Celebrating the Joy of Reading
In this edition of The BookLife Report, PW releases its "Freedom to Read" issue; a journalist recounts his years of writing and reporting; we spotlight indie picture books; and a designer offers an insider's perspective.
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Highlights from the Shelves
'Grabtown' by Sarah P. Blanchard“Small towns are great for scolding the kids who throw too many snowballs, but not always good at spotting real evil,” Blanchard writes early on in
Grabtown, capturing the uneasy heartbeat of this family drama and creeping mystery set in rural Connecticut.
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'Liar' by Ryan Reid"In Reid’s disturbing New Orleans noir, homicide detective Ryan Holloway chases down a depraved serial killer, his obsession driving him further away from his wife Delilah and daughter Lily."
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'Vengeance Is Hers' by Robert Chazz Chute"At its core, [this thriller] is an exploration of the insular dynamics unique to small towns—blind loyalty to old families, unthinking hostility toward outsiders, and reflexive protection afforded to their golden boys."
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The BookLife Prize: What's on Our Radar
- 'Hungry' : The report for Hungry called it "a fine-tuned novelization of the infamous Donner party and their 19th-century ordeal."
- 'Seven Hundred Beachfront': The report for Seven Hundred Beachfront praised how the novel "sidesteps the haunted house trope in favor of whimsical magic."
- 'Jago' : "Jago skillfully melds sci-fi, fantasy, and horror for YA audiences, following the titular Jago Quinn, his partner in crime, Demelza Cotton, and their adventures in Victorian London while on the run with a magical lizard."