Our March Picks Are Here!

“Just when you thought it was safe to board a plane … Hostage by Clare Mackintosh is one wild ride — a 24-hour flight to be exact. The pilot will NOT need to remind you to return to your seat. You’ll be riveted in place the whole time.” —Jules H, Mystery & Thriller Buyer 

Part mystery, part dystopic thriller, and part magical academia with a lot of heart. This read is the perfect contemporary fantasy mash-up with just the right amount of supernatural and horror elements to keep you up at night. But it’s Ropa, our precocious narrator and resident ghostalker, who instantly becomes indelible by the end of the first page. Wise and seasoned beyond her years, as formed by modern Scotland as she is by her ancestral home of Zimbabwe, Ropa is tossed into a world of danger, magic, and dark discovery.” —Kat S, Speculative Fiction Buyer   

“Endlessly compelling and absolutely unputdownable, Woman on Fire is the thriller you’ve been waiting for. An ambitious young journalist is tasked with tracking down a painting stolen during WWII, and soon encounters love, deception, and life-changing secrets in the search for the priceless piece of art. A dark and provocative thriller that is its own work of art.” —Shannon D, Fiction Buyer   

“Meticulously researched and realized, with a deep novelistic flare, Madhouse at the End of the Earth reconstructs the action-packed survival story of an early expedition to the South Pole. Amundson, Cook and an inexperienced, undisciplined crew, on an ill-fated ship, imprisoned in the Antarctic ice and darkness. This tale of adventure, excitement and, indeed, terror will captivate those who were drawn to The Lost City of Z, In the Kingdom of Ice and In the Heart of the Sea. —Sallye L, Non-fiction Buyer   

“Laced with magical realism, House of Hollow is the dark, haunting tale of three sisters shrouded in more mystery than they can even imagine. Since their strange, unsolved disappearance as children a decade before, the Hollow sisters have been plagued by the unexplainable. Lyrical prose and atmospheric world-building complete this eerie novel that will leave readers unsettled in the best way possible.” —Stephanie P, YA Buyer 

“Raised by bird spirits in the Great Tree, Zuli has spent her life “Raised by bird spirits in the Great Tree, Zuli has spent her life surrounded by magic. When a mysterious force endangers the birds, Zuli sets off on an epic adventure to figure out how to stop it and ends up learning about herself along the way. This beautifully illustrated and colorful graphic novel is sure to captivate young fans of fantasies like the Amulet series.” —Stephanie P, Young Reader Buyer