#pub day

[lokleybonnet]

Can’t believe I’m traveling to London again tomorrow 🐍🪽 Hope I met again a lot of wonderful people 😇😈

So I want to share the enterprise Pub today 🥃 I think I had the best Talisker in my live there last Month. Including my Wedding 😆

Yes, I tried it so many times, but I couldn’t stop smiling on that day 😅

[sarahbethdurst]

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE comes out today!!!

Today is the book birthday for my new cozy fantasy, THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! I wrote this book because I believe that everyone deserves hope, love, friendship, second chances, and magic in their lives. Also, honey cakes, tiny dragons, and a winged cat!

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE is set in the same world as THE SPELLSHOP (but you don't have to have read Spellshop to read it). It's about Terlu Perna, a librarian who broke the law because she was lonely. She cast an unauthorized spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue. This book is about what happens to her after that, when she wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses.

It's for anyone who might need a dose of comfort, joy, and kindness.

Thank you to everyone at Bramble and Macmillan for bringing this book to life and for gracing it with Lulu Chen's gorgeous cover art and such lovely cool-mint sprayed edges! I loved every second of writing it, and I am so over-the-moon excited that it's out in the world!

Happy reading!!!

The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst

A cozy fantasy about giving second chances -- to others and to yourself

[bloviating-vy]

HAPPY PUB DAY TO ME

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My new cozy fantasy novella (oh, and did I mention that it's STEAMY) is out today!

If you love slow burns, angst, friends to lovers, forced proximity, witches, cozy fantasy, and sexy sexy times, this is the book for you!

You can order my steamy, cozy fantasy novella “Love As Soft As a Distant Star” now from Amazon and Bookshop.org. The e-book is only $2.99 or if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, it’s on there for free.

I hope you find some of the characters familiar and comforting. <3

[bookishlyvintage]

Pub Day: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

[bookishfreedom]

"I don't want to be considered beautiful without being seen as capable, too."

YA romcom Shakespeare retelling? grumpy x sunshine? mistaken identity? endless nerd content? I was so excited to read this book and I was NOT disappointed.

It did take me a little bit to get into the story. On the surface, both of our main characters can come off straight-up... unlikeable. Viola is abrasive and Jack is a little too 'Mr. Popular! But that only made their growth and getting to know them that much more impactful. This book is full of characters who leap off the page with distinct voices and depth, side characters included. (Bash and Olivia, my beloveds<333) This is one of those YA books that I think will appeal to readers of all ages. The characters authentically feel like teenagers - they are flawed and messy and just trying to figure things out - but also deal with issues that are universal and relatable.

I also loved just how much was packed into this book. Twelfth Knight is so much more than just a romcom, it's also a coming-of-age, with social commentary and a love of nerd culture smoothly weaved in. This novel explores everything, from video game and fandom culture, social and parental pressures, misogyny, sexuality, family dynamics, and so much more, all without losing its humor and heart. The romance isn't the sole focus, which may not be for everyone, but l thought worked well for this story.

As for the romance itself, the slow burn was, in my humble opinion, perfection. It felt so real and unrushed and believable, which isn't always easy in a contemporary 'enemies to lovers' setting. I loved every second of Vi & Jack's interactions.

I fully expect this book to take the internet by storm because it's just so darn QUOTABLE! There were so many lines that just hit perfectly that I wrote a LOT of them down, and the banter was laugh-out-loud-worthy. I hadn't read any Olivia Blake/Alexene Farol Follmuth before, but the writing was so excellent that I will absolutely be picking up everything else she's written.

My actual rating is 4.5 stars, but rounding up because I had so much fun reading this. Literally read this book in one sitting and could not put it down.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and tor teen for the arc in exchange for an honest review. I can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy for myself!

[manyworldspress]

Alan Lee, cover illustration for The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth, by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Brian Sibley (William Morrow, November 15, 2022).

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[magnus-sm-writes]

Pub Day!

I’m screaming about how excited I am for the graveyard zine‘s publication today over on my Instagram so you can join me if you’d like! (My poetry is in this issue!)

[blackgirlslit]

Happy Pub Day!

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed is officially out today! Thank you to @simonandschusterbooks-blog for sending me an arc of this book! I can’t wait to spend the rest of the month reading this one!

And if the gorgeous cover doesn’t entice you to check this one out then here’s what it’s about:

The Black Kids is the gripping story of Ashley Bennett, a wealthy Black girl who attends a predominately white private school in Los Angeles in the early 1990s. She’s been part of her privileged, image-obsessed group of friends so long, she’s accustomed to absorbing the blows of their causal racism. But when four white LAPD officers are acquitted for their beating of Rodney King, everything changes—and so does Ashley’s worldview. As the city burns, she embarks on a harrowing, empowering journey of self-discovery and revelation about what it means to be one of “the black kids.”

This sounds like this will be a great recommendation for fans of The Hate U Give, Dear Martin, and Slay and I’m interested in getting the chance to see the impact this acquittal had back in the 90’s and how it compares to events and incidences that still go on today.

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