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Congratulations to Jim Butcher! BATTLE GROUND debuts at #2 on the New York Times hardcover list, #2 on the hardcover and ebook combined list, and #1 on the audio list.

Library Journal: Being cut off from her sorcerous powers is everything that Beatrice Clayborn fears, since being a true Magus is her calling. Yet Beatrice’s family is putting the last of their funds into her place in the Bargaining Season, a time when families gather to strike advantageous marriages. Worse, once married, Beatrice must wear a collar during pregnancy to protect her unborn children by cutting off her power. The key to her becoming a Magus lies in a grimoire she […]

NPR: There’s a spooky warmth to Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger’s debut novel. Set in a version of our contemporary world where everyone knows ghosts, fairies, and vampires are real, Elatsoe, like its namesake protagonist, walks a zig-zagging line between humor and horror, braiding them into each other. Dead dogs make cheerful ghost companions while widows mourn young husbands; vampires propose marriage to fairy princesses while miracle-working doctors keep sinister secrets….This was deeply enjoyable from start to finish, with moments of shockingly […]

Congratulations to Jim Butcher! BATTLE GROUND debuts at #2 on the USA Today bestseller list!

Publishers Weekly: Writing in stirring prose, Hackwith imbues her high-concept, metafictional tale with color, action, and high-flying emotion. This imaginative ode to the power of fiction is sure to delight

Locus: One thing about Elizabeth Bear’s Machine, the second novel set in her White Space universe after 2019’s Ancestral Night: it’s sure as hell not either shallow or amoral. It is, in fact, fundamentally engaged in wrestling with questions of ethics, culture, worldview, and how much restitution needs to be made when one does harm in order to do other kinds of good. Jens is a fascinating character. The narrator of Machine, she is – in all her flaws, determination, skill, […]

Shelf Awareness: Darcie Little Badger’s creative and meticulously plotted YA debut, Elatsoe, is a supernatural murder mystery that takes place in a United States that has Fairy Ring Transportation Centers, endless fields of scarecrows with human eyes and a rich history of Lipan Apache ghost whisperers. When Elatsoe’s ghost dog, Kirby, throws a fit, she knows something is very wrong. Turns out, Ellie’s cousin Trevor was in a fatal car accident. That night Ellie, whose “family secret” is the knowledge of […]

Library Journal: This touching story of the love and forgiveness between mothers and daughters will win fans.

Hungarian rights to New York Times Bestselling author Jim Butcher’s DEAD BEAT and PROVEN GUILTY, books 7 and 8 in the Dresden Files series, to Delta Vision, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. French rights to Caitlin Starling’s YELLOW JESSAMINE, to Editions du Chat Noir, by Robin Batet at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Caitlin McDonald. Portuguese rights to New York Times Bestselling author Anne Bishop’s […]

Kirkus: The author’s penetrating social critique and deeply felt depiction of one woman’s struggle for self-determination are balanced by her charming take on classic Regency romance…. An expertly concocted mélange of sweet romance and sharp social commentary.