St. Martin's Press 7/19/2022. New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Hannah's job as an executive protection agent (aka, a bodyguard) means she spends a lot of time blending into the background. Which is fine, that's how she likes it, and it's what she wants, especially after her mom's death and her boyfriend breaking up with her (the day after the funeral!) have left her feeling adrift. What she absolutely does not want is to pretend to be sexiest-man-alive actor Jack Stapleton's girlfriend. But she's not given a choice, so she does it...and Jack's act... View More...
St. Martin's Griffin 6/13/2023. New paperback. On sale 6/13/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Hannah's job as an executive protection agent (aka, a bodyguard) means she spends a lot of time blending into the background. Which is fine, that's how she likes it, and it's what she wants, especially after her mom's death and her boyfriend breaking up with her (the day after the funeral!) have left her feeling adrift. What she absolutely does not want is to pretend to be sexiest-man-alive actor Jack Stapleton's girlfriend. But she's not given a choice, so she does it...and Jack's acting abilities mu... View More...
Simon & Schuster 1/10/2012. New paperback. 60th anniversary edition. Store pick: I don't know how I went so long without reading this, but wow, what an incredible book. I'm generally not a huge dystopian fan, but Fahrenheit 451 is absolutely brilliant. Set in a world where books are illegal and firefighters set fires instead of putting them out, this book is one that sticks with you long after you read the final page. It's filled with parallels of our world today, and is such a thought-provoking exploration of technology, privacy, desensitization and censorship. A fascinating book that I thin... View More...
St. Martin's Press 7/11/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 7/11/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: Sadie is exactly what you'd expect of a 'starving artist' -- no steady work, barely making ends meet, living in a rooftop hovel, a disappointment to her family, but painting portraits like her mom did is what makes her happy. Until she needs brain surgery and is left with the unfortunate side effect of face blindness, which is made especially unfortunate because of her placement in a portrait-painting contest happening in just a few weeks, that requires her to paint a new portrait. ... View More...
Philomel 5/2/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Ruta Sepetys has done it again. In I Must Betray You, readers follow the story of 17-year-old Cristian Florescu, a teenager growing up in Communist Romania in the late 1980's. Everyone knows that informers are on every corner - your neighbors, your classmates, your friends. Your family. But it's only when Cristian is forced to become an informer himself that he realizes just how deep the betrayals go - and how far he'll have to fight not only for his own freedom, but for the freedom of his country. Sepetys is the master of bringing to light the pa... View More...
Tiny Reparations Books 4/4/2023. New paperback. Store pick: Who does art belong to - the creators, or the conquerors? And when loss is all you've ever known, how do you know who you really are - or what home truly means? Stunningly executed with a lyrical style that feels straight out of a dream, Portrait of a Thief is the story of five Chinese American college students tasked with reclaiming five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. It's fresh and exciting and introspective, the perfect blend of thrilling and thought provoking. The pieces of college life were so m... View More...
