Category: Book News

Thanks to the holiday week, there’s only a couple of new books to highlight this week. If you are thinking about some Christmas shopping, be sure to check out my Holiday Hint List posts here.

Books for Adults

Church Girl (Trade Paperback) – A young woman on the run from her family and her wedding gets a job as a nanny for a grumpy tattoo artist.
The Jewel of the Isle (Trade Paperback) – A woman trying to finish her late father’s bucket list hires a tour guide to help her navigate an unfamiliar island. What she doesn’t know is the brother who did the touring has passed away and his non-outdoorsy sibling is trying to keep the family business afloat.

Here are some of the books releasing this week.

Books for Kids

The Purple One: A Story on Prince – A picture book biography of Prince.

Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults

Mallory In Full Color – A kid who tends to keep her true thoughts and feelings to herself and her webcomic finds herself in trouble when her comic goes viral, and her true thoughts are seen by everyone,  putting her one potential friendship in jeopardy.
Take It from the Top – Scenes from six summers of camp explore a friendship – and a fracture – between two girls.
Dead Below Deck – It’s a mystery at sea when an heiress is killed and her friends are suspects.
If You Can Hear This – When the AV Club’s beloved sponsor goes missing, the club members and their newest addition start investigating.
Thanks for Listening – A girl whose advice is never followed creates an anonymous account where she can give advice to her friends that they might actually follow – but it also reveals secrets she didn’t know.

Books for Adults

The Half King (Hardcover) – Cursed nobility includes a king in danger of fading away permanently on his 21st birthday. A “seer” with no gift for seeing and other secrets may be the only one who can save him.
The Serpent and the Wolf (Hardcover) – A woman fighting against the darkness growing inside her is married off to a rival king so when her power leads to her death, her brother can invade the other kingdom. But her new husband offers her both her freedom but also information about her magic. Yes, please!
Shell Games (Trade Paperback) – When her mother makes a wild claim that her new husband confessed to a murder, Julie has to figure out if her mother has become paranoid or if she was conned by her new husband – or if something else is going on.

Here are some of the books releasing this week!

Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults

Best Wishes: Like a Boss – Book 4 in the Best Wishes series about a wish-granting bracelet and a girl who makes a wish and becomes in charge of EVERYTHING.
The Winterton Deception: Fault Lines – Book 2 in the series. Hope and Gordon are drawn into a hunt for new clues to find people they aren’t sure they even want to see again. I have got to catch up on book one – this sounds exactly like the sorts of books I love.
Games Untold – Book 5 in the Inheritance Games series is a collection of short stories about the characters of this series.
Heist Royale – Book 2 in the Thieves’ Gambit series.
In Want of a Suspect – Lizzie Bennet (from the Jane Austen Murder Mystery series) is back, working at her father’s law firm and hired to investigate a warehouse fire that turns into a murder investigation. I ADORED the first series and have already preordered this.
Our Deadly Designs – Sequel to This Dark Descent. The hunt is on for the lost heir, but the competitors in that hunt are also pursuing their own personal agendas.

Books for Adults

All’s Fair in Love and Treachery (Hardcover) – Book 2 in the Lady Petra Inquires series. Lady Petra discovers the death of her fiancé 3 years ago was murder. And the culprit seems to be her secret paramour.
The Courting of Bristol Keats (Hardcover) – Bristol and her sisters think their parents are dead, but then Bristol starts getting letters from a previously unknown aunt. And she finds out her father might have been kidnapped – and taken back to the realm where he was from.
Her Knight at the Museum (Trade Paperback) – An art conservator breaks the magic enchantment on a knight and then becomes a suspect in the disappearance of his “statue” while he adjusts to the modern world.
I’ll Be Home for Mischief (Hardcover) – Book 5 in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series. As Holly preps for Christmas and her first wedding anniversary, she’s also looking for a killer – again.
Imperfectly Perfect (Trade Paperback) – A jilted-at-the-altar wedding planner teams up with her college ex to fake date their way into something each of them needs.
Servant of Earth (Hardcover) – First in the Shards of Magic series about a servant who is charged with helping her fae mistress survive six deadly trials.
Sons of Star Trek (Graphic Novel) – A collection of four episodes of the comics series starring the sons of Captain Sisko, Rom, and Worf.
Toto (Trade Paperback) – Toto gets to tell the story of The Wizard of Oz.
Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso the Show that Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts (Hardcover) – A behind the scenes look at this fantastic show!
How to Dungeon Master Parenting: A Guidebook for Gamifying the Child Rearing Quest, Leveling Up Your Skills, and Raising Future Adventurers (Trade Paperback) – A parenting book based on D&D.

Here are some of the books releasing this week to kick off November.

Books for Kids

Yes, Chef! It’s Snack Time (Board Book) – A darling story about making a fruit salad. The artwork is fantastic!
The Critter Club: Marion’s Warm Welcome – Book 28 in this chapter book series full of fun animals and friendship stories.
Scare School Diaries: Forest Frights – Book 2 in this not-too-scary series by Jarrett Lerner. Bash the ghost has a couple of mischievous vampires in his project group, and he is worried they could ruin his grade.

Books for Older Kids/ Teens/Young Adults

Mr. Lemoncello’s Fantabulous Finale – The sixth and final book in the Mr. Lemoncello series.
Where Is Yellowstone?
Who Is Taylor Swift? (Deluxe Edition) – The Deluxe Edition is hardcover with special endpapers and sprayed page edges.
A Diamond Bright & Broken – A girl who has been used for her tears which become diamonds seeks out the Mage Queen to learn more about her gift/curse.
Teen Titans: Starfire (Graphic Novel) – Book 6 in the incredible Teen Titans series. I pre-ordered this a YEAR ago, and I will drop everything to read this when it finally arrives. The author has released the cover for the next book – Teen Titans Together – which will release in 2025, and it looks AMAZING!

Books for Adults

The Author’s Guide to Murder (Hardcover) – Three writers are suspects when their host is killed during a visit to his castle. This sounds amazing!
The Gardener’s Plot (Hardcover) – When her friend goes missing and a body is found in their community garden, Maggie is determined to find the real killer.
Janie’s Got a Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Aerosmith (Trade Paperback) – 16 crime authors celebrate the band Aerosmith as the band heads into retirement by turning out stories based on their music. This whole premise is fantastic!
Let It Snow : Cozy Mysteries for Winter (Trade Paperback, November 10) – A collection of mysteries for the season by one author. A great way to check out some of her characters/series.
Mistletoe Mischief (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the Falling in Mistletoe series. A tour guide looking to boost business invites a podcaster to Mistletoe, Idaho but he doesn’t realize the public face of the podcast is a different person than the one behind the mic.
Mr. Nice Spy (Trade Paperback) – Book 2 in the My Spy series. A fireworks designer is on the run from her escaped arms dealer father. Before the CIA can convince her to work with them as bait to catch her father, she and one of the agents are kidnapped. Sounds fantastic!
Pony Confidential (Hardcover) – A woman accused of murder is helped by the pony she had as a child. Sounds fun and quirky!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum – Pike’s early memories with Una at the Academy become pertinent during their life on the Enterprise when faced with a terrorist attack.
Teller of Small Fortunes (Trade Paperback) – A fortune teller with a past joins up with an unexpected found family as they try to find a missing child. This sounds lovely and cozy for November.
The State of Old Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research (Paperback) – An Old Testament collection like the Pauline collection I reviewed in October. I’ll be reviewing this one soon.