Browsing: Wishlist Pick

Reverend Jack Brooks moves to a quiet village for a fresh start and finds the town haunted by its dark past — and the disappearance of two girls 30 years prior. “Tudor expertly doles out the plot twists,” including “one so shocking that it turns the entire story inside out” (Publishers Weekly).

In this spellbinding New York Times bestseller, 13-year-old Amari competes for a spot at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs — a secretive organization that may hold the key to her brother’s disappearance… “A sure-to-please winner” (Publishers Weekly starred review) with over 5,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

“A must-read love story” (Booklist): Sparks fly when 17-year-old Lily bonds with her classmate Kathleen — but as they’re drawn into the San Francisco lesbian scene, their secret romance becomes dangerous. “Exquisite and heart-shattering” (New York Times bestselling author Emily X.R. Pan), with over 2,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Heralded as “a new kind of epic” (Entertainment Weekly), this 2021 National Book Award finalist unravels the story of Samuel and Isaiah, two enslaved men in the antebellum South whose love — and survival — is threatened by plantation life. “That shuffling sound you hear is Morrison, Baldwin, and Angelou whooping and hollering both in pride, and wonder” (Marlon James). Already named a best book of …

“Not to be missed” (Booklist starred review): Daunis puts her college dreams on hold to look after her mother — and finds herself drawn into a web of secrets, corruption, and murder. “Unforgettable” (New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers), with nearly 20,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

Selected for both Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club and Read with Marie Claire, this “irresistible” debut (The Guardian) is sure to be remembered as a best book of 2021! Trans woman Reese, her ex-lover Ames, and Ames’s pregnant girlfriend encounter the possibility of forming a family in this “smart, funny, and bighearted” novel (Kirkus Reviews). Hailed by Jia Tolentino as “exhilaratingly good.”

A recent release from a USA Today bestselling author who “once again proves why she’s a giant of the genre” (Publishers Weekly): Independent Spring has no interest in marriage. But when handsome Garrett arrives in Wyoming, she can’t ignore their chemistry… “Readers will be clamoring for more” (Booklist).

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