Happy Labor Day! Here are some of the new books out this week.
Books for Kids
The 13 Days of Swiftness: A Christmas Celebration for Fans – A Taylor Swift-focused count down to Christmas.
Is This a Tiger? – Follow up to the delightful Have You Seen an Elephant? I’ll be reviewing this one soon.
Life in the Wild – A collection of stories including Big Bear Hug which I reviewed last week. I’ll have a review of this soon, too.
The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe – Every time Princess Magnolia goes on a mission, her new kitten destroys something.
Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults
The Festival of Lights (September 5) – This collection of Hanukkah stories includes something from my friend Gini Koch, so you know I want to check this one out!
Out of My Dreams – Melody gets to go to an international symposium in England as a spokesperson for kids with different abilities.
Fairy Godmother – Something new from Jen Calonita. A young governess has the chance to become a fairy godmother.
Books for Adults
The Games Gods Play (Hardcover) – For the first time, Hades enters the gods’ contest for a chance to take the throne, but they use mortals to fight their battles. I am so interested in this one!
Hot Hex Boyfriend (Trade Paperback) – Delia breaks a hex that has bound her family’s magic for years. Now her neighbor, Max, has to keep them from outing witches everywhere.
No One Does It Like You (Trade Paperback) – Thinking he’s about to die, an actor reaches out to his ex to say he still loves her and he wishes he could make things right. When he survives his dramatic rescue, his ex challenges him to make good on his promise to make things right by helping her fix up her family B&B.
Prime Time Romance (Trade Paperback) – Brynn and her post-divorce roommate, Josh, find themselves in her favorite teen soap opera after Brynn makes a birthday wish for a happily-ever-after.
Lovely One (Hardcover, Nonfiction) – A memoir from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.