It’s the final week of September. Here are some of the books releasing this week!
Books for Kids
Woodland Dance! (Board Book) – A new release from Sandra Boynton.
Rubylicious – Pinkalicious and her brother have the chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime wish.
A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything – The picture book story of the creation of Wonder Woman
Red Titan and the Runaway Robot (Graphic Novel Early Reader) – Based on a character from YouTube. Ryan and his friends must save the city from an out-of-control dancing robot.
Owl Diaries: Eva’s New Pet – Book 15 in the delightful Owl Diaries series. Eva and Lucy volunteer to pet-sit for all of their friends to help Eva choose a new pet.
Waffles and Pancake: Planet Try-Yum (Graphic Novel) – First in a new series from the author of CatStronauts. Waffles and Pancake get separated from Dad-Cat at the science museum.
Books for Older Kids/Teen/Young Adults
Barb, the Last Berzerker (Graphic Novel) – Barb and her Yeti best friend try to free the rest of the Berzerker warriors from a villain.
Black Panther: Spellbound – T’Challa and his friends team up during his visit to the American south when a man named “Bob” is not who he appears to be.
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities – A collection of mythical short stories – starring characters from the Rick Riordan Presents series along with a new one from Rick Riordan himself. Since I haven’t read any of the RRP books, this sounds like a fantastic way to test out those books and see which ones I might want to try.
A Tale of Sorcery – Book 3 in Chris Colfer’s new Tale of Magic series. Brystal is running out of time on her one-year deal with Death. And the fairies and witches are working together to face a rising evil.
Unicorn Playlist (Comics Collection) – Book 14 in the Phoebe and her Unicorn series.
Violets Are Blue – The latest book from Barbara Dee (Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You – ♥♥♥♥½). As Violet and her mom try to make a fresh start in a new town, it becomes obvious to Violet that her mom isn’t doing well. I have this on my review list.
Own Your Period – A guide to periods.
Once Upon a Broken Heart – Book 1 in a new series. Evangeline promises 3 kisses to the mysterious Prince of Hearts in exchange for his help when she learns her love will marry another.
Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven (Graphic Novel) – Book 3 in the Teen Titans graphic novel series that started with the fantastic Teen Titans: Raven and continued with Teen Titans: Beast Boy, and now brings the two characters together. I have this on my review list.
Grace Upon Grace Journaling Devotional: Trusting God No Matter What – Includes 100 devotionals with a devotional thought and journaling questions with space to write in answers and prayers.
Books for Adults
Ambush or Adore (e-book, October 1) – Book 3 in the Delightfully Deadly series by Gail Carriger. A brilliant and successful intelligence officer must go into hiding with the only person who has ever made her feel safe despite his training as an Evil Genius. Yes, please!
Amish Candy Shop Holidays (e-book) – Collects previously released novellas “Criminally Cocoa,” “Botched Butterscotch,” and “Candy Cane Crime.”
Chapter and Curse (Mass Market Paperback) – First in a new Cambridge Bookshop series. Molly, a librarian, and her mother, Nina, travel to Cambridge to help run the family bookshop. But their efforts to save the shop may be in vain when someone kills a guest at a store poetry reading.
The Corpse in the Gazebo (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 5 in the Food Blogger Mystery series. When one of Hope’s neighbors is killed after threatening to run Hope out of town, she’s the prime suspect. And not even her police chief-boyfriend seems to be able to help clear her name.
Death at Holly Lodge (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 3 in the Daisy Thorne Mystery series. Renovations at the historic Holly Lodge unearth the remains of a man in a Santa Suit, stuffed in the chimney.
Deliciously FoxTrot (Comics Collection) – The 43rd collection of Fox Trot comics!
Eight Perfect Hours (Trade Paperback) – Two stranded strangers spend 8 perfect hours together, then expect to never see each other again. But fate has different plans.
The Ex Hex (Trade Paperback) – When a young witch puts a drunken curse on her ex, she doesn’t think it will do much more than give him a few bad hair days. But instead, it makes trouble for their whole community. This is on my wish list for this week.
The Glitter End (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 3 in the Stationery Shop Mystery series. Delta’s efforts to bring shoppers into the store backfires thanks to a murder.
Here Comes the Fudge (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 9 in the Candy-Coated Mystery series. Allie is investigating when Jenn’s fiancé is arrested for murder.
It Started with a Dog (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Lucky Dog series after You Lucky Dog. A couple hit it off until they realize they are coffee shop rivals. And only one shop is likely to survive.
A Little Christmas Spirit (Trade Paperback) – A Scrooge-ish neighbor, haunted by the spirit of his beloved wife telling him it is time to move on, tries to be a little nicer to the single mother who moved in next door.
Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide (Trade Paperback) – A fall sequel to one of my favorite Christmas books of 2020, Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings. As Christmastown celebrates its first Halloween, a murderer strikes. This is on my review list!
Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bakeoff (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 2 in the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery series. A murder at the Christmas Cookie Bakeoff leaves Lindsey the top suspect.
A Perfect Bind (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Beloved Bookroom Mystery series. While Tru is still stuck working in the book-less town library/”Technology Center,” a vandal is breaking into the secret bookroom she and her friends created.
Star Trek: Coda: Moments Asunder (Trade Paperback) – First in a new Star Trek Trilogy that brings together fan favorites Jean-Luc Picard, Benjamin Sisko, Ezri Dax, and William Riker to deal with the unraveling of time itself, the Temporal Apocalypse.
William Shakespeare’s Avengers (Hardcover) – All 4 Avengers films, told as Shakespearean plays.
Wreathing Havoc (Mass Market Paperback) – Book 4 in the Garden Squad Mystery series. The Garden Squad are hunting for a murderer when a Hollywood star in town for a memorial is killed.
The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up (Trade Paperback, October 1) – A fantastic new Enneagram resource from the author of The Complete Enneagram (♥♥♥♥) and The 9 Types of Leadership. I’ll be reviewing this one this week.
If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith that Makes Us Better Humans (Trade Paperback) – New from John Pavlovitz. How can we embody a KINDER spirituality? This is on my wish list for this week, too.