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Nine Goblins

by T. KingfisherFirst sentence: “It was gruel again for breakfast.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Release date: January 20, 2026 (unless you want it in e-book; it’s available now)Review copy provided by the publisher. Content: There is some violence, including a huge (kind of gory) massacre. It will be in the Science Fiction/Fantasy section of the bookstore. Look: goblins…

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Audiobook: The Library of Unruly Treasures

by Jeanne BirdsallRead by Sorcha GroundsellSupport your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Or listen at Libro.fmContent: There is talk of neglectful parenting and some mildly harrowing moments. It’s in the Middle Grade (grades 3-5) section of the bookstore. When Gwen MacKinnon is sent to live with her great-Uncle Matthew (whom she has never met) because her mother is off to Costa Rica…

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There is No Antimemetics Division

by qntmFirst sentence: “‘Do anything nice over Christmas?'”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Review copy provided by the publisher.Release date: November 11, 2025Content: There is swearing, including multiple f-bombs, and some violence that is gross at times. It will be in the Science Fiction/Fantasy section of the bookstore. Oh, this one is going to be hard to sum up.…

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While the Earth Holds Its Breath

by Helen MoatFirst sentence: “I’m staring into the dark of the lake – tar black and freezing.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Review copy provided by the publisher. Release date: October 21, 2025. Content: It’s short and concise, and will be in the Creative Non-fiction section of the bookstore. Helen Moat dislikes winter. Every year, as the year turns towards the dark, she…

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Audiobook: Graciela in the Abyss

by Meg MedinaRead by Elena ReySupport your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Or listen at Libro.fmContent: There are some pretty intense and scary moments, as well as emotional abuse by parents. It’s in the Middle Grade (grades 3-5) section of the bookstore. Graciela accidentally died in the sea a long time ago, and woke up to be a ghost. She’s pretty content living her life until a…

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It's a Love Story

by Annabel MonaghanFirst sentence: “Fake it till you make it is a philosophy that serves in literally every aspect of life.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Content: There is swearing, including a few f-bombs, and a couple of on-page, but not terribly graphic, sex scenes. It’s in the Romance section of the bookstore. Jane Jackson has spent much of her adult life trying to…

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Replaceable You

by Mary RoachFirst sentence: “The Victorian upper crust excelled at taking apart dinner.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Release date: September 16, 2025Review copy provided by the publisher.Content: There is some swearing, including a few f-bombs. And there is, at times, some pretty descriptive medical procedures. It will be in the Science section of the bookstore. The…

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Monthly Round-Up: July 2025

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Love is a War Song

by Danica NavaFirst sentence: “Three nearly naked men drenched in oil gyrated around me, their things barely covered in short tan-hide loincloths that dangled between their thighs.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Review copy provided by the publisher.Content: There is swearing, including multiple f-bombs, and a couple of on-page sex scenes. It’s in the Contemporary Romance…

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Brigands & Breadknives

by Travis BaldreeFirst sentence: “‘Fuck!’ creid Fern, ducking back inside the carriage a whisker before a clawed and scaled hand sailed past.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Release date: November 11, 2025.Others in the series: Legends & Lattes, Bookshops & BonedustReview copy pilfered off the ARC shelves at work.Content: It is very sweary. Like VERY sweary. (I like a book…

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Slipstream

by Madge MarilFirst sentence: “Stories sell.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Review copy pilfered from the ARC stacks at work. Content: There is swearing, including multiple f-bombs, and a couple on-page, but not super graphic sex scenes. It’s in the Contemporary Romance section of the bookstore. Lilah just wants to be a serious documentary filmmaker. So, when her…

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In the Serpent's Wake

by Rachel HartmanFirst sentence: “Once there was a girl named Tess, Who’d got herself in a wretched mess.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Others in the series: Seraphina, Shadow Scale, Tess of the RoadContent: There is violence towards others, including colonizer violence, and talk of rape. It’s in the Young Adult Science Fiction section of the bookstore. Tess has promised…

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Audiobook: Problematic Summer Romance

by Ali HazelwoodRead by Elizabeth Lamont & Eric NolanSupport your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Or listen at Libro.fmContent: There is a lot of swearing, including multiple f-bombs, as well as some pretty detailed on-page sex. It’s in the Romance section of the bookstore. Maya’s brother Eli and his fiance Rue are getting married in Italy, and everything about this is perfect. Except…

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The House with No Keyes

by Lindsay CurrieFirst sentence: “West holds his end of the banner up against the wall and laughs.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Release date: September 30, 2025Review copy provided by the publisher.Others in the series: The Mystery of Locked RoomsContent: There are some intense moments. It will be in the Middle Grade (ages 8-12) section of the bookstore. It’s a few…

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Audiobook: All-Star Superman

by Grant Morrison & Frank QuitelyRead by a full castSupport your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Or listen at Libro.fmContent: There is comic-book violence. It’s in the Graphic Novel section of the bookstore. In this series of collected comics, Superman deals with the madness on the backwards Bizarro planet. There is a bottled city that proves you can never go home again. A living sun…

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Audiobook: System Collapse

by Martha WellsRead by Kevin R. FreeSupport your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Or listen at Libro.fmOthers in the series: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network EffectContent: Like all Murderbot books, there is a lot of violence and swearing (Wells is a master of the artfully placed f-bomb). It will be in the Science Fiction/Fantasy section of…

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Into the Riverlands

by Nghi VoFirst sentence: “The barber paused, flicking water droplets from his razor with a brisk snap of his wrist.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Content: There is some violence and evidence of a murder. It’s in the Science Fiction/Fantasy section of the bookstore. We scheduled an event with Vo, and the marketing person at work is super excited about this, so she…