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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Are you attending #MPIBA or #HeartlandFallForum? Melanie Dobson will be at both to talk about + give away ARCs of her haunting historical novel THE SISTER SOCIETY—a story that uncovers the shocking origins of the Oneida silverware empire. You can also snag the DRC on Edelweiss! #EWGC bit.ly/3VdLSIW

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Interested in hearing about Macavity Award-winning author Lev AC Rosen’s sci-fi mystery ALL HER POTENTIAL (Erewhon / 2.23.27)? He’ll be on the Worlds Beyond SFF panel during Library Journal’s Day of Dialog @ 3:40PM on Oct 22nd! Sign up here for the DOD: www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar... #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lev AC Rosen’s ALL HER POTENTIAL (Erewhon / 2.23.27) is a family drama wrapped in a sci-fi mystery about a scientist’s daughter who returns home to solve her father’s murder. DRC is available on Edelweiss as of today! If you enjoy, consider nominating for #LibraryReads. #EWGC bit.ly/3TDS8ZY

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Susan Balla @suebee135.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#ewgc MURDER AT ENSCOMBE PARK by Vanessa Kelly, due out in November from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social. Book 3 of An Emma Knightley Mystery series. Very cute series. Yes, mysteries can be cute (when you read as many as I do).

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The County Kerry series will always be one of my favorite Irish mysteries! (Although I also adore O'Connor's Irish Village Mysteries too.) #EWGC

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Cannot wait to read KEEPER OF THE GRAIL by Paula Lafferty, follow-up to THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN. Who can resist a time slip novel where 21st c. Vera replaces Queen Guinevere and saves Arthur and Camelot? #ewgc @kensington-library.bsky.social @ erewhonbooks.bsky.social

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Sarah M. @smorikensington.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Grab your running shoes and pick up the next installment of the Lives of Guinevere 👟https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=164566290X&g=4400 #ewgc

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Celine @ Kensington Publishing @cw-kensingtonbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you've been desperately searching for Aqua Net hairspray, scrunchies, neon nails, and a dash of murder mystery, Hungry Like the Sleuth belongs at the top of your TBR. www.edelweiss.plus?sku=14967645... #EWGC Hungry Like the Sleuth will be on sale: Feb 23, 2027

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Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Anna Lee Huber continues to explore the complicated, terrible history of the English in Ireland in THE BRAVEST HOUR. Love Verity and company. #ewgc

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toni @readnkiki.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hey #EWGC, THE FIRST LADIES GUIDE TO MURDER by Amanda Flower invites readers into the dazzling Gilded Age as it reimagines real-life former FIRST LADIES as murder-solving sleuths. Read it here www.edelweiss.plus?sku=14967595... and give it a LibraryReads vote before the 10/1 deadline!

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Madeleine Brown @mbrownkensington.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

kinda brat to read & vote for Charlie Donlea's next jaw-dropping thriller BEHIND EVERY FACE before 12/1! #EWGC www.edelweiss.plus?sku=14967539...

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Ann Pryor @annpkensingtonbks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A rousing, witty history of women enjoying #sex with themselves, sex with each other, & occasionally sex with men as well - from Mesopotamia to the #manosphere. Perfect for #romance bookstores, #LGBTQ+, or right there on the shelf in the er, G-spot. bit.ly/Flck #ewgc #sexy @k8lister.bsky.social

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Susan Balla @suebee135.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#ewgc Here come the cozies: MURDER AT PELLHURST POND by Clara McKenna, due out next month from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #8 in the wonderful Stella and Lyndy Mystery series. Such a great historical mystery series!

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm OBSESSED with Paula Lafferty's #LivesOfGuinevere books, and the second, #KEEPEROFTHEGRAIL is just as exhilerating as #THEONCEANDFUTUREQUEEN! Seriously, you will not be disappointed with Paula's time travel novel featuring Queen Guinevere, Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, and more! #EWGC bit.ly/KOTGdrc

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Adored these recent reads: UPSTATE by Kim Van Alkemade, PECK & PECK by Bonnie Garmus, GOBLIN MARKET by A. J. Hackwith, and THE JEWEL OF CORLIVO by Kathleen Carr Foster. #ewgc

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Kim McGee @kimsbookstack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#ewgc Another his/fic of tough women - THE FIRST LADIES GUIDE TO MURDER. The female Grants take on a murder case the men choose to ignore - mystery and state secrets! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

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Vida @vidalife.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you’re as into history, cults, and forbidden book clubs as I am, you’ll love Melanie Dobson’s THE SISTER SOCIETY (3/30/27), a dual timeline novel about the sex cult (!!) behind the Oneida silverware empire – and the sisterhood that survived it. #ewgc bit.ly/4gUpXNW

Against a blue background, a paperback book titled THE SISTER SOCIETY by Melanie Dobson. Includes text saying "Behind the silverware was a cult. Between the pages they found freedom."

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you enjoy historical mysteries with real-life characters or #TheGildedAge, you’ll love award-winning author Amanda Flower’s book set in 1894 D.C., THE FIRST LADIES’ GUIDE TO MURDER (11/24/26). If you loved reading it please consider nominating for LibraryReads! #EWGC DRC: bit.ly/1stLadiesMur...

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Madeleine Brown @mbrownkensington.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A reminder that this beautifully spooky book is available for request on Edelweiss! And we have physical copies 📚 #EWGC

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jnutterkensington.bsky.social @jnutterkensington.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

HERO by Lauren Rowe (Kensington 1/26/27 9781496761057) A firefighter falls for his physical therapist in this funny, emotional read - the 1st in the Morgan Brothers series. Attending ALA? Get a copy of HERO & meet Lauren at the Kensington Booth 2521, Sun June 28@ 2-3PM tinyurl.com/599x9ruj #ewgc

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Ann Pryor @annpkensingtonbks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy Thursday, #ewgc #truecrime peeps! Going to #ALA this year? Love stories about #floridaman murder mysteries? Visit #KensingtonBooks 2521 June 29 at 10:30AM to meet #MikitaBrottman, author of #Southern -centric atmospheric crime. bit.ly/Brottman

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toni @readnkiki.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Hi #EWGC! ARCs for THE DISGRUNTLED BLACK LADIES BOOK CLUB by USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Miller are here tinyurl.com/bd4v! Think therapy session but bookish where Waiting to Exhale meets First Wives Club. Chat all about it with Vanessa at ALA Booth 2521 on Saturday, June 27th,from 9AM-10AM.

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sofia szyfer @sofiaszyfer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

HAPPY ALA SEASON to all who celebrate! Come meet the Agatha Award-Winning author Amanda Flower at ALA on Sunday, June 28th at the Kensington Booth 2521 from 10 AM - 11 AM!! In the meantime, you can read the DRC here and give it a LibraryReads vote! tinyurl.com/vtb35p4a #ewgc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Both magical fable and a tender love story, The Night Circus meets The Midnight Library in THE LOST SPECTACULAR (9.29.26). A dazzling ode to the life-changing power of books, as childhood loves-turned-rivals chase each other through the stories that shaped them. DRC: bit.ly/TheLostSpect... #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I truly loved PORTRAIT OF A WITCH (OS 8.25.26) by K.S. Shay SO much - it's the perfect witchy read for the start of spooky season. ARCs are in, so request away (lackerman @ kensingtonbooks dot com). #EWGC bit.ly/PortraitWitc...

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michelleac.bsky.social @michelleac.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

THIS THUG’S LIFE by rapper, producer, activist Mopreme Shakur offers the first-ever insider account of the Shakur family, from black liberation legends to the life and death of Tupac – written by the legendary rapper’s big brother and eldest son of activist Mutulu Shakur. #Juneteenth #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

For librarians that haven't subscribed to Kensington's Branching Out newsletter (which I'm sure many of you already are!), I send around once a month (unless we have some super-exciting news to share) with news, ARCs, etc. #EWGC Sign up here: kensingtonbooks.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

In August Clarke’s dystopian novel, THE FELICITY COMPLEX, six women are designed in a lab for the sole purpose of serving billionaires in a luxury fallout shelter. But what if they rebel? Loved ANNIE BOT, and this looks like a hoot. #ewgc @kensington-library.bsky.social

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jnutterkensington.bsky.social @jnutterkensington.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

ONE SHATTERED CROWN by Rebecca Zanetti (Kensington 7/28/26 9781496758231) Set in a steamy, neon-lit, high-tech world of magic, money, and explosive desire, this sultry, dark fairytale retelling offers a dystopian romantasy twist on Cinderella for fans of Emily McIntire. #ewgc bit.ly/4tXm7c9

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sofia szyfer @sofiaszyfer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Nothing says fall like apple picking, baking competitions, and crime! USA Today bestselling author, Traci Hall’s series starter APPLE PIES AND POISONED LIES is now available to check out on edelweiss! bit.ly/4cZ2aMg #ewgc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I missed last month's #EWGC due to #PLA2026 so I'm excited to be back this month! Speaking of #PLA2026, I read the dystopian satire sci-fi novel #THEFELICITYCOMPLEX by August Clarke (OS 7.28.26) on the plane ride there—it's a WILD ride of a book, but in the best way possible. bit.ly/FelicityComp...

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Kaye Johnson at the Denver Public Library says about #THEFELICITYCOMPLEX: "Can ignorance really be bliss? August Clarke has successfully written a deeply unsettling sci-fi story shrouded in opulence, traditional womanhood, and doomsday prepping." #EWGC bit.ly/4cZtJFq

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Kim McGee @kimsbookstack.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

#EWGC WHEN NO ONE ELSE WILL is a riveting historical novel of 1940's Chicago and women helping women run a secret abortion clinic. @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

India Hayford (The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree) returns with a hauntingly moving epic about home, horses, human connection, and the transcendent awe of nature for readers of Go As a River and The Giver of Stars. ARCs available, email me @ lackerman@kensingtonbooks.com. #EWGC bit.ly/DaysofSun

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Madeleine Brown @mbrownkensington.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

After breaking up with her girlfriend, a marine biologist takes a soul searching journey to find an undocumented species of octopus... but when she arrives at the remote research station more than her own past begins to haunt her... #EWGC www.edelweiss.plus?sku=14967539...

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sofia szyfer @sofiaszyfer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Your new favorite group of baddie senior citizen who do crime is here with NYT bestselling author Julia London in her latest novel RULES FOR AGING AND LARCENY. You will not want to miss this read! #ewgc bit.ly/4knpvJB

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Ann Pryor @annpkensingtonbks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Hey #WildThing - 1987 #LA set the stage for #DeliciousVinyl, #ToneLoc, #YoungMC, and the tipping point of #HipHop that would change music around the world. The exhilarating story of the little label that could. Dropping 6.30.26! #bustamove #ewgc bit.ly/BustaBk

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I don't know how else to say this than I need everyone to be as obsessed with PORTRAIT OF A WITCH UNDONE by KS Shay as me! If you love anything Boston / New England set (as I am very partial to), contemporary witchiness, art heists, and birds!!! this is the book for you. #EWGC bit.ly/PortraitWitc...

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Susan Balla @suebee135.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#ewgc #4 in An American In Paris Mystery series, IN THE SPIRIT OF FRENCH MURDER by @colleengleason.bsky.social is due out in April from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social. Love this series and this one was no exception.

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

In THE MOONSHINE WOMEN by Michelle Collins Anderson, three sisters take over their father’s moonshine business in Prohibition-era Ozarks. This is a moving story of reinvention, sisterhood, and love. #ewgc

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

EDMONIA by Brianne Baker is an impressive work of biographical fiction celebrating the life of the first Black-Native American sculptress to achieve international renown. This compelling debut bristles with a feverish energy and is almost impossible to put down. #ewgc

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Loved WHEN NO ONE ELSE WILL by Amanda Skenandore. Based on a real clinic in 1940s Chicago, this is a compelling and thoughtful novel about friendship, motherhood, and women’s rights to health care. Give this to fans of A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult or Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall. #ewgc

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michelleac.bsky.social @michelleac.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

MOLKA, @thetimes.com bestselling author Monika Kim’s provocative follow-up to The Eyes Are the Best Part, takes readers into a perilous world of voyeurism, scandal, female rage, and vengeance . . . pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife. O.S. Apr 28 #LibraryReads noms by Mar 1 #EWGC bit.ly/4ayPbiT

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sofia szyfer @sofiaszyfer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The need for revenge never gets old... read NYT bestselling author Julia London's latest featuring four former heisters who put their past grievances and current aches behind them to take down a crypto-bro #ewgc bit.ly/4knpvJB

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

WON’T BE LONG NOW by Elizabeth Hardinger is set in 1950s-60s Kansas. Known in her family as an “odd-wad,” Billie Enholm is brilliant but awkward in social situations. Nowadays we might refer to her as neurodivergent, but at the time there was no such understanding. Powerful and poignant. #ewgc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

If you loved THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART, you'll love Monika Kim's sophmore horror novel, MOLKA (4.28.26), even more. Perfect for fans of revenge horror novels like Never Saw Me Coming and They Never Learn. Reach out (lackerman@kensingtonbooks.com) for print ARCs! #EWGC Edelweiss DRC: bit.ly/MolkaDRC

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Next up? One of these (1/3): DAUGHTER OF EGYPT by Marie Benedict, THE MOONSHINE WOMEN by Michelle Collins Anderson, THE BEHEADING GAME by Rebecca Lehmann, LADY TREMAINE by Rachel Hochhauser. #ewgc

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Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

PORTRAIT OF A WITCH UNDONE by K.S. Shay uses one of the largest art heists in history at the Gardner Museum as a jumping off point into a story of witches and magic with gothic undertones and action aplenty. #ewgc

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Matthew @fineplan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

And four titles I hope to get to real soon: can any title be better than Moss'd in Space? Molka and Accumulation are by authors whose prior novels I really loved. And yes, to all the gay detective novels! #ewgc #booksky

The Disaster Gay Detective Agency by Lev AC Rosen

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Mara @mrlzbth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I love horror combining supernatural horror with real-world ones, and THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS by Tamika Thompson was truly unforgettable . A mother desperately tries to keep her sons safe in a housing project haunted by gun violence, racism, and maybe more than a few vengeful ghosts. #ewgc 📚 💙

The cover of The Curse of Hester Gardens depicts a fire in orange, yellow and blue just above an apartment complex drawn in black and white. At first glance the apartments look like kindling for the fire.

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