax stroke at a time?
Release Date: September 7, 2021
A new magical realism adventure by bestselling author Kale Lawrence....For seventeen years, Ezra Newport and his parents were habitual immigrants, traveling from their Ottoman Empire home across 20th century Europe. As the Newports migrate to Belfast, Ireland, Ezra wants nothing more to settle into a consistent life and lay the foundation of his architectural dreams. But after a strange, mechanical bounty hunter murders his mother and prompts the disappearance of his father, Ezra discovers that his parents had actually been on the run. Now, their enemies are targeting him, and they won’t stop until he is dead.
Release Date: August 24, 2021
The first book of an enthralling new adult dark fantasy by Katie Wismer...Valerie Darkmore’s entire life has been building up to this moment—her initiation into the Marionettes, the prestigious league of witches sworn to serve the vampires. As one of the last remaining blood witches, her spot is almost guaranteed. At least, so she’d thought. The academy is full of sabotage and secrets as the tasks begin, and Valerie quickly realizes she has more than her spot on the line. Her survival seems just as uncertain. The closer she gets to the final trial, the more she learns everything—and everyone—around her isn’t quite what it seems.
Release Date: August 8, 2021
From Harmon Cooper, author of the instant bestseller Pilgrim, comes a cultivation epic for wuxia readers...Arik Dacre never thought he’d become the reincarnation of the War Priest, nor did he think he’d befriend an irritable water spirit or a mysterious master illusionist. But destiny can be funny like that. Going further than anyone like him has ever gone before, Arik, a disciple of the Academy for Healing Arts, enters the country of the enemy, the violent Crimson Realm, where he discovers quickly that he's going to need deeper training to compete with their ruthless warriors and their unique command over chi. He has only one hope to match their strength: get his hands on the Mask of the Fallen. There are just a few problems, Arik has only one month to do so. Worse, the legendary mask might not even exist.
Looking to add new fiction books to your reading list this week? Don't miss the best new fiction books from Bestselling Authors Jen Talty, Suzanne Jenkins, Rosa Kino, Emily Itami, Zoraida Córdova, and Jon Kalman Stefansson. Enjoy your new novels!
Release Date: August 31, 2021
A new contemporary fiction in the Girls in the City series by bestselling author Suzanne Jenkins...After graduating from medical school, single parent Samantha Karas and her daughter, Adelaide leave Chicago for a longed-for residency in Detroit where she’ll be close to her family again. With one goal in mind aside from her daughter, her focus is to finish the rigorous obstetrics residency, with no notions of ever getting involved again. But then she meets Detroit cop Mike Khan...
Release Date: September 3, 2021
The first book of The River Winery Series and a Candlewood Falls novel by USA Today Bestselling Author Jen Talty...Eliza Jane Blue is a talented Viticulturist and Vintner who searched for an opportunity to head up her own line of wines, and she jumps at the chance when Weezer offers her the job as head winemaker. However, Weezer neglected to tell her that the winery is failing. Her biggest obstacle? Malbec River, the best Viticulturalist in the business.
Release Date: June 27, 2021
The second book in the Choosing Trilogy by author Rosa Kino...Life in the United States is both exciting and cruel for a young lady as she tries to establish her business and romantic life in a new country. Her perfect match turns out to be the abusive type, and this pretty redhead is losing her patience...
Release Date: September 7, 2021
An Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Literature and Fiction by bestselling author Emily Itami...Combining the incisive intimacy of Sally Rooney with the sharp wit of Helen Fielding, a compulsively readable and astonishingly relatable debut novel about marriage, motherhood, love, self, and the vibrant, surprising city that is modern Tokyo. Funny, provocative, and startlingly honest, Fault Lines is for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and asked, who am I and how did I get here? A bittersweet love story and a piercing portrait of female identity, it introduces Emily Itami as a debut novelist with astounding resonance and wit.
Release Date: September 7, 2021
A new magical realism fiction by bestselling author Zoraida Córdova...Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, this is a gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they’ve inherited, from the author of the acclaimed and “giddily exciting” (The New York Times Book Review) Brooklyn Brujas series. An enchanting novel about what we knowingly and unknowingly inherit from our ancestors, the ties that bind, and reclaiming your power.
Release Date: September 7, 2021
A profound and playful masterwork from one of Iceland’s most beloved authors that explores the dreams and desires of ordinary people in a rural town...In a village of only four hundred inhabitants, life could seem unremarkable. Yet in this remote town, a new road to the city has change on everyone’s minds. Unexpected, warm, and humorous, Stefansson explores the dreams and desires of these everyday people and reveals the magic of life in all of its progress, its complacency, its ugliness, and, ultimately beauty.
By Taylor Marsh
In Cosmic Tattoo: A Twisted, Mind-Bending Psychological Thriller, Dr. Kate Winter is in full command of her powers. What powers?
Dr. Kate Winter uses the power of her mind and her intuitive instincts to dissect the psychic downloads that have been part of her life since she can remember. She’s discovered a timeline on which to peg the messages she receives through the mysterious.
Experience is evidence. Timing manifests.
In Cosmic Tattoo, Kate is caught between new-age mysteries, astrological signposts, and a man who knows her secrets.
Maybe you’ve watched Hallmark’s “Good Witch” or the Netflix series “Charmed.” From intuition and gentle nudges to spells and power beyond what normal humans experience, these two shows veer into fantasy, even the occult.
In Cosmic Tattoo, Kate’s drawn across the country by a downloaded message which contained a warning. She listens to what comes to her from the beyond because she’s learned these messages come from sources with information beyond her mortal mind.
In the Dr. Kate Winter Profiler Series, each book stands on its own.
Martin Scorsese says, “The most personal is the most creative.”
I’m a thriller author who tinkers beyond the veil.
Dr. Kate Winter delves into the shadows.
Vulnerable spots are exploited to enrapture the reader. No safe spaces.
Experience has revealed to me there is more to life than what can be seen.
Religion isn’t required, faith is.
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” - Albert Einstein
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Revengeful Romeo? A few years ago (5!) I got this idea to write about a young couple—he as the gardener’s son and she was the rich girl. They had an inseparable bond. However, other commitments got in the way and I never went back to write it. When the opportunity came up, I knew it was this book idea that had to be the story. If you woke up in the world of Revengeful Romeo, what is the first thing you would do? Aside of dating Holden King? I would definitely have to check out those office views at One Vanderbilt in the city. If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say? Ummm. Here goes: No relationship is off-limits. Even if that means dating my dad’s best friend. He was the one man that turned me down six years ago but it hasn’t stopped me from going after what I want. Especially when that comes in the form of my job. I need his designer skills to help save my company. When I’m stranded at his house for the weekend, it’s suddenly less about my job and more about all the ways we can feed each other’s fantasies. What romantic couple from literature makes you swoon? Which one is over-hyped? Wow. The pressure. Romeo and Juliet make me swoon. Overhyped? Definitely Peeta and Katniss Do you have any quirky writing habits? Where did you write Revengeful Romeo? I don’t have quirky habits. I’m fortunate enough to be able to write anywhere. When we travel, I love the time in the plane, train or tour bus to be able to write. I’ve written two of my books on my iPad with just finger typing on the screen! I have to say though, I did just discover ‘sprint writing’ and it’s amazing how much writing I can get done in 30 minute spirts. My word count has increased tremendously! If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would they be? Holden: Thunder by Imagine Dragons Juliette: Counting Stars by OneRepublic
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Light Wielders? A lot of fantasy is set in a land inspired by medieval Europe, and my first one was in an ancient Mediterranean setting, so I thought, why not be inspired by Southeast Asia? An island, jungles, volcanoes, a different culture, and food. So, the climate, food, and landscape are inspired by that region. I have also borrowed place and people names from there too. The culture I developed for Jumali, the land in The Light Wielders, is only lightly flavored by Southeast Asia. I didn’t want to try to use a culture I couldn’t fully do justice to. I had the idea of something coming into the world and changing it in some way (can’t say too much more without giving away the plot!) and then I created Angkasa. I wanted her to be unaware of her full strength and to have some physical flaw that she believes defines her future. By the end of the novel, she realizes it doesn’t define who she is or what she can accomplish. If you woke up in the world of The Light Wielders, what is the first thing you would do? If I woke up in Jumali I would definitely head for the Tenpat Temple, I want to see the vegetable garden growing at the top of a mountain! If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say? The book I last read was The Cutting Season by Attica Locke, a book I really enjoyed. So, my blurb would be as follows - A tense and atmospheric crime novel set to the backdrop of a plantation-turned tourist destination. It is run by a woman descended from one of the slaves that used to cut the sugar cane there. This novel explores slave history, current race relations, politics, and small-town policing all whilst the main character is snared in an investigation into a tragic death on the plantation. A death that re-awakens a tragedy from the past. What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? I have two favorite genres, fantasy, and mystery. I love YA fantasy and adult fantasy. When I wrote my first novel, I had no clue I was actually writing YA! I just liked that age for my main character. But in The Light Wielders, I have tried to embrace the genre, and I knew that was what I was writing. Do you have any quirky writing habits? Where did you write The Light Wielders? I used to write longhand and then type it up, but now I have a little study I type straight into the laptop. However, when my kids are off school and we go to the park, I often take a notebook with me and a lot of scenes from The Light Wielders were scrawled in that notebook at the park! What's the best advice you've ever received? I don’t often get offered advice, but I have taken on board the advice that there is no right way to go about writing. Read up on how everyone else does it and then choose the bits that work for you.
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What's the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Sovereign Assassin? The idea of a reality TV show about an assassin captured my attention and I couldn't stop thinking about it. What if you didn't have to try to conceal an assassination? How could that be possible? How would the world react? In another way, it was also my satirical response to a politician claiming they could publicly shoot someone and not lose any votes. Niobe is just a more intelligent and vastly more capable version of this type of person. The world at the time I wrote the novel was so crazy that someone like Niobe taking power wasn’t such a far-fetched possibility. If you woke up in the world of Sovereign Assassin, what is the first thing you would do? Wonder what had happened to human ideals and morals - pretty much what I was doing when I wrote the story. If you had to write a blurb for the last book you read, what would it say? A sentient security robot (Murderbot) investigates their own past but makes friends on the way. It's the second book in the Murderbot series, but that blurb could also apply to the first book too. 😉 What's your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? Speculative fiction is my favorite genre to read and write in. I like this genre as I'm attracted by books that explore ideas as well as having an interesting plot. Do you have any quirky writing habits? Not really. Coffee is usually involved. Noise-canceling headphones and heavy metal also feature. If I'm really lucky my German Shepard will curl up at my feet. Where did you write Sovereign Assassin? Mostly it was written on the couch, though when I wrote it I was on long-service leave (an Australian quirk where you get a couple of months of leave for staying with your employer for a long time), and it was pre-covid, so I also spent a fair bit of time in cafes deliberately living the cliche of writers writing in such places. It seemed appropriate given the nature of the story. What's the best advice you've ever received? Your biggest limits are those you place on yourself. It helped me to start embracing life and set larger challenges for myself.
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