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Cabin Head and Tree Head (Cabin Head and Tree Head, Book #1) by Scott Campbell

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Cabin Head and Tree Head (Cabin Head and Tree Head, Book #1) by Scott Campbell
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Ready for adventure? Pack your bags and join Cabin Head and Tree Head as they save the world without losing their heads. The playful comic book-style illustrations paired with hilarious stories will have you falling head over heels with laughter! A truly unique picture book about once-in-a-lifetime friends.

Cabin Head and Tree Head (Cabin Head and Tree Head, Book #1) by Scott Campbell, (List Price: $13.99, Tundra Books, 9781774885055, September 2025)

Reviewed by Laura Hoefener, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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Lawless by Leah Litman

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Lawless by Leah Litman
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Leah Littman of Crooked Media takes the post-Warren Supreme Court and explains just exactly how they run on “conservative grievance, fringe theories, and bad vibes.” Using pop culture analogies at times, Littman compares the court to Mean Girls, Game of Thrones, and Arrested Development. If you’re looking for a book that clearly states exactly how we got to where we are today, this is absolutely the book for you.

Lawless by Leah Litman, (List Price: $29.99, Atria / One Signal Publishers, 9781668054628, May 2025)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick

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The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
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Nikki Erlick has again written a book like no other. Who could forget The Measure after reading it? The same can be said about The Poppy Fields. Ava lost her grandmother and didn’t have her sister Ellis to help with the grief. Ray lost his brother Johnny and can’t get past the loss. Sasha’s fiancé dies just before their wedding. These three find themselves on a road trip to the Poppy Fields. After picking up Sky, they all share their stories of grief and love and fears and joys. Can the magical release of the Poppy Fields help the grieving process? All who read this book will question whether they would choose some release from the pain of loss.

The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick, (List Price: $32, William Morrow, 9780063349339, June 2025)

Reviewed by Nancy Pierce, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli

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Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli
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Albertalli’s newest, about chaos bisexuals and para-social relationships, hits ALL the right notes! Amelia’s a wee bit obsessed with YouTuber Walter, whose bisexual coming out made her feel seen in a way she hadn’t before. Now he’s doing a meet and greet just a car ride away and she just needs to get her friends on board so she can go meet him.

Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli, (List Price: $19.99, HarperCollins, 9780063045927, June 2025)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill

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In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill
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Underhill once again pens a delightful queer romcom. Arden is moving from LA to Michigan and isn’t happy about it at all. He’s used to being invisible as a trans person, and that’s not going to be possible in his new home. Meanwhile Gabe is moving from Illinois to Pasadena and is ecstatic to finally have some queer friends and where he won’t stand out as the only queer, let alone trans, person. As both boys are moving cross-country, they spend one perfect evening together at a hotel in Nebraska. They leave without exchanging information and immediately regret it. What follows is their journey to fit into their new lives, as well as trying to find each other when all they have are their first names and their favorite band. Another five-star read from this author cements him on my “always read” list!

In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill, (List Price: $19.99, Quill Tree Books, 9780063373778, May 2025)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

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When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao
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Eric, devastated by the death of his best friend, creates his own reality by living his life as if the people he misses are still there. Dreams and reality collide when Haru, a guy he spent a brief few hours with in Japan last summer, shows up in Chicago. Is he real? Or is he in Eric’s head? When Haru Was Here explores devastating loss and figuring out how to let go.

When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao, (List Price: $20, Wednesday Books, 9781250762061, September 2024)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans

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How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans
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Get ready for some major creepy, serial killer vibes with this new YA horror novel! CJ’s hometown has the nickname Slasherville for a reason. It’s been the site of two mass killings, several years apart. The town has embraced the nickname, but CJ is less than thrilled, since their dad barely survived the first one and was killed in the second. And Moon Satter, the mysterious author who penned novelizations of both events, isn’t helping matters. But when CJ receives a new manuscript, with real names of her classmates, she’s not sure if it’s a prank or something scarier.

How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans, (List Price: $19.99, Bloomsbury YA, 9781547616312, March 2025)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia

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The Shop Around the Corner vibes around in Ali Brady’s newest novel about rival bookstore owners! Josie manages a literary bookstore just two doors down from the romance bookstore that Ryan manages. But now, the owner of both stores is planning to combine them, but there’s only room for one manager. The one who has the best sales during the next three months wins. They clash instantly after they first meet. But neither realizes that this isn’t the first time they’ve met. They’re actually really good friends on a booksellers’ forum online.

Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia, (List Price: $19.99, Zando Young Readers, 9781638931492, January 2025)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill

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The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
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Underhill has switched to adult fiction in his new book, The In-Between Bookstore, but the heart and joy are still there, in abundance! Darby is a trans man living in NYC, but while he’s got a good group of friends, his apartment rent is rising to an astronomical level and he’s just been let go from his job. He’s been feeling adrift lately, so when his mom tells him she’s selling the house and moving into a condo, he decides it’s time to head home to Illinois and face his fast. But while he’s there, a strange thing happens. When he walks into The In-Between Bookstore, where he worked in high school, it’s still 2009…and his younger self is working behind the counter. But what does this mean?

The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill, (List Price: $28, Avon, 9780063357631, January 2025)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor

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The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor
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You’ll want to get your little ink-stained hands on this one as soon as possible! Maeve is getting by in her world by never staying in one place for long and changing her name with every move. See, her father was a known murderer and everyone thinks Maeve is dead. But when she received a letter from seven years ago from an anonymous “friend” claiming that her father is innocent, she must find out the truth. To do this, she’ll have to take on a new identity and apprentice with the Otherwhere Post: the only people who can cross words now (supposedly thanks to her father) to deliver messages. But can she find out the truth before she’s found out herself?

The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor, (List Price: $20.99, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 9780593404546, February 2025)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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The Holiday Honeymoon Switch by Julia Mckay

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If you’re looking for a little spicier Hallmark Christmas movie-type story, then look no further! Best friends Holly and Ivy actually aren’t fond of Christmas, thank you very much. But they find themselves planning a Christmas wedding for Holly anyway. But when Holly is jilted the night before the wedding, they decide to trade their holiday trips. Holly goes to the remote cabin Ivy has booked and Ivy takes the Hawaiian honeymoon that Holly can’t face. But they both find a little more than they were looking for.

The Holiday Honeymoon Switch by Julia Mckay, (List Price: $19, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 9780593716281, October 2024)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott

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Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott
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Take note Hallmark, this is the sapphic Christmas movie we want! Caroline is making her way through her senior year of high school and it’s almost time for the holidays. She’s started talking to a new girl, but she’s not really been into anyone since her best friend/crush left years ago. Arden, the best friend, left her small town when she was 14 to become an actor. She’s made it big in the past four years, but her real behavior has started to echo the party girl image her agent developed for her. Now she’s up for a serious role that she really wants. She kills the audition, but the director doesn’t want the flighty party girl. So she and her agent come up with a lie on the spot. They say she’s been dating her hometown best friend for years and is headed back for Christmas to be with her. Now she just has to convince Caroline.

Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott, (List Price: $19.99, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 9781665937566, October 2024)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina

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“Preserving our memory….because people come back to life only in the memory of others.” The Heartbeat Library is about those we have lost but remember with grief and healing and good memories. It is a book that will never be forgotten but remembered as all readers live their lives with hopes and dreams and pain and grief and loves and sorrows. This book will touch the soul of all who turn its pages. Shuichi, a 40-year-old illustrator, returns to his hometown to ready the house of his recently deceased mother for sale. He meets Kenta, an 8-year-old boy who wanders his mother’s house like a shadow. The two help each other through difficult days of their lives. Hearing the heartbeat of his mother and deceased son, Shingo will forever impress these beats on all readers and have all thinking about happiness and memories and loss and hopes.

The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina, (List Price: $27, The Overlook Press, 9781419772498, October 2024)

Reviewed by Nancy Pierce, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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The Burrow by Melanie Cheng

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Melanie Cheng’s novel The Burrow is a compact, moving story of a family tragedy. Beautifully written words show all believable family members as they deal with the death of the infant Ruby in a tragic accident. Each member of the family becomes intimately known to the reader as each relates their private feelings about each other and the trauma and grief. Relief is brought by the rabbit, Fiver, as Grandma Pauline and ten-year-old daughter Lucie bond with the new pet. The father Jin and mother Amy show their weaknesses, guilt, and imperfections in this realistic telling of a family’s pain and love, and hope.

The Burrow by Melanie Cheng, (List Price: $16.95, Tin House Books, 9781959030867, November 2024)

Reviewed by Nancy Pierce, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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The Bitter End by Alexa Donne

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The Bitter End by Alexa Donne
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Who doesn’t feel a little murdery from time to time? In Donne’s The Bitter End, eight teens are stranded on top of a mountain, cut off by the snow and the lack of phones for their digital detox retreat. When one student turns up dead, it’s mostly chalked up to an accident. But when another is found, they aren’t quite so sure. Soon, it’s a race to figure out the culprit and escape the mountain with their lives. You can never go wrong with an Alexa Donne book, and I’m happy to report that this one is no exception!

The Bitter End by Alexa Donne, (List Price: $19.99, Random House Books for Young Readers, 9780593651063, October 2024)

Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia

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