TITLE: Mirage AUTHOR: Somaiya Daud SERIES: Mirage, #1 RELEASES: August 28th, 2018; Flatiron Books GENRE: Sci-fi/Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry…
TITLE: Summer Bird Blue AUTHOR: Akemi Dawn Bowman RELEASES: September 11th, 2018; Simon Pulse GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. What to eat, where to go, whom to love. But there is one…
TITLE: The Astonishing Color of After AUTHOR: Emily X. R. Pan RELEASED: March 20th, 2018; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers GENRE: Fantasy/Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. Leigh, who…
TITLE: Over and Over Again AUTHOR: Cole McCade RELEASES: July 23rd, 2018 GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: A ring of braided grass. A promise. Ten years of separation. And memories of an innocent love with the power to last through time. When Luca Ward was five years old,…
TITLE: The Princess Trap AUTHOR: Talia Hibbert RELEASED: February 8th, 2018 GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: He’s reckless, dominant, and deliciously dirty. This prince is no fairytale. Prince Ruben of Helgmøre knows exactly what he wants—and his current obsession is Cherry Neita. Everything from her rollercoaster curves to her fearsome…
TITLE: Wanna Bet? AUTHOR: Talia Hibbert RELEASED: April 21st, 2018 GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Jasmine Allen has many vices. Rahul Khan has just one: her. For the last seven years, Rahul’s been Jasmine’s closest friend. Sure, he’s strong, sexy, and deliciously stern—but she doesn’t care about that.…
TITLE: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings EDITORS: Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman RELEASES: June 26th, 2018; Greenwillow Books GENRE: Fantasy/Sci-fi/Contemporary; Anthology AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Fifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting,…
TITLE: From Twinkle, With Love AUTHOR: Sandhya Menon RELEASES: May 22nd, 2018; Simon Pulse GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So when fellow…
TITLE: A Girl Like Her AUTHOR: Talia Hibbert SERIES: Ravenswood, #1 RELEASED: March 14th, 2018 GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: After years of military service, Evan Miller wants a quiet life. The small town of Ravenswood seems perfect—until he stumbles upon a vicious web of lies…
TITLE: Emergency Contact AUTHOR: Mary H.K. Choi RELEASED: March 27th, 2018; Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA/NA SYNOPSIS: For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she somehow managed to…