Book Review — The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson

Photo credit: Sara Nicole Lemon Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Queer Fiction Published by: Harper Voyager Publish date: September 9, 2025 Number of pages: 400 pages Author’s website: https://kosokojackson.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A picture is worth a thousand nightmares. A struggling painter, Lewis Dixon is shocked when the British Museum shows an unusual interest in …

Book Review — Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature by Becky Siegel Spratford

ALA Store Genre: Anthology, Essays, Non-Fiction, Biography/Memoir Published by: S&S/Saga Press Publish date: September 23, 2025 Number of pages: 272 pages Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A captivating anthology and heartfelt tribute to the horror genre featuring essays from several of the most celebrated contemporary horror writers including, Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham …

Book Review — The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala

Genre: YA, Queer Horror Published by: PUSH Publish date: September 16, 2025 Number of pages: 400 pages Author’s website: https://www.ryanlasala.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Two Days Before Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor’s Mercy after a year away while his mom battled cancer. It should be a celebration …

Book Review — A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

https://www.dylinhardcastle.com/ Genre: Literary Fiction, LBGTQ+ Published by: Dutton Publish date: June 03, 2025 Number of pages: 304 pages Author’s website: https://www.dylinhardcastle.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A breathtaking, sliding-doors, will-they-won’t-they love story and a tender epic that explores the weight of a choice, the love of community and how joy is found in even the …

Book Review — Not Safe for Work Nisha J. Tuli

Genre: Romance Published by: Forever Publish date: May 20, 2025 Number of pages: 352 pages Author’s website: https://www.nishajtuli.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Two workplace enemies find themselves in close proximity on a tropical company retreat that challenges their assumptions--and just might make them to fall for each other--in this romcom by a by a …

Book Review — Serial Killer Games By Kate Posey

Genre: Thriller, Romance Published by: Berkley Publish date: April 29, 2025 Number of pages: 384 pages Author’s website: https://www.kateposey.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally? Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold …

Book Review — Restaurant Kid by A Memoir of Family and Belonging by Rachel Phan

Lula King Photo & Film Genre: Memoir Published by: Pegasus Books Publish date: April 1, 2025 Number of pages: pages Author’s website: https://www.rachelphan.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A warm and poignant narrative about finding one’s self amidst the grind of restaurant life, the cross-generational immigrant experience, and a daughter’s attempts to connect with parents …

Book Review — Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan

Genre: Romance Published by: Forever, Grand Central Publishing Publish date: May 13, 2025 Number of pages: 448 pages Author’s website: https://kennedyryanwrites.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Hendrix Barry lives a fabulous life. She has phenomenal friends, a loving family, and a thriving business that places her in the entertainment industry's rarefied air. Your vision board? …

Book Review — The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

https://www.maikaandmaritza.com/ Genre: YA Fiction Horror Published by: Macmillan/Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Publish date: 04/22/2025 Number of pages: 400 pages Author’s website: https://www.maikaandmaritza.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Just add lemon, garlic, and a dash of the one percent.This smart, biting novel explores what happens when a Haitian American girl uses her previously hidden zombie …

Book Review — Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch

Genre: Thriller, LGBTQIA+ Published by: William Morrow Publish date: 18 March 2025 Number of pages: 320 pages Author’s website: https://www.hannahdeitch.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Darkly funny and provocative, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride follows two unlikely fugitives—an SAT tutor who finds her rich employers brutally murdered and the bound woman she frees from their mansion—an …

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