In Calling In, veteran feminist activist Loretta J. Ross powerfully argues that we must give up cancel culture to reclaim our shared humanity.
The smart, funny At Wit’s End is a bible of modern cartooning, capturing the funny people of the New Yorker with pithy profiles, portrait photography and, of course, their own wonderful comics.
Camilla Bruce’s cathartic At the Bottom of the Garden uses the trappings of gothic horror to wrestle with the meaning of death.
Jerry Crozier of KJ Charles’ Any Old Diamonds is the king of reprobates—the one all the other reprobates cross the street to avoid.
Jessica Baum provides the tools for building strong, fulfilling connections, minus the anxiety, in this engaging self-help book.
While several excellent children’s biographies of Toni Morrison already exist, And She Was Loved is a welcome addition, bound to be treasured, just like the author herself.
The elegantly illustrated A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects shows that Black Americans have always been the bearers—not merely the recipients—of innovation.
Tessa Bailey’s ultra-steamy rom-coms don’t shy away from kink or complicated relationship dynamics, but Dream Girl Drama is a first for her: a love story between two step-siblings. And since Sig Gauthie and Chloe Clifford are 1) full-blown adults and 2) very aware of the other’s feelings before they even learn their parents are dating, it sure sounds like Bailey is going to offer readers all of the taboo fun with none of the guilt.
Readers are enamored with the bookish, blunt Miss Wilde and her dashing fiancé, fellow academic and secret Faerie prince Wendell Barnaby. The pair’s latest adventure sees them taking the throne of Wendell’s kingdom, only to find out that his evil stepmother has placed a curse on the realm.
Kacen Callender has swept awards in children’s, young adult and adult literature, and we found their YA novel, Infinity Alchemist, to be a “resonant fantasy.” The next soon-to-be-conquered frontier for Callender is, naturally, dark academia. In We Are Villains, Milo tries to untangle the mystery behind his best friend’s death, which has been deemed an accident but leaves several unanswered questions. In the process, he gets mixed up with Liam, the student king of Yates Academy, whose influence threatens to wane when he becomes the target of blackmail.
A release by an author as critically acclaimed as the Emmy-nominated George M. Johnson (All Boys Aren’t Blue, Flamboyants) is something to mark on your calendars. But double your excitement, since There’s Always Next Year is a collaboration with mighty powerhouse Leah Johnson, whose You Should See Me in a Crown won a Stonewall Honor and was listed as one of TIME’s “100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time.” Together, the two authors are bringing you a rom-com switching between the perspectives of two cousins who are both racing to fix their individual love lives before New Year’s Day is over.
Julie Kagawa is adding a new trilogy to her already long list of bestselling endeavors, which includes the Iron Fey series and the Talon saga. The first installment, Fateless, introduces us to a desert world with two suns and our protagonist, Sparrow, a member of the Thieves Guild who is given a dangerous mission to enter the city of the Deathless Kings that now lies buried beneath the sands and steal a relic that may unlock secrets from the ancient past. This will be no easy task—the long-forgotten undercity is full of magical traps, and an assassin is on her tail.
Susan Dennard’s fans have much to celebrate: The Luminaries series continues—with the second installment, The Hunting Moon, having been released last year—and the Witchlands series has a TV adaptation in development. In case we didn’t have enough to wait for, Dennard is graciously offering yet another title to anticipate: The Executioners Three, a mystery with supernatural flair following an escalating prank war—which happens to coincide with an increasing number of corpses being found in the woods.
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