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SOMEWHERE IN THE DEEP de Tanvi Berwah

Krescent Dune is used to fighting monsters on her island, but she’s unprepared for the monsters lurking in the deep in this new South Asian-inspired fantasy from the highly-acclaimed author of Monsters Born and Made.

SOMEWHERE IN THE DEEP
by Tanvi Berwah
Sourcebooks Fire, January 2024

Krescent Dune is buried under the weight of her dead parents’ debt and the ruinous legacy they left behind. The only way she can earn enough money to escape her unforgiving island is by fighting monstrous amphibians in underground fighting pits. She’s never lost a match, until now.

Desperate, Krescent is offered a deal. Her debts will be erased if she joins a hunting party for a dangerous rescue mission deep beneath the island. With no other choice, Krescent is forced to play nice as the group’s bodyguard, even though every step that brings them deeper underground means she must face the terrifying truth that she is trapped with her childhood enemy and people who would gladly kill her if they knew who her parents were.

As the group journeys down beyond where their maps end with creatures never seen before, Krescent begins to suspect there’s more to their rescue mission than first meets the eye. Soon enough, they are abandoned in the deep dark underground, with only monsters seen and unseen for company.

Tanvi Berwah is a South Asian writer who grew up wanting to touch the stars and reach back in time. Her debut YA novel Monsters Born and Made, a book that has something to say and isn’t afraid to say it to your face (Lightspeed Magazine), is out now.

NOT QUITE A GHOST d’Anne Ursu

From award-winning author Anne Ursu comes a dark, deeply-felt story of illness, of growing up, and of the ghosts that that lurk just beyond our sight—as well as the ones we carry with us.

NOT QUITE A GHOST
by Anne Ursu
HarperCollins, January 2024
(via DeFiore and Company)

The house on Katydid Street seems to sit apart from the others, silent and alone, like it doesn’t fit among them. For Violet Hart—whose family moves into the house—little feels like it fits anymore. Like her old home, too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or her friend group, which since middle school began is no longer enough for Violet’s best friend, Paige. But maybe, Violet tells herself, change is sometimes okay. Then Violet sees her new room.

The attic bedroom is shadowy, creaky, and wrapped in faded wallpaper covered with twisting vines and sickly flowers. After moving in, Violet falls ill, and days turn into weeks without any improvement. Her family grows more confused and her friends wonder if she’s really sick at all.

Violet finds herself more and more alone in the room with the yellow wallpaper, the shadows moving in the corners, wrapping themselves around her at night. But soon, she starts to suspect that she might not be alone in the room at all….

Anne Ursu is the author of the acclaimed novels The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy, The Lost Girl, Breadcrumbs, and The Real Boy, which was longlisted for the National Book Award. The recipient of a McKnight Fellowship Award in Children’s Literature, Anne lives in Minneapolis with her family and an ever-growing number of cats.

STEFI AND THE SPANISH PRINCE de Donna Freitas

In Barcelona, the beach is beautiful, the tapas are delicious, and the boys are plentiful.

STEFI AND THE SPANISH PRINCE
by Donna Freitas
Harper Teen, June 2024
(via DeFiore and Company)

Photo: © Allen Murabayashi

Good thing, because Stefi’s nursing a broken heart after a disastrous breakup. Excited to reinvent herself in a magical city where no one knows her, she hopes a summer in Barcelona will do wonders for her love life, her Catalan language skills, and her pastry-making repertoire after she enrolls at Catalunya’s famed culinary institute.

Another thing Barcelona has? A secret prince. The heir in question, Xavi Borges, helps his mother run a popular tapas spot. After Stefi stops at their counter, Xavi can’t get the beautiful American girl off his mind. His life is way too complicated for romance, but doesn’t he deserve to enjoy his final summer of anonymity before assuming his royal duties?

Part bodyguard, part confidante, Santiago is tasked with keeping Xavi out of trouble. Santiago knows Xavi and Stefi’s budding relationship can’t last once Xavi’s real identity becomes public. But soon Santiago is crushing on Xavi’s best friend, Diego, and his focus shifts from royal protection duties to the possibility of enjoying a romance of his own.

With so many sparks flying, a threat to expose Xavi’s royal secret goes unheeded, and when the news blows up, it threatens to burn down all of their lives.

Donna Freitas is the author of several young adult and middle grade novels. She is also the author of the adult novel The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano. She has appeared on NPR, The Today Show, CNN, and many other news media outlets, and she has lectured about her research at over two hundred colleges and universities across the United States.

THIS DAY IS DARK de r.h. Sin

r.h. Sin’s THIS DAY IS DARK is a blistering case study of when red flags are mistaken for passion and love falls in the hands of the wrong people, as explored in his signature poetic voice.

THIS DAY IS DARK
by r.h. Sin
Andrews McMeel, August 2023

From New York Times bestselling author r.h. Sin comes THIS DAY IS DARK, a heartbreakingly relatable collection of poetry and prose that captures some of the darkest moments over an 18-year period. THIS DAY IS DARK is an evocative exploration into what it means and how it feels when forever is temporary and once celebrated love becomes unrecognizable.

r.h. Sin is a New York Times bestselling author of poetry books. He lives in New York with his wife, poet Samantha King Holmes, and two kids.

PARENTING IS WEIRD de Chesca Hause

Combining the calamities of parenting with the chaotic cuteness of kittens, Parenting is Weird: Tails from the Litterbox presents the family foibles we can all relate to. A hilariously honest comic collection that explores all things parenting, from stepping out of the hospital for the first time to losing a kid in the grocery store, except everyone is cats.

PARENTING IS WEIRD
Tales from the Litterbox
by Chesca Hause
Andrews McMeel, September 2023

From the creator of the popular Instagram and webtoon comic Litterbox Comics comes a collection of her most popular comics, including never-before-seen artwork, character bios, stickers, word searches, and more. both long-time fans and those who are unfamiliar with litterbox comics will enjoy this humorous, fresh take on what it’s like raising two boys… er, kitties… in the age of the internet.

Born near London, England in the early 80’s, Chesca Hause was always « The Cartoonist » at school and went to university for animation. She married Jeremiah (aka GhostHause) in 2009 and they moved to Austin, Texas. After becoming a mum to 2 boys, Chesca wanted to do something that combined cartoons with her newfound parenting knowledge. In 2018 she struck upon the idea of starting Litterbox Comics: A webcomic based on her family, but everyone is animals, because she hates drawing people!