More New Book Deals of NoteThis week’s globetrotting offerings include
Ony Ratsifandrihamanana’s
A Long Ballad of a Short Marriage, in which a pair of families living on an island nation in the Indian Ocean grapple with their collective destiny;
Samuel Kolawole’s
Blackland, a speculative novel imagining Africa’s role on the global stage post-climate-collapse, and
The Hyena Boys, a short story collection set in contemporary Nigeria; and
Sarah McCarry’s
Possession Island, which follows a college student who finds herself accused of her estranged best friend’s murder upon returning to her Pacific Northwest hometown.
The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
Sophie Jo’s
Red Flags, a YA rom-com in which a girl with “high standards” and a boy who is “easily spooked” are challenged by their friends to stay in a relationship for two months, despite doing everything to put each other off;
Glamored by
Rochelle Hassan, a YA fantasy twist on “Cinderella” in which a magical seamstress is forced to make dresses for her stepsisters so they can win the prince’s hand in marriage, only to fall for the prince herself; and
16 Wishes by
Gabrielle Prendergast, a romance steeped in Irish folklore that follows a teen girl’s near-disastrous journey after she unknowingly saves a faerie prince and is rewarded with wishes that only create more chaos in her already overwhelming life.
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