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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

If it's set at a shore town (or better yet, a Jersey shore town), I'm all over it! HAVE A GREAT SUMMER by Francesca Cocchi (OS 5.26.26) isn't just a romance novel...it's about hometown nostalgia, female friendship, and self discovery. It's the perfect summer / beach read! #EWGC #HAGS bit.ly/HAGS2026

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Michelle Collins Anderson is amazing at transporting you to Prohibition Era Ozarks, Missouri. Shine and her sisters feel as real as my own family. I loved The Moonshine Women and hope you do too! If you're interested in a print ARC, you can email me or request on Edelweiss: bit.ly/moonshineDRC #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

PORTRAIT OF A WITCH UNDONE by K.S. Shay is a witchy art mystery based on a real, unsolved art heist for readers of "Starling House". We're seeking librarian blurbs for the print ARC - email me at lackerman @ kensingtonbooks dot com for more info or download the DRC here: bit.ly/PortraitWitc... #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

THE MOONSHINE WOMEN by Michelle Collins Anderson is a beautiful tale of sisterhood as three women take over their father's moonshine business, set in Prohibition Era Missorui Ozarks & Hot Springs. Reach out for ARCs (lackerman @ kensingtonbooks dot com) or Edelweiss DRC: bit.ly/moonshineDRC #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Angela M. Sanders writes such adorable, enchanting mysteries, and I'm so excited she's starting a new series with us starring a sleuth who has a magical connection to scents! (Similar to how her librarian sleuth Josie Way has a magic connection to books.) Edelweiss DRC: bit.ly/whiffofmurder #ewgc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Hello, #EWGC librarians! Vote by 2/1 for this thrilling Mormon Gothic from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social that is The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas meets “Sister Wives"! Reach out to me if you're interested in a print ARC (lackerman @ kensingtonbooks dot com). Edelweiss DRC: bit.ly/3LO2WAf

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I can't describe WOMEN OF A PROMISCUOUS NATURE by Donna Everhart any better than @libraryjournal.bsky.social's amazing review: "Everhart writes movingly about the American Plan...With its strong women characters, the novel is a brutal but unforgettable read." Edelweiss DRC: bit.ly/WOAPN #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Words cannot express HOW much I love this Arthurian (I mean--Guineverian!) romantasy. If any librarians will be at #HeartlandFallForum, Paula will be there for Moveable Feast! THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN is on Edelweiss but please email me (lackerman @ kensingtonbooks dot com) for a print ARC. #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

We have some amazing books coming out October, including the latest mystery fting Agatha Christie's housekeeper as a sleuth; a spellbinding debut set at a magical school; and a feminist retelling of the Scottish “Ballad of Tam Lin." We hope you'll consider voting for them for LibraryReads! #ewgc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Hi #EWGC! I am seeking librarians to read manuscripts and provide advance blurbs for WON'T BE LONG NOW by Elizabeth Hardinger (historical fiction); WHEN NO ONE ELSE WILL by Amanda Skenandore (historical fiction); MOLKA by Monika Kim (horror) and HAVE A GREAT SUMMER by Francesca Cocchi (romance)!

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

For fans of #Nightbitch & #EyesAreTheBestPart, THE HUNGER WE PASS DOWN (OS 9.30.25/Erewhon) is Jen Sookfong Lee's horror-tinged intergenerational saga, as a single mother’s doppleganger forces her to confront the legacy of violence that's shaped the women in her family #EWGC bit.ly/HungerPassDown

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I can’t believe #ALAAnnual2025 is almost here! Kensington (BOOTH 1521) will be full of author signings, ARCs to give away, and friendly Kensington folks who love to chat! Stop by, say hello, and get signed ARCs from authors like Ellen Marie Wiseman, Charlie Donlea, Paula Lafferty, and more! #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

THE BOOK OF AUTUMN by Molly O’Sullivan (10.28.25) is a spellbinding debut about ambition, privilege, second chance romance (who doesn’t love that?) and ancient magic @ an enchanted school in New Mexico. Please consider reading & voting for LibraryReads (Due 9/1)! #EWGC Edelweiss DRC: bit.ly/BOAdrc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Ellen Marie Wiseman returns with a gritty yet hopeful new novel featuring a young immigrant mother in Virginia who fights for her dignity and those she loves against America’s rising eugenics movement. We hope you'll read and consider it for #LibraryReads! Edelweiss: bit.ly/LiesTheyTold... #EWGC

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The long-awaited Kensington Cozies booklet is now available (for free, in print and for download)! Email Sofia if you are interested in any copies! sszyfer@kensingtonbooks.com #ewgc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

If you love magic, mystery, romance, and dark academia, then THE BOOK OF AUTUMN by Molly O'Sullivan (OS 10.28.25) is for you! Librarian Tina Panik describes it best: "...The magical intelligence of Naomi Novik’s work, and the escapade energy of CJ Archer’s Glass Library series." #EWGC bit.ly/BOAdrc

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Gangsters. Lovers. Legends. Meet the Kellys—the bootlegging, bank-robbing, husband-wife duo known as #machinegunkelly & Kathyrn Thorne—who masterminded one of the most infamous kidnappings in American crime! From @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social, OS 5.27.25. #Historical #truecrime #ewgc bit.ly/KellysBk

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Libby Klein (known for the Poppy McAllister Mysteries) is a writer to watch! VICE AND VIRTUE was a joy to read. I read it months ago but still keep thinking about all the characters (including the pet chicken). Her series debut is a heartfelt, humorous read! #EWGC www.edelweiss.plus#sku=14967485...

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larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

THE POTTING SHED MURDER by Paula Sutton-known for being the "Queen of Cottagecore" on Instagram-brings the quaint town of Pudding Corner, England to life with stunning scenery, quirky characters and smart sleuth. Perfect for Richard Osman fans! #EWGC bit.ly/PSMDRC @kensington-library.bsky.social

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