Bleak, intelligent, and emotionally explosive. Munteanu’s latest is a politically incendiary portrait of a civilization unraveling under climate collapse, historical trauma, and ideological extremism. Berlin, 2022. In a country destabilized by climate catastrophe and political extremism, activist Damien Vogel becomes…
May 4, 2026
Mortimer’s Magical Goo (Learning is Magical) by Megan K Palmer (Author), Nabila Amanda (Illustrator)
A thoughtful and emotionally perceptive picture book about effort, friendship, and learning that imperfection is part of growing up. In this fun picture book, Palmer introduces readers to Mortimer, a boy who would rather avoid chores, difficult activities, and anything…
May 1, 2026
Mr. Squirrel Finds a Treasure by Susan Marie Chapman (Author), Natalia Loseva (Illustrator)
A thoughtful and environmentally conscious picture book about friendship, teamwork, and caring for the world around us. Set once again in Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, Chapman’s latest in the Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure series follows the duo…
April 30, 2026
Her Runaway Lady by BJ Sikes
Lush, tender, and utterly irresistible… A talented milliner and a runaway aristocrat find love in an alternate Belle Époque Paris in Sikes’s historical romance. Solange wants success, not romance, and she’s worked too hard to depend on anyone else for…
April 29, 2026
Moondust: A Collection of Poems by Kahlani B. Steele
Raw, tender, and contemplative… Steele traces the subtle intersections between nature and the human condition in her latest book, a luminous collection of short poems. Separated into thematic movements that range from “Nature” and “Childhood” to “Love and Heartbreak” and…
April 29, 2026
Super Super Charro by Carlos Lozano
Witty, vibrant, and enchanting; a genre-bending adventure with heart. A young Los Angeles cop heads to Mexico City for charro training and stumbles into the legacy of a legendary vigilante powered by music and magic in Lozano’s genre-blending adventure. Pepe…
April 27, 2026
The World As It Is by Donald Levin
An unflinching, immersive, and incendiary portrait of injustice… Levin crafts a layered portrait of a city and a nation confronting the realities of injustice and change in his latest novel. 1963 Detroit. When an aspiring Motown musician witnesses a white…
A clear-eyed, pragmatic, and business-centric manifesto for leaders ready to break the mold… Hagopian offers a bracing, no-nonsense manifesto on why most businesses stagnate and what it takes to break out of it. Drawing on a career built around major…
April 25, 2026
Lily Starling and the Death Machine by Christian Hurst
A dark, cerebral adventure of plague, power, and the dangerous illusion of control. A battle-hardened pilot becomes entangled in a conspiracy when the machine she uncovers doesn’t just preserve life but also begins to change those who survive it in…
A surreal, engaging, and emotionally layered adventure of fear and growth… Two children are pulled into a magical world where thoughts shape reality and fear may trap them forever in Mackenzie’s deeply imaginative novel. Drawn into the Kaleidoscope World by…
April 22, 2026
Waldwick… Reckoning by Kenneth Linde
A quiet, incisive, deeply felt novel… In his latest installment in the Waldwick series, Linde follows Amy Terrill beyond the boundaries of the life she built, into a quieter, more interior reckoning. A mother, survivor, and woman whose past resists…
April 14, 2026
The Mudlark’s Song by Kimberly Manning Aker
Haunting and lyrical; an un-put-downable read. A solitary Oakland homeowner with a penchant for antique hunting and restoration discovers a cache of 1930s diaries hidden beneath her attic floorboards in Aker’s evocative novel. Aurora “Lark” Fernschild has built a life…
April 12, 2026
The Star Thrower by Kathleen Welton
A beautifully written, thought-provoking page-turner with heart and purpose… Three recent graduates trade certainty for a journey of self-discovery that leads them into an unexpected environmental battle in Welton’s reflective novel. Seeking distance from the futures expected of them, Ava,…
A cozy, feel-good, and fun offering. A beach-day wish becomes a quiet lesson in kindness, family, and responsibility in Chapman’s thought-provoking picture book. Little Mouse, the newest member of Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot’s circle, pulls a wish that…
An evocative, intense, and unforgettable read… In Prescott’s poised, emotionally resonant series opener in the Maelstrom of Innocence series, a diplomat’s daughter’s sheltered life collapses overnight, forcing her into a world she had only ever observed from a distance. Tokyo,…
April 8, 2026
Peg, Unhinged by Teri M Brown
Laugh-out-loud, brutally honest, and heartfelt. A woman’s carefully constructed life comes undone and reassembled in Brown’s sharp, darkly funny meditation on midlife, identity, and letting go. Peg is a successful real estate agent and mother. But as menopause descends, bringing…
April 7, 2026
The Stars Are Always There by Jaime Maria Merrill
Tender, evocative, and inspiring; a coming-of-age story that resonates. In Merrill’s middle-grade novel, a reluctant girl’s summer at a Texas ranch turns into a fight to save the land itself. Twelve-year-old Jess Lindsey dreads spending the summer on her family’s…
A time-bending adventure that grips from start to finish… A girl’s fascination with antiques turns into a race against time in Minnella’s debut installment in The Guardian Cats series. Growing up in a house of ticking clocks and strange relics,…
April 5, 2026
The Junkyard by Bryan Reilly
Raw, immersive, and emotionally rich. In Reilly’s compelling novel, a pacifist pit bull, rescued from a brutal fighting ring and given a new life among stray dogs in a hidden junkyard sanctuary, must decide whether to fight when ruthless rivals…
April 3, 2026
Russo’s Revenge by Edward Izzi
Dark, gritty, and razor-sharp. Betrayed by the badge he wore, a decorated Chicago officer triggers a relentless cycle of corruption, revenge, and reckoning in Izzi’s fast-paced thriller. Tommy Russo was once one of Chicago’s finest—until dirty cops took him down.…



















