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Sandy recommends this book because: it’s absolutely adorable and a fun Halloween book for you and your children to read. On a dark and windy Halloween night, the trucks are ready for bedtime. But with tricks and treats on their minds, the familiar construction site starts to seem a little eerie! Lift the flaps to turn…

Sarah recommends this book because: Holly is just awesome. She’s always been awesome and this is King flexing his writing muscles and putting out some of his best work. HOLLY marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy and reclusive (but also brave and…

Sarah recommends this book because: she couldn’t put it down from start to finish. It was a roller coaster of a book and the premise is SO good.  An unputdownable locked-room thriller about family, trust, and survival from the acclaimed author of the “utterly thrilling” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) First Born. When…

Ivory recommends this book because: they found it so compelling, full of trans wrath and body horror while the world ends! It’s interesting to read! A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors. “A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the…

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a great, buzzy book with mysteries and thrills abound that doesn’t shy away from the human aspect of missing person cases. A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for twenty years, reckon with the terrifying events of the summer that changed their lives.…

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a fun twist on a Victorian setting with all the romance and clever writing that you could want. From the internationally bestselling author of A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting, another fresh, witty take on a romantic escape led by a deeply lovable heroine determined to start living on her own…

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a comforting, beautiful book that hits all the right beats to make you feel like you’ve walked into a warm, welcoming place. The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself–a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships,…

Rei recommends this book because: it’s a fun haunted house mystery with just the right amount of spooks and thrills. T. Kingfisher’s A House With Good Bones is a contemporary Southern Gothic from a master of modern horror that explores the deep, dark roots of family and in which grandma’s ghost haunting your house may be…

Ivory recommends this book because: it’s wonderfully comforting and the perfect read for lovers of straight and gay romance alike. After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old…