Publishers Weekly: Fresh and contemporary, this hybrid novel/comic packs a lot of plot in a relatively short book, but its strongest suit may be Priest’s keen understanding of the chasmic gap between the way teens and adults engage in the landscape of the Internet. Back in fifth grade, best friends May and Libby created Princess X, a katana-wielding heroine who wears Converse sneakers with her ball gown. Ever since Libby and her mother died in a freak accident, May’s life has […]
Library Journal: VERDICT: Craft’s second novel (after 2014’sThe Art of Falling), this title is based on the author’s experience with a standoff involving her husband, which adds real, raw, emotion to the plot. Framing the novel within a 12-hour period keeps the pages turning. Ronnie Farnham is divorcing her husband, Jeff. She is tracking his excessive credit card spending; he is noting her numerous phone calls to Kevin, a man she is featuring in one of her freelance articles. On the day […]
Publishers Weekly: Genre-busting author McCammon (The River of Souls) pulls out all the stops for this exhilarating alien-invasion epic, which harkens back to his 1987 blockbuster, Swan Song….This story blends the gripping horror and action of McCammon’s earliest novels with the empathy of his more recent work, making it one of his finest.
The Monitor: Tanzer’s writing, as always, is a delightful meld of period-authentic language and modern sensibilities. Snappy, often hilarious dialogue is embedded in a deftly written narrative thread that gives plenty of room for characters to breathe and evolve. Vermilion abounds with relatable, human characters of various genders and sexual orientations. LGBTQ issues are folded into the supernatural plot with respect and care, focusing on the emotional and interpersonal repercussions in a refreshingly gentle but frank manner.
Polish rights to Jim Butcher’s STORM FRONT and the next five books in the New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series resold to Mag Jacek Rodek via Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi in association with Jennifer Jackson. French rights for limited editions of Brent Week’s Night Angel trilogy, to Bragelonne, by David Camus at Anna Jarota Agency, in association with Katie Shea Boutillier, on behalf of Donald Maass. German translation rights to Jim Butcher’s and Evil Hat Productions’ Dresden Files […]
Audio rights to Ronald Malfi’s LITTLE GIRLS, a novel that blends horror and psychological suspense, to Haila Williams at Blackstone Audio by Cameron McClure. Leah Ferguson’s forthcoming debut ALL THE DIFFERENCE, to Tammy Faxel at Dreamscape Media, at auction, by Katie Shea Boutillier.
Two new anthologies from Leslie S. Klinger: In the Company of Sherlock Holmes II (with Laurie King) and In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe, to Claiborne Hancock at Pegasus Books, by Donald Maass.
Jim Butcher’s Skin Game, the latest in the Dresden Files, spent its second week on the New York Times Best Sellers list! Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day… Because as Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s something awful. He doesn’t know the half of it…
Publishers Weekly: Griep’s captivating debut weaves together traditional fairy tales with scenes of 21st-century Los Angeles to create an exploration of the conflicts between destiny and desire, with parental influence or absence as a strong subtheme. CeCi (Cinderella), Bianca (Snow White), and Rory (Sleeping Beauty), three princesses of Grimmland, are devastated when their friend Zell (Rapunzel) unexpectedly moves to Oz to manage a unicorn preserve. The three friends each write letters to Zell, both to deal with her abandonment of them […]
RT Book Reviews: Top Pick! The vampyre (aka Nightkind) world is once again at the center of Harrison’s latest fabulous release. Events pick up where the previous book, Night’s Honor, left off as ancient vampyre Justine attempts a coup against Julian, the Nightkind King. Treachery and betrayal, both old and new, place Julian and Melisande (“Melly”), the daughter of Tatiana, the Light Fae Queen, in a desperate fight for their lives. A true gift for storytelling is rare, but Harrison […]