These last two months saw the release of four new books! Congratulations to all of these fantastic authors. All of these are out now, and available through your favorite bookseller and right here on our website.
May
Here Comes Lolo and Hooray for Lolo, written and illustrated by Niki Daly
In these two delightful books for beginning readers, we meet Lolo an adventurous, fun-loving, curious girl who lives in South Africa with her mother and grandmother. Both of these books have earned Niki some well-deserved praise from Booklist, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly, and both were named Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections. Learn more about the books, including teaching guides, activity sheets, and a read-along with Niki here.
June
Outside the Lines by Ameera Patel
We’re proud to be the North American publisher for this debut novel from an exciting new voice— Ameera Patel. In this thriller/family drama, social, class, race, and religious lines blur and merge as a middle-class family in the suburbs of Johannesburg search for their missing daughter. The novel has earned Ameera a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and praise from Shelf Awareness, Ms. Magazine, Mystery Scene, Foreword Reviews, and more. CrimeReads listed it as one of its ten novels you should read in June, and even though June is fading away, we think it should be one you pick up this month, next month, or anytime. Learn more about Ameera, and order your copy here.
Read an excerpt from Outside the Lines
The final chapter in Peter’s Dark Web Trilogy, Bitter Pill continues the exploration of the dark side of our digital world. A shadowy businessman blurs the boundaries between the real and the virtual to satisfy his clientele’s need for heightened thrills. No price is too high to pay to deliver every fantasy—no matter how twisted. Peter’s gritty page-turner has earned praise from Publishers Weekly and the New York Journal of Books. All summer long, we’re offering all three e-books of the trilogy for a special price. Learn more about Bitter Pill, the Dark Web Trilogy, and how you can save on all three e-books here.