Excerpts

Read an Excerpt From The Knave of Secrets

Thu May 19, 2022 2:00pm

When failed magician turned cardsharp is given the chance to play in the Forbearance Game—the invitation-only tournament where players gamble with secrets—he can’t resist. Or refuse, for that matter...

Read an Excerpt From Alix E. Harrow’s A Mirror Mended

Alix E. Harrow

Wed May 11, 2022 2:00pm

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Fantasy || Book Two of Fractured Fables: Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty is over rescuing snoring princesses.

Read an Excerpt From The Blind King’s Wrath

Ashok K. Banker

Mon May 9, 2022 3:00pm

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Fantasy || Book Three of the Burnt Empire Saga: The Demonlord Jarsun is poised to claim the Burning Throne and cement his rule over the Burnt Empire.

Meet Rudra in an Excerpt From The City Inside by Samit Basu

Samit Basu

Thu May 5, 2022 1:00pm

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Science Fiction || Joey is a Reality Controller in near-future Delhi. Her job is to supervise the multimedia multi-reality livestreams of Indi, one of South Asia’s fastest rising online celebrities.

Meet Joey in an Excerpt From The City Inside by Samit Basu

Samit Basu

Wed May 4, 2022 1:00pm

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Science Fiction || Joey is a Reality Controller in near-future Delhi. Her job is to supervise the multimedia multi-reality livestreams of Indi, one of South Asia’s fastest rising online celebrities.

Read an Excerpt From Vincent Tirado’s Burn Down, Rise Up

Vincent Tirado

Fri Apr 29, 2022 11:00am

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Science Fiction, Young Adult || For over a year, the Bronx has been plagued by sudden disappearances that no one can explain.

Read an Excerpt From Rose Szabo’s We All Fall Down

Rose Szabo

Wed Apr 27, 2022 2:00pm

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Fantasy, Young Adult || Book 1 of The River City Duology: In River City, where magic used to thrive and is now fading, the witches who once ruled the city along with their powerful King have become all but obsolete.

Read an Excerpt From This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke

Thu Apr 21, 2022 2:00pm

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Historical, Young Adult || In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic.

Read an Excerpt From A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

Foz Meadows

Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:00pm

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Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring Tithena.

Read an Excerpt From Janelle Monáe’s The Memory Librarian

Janelle Monáe

Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:00pm

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Science Fiction || In The Memory Librarian, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, activist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe brings to the written page the Afrofuturistic world of her critically acclaimed album Dirty Computer.