Katherine

One Woman Show (Staff Pick)

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One Woman Show: A Novel By Christine Coulson Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781668027783
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - October 17th, 2023

A poignant and sly look at one woman's life, and how she turned herself into an object to be admired and protected. This novel is told through museum wall labels, and is one of the cleverest books I've ever read.

- Katherine


A Bit of Earth (Staff Pick)

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A Bit of Earth By Karuna Riazi Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780063098664
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Published: Greenwillow Books - March 14th, 2023

You know a retelling is really outstanding when you forget while reading it that it's not, in fact, the original. A Bit of Earth preserves all the good from The Secret Garden while modernizing the tale. I especially loved Maria Latif, a hurt and angry and lost little girl who learns to open herself up again.

- Katherine


It Came From the Closet (Staff Pick)

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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror By Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contribution by), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contribution by) Cover Image
By Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contribution by), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contribution by)
$25.95
ISBN: 9781952177798
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Published: Feminist Press - October 4th, 2022

Last year I spent October reading each essay in this book and then watching the corresponding movie, and let me tell you it made for one of the most magical (and spookiest) Octobers I've had in a while. This book had me nodding along as I read essays that echoed my own thoughts (such as Carmen Maria Machado's take on Jennifer's Body) as well as seeing some old favorites in a completely new way.

- Katherine


A Study in Drowning (Staff Pick)

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A Study in Drowning By Ava Reid Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063211506
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Published: HarperTeen - September 19th, 2023

When Ava Reid writes a story it's like she's cut my heart out of my chest and handed it to me. A Study in Drowning absolutely drips with folklore and subtle worldbuilding until Llyr feels more real than our world. The characters are so heartbreakingly human, and watching them unravel the mystery of Myrddin's work moved me to tears. A dark academia book complete with myths and fairy bargains, you won't be able to put this one down.

- Katherine


Vampires of El Norte (Staff Pick)

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Vampires of El Norte By Isabel Cañas Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593436721
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Published: Berkley - August 15th, 2023

This book is everything to me. Isabel Cañas has given me a book that has the romance absolutely dripping with chemistry, a lush and immersive world, a reminder that the real monster has and always will be colonialism, and ALSO has vampire fighting. I'm going to be yelling about this book for eternity.

- Katherine


Finch House (Staff Pick)

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Finch House By Ciera Burch Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781665930543
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Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books - September 5th, 2023

Finch House is the perfect book for the middle school thrill seeker! While grappling with an upcoming move from the only place she's ever called home, Micah stumbles across a haunted house with a weird connection to her family. A book filled with shadows and creepy ghost children as well as love and forgiveness.

- Katherine


Death Note Black Edition Vol 1 (Staff Pick)

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Death Note Black Edition, Vol. 1 By Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781421539645
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Published: VIZ Media LLC - December 28th, 2010

A manga classic! Watch as bored college student Light Yagami gains the the power of light and death, crosses the line from vigilante justice to a reign of fear, and starts a cat and mouse game with the world's best detective!

- Katherine


The Curse at Witch Camp: Accursed Vampire 2 (Staff Pick)

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The Accursed Vampire #2: The Curse at Witch Camp By Madeline McGrane, Madeline McGrane (Illustrator) Cover Image
$22.99
ISBN: 9780062954381
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Published: Quill Tree Books - February 21st, 2023

The vampires are going to camp!! Join three of my favorite vampires as they go to magic camp, learn new things, make new friends, and fight old enemies. A funny and honest look at camp through the ends of vampires. Perfect for the precocious reader in your life.

- Katherine


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