What I'm writing, What I'm reading
I received a digital advance copy of The Devil Knows Her Name by C.N. Vair via NetGalley. The Devil Knows Her Name is scheduled for release on August 25, 2026. The Devil Knows Her Name follows Tess on her wildlife refuge near a small Appalachian town, where she uses her families threads of magic to... Continue Reading →
I received an advance copy of The Secret Dinner by Raphael Montes (translated to English by Zoe Perry) from the publisher. Thanks Celadon Books! The Secret Dinner was first published in Portuguese 2016, with the English translation scheduled for release August 18, 2026. The Secret Dinner follows four friends who move to Rio to start... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett via NetGalley. A Trade of Blood was released on August 4, 2026. A Trade of Blood is the third Ana and Din Mystery. Like the previous two installments Din and Ana are called upon to investigate a death, this time... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Brimstone Hollow by Archer Sullivan via NetGalley. Brimstone Hollow is scheduled for release on August 11, 2026. Brimstone Hollow is the second novel following private investigator Annie Gore as she returns to her Appalachian roots to work cases. In this novel, Annie has been called to investigate the... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen via NetGalley. The Women in White is scheduled for release on August 4, 2026. Four young women involved in 1964’s parapsychology experiments at a prestigious university become The Women in White. When the program collapsed, the women disappeared. Now Riley has... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Thornbird by E. Kennedy via NetGalley. Thornbird is scheduled for release on June 30, 2026. Thornbird follows Ryan, a high-school senior with a very big secret. Her father was a serial killer, captured when she was seven. Ryan has been living with her grandmother under an assumed name,... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Tillinghast by Clare Cavenagh via NetGalley. Tillinghast is scheduled for release on June 23, 2026. Stutley Tillinghast is an odd man. He has a church and a white collar, but no flock. He has a house that has been in his family for generations, but no electricity. He... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang via NetGalley. The Jellyfish Problem is scheduled for release on June 2, 2026. Dr. Jo Ness is a marine biologist specializing in jellyfish. When a long-lost friend calls out of the blue to ask for Jo’s help with The Jellyfish Problem on... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger via NetGalley. Femme Feral is scheduled for release on May 12, 2026. Femme Feral follows Ellie, a middle-aged woman juggling a stressful job, a troubled daughter, a less than helpful husband, and an ill father-in-law. Add to that the strange new symptoms she... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth via NetGalley. Mad Mabel is scheduled for release on April 21, 2026. Sixty-five years ago Mabel was convicted of murder after earning the name Mad Mabel for a string of deaths around her. Now she is eighty-one and everyone on her quiet street... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 