There are not many releases coming out in August that I am excited for but there are some gems and any month that includes a new T. Kingfisher is a good one! August 5th The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected […] The post August 2025 Book Releases first appeared on Kristin Kraves Books.| Kristin Kraves Books
Summer releases are strong this year! July 1st This summer, there’s blood in the water…watch out for sharks! Kaylani is a born-and-bred Brooklyn girl. She expects to feel like a fish out of water spending the hot and sticky summer on Martha’s Vineyard with family friends, the Watsons. But her mother insists, especially since Kaylani […] The post July 2025 Book Releases first appeared on Kristin Kraves Books.| Kristin Kraves Books
It is that time of year when new releases slow down but there are still a few that I cannot wait to read, especially some highly anticipated sequels. November 5th A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna. Tao […] The post November 2024 Book Releases first appeared on Kristin Kraves Books.| Kristin Kraves Books
Happy October! The amount of books coming out today is overwhelming and I don’t even know where to start! https://youtu.be/l8LyaQbCK_w October 1st A demon. An angel. A city that burns at the heart of the world. The demon Vitrine—immortal, powerful, and capricious—loves the dazzling city of Azril. She has mothered, married, and maddened the city […] The post October 2024 Book Releases first appeared on Kristin Kraves Books.| Kristin Kraves Books
It’s hard to believe summer is almost here and, therefore, the third quarter of exciting new book releases! These are specifically books that I am planning to read ASAP, but if you want a bigger li…| Powder & Page
Any book by poet and author extraordinaire Nikki Grimes is meant to be savored; her forthcoming title, A Cup of Quiet, is no exception. School Library Journal characterizes this intergenerational picture book as a “heartfelt story of time shared with family” that will “encourage imagination and exploration.” Kirkus Reviews describes it as “playful, soothing, and [ Read the full article... ]| The Brown Bookshelf
Phantom Directive is a gripping cyberpunk thriller that blends high-stakes espionage, reality distortions, and AI-driven paranoia. If you love the mind-bending worlds of William Gibson, Philip K. Dick, or Blade Runner-style sci-fi, this book is for you. A rewrite of my original novel, this version is smoother, darker, and pulls you into a cinematic, high-tech world where nothing is what it seems. Ready for a reality reset? Phantom Directive is available now.| 🌀thisisGRAEME
Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Ethan Doyle White, whose book, The New Witches of the West, was recently published with Cambridge University Press. Get to Know Ethan Dr Ethan Doyle White is a historian and scholar of religion with a PhD in medieval history and archaeology from University College London (UCL). Among his varied research interests are mode...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Award-winning picture book author and BBS fam Tameka Fryer Brown is well known for her lyrical and spare but gorgeously poetic prose. From her early Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day and My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood, to the more recent Brown Baby Lullaby and Twelve Dinging Doorbells, Tameka’s words are truly music [ Read the full article... ] The post Tameka Fryer Brown is Not Done Yet (And I’m So Glad) appeared first on The Brown Bookshelf.| The Brown Bookshelf
Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Joseph Laycock, whose co-authored book, The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief, was recently published with Oxford University Press. Get to Know Joseph Joseph P. Laycock is an associate professor of religious studies at Texas State University. He is the author of several books including Speak of the D...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring Nursing the Spirit: Care, Public Life, and the Dignity of Vulnerable Strangers by Don Grant, published May 2023 with Columbia University Press. You can learn more about Don in our interview series here. Summary Don Grant investigates the subtle ways that nurses at an academic medical center incorporate spiritualit...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Don Grant, whose book Nursing the Spirit: Care, Public Life, and the Dignity of Vulnerable Strangers was recently published with Columbia University Press. You can also check out an excerpt of his book here. Get to Know Don Don Grant is Professor of Sociology and Fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute at...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring The Gut: A Black Atlantic Alimentary Tract by Elizabeth Perez, published with Cambridge University Press. Book Synopsis: If the head is religion, the gut is magic. Taking up this provocation, The Gut delves into the digestive system within transnational Afro-Diasporic religions such as Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Can...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring An Ethos of Blackness: Rastafari Cosmology, Culture, and Consciousness by Vivaldi Jean-Marie, published September 2023 with Columbia University Press. You can learn more about Vivaldi in our interview with him here. Book Synopsis: Vivaldi Jean-Marie examines Rastafari’s core beliefs and practices, arguing that th...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Vivaldi Jean-Marie, whose book An Ethos of Blackness: Rastafari Cosmology, Culture, and Consciousness was published with Columbia University Press this September. You can read our excerpt of the book here. Get to Know Vivaldi Vivaldi Jean-Marie teaches in the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department at ...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Welcome to 7 Questions, our series where we highlight exciting scholars in the field of religion and get to know the person behind the book. For this article, we interviewed Daniel Shank Cruz, whose book Ethics for Apocalyptic Times: Theapoetics, Autotheory, and Mennonite Literature was recently published with Penn State University Press. Get to Know Daniel Daniel Shank Cruz (they/multitudes) is a queer disabled boricua who grew up in the Bronx and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They have an MFA i...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring Rebuilding Community: Rebuilding Community: Displaced Women and the Making of a Shia Ismaili Muslim Sociality by Shenila Khoja-Moolji, published July 2023 with Oxford University Press. From the Introduction [Atlanta, Georgia, 2019. The phone rings.] Farida, in Urdu: Hello, kaisay ho (How are you)? [Farida lis...| sacredmattersmagazine.com