EarlyWord GalleyChat, #ewgc, October, 2023 -- Titles discussed, by pub. date

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Comments are quotes from the chat. If there is no comment, at least one GalleyChatter has expressed interest in reading it. Months denote comments from previous chats

PUB DATES are as of Oct. 10, 2023, according to Edelweiss. Some may change.

Diversity = by or about people from under-represented communities

HEATING UP = growing enthusiasm among GalleyChatters

HOT = has come up many times. Multiple chatters have read and loved.

LMR = Library Marketing Rep recommendation

LR Deadline = LibraryReads voting deadline, http://libraryreads.org/participate/

Multiple "Much Love" on Edelweiss = Titles that are getting a significant number of "Much Love" on Edelweiss, some may not be "HOT" or "Heating up" among GalleyChatters

New = first time title has been mentioned on GalleyChat

PAST DUE = Library Reads voting deadline has passed

Bisac Category Description

Publisher Name

Format Description

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional

Hardcover with dust jacket

Annette Jones @ZenLibrarian Very excited to hear about @pauldoiron 's 2024 release PITCH DARK. I can't wait to find out what mystery our favorite game warden Mike Bowditch solves next!

Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

Daughter of Calamity

St. Martin's Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

DEBUT, GalleyChat interest, Publishers Summary, "An adult historical fantasy set in 1930s Shanghai...ROSALIE M. LIN is a Chinese-American writer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has, at various points in the past decade, graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature, pole-danced in two Beijing nightclubs, and dropped out of a biomedical PhD program before seriously pursuing her original dream of becoming an author. Daughter of Calamity is her debut novel." 

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

When Among Crows

Hardcover with dust jacket

Every Time We Say Goodbye

St. Martin's Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

Shari Suarez @ShariSuarez Looking forward to EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE by Natalie Jenner. I loved The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls by her.

Fiction / Friendship

PRH/Random House

Robin B @robinsbooks Another favorite author who wrote THE MUSIC OF BEES (one of my favorite "finding non-blood family" stories) has a forthcoming book, CROW TALK.

Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black

The Swans of Harlem

PRH/Random House

GalleyChat interest -- Publishers Summary, "The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now."

Fiction / Historical

Anderson, Michelle Collins

The Flower Sisters

PRH/Random House

A John Scognamiglio Book

Trade Paperback

Jill Minor @JillRhudy Out April 23 from @KensingtonBooks , THE FLOWER SISTERS by Michelle Collins Anderson really shines at evoking a sense of place(s). Multiple well-drawn characters bring to life their past (1920s) and present (70s) of Possum Flats, MO. Based on a true story. -- Vicki Nesting @VNesting Coming in April 2024: THE FLOWER SISTERS by Michelle Collins Anderson. Set in the 1970s and looking back at a small-town tragedy from the 1920s, this engaging novel centers around a teenage girl trying to find her place in the world.

Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera

Ingram Publisher Services

Hillman Grad Books

Hardcover with dust jacket

DEBUT, GalleyChat interest, Publishers Summary, "Becky Chambers meets Firefly in this big-hearted Korean space opera debut about a disgraced space pilot struggling to find her place while fighting to protect the people she loves." -- BISG, Fiction / LGBTQ+

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators

Circle in the Water

Grand Central Publishing

Robin B @robinsbooks I was excited to see Marcia Muller's next Sharon McCone mystery on @edelweiss_squad , as I've followed this series since the 1980s. Unfortunately, I fear they may end as McCone feels a bit of "lassitude" & could be considering ending her PI career--I hope I'm wrong.

Fiction / World Literature / Africa / Nigeria

A Kind of Madness

Tin House Books

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary I just added two April 2024 Tin House DRCs to Edelweiss. VILLAGE WEAVERS by Myriam Chancy and A KIND OF MADNESS by Uche Okonkwo

Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

Hardcover with dust jacket

Robin B @robinsbooks Leigh Bardugo has a new one coming out, THE FAMILIAR but no DRC at this time. I'll keep you all posted if I see one. -- Joe_Jones @Joe_Jones I am counting on you galley whisperer! The description sounds really good and I loved her Alex Stern books! -- Jill Minor @JillRhudy Pleeeeeeeeease this is the one I'm looking forward to most in 2024 (that I've heard about so far)

Fiction / Hispanic & Latino

The House on Biscayne Bay

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Fiction / World Literature / Caribbean & West Indies

Chancy, Myriam JA

Tin House Books

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary I just added two April 2024 Tin House DRCs to Edelweiss. VILLAGE WEAVERS by Myriam Chancy and A KIND OF MADNESS by Uche Okonkwo

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical

To Slip the Bonds of Earth

PRH/Random House

LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo, If you enjoy @aflowerwriter 's #EmilyDickinson books, you'll LOVE her new #KatharineWright Mysteries! TO SLIP THE BONDS OF EARTH (on-sale 3.26.24) features the famous Wright Brothers' sister as an amateur sleuth back home in Dayton, OH.SEPT, LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo Did you know the Wright Brothers were from Ohio? And that they had a sister? I didn't, but native Ohioan Amanda Flower did, and she's penned a new historical mystery series starring Katharine Wright as a sleuth, set in the first days of flight!

Fiction / Thrillers / Legal

KC Davis @kcdvs, The last book on my list is SLEEPING GIANTS by Rene Denfeld. I have always loved her work and will be getting to this one very shortly. -- SEPT, LMR, Virginia Stanley @VStan523 #ewgc Lots of in-house buzz on Rene Denfeld's newest, https://edelweiss.plus/?sku=0063014734&g=4400 She wrote THE CHILD FINDER and THE ENCHANTED. She is a special writer. -- AUG, Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "Excited to learn that Rene Denfeld has a new book coming out in March 2024 - SLEEPING GIANTS. Loved THE CHILD FINDER and THE BUTTERFLY GIRL."

The Other Side of Disappearing

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, THE OTHER SIDE OF DISAPPEARING by Kate Clayborn (Kensington 3/26/24, 9781496737311) Kate Clayborn does it again with an engrossing story about an unexpected road trip, true crime obsessions, and hard won vulnerability. -- AUG, Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart, "Kate Clayborn has another winner in THE OTHER SIDE OF DISAPPEARING (no cover yet)" -- JULY, @bandherbooks, "if Kate Clayborn writes it, I'm going to read it. So lucky to already have an ARC of my most anticipated romance read of 2024!"

Fiction / Historical / Colonial America & Revolution

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR. Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, IF THE TIDE TURNS by Rachel Rueckert ( @KensingtonBooks , 4/24, 9781496747532) is a love story, an adventure, and a radical repositioning of piracy as an act of social justice in the early 1700s. -- AUG, LMR, Jesse Cruz @BookedByJCruz, "Are you looking for pirates like you've never seen before? Well IF THE TIDE TURNS by @Rachel_Rueckert combines an epic love story with pirates & witches - all based on real historical people & events! You don't wanna miss this one!"

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery

George, Nicholas

A Deadly Walk in Devon

PRH/Random House

Kensington Cozies

LMR, Larissa @Laroodoo Follow A DEADLY WALK IN DEVON by Nicholas George (3.26.24) stars a retired San Diego police chief who embarks upon group walking tours in England...and stumbles into a local murder! It's inspired by the author's long-distance walking (minus the crime)

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

The Princess of Las Vegas

PRH/Random House

Robin B @robinsbooks Now that I've read Patterson's book on Las Vegas, next up will be @ChrisBohjalian PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS -- Vicki Rock @VickiRock11 Oct 5 I really liked PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS.

The Mystery Writer

Poisoned Pen Press

Trade Paperback

LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary Follow Why read THE MYSTERY WRITER by Sulari Gentill? Allow me to illuminate the situation...-- Kelly @kellywellread A twisty literary mystery will always catch my eye. In THE MYSTERY WRITER by Sulari Gentill, an aspiring author meets and falls in love with her literary idol, only to find him murdered a day after he read her latest novel. Coming 3/19/24 from Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen

Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Exploration

Bloomsbury Publishing

Hardcover with dust jacket

Vicki Nesting @VNesting I am so excited that Natasha Pulley has a new book coming out in 2024: THE MARS HOUSE. The description calls it "a gripping story about prvilege, strength, and life across class divisions." -- LJ Prepub Alert, "Author of the multi-starred THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET, Pulley takes us out of this world with THE MARS HOUSE, with former Royal Ballet dancer January among the second-class citizens on Mars known as Earthstrongers because they haven't adapted to its reduced gravitational pull (65,000-copy first printing)."-- Category, Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ+

Fiction / Fantasy / Epic

The Weavers of Alamaxa

Vicki Nesting @VNesting I loved the first book in this fantasy duology, THE DAUGHTERS OF IZDIHAR ay Hadeer Elsbai, so I am excited to read THE WEAVERS OF ALAMAXA. Inspired by Egyptian history an myth, a group of women fight for their rights against overwhelming odds.-- LJ Prepub Alert, "Wrapping up the duology begun with THE DAUGHTERS OF IZDIHAR, Egyptian American librarian Elsbai again blends Egyptian history and mythology in the queer fantasy The Weavers of Alamaxa, featuring two young women weavers leading the fight against the fundamentalist Ziranis."

Fiction / Historical

Finding Margaret Fuller

PRH/Random House

Goodhand, James

Braunstein, Sarah

W. W. Norton & Company

Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary Sarah Braunstein is one of our authors at #LJDOD on 10/26. Her new book BAD ANIMALS comes out in March! DRCs hopefully available soon.

Fiction / Biographical

Becoming Madam Secretary

PRH/Random House

All Our Yesterdays

PRH/Random House

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Syosset Public Library @SyossetLibrary, Started reading the ARC of ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Joel H. Morris. Could not put it down. The writing is superb. It effortlessly transports you to the world of Macbeth. The author will be on a #DAYOFDIALOG fiction panel from 3:30 to 4:30 on 10/26

Fiction / Thrillers / Crime

Gómez-Jurado, Juan

Hardcover with dust jacket

KC Davis @kcdvs If you read RED QUEEN by Juan Gmez-Jurado, his follow up is coming out in March called BLACK WOLF. Antonia Scott and her partner Jon Gutierrez are so damn good that the series is coming to television.

Fiction / Historical

Beth Mills @BethMills2 #ewgc Just started Laura's McNeal's SWAN'S NEST and am fascinated by her take on the Elizabeth Barrett / Robert Browning love affair

Kiste, Gwendolyn

The Haunting of Velkwood

Robin B @robinsbooks Since I can't resist anything with a "gothic" vibe, I'm looking forward to reading Jess Armstrong's CURSE OF PENRYTH HALL and Gwendolyn Kiste's HAUNTING OF VELKWOOD.

Fiction / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk

So You Wanna Run a Country?

Akashic Books, Ltd.

Fiction / Historical / World War II

Brooks, Elizabeth

The Woman in the Sable Coat

Tin House Books

W. W. Norton & Company

Cooking / Beverages / Alcoholic

Hardcover with dust jacket

Joe_Jones @Joe_Jones My last pick is DUSTY BOOZE: IN SEARCH OF VINTAGE SPIRITS by Aaron Goldfarb. As a whiskey enthusiast I never thought about seeking out vintage spirits but now I want to give it a try!

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, lots of anticipation for KING NYX, one of our February LibraryReads suggestions. Check it out if you like historical fiction with a gothic feel.

Fiction / Historical / Civil War Era

Ruffin, Maurice Carlos

The American Daughters

PRH/Random House

Mara @mrlzbth THE AMERICAN DAUGHTERS by Maurice Carlos Ruffin is an engrossing story about a group of Black women coming together in New Orleans to resist the Confederacy. Great historical fiction/espionage blend that honors the importance of good stories to any resistance movement.

History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Swanson, James L.

The Deerfield Massacre

Annette Jones @ZenLibrarian James L. Swanson takes on the little known tale of a brutal clash between Native Americans and colonists in 1704 Massachusetts in THE DEERFIELD MASSACRE. Swanson's history writing is not only impeccably researched but also deliciously written - can't wait! -- Joe_Jones @Joe_Jones I didn't realize he also wrote Manhunt! Now I really want to read this! -- Annette Jones @ZenLibrarian Yes, MANHUNT is one of my favorite books of all time! And it was the best book discussion I ever led, discussion members were so excited to talk about it I couldn't get into the door fast enough! --N LJ Prepub Alert, "From James L. Swanson, author of the New York Times best-selling MANHUNT, THE DEERFIELD MASSACRE limns the once-notorious, now largely forgotten attack on the English settlement of Deerfield in the Massachusetts colony by French and Indigenous (largely Abenaki) forces."

Howard, Scott Alexander

DEBUT, Carol Ann Tack @Carolanntack Excited to read this speculative fiction debut, THE OTHER VALLEY by Scott Alexander Howard. Looks terrific.

Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

Grief Is for People

Hardcover with dust jacket

Janet Lockhart @HartGami GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE by @askanyone is a moving tribute to a beloved friend, an intriguing behind the scenes look at the publishing industry, and a can you believe this tale of a heist. This will be on my list of the best of 2024

Nature / Animals / Mammals

Four Thousand Paws

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, "...one of our February LibraryReads suggestions."

Fiction / Romance / Contemporary

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

LMR, Matt Johnson @MattJMcLoughlin, "AT HER SERVICE by Amy Spalding (Kensington, 2/20/24, 9781496739537) - The Hollywood centric F/F rom-com follow-up to Library Reads Pick FOR HER CONSIDERATION has shy Max try to snag her dream girl with the help from a new confidence boosting app."

Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

Reid-Benta, Zalika

PRH/Random House

LMR, Marty Cahill @McFlyCahill90 RIVER MUMMA by award-winning @Literati167 (02/20/24, 9781645661351) finds burnt-out millennial Alicia tasked w/ a quest from the titular Jamaican river goddess. Why her? It's a 24-hour race through Toronto as she searches for a magic comb & answers.

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy

PRH/Random House

Crooked Lane Books

LesaHolstine @LesaHolstine, THE LAST WORD by Gerri Lewis is a cozy featuring an obituary amateur sleuth. She has her TSTL (Too Stupid To Live) moments, but I like the voice & occupation.

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary

St. Martin's Paperbacks

RobinB @robinsbooks, I'm looking forward to the next @ellielovesbooks Bakeshop mystery, THE SMOKING BUN, to be published in February 2024. I'm looking forward to catching up with the Torte gang.

Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

PRH/Random House

Janet Lockhart @HartGami THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS is the stunning antiwar novel coming from @arden_katherine next year. Inspired me to go back and reread poems from the WWI era. -- Joe_Jones @Joe_Jones I'm also reading THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS by Katherine Arden. I loved her Winternight Trilogy and this off to a great start! Set during WWI she really brings the story to life and just sucks you into that time and place. -- Jill Minor @JillRhudy, Great book! Will be on my faves of 2024 list for sure. -- SEPT, Jill Minor @JillRhudy Love THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS by Katherine Arden. WWI, paranormal, with PTSD and the lure of escapism. As a Winternight Trilogy fan, I've been waiting for another Arden novel forever and this one did not disappoint! -=- Vicki Nesting @VNesting Katherine Arden has a new book coming out! THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS is a historical novel with a speculative twist set during the Great War. I loved THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE trilogy so much, so I am really looking forward to this one.

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

Multiple "MUCH Love" on Edelweiss (40+) - To be featured on upcoming "The Perfect Match: A romance Panel," Oct 17 -- RSVP, https://bit.ly/3EzMFYS -- AUG, LMR, Library Love Fest @librarylovefest, "UM...did someone say a new Tessa Bailey?! FANGIRL DOWN is a sexy sports rom com (the first in a duology) and we know you will LOVE it! A bad boy pro athlete who falls for his #1 fan? Sign us up!"

Fiction / Historical / World War I

The Phoenix Crown

William Morrow Paperbacks

Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack Raving about THE PHOENIX CROWN by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang. Two tough women from different worlds join forces to find a friend and battle a cruel benefactor. Opera, Chinese antiquities, a mystery and one heck of an earthquake and fire -never better! -- JULY, Jenna Marie @jenna_marie58, "looks like THE PHOENIX CROWN was pushed til feb 2024." -- JUNE, Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "Can't wait for THE PHOENIX CROWN by two of my favorite authors: Janie Chang and Kate Quinn. A mystery featuring a fabulous set of jewels and set across continents-from San Francisco to Versailles to Beijing. What could be better?"

Fiction / Historical

Henry Holt and Co.

Hardcover with dust jacket

Andrienne @deienara THE FOX WIFE - I was swept away with the writing about a mysterious woman. Is it a fable? a mystery? historical fantasy? magical reality? Prepare to be enthralled. Also, the cover is gorgeous...one of the blurbs said that once you start reading you won't be able to stop...and I can attest that it happened to me. -- SEPT, Vicki Nesting @VNesting, "Set in Manchuria in 1908, THE FOX WIFE by Yangsze Choo promises to be another enchanting mixture of historical fiction and folk tale from the extraordinarily talented author of THE NIGHT TIGER. I, for one, cannot wait." -- LJ Prepub Alert, "In Choo's 1908 Manchuria-set THE FOX WIFE, a young woman found dead in the snow is thought to be the victim of foxes who transform themselves into beautiful humans to lure the unsuspecting to their deaths; following the Netflix-slated THE GHOST BRIDE and THE NIGHT TIGER, a Reese's pick. "

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural

Village in the Dark

PRH/Random House

LesaHolstine @LesaHolstine VILLAGE IN THE DARK is the sequel to Iris Yamashita's intriguing CITY UNDER ONE ROOF. Detective Cara Kennedy searches for her missing husband & son in Alaska, but 2 other women are on their own search. -- LJ Prepub Alert, "Over a year ago, the husband and son of Anchorage detective Cara Kennedy died while hiking, their bones eventually found and buried. Now, with evidence suggesting that they might have been victims of foul play, their remains are being unearthed. The case is connected to Mia Upash, who was raised in a remote village sheltering women and children from abusive men and has now entered the unsettling larger world carrying secrets of her own."

Fiction / Romance / Action & Adventure

PRH/Random House

Trade Paperback

Andrienne @deienara THE SPY AND I - Lots of high-stakes thrills are featured on top of the slow-burn romance. Dove is a skilled hacker who gets roped into a spy mission so she can find out what happened to her sister, who is the actual CIA spy.

Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts

A Murder in Hollywood

LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary, The golden age of Hollywood wasn't without its scandals...and murder. Investigate the story of Lana Turner and her daughter in A MURDER IN HOLLYWOOD by Casey Sherman!

The Memory of Lavender and Sage

HarperCollins/Zondervan

Beth Mills @BethMills2 #ewgc Really enjoyed Aimee K Runyan's MEMORY OF LAVENDER AND SAGE. Wonderful setting as young woman goes to Provence to reconnect with her heritage and ends up helping to save a remote small town

Robinson, Roxana

W. W. Norton & Company

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, "...one of our February LibraryReads suggestions."

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead

Hardcover with dust jacket

DEBUT, JW Bookworm @jwbookworm Started EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD Jenny Hollander last night. New twist on the trope of friends' mass tragedies from the past coming back to haunt you

42 Reasons to Hate the Universe

Trade Paperback

Andrienne @deienara 42 REASONS TO HATE THE UNIVERSE - Informative nonfiction that pokes fun at science with a cynical view of existence. Oxygen enables us to live AND is also "trying to kill us?" Will be a great book to market to young adults too!

St. Martin's Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

Multiple "MUCH Love" on Edelweiss (90) -Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart Have resisted Kristin Hannah until now (HF not my go-to and she got too "you must read her"), but THE WOMEN is about nurses in Vietnam and as a fan of China Beach, I was in. Read it in one sitting and cried a lot.

Social Science / Activism & Social Justice

W. W. Norton & Company

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary In IMAGINATION, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of struggle and a place of possibility for reshaping the future. See her at #LJDOD on 10/26!

Ordorica, Andrés N.

How We Named the Stars

Tin House Books

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, "...one of our February LibraryReads suggestions."

Literary Criticism / Books & Reading

Hanover Square Press

Robin B @robinsbooks WAIT! There's more! Just found this on @edelweiss_squad and had to slide it in. Right up our alleys!

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Frances, Michelle

Trade Paperback

Andrienne @deienara Michelle Frances is a fave. THE BOYFRIEND - a woman wakes up from an accident and is suprised to learn that she has a handsome and very fetching boyfriend who seems too good to be true (and of course, in a psych thriller, it usually is). The twists aren't run-of-the-mill

Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

Dear Mom and Dad

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, "...one of our February LibraryReads suggestions."

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Twenty-Seven Minutes

Poisoned Pen Press

Trade Paperback

DEBUT, LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary, "Why did it take 27 minutes for Grant to call for help on the night of his sister's death? Ten years later, the truth's about to be exposed."

Fiction / Coming Of Age

Akashic Books, Ltd.

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, Looking ahead to January, here are our LibraryReads suggestions. More DRCs to come. Votes due by 12/1!

Fiction / African American & Black / Historical

The Queen of Sugar Hill

William Morrow Paperbacks

Mara @mrlzbth Absolutely loved THE QUEEN OF SUGAR HILL by ReShonda Tate, a moving portrait of Hattie McDaniel which starts with her historic Oscar win and then explores the tough years that followed as she came under fire for the type of roles she played. Great fodder for book clubs! -- LJ Prepub Alert, "In THE QUEEN OF SUGAR HILL, the best-selling, multi-award-winning Billingsley reimagines the life of Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person ever to win an Academy Award."

Fiction / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian

Interesting Facts about Space

Multiple "MUCH Love" on Edelweiss (30+) - LMR, S&S EducationLibrary @SSEdLib INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SPACE is a fast-paced, hilarious, and ultimately hopeful novel for anyone who has ever worried they might be a terrible person-from @emilyraustin , the bestselling author of "Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead".

Golden, Christopher

The House of Last Resort

St. Martin's Press

Hardcover with dust jacket

Annette Jones @ZenLibrarian A young couple buy an abandoned manor in Italy only to discover that it's sinister history has a way of creeping into the present in Christopher Golden's gripping new novel THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT. -- Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack Wish I had THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT by Christopher Golden on my Sicilian vacay. A couple buy a cheap homestead in Sicily which comes with some unwelcome guests. Buyer beware of bodies under the house

Henry Holt and Co.

Hardcover with dust jacket

JW Bookworm @jwbookworm,...planning to continue my thriller fest with PRIMA FACIE Suzie Miller.

Hanover Square Press

Andrienne @deienara My first shout out is THE CLEANER - clever and inappropriate fun about a night cleaner who messes up with people's stuff and their lives. Thanks to Donna Seaman for letting me know about this title. -- Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart Not sure how to classify it, but found THE CLEANER a fascinating read. No one knows the woman who cleans their offices every night. But she knows them and she's determined to make sure things go the way they should for them and the company - no matter what.

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Sourcebooks Landmark

Trade Paperback

LMR, Sourcebooks Library @SBKSLibrary, Looking for a book to add to your spooky October TBR? How about a thriller set in a remote rehab clinic in the Pacific Northwest? And a main character who checks herself into the clinic to investigate her sister's death?

Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic

PRH/Random House

LMR, Jesse Cruz @BookedByJCruz, New Thriller Alert! @EdwinHillauthor 's WHO TO BELIEVE (1/23/24, 9781496742407) In the wake of a brutal murder in a small coastal town, a group of six friends gathers. And by the end of this late summer evening, one of them will be dead... -- KC Davis @kcdvs Next up is a great mystery by Edwin Hill called WHO TO BELIEVE. As you can guess, there is a lot of lying and drama amongst friends and loved ones.-- SEPT, LMR, Michelle Lauren Addo @MichelleAddo WHO TO BELIEVE by Edwin Hill (Kensington Books, 1/23/24, ISBN:9781496742407) In a claustrophobic tale of suburban suspense perfect for fans of @RuthWareWriter & #LianeMoriarty, a grisly murder in a quiet coastal New England town reveals a web of dark secrets among friends. -- AUG, LMR Jesse Cruz @BookedByJCruz, "Set in a quiet New England town, WHO TO BELIEVE by @EdwinHillauthor features a dinner party that turns deadly in this claustrophobic suspense novel that'll keep readers on their toes and asking: 'Who can I believe in this story?' "

Fiction / World Literature / Southeast Asia

W. W. Norton & Company

LMR, Norton Library Marketing @WWNortonLibrary, Looking ahead to January, here are our LibraryReads suggestions. More DRCs to come. Votes due by 12/1!

Fiction / Hispanic & Latino

Gonzalez James, Elizabeth

The Bullet Swallower

Simon & Schuster

Carol Ann Tack @Carolanntack THE BULLET SWALLOWER by Elizabeth Gonzalez James is a total knockout. I couldn't put this one down. A Mexican bandido is trying to outrun his fate in a novel touted as "Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel Garca Mrquez", no false advertising there. A+ read. -- LMR, S&S EducationLibrary @SSEdLib, A dazzling magical realism western, THE BULLET SWALLOWER by Elizabethh Gonzalez James follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come to collect a cosmic debt generation in the making. -- LJ Prepub Alert, "In 1895, when Antonio Sonoro crosses the U.S.-Mexico border from drought-ridden Dorado, Mexico, to rob a Houston-bound train, the younger brother who's joined him is killed by Texas Rangers. In 1964, celebrated Mexican actor Jaime Sonoro discovers a book tracing his family's misdeeds (it runs back to Cain and Abel) and realizes he may be the one to atone. And that means learning more about grandfather Antonio, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas ('the bullet swallower'). From the multi-Pushcart-nominated Gonzalez James (MONA AT SEA)."

Fiction / Thrillers / Crime

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels

Multiple "MUCH Love" on Edelweiss (30+) - Mara @mrlzbth, Just started THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS by Janice Hallett and got sucked in right away! A true crime writer tries to find the baby at the heart of a multiple homicide years earlier involving a creepy cult where the members believed they were angels. -- LMR, S&S EducationLibrary @SSEdLib A new novel from the "clever and inventive" (The Washington Post) @JaniceHallett comes THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS, a novel about a true crime journalist who revives a long-buried case about a cult-and finds herself too close to the story.

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense

Marshall, Kate Alice

No One Can Know

Hardcover with dust jacket

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Michaelides, Alex

Hardcover with dust jacket

Multiple "MUCH Love" on Edelweiss (60+) - Robin B @robinsbooks Read Alex Michaelides' THE FURY and got a little whiplash from the all of the curves I was thrown! Great thriller, will most likely be a bestseller. -- Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack, Getting this party started with THE FURY by Alex Michaelides. Twisty murder mystery obsession, love triangles and wicked wind strike a Greek island house party. -- KC Davis @kcdvs And hopping on the "every librarian is reading" train is THE FURY by Alex Michaelides. Greek island, actors, tragedy, who could ask for more? Most clever one yet.

Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological

Correa, Armando Lucas

The Silence in Her Eyes

LMR, S&S EducationLibrary, @SSEdLib In the vein of Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware comes THE SILENCE IN HER EYES by @ArmandoCorrea , a bold and suspenseful psychological thriller about a young woman with a rare neurological condition who is convinced her neighbor is going to be murdered. -- LJ Prepub Alert, "Leah has akinetopsia, or motion blindness. But she can still see, and her other senses are so acute that she can intuit the anxiety of her new neighbor in the apartment next door. After she hears a violent fight there, she learns that Alice has moved in to escape an abusive husband. Then Leah awakens with an intruder in her apartment whose scent lingers in the morning. What should she do? From the author of the internationally best seller THE GERMAN GIRL."

Fiction / Thrillers / Crime

Willingham, Stacy

Only If You're Lucky

Hardcover with dust jacket

Fiction / Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering

The Tusks of Extinction

Hardcover with dust jacket

Kimberly Mcgee @kimsbookstack, Picked up this slim cautionary gem and couldn't put it down. THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION by Ray Nayler deals with elephant poaching, recreated mammoths and the downloaded mind of an expert scientist. Wild world as seen through a mammoth's eyes.

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy

St. Martin's Griffin

Trade Paperback

Andrienne @deienara LOVE, NATURALLY - I love romance novels with a well-developed chemistry buildup. It's a Fish-out-of-Water, Small-town, Opposites Attract, Fake relationship romance. Sweet, charming, and sexy.

The Curse of Pietro Houdini

Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

LMR, S&S EducationLibrary @SSEdLib From @derekbmiller comes THE CURSE OF PIETRO HOUDINI, a vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult.