Title: The Other Black GirlAuthor: Zakiya Dalila HarrisGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Atria BooksSource: physicalPages: 368 Synopsis: Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired …
Title: Malibu RisingAuthor: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: RomancePublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 384 Synopsis: Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one …
Title: Mister Impossible (Dreamer Trilogy, #2)Author: Maggie StiefvaterGenre: YA FantasyPublished On: May 18, 2021Publisher: Scholastic PressSource: physicalPages: 320 Synopsis: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Raven Boys, a mesmerizing story of dreams and desires, death and destiny. The stakes have never been higher as it seems like either the end of the world or …
Title: Summer in the CityAuthor: Lori Wilde, Priscilla Oliveras, & Sarah SkiltonGenre: Romance, AnthologyPublished On: May 25, 2021Publisher: Kensington BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: Each connected novella in this fun, fresh Rom-Com anthology follows a different woman from a group of NYC friends whose plans to escape the summer heat with a fabulous girls-only weekend …
Title: Version ZeroAuthor: David Yoon Genre: Sci-Fi, ThrillerPublished On: May 25, 2021Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s SonsSource: digital (Netgalley – Shelf Awareness Winner)Pages: 368 Synopsis: A lightning fast and scorchingly observant novel of the moment, Version Zero is a thrilling, humorous adult debut from the brilliant mind of New York Times bestselling author David Yoon. Reboot the present. Save the future. Max, …
Title: People We Meet on VacationAuthor: Emily HenryGenre: RomancePublished On: May 11, 2021Publisher: Berkley BooksSource: physicalPages: 384 Synopsis: Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers …
Title: A Summer to RememberAuthor: Erika Montgomery Genre: RomancePublished On: May 11, 2021Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: Erika Montgomery’s A Summer to Remember is “an unforgettable tale of love, loss and finding your place that glitters as brightly as the golden age of Hollywood.”–Kristy Woodson Harvey, USA Today Bestselling author of Feels Like Falling Best Debut Novels of …
Title: MoxieAuthor: Jennifer MathieuGenre: Young AdultPublished On: September 19, 2017Publisher: Roaring Brook PressSource: digitalPages: 335 Synopsis: MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK! Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with an administration at her high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment, and gross comments from …
Title: Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected LifeAuthor: Julianna Margulies Genre: Memoir, NonfictionPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 256 Synopsis: Known for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER, Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. “At once a tender coming-of-age story and a deeply …
Title: Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirGenre: Science FictionPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 496 Synopsis: Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let …
