larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Oh my gosh definitely stop by and say hello at our table! It will be good to see you! 110
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Are 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 130
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We should soon, email me (lackerman@kensingtonbooks.com) and I'll add you to my list to receive! 010
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Interested 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 230
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lev 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 371
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Every time I see the newest installment's cover, I feel such joy. They are SUCH adorable covers! 011
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialSusan 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). 151
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The County Kerry series will always be one of my favorite Irish mysteries! (Although I also adore O'Connor's Irish Village Mysteries too.) #EWGC 040
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialVNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Cannot 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 051
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialSarah M. @smorikensington.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Grab your running shoes and pick up the next installment of the Lives of Guinevere 👟https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=164566290X&g=4400 #ewgc 062
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialCeline @ Kensington Publishing @cw-kensingtonbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If 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 175
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialJane Jorgenson @madpoptart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Anna Lee Huber continues to explore the complicated, terrible history of the English in Ireland in THE BRAVEST HOUR. Love Verity and company. #ewgc 041
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialtoni @readnkiki.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hey #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! 041
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialMadeleine Brown @mbrownkensington.bsky.social · 10/09/2026kinda brat to read & vote for Charlie Donlea's next jaw-dropping thriller BEHIND EVERY FACE before 12/1! #EWGC www.edelweiss.plus?sku=14967539... 142
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialAnn Pryor @annpkensingtonbks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A 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 373
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialSusan 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! 041
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The ARCs will be in soon! So hopefully you'll have a print ARC in your hands shortly!! 000
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'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 242
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialVNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Adored 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 051
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialKim 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 092
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'll put you on the ARC list :) 100
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialVida @vidalife.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If 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 251
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If 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... 250
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialMadeleine Brown @mbrownkensington.bsky.social · 07/05/2026A reminder that this beautifully spooky book is available for request on Edelweiss! And we have physical copies 📚 #EWGC 011
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialjnutterkensington.bsky.social @jnutterkensington.bsky.social · 04/06/2026HERO 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 022
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialAnn Pryor @annpkensingtonbks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Happy 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 111
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialtoni @readnkiki.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Hi #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. 121
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialsofia szyfer @sofiaszyfer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026HAPPY 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 031
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Both 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 060
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I 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... 061
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialmichelleac.bsky.social @michelleac.bsky.social · 07/05/2026THIS 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 162
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026For 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=...kensingtonbooks.us12.list-manage.comKensington Publishing Corp.Kensington Publishing Corp. Email Forms 040
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialVNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 07/05/2026In 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 031
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026PS The print ARCs for THE FELICITY COMPLEX are FINALLY in so request away (lackerman @ kensingtonbooks dot com) #EWGC 020
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialjnutterkensington.bsky.social @jnutterkensington.bsky.social · 07/05/2026ONE 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 021
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialsofia szyfer @sofiaszyfer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Nothing 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 033
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I 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... 160
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I will def send you an ARC when they come in!! 110
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Kaye 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 120
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialKim 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 041
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026India 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 040
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialMadeleine Brown @mbrownkensington.bsky.social · 05/03/2026After 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... 031
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialsofia szyfer @sofiaszyfer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Your 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 051
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialAnn Pryor @annpkensingtonbks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Hey #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 121
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I 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... 041
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialSusan 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. 154
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialVNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 05/02/2026In 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 021
Reposted by @larissaackerman.bsky.socialVNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 05/02/2026EDMONIA 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 061
larissaackerman.bsky.social @larissaackerman.bsky.social · 05/02/2026If Ann Patchett is writing it, I'm reading it! 110
