AT BOOKPEOPLE TONIGHT 

Thursday, July 12 ~ 7 PM 

Author
CARRIE FOUNTAIN
speaking & signing

I’m Not Missing

“Carrie Fountain’s YA novel is part plot-twisty thriller, part sweet romance, and perfect for summer reading “—Bustle, Best YA Book of July

It’s senior year, and Miranda Black’s best friend, Syd, has run away—suddenly and inexplicably, leaving behind nothing but a pink leopard print cell phone with a text message from the mysterious HIM. Everyone wants to know why Syd left, but the truth is, Miranda has no idea. When Miranda’s mother abandoned her as a child, Miranda found shelter in her friendship with Syd, who wore her own motherlessness like a badge of honor. Now Miranda’s been left behind again, left to untangle the questions of why Syd left, where she is, and if she’s even a friend worth saving, all while stumbling into first love with the most unlikely boy in school. How do you take on the future when it feels like so much of your past wasn’t even real?

 

SEQUELS YOU’LL SWOON FOR 

 

BRIGHT WE BURN BY KIERSTEN WHITE 

Claim the throne. Demand the crown. Rule the world.

The tumultuous, edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the New York Times bestselling AND I DARKEN series—the epic saga that reads like HBO’s Game of Thrones . . . if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Who will live? Who will die? And who will rule triumphant?

SPILL ZONE BY SCOTT WESTERFELD

Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Strange manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. Addison got close enough to the Spill Zone to touch it, literally. She survived the encounter but came back changed. It turns out she’s not alone. North Korea has its own Spill Zone, and a young man named Don Jae is the only one who made it out alive. Alive, but changed. Now Addison, Don Jae, and curiously, a rag doll named Vespertine, share an unholy bond and uncanny powers.

THE BRINK OF DARKNESS  BY JEFF GILES 

In this sequel to the cinematic, romantic fantasy The Edge of Everything, star-crossed X and Zoe must overcome the boundaries of their two worlds in order to find their way back to each other.

Gripping and full of heart, this epic continuation of Jeff Giles’ series will bring readers right to the edge of everything.

THE TRAITOR’S RUIN BY ERIN BEATY 

A captain with a secret. A spy with a mission. A kingdom on the verge of ruin.

After proving her worth as a deft spy and strategic matchmaker, Sage Fowler is now comfortably positioned in high society as the royal tutor. When she learns of a secret mission, she jumps at the chance to serve her kingdom once more—and to be reunited with her fiancé, Captain Alex Quinn. However, Sage’s headstrong insistence clashes with Alex’s gruff military exterior. And after a skirmish with a bordering kingdom, they’re separated when tragedy strikes. Now in enemy territory, Sage desperately scrambles to complete Alex’s reconnaissance mission. Can she save her kingdom once more?

 

POP CULTURE TAKE OVER 

 

THE SUPERVILLAIN AND ME BY DANIELLE BANAS

As witty as it is heartpounding, this fresh take on the beloved superhero genre is all about finding your own way to shine even when it seems everyone else around you is, well . . . super.

 

THE FANDOM  BY ANNA DAY

Violet’s in her element. Cosplay at the ready, she can’t wait to feel part of her favorite fandom: The Gallows Dance, a mega book and movie franchise that she and her friends know EVERY WORD of (canon and fanfic included). But at Comic Con, a freak accident transports Violet and her friends into the story for real. And in just the first five minutes, they cause the death of the heroine and get taken prisoner by the rebel group she was supposed to lead to victory. It’s up to Violet to take her place and play out the plot the way it was written. But stories have a life of their own, and when you change the script in one place, the rest gets revised too . . .

 NEW RELEASES THAT WILL KEEP YOU CAPTIVE

SPINNING SILVER BY NAOMI NOVIK

A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, which was hailed as “a very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic” by The New York Times Book Review.

With the Nebula Award-winning Uprooted, Naomi Novik opened a brilliant new chapter in an already acclaimed career, delving into the magic of fairy tales to craft a love story that was both timeless and utterly of the now. Spinning Silver draws readers deeper into this glittering realm of fantasy, where the boundary between wonder and terror is thinner than a breath, and safety can be stolen as quickly as a kiss.

NOTES FROM MY CAPTIVITY  BY KATHY PARKS

Notes from My Captivity is a sharp, sensitive, and darkly funny novel perfect for fans of Libba Bray’s Beauty Queens and Adam Silvera’s More Happy Than Not.

Adrienne Cahill cares about three things: getting into a great college; becoming a revered journalist like her idol, Sydney Declay; and making her late father proud of her. So when Adrienne is offered the chance to write an article that will get her into her dream school and debunk her foolish stepfather’s belief that a legendary family of hermits is living in the Siberian wilderness, there’s no question that she’s going to fly across the world. But the Russian terrain is even less forgiving than Adrienne. And when disaster strikes, none of their extensive preparations seem to matter. Now Adrienne’s being held captive by the family she was convinced didn’t exist, and her best hope for escape is to act like she cares about them, even if it means wooing the youngest son.

THINGS ARE GETTING MAGI-COOL AT BOOKPEOPLE THIS JULY!

 

WE’RE HEADING BACK TO HOGWARTS TO CELEBRATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HARRY POTTER’S AMERICAN RELEASE, AND YOU CAN JOIN US! WE’LL HAVE GAMES, PRIZES, COSTUMED CHARACTERS, AND SO MUCH MORE!

 

DETAILS FOR THE EVENT CAN BE FOUND HERE, BUT YOU HUFFLEPUFFS PROBABLY ALREADY KNEW THAT. 😉