Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

E-Audio, 11:00:25 Narrated by: Korey Jackson Release Date:  January 21, 2020 Published by:  Quill Tree Books Read from: February 9-10, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW: Toxic Masculinity (but they learn from it) For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, e-Audio, YA An Indie Next List Pick! In his first contemporary teen novel, critically acclaimed author and two-time Edgar…

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

E-Audio, 12:24:16 Narrated by: Maite Jáuregui, Ruta Sepetys, Richard Ferrone, Neil Hellegers, Joshua Kane, Liza Kaplan, & Oliver Wyman  Release Date:  October 1, 2019 Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: December 22-26, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW: Child/Infant deaths, kidnapping For fans of: Historical fiction, Romance,       A portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.      Madrid, 1957….

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

E-Audio, 10:17:23 Narrated by:   Adjoa Andoh Release Date:  November 5, 2019 Published by: HarperAudio Read from: December 18-22, 2019 The Brown Sisters, #1 Source: Library  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, #OwnVoices, Diverse Author, POC on cover, POC MC, Between the Covers, Rom Coms, Adult, Body Image      Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek…

American Royals by Katharine McGee

E-Audio, 13:53:03 Narrated by:  Brittany Pressley Release Date:  September 3, 2019 Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: November 6-10, 2019 American Royals, #1 Source: Library  TW:  For fans of: Royalty, Romance, Audio,       What if America had a royal family? When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two…

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

E-Audio, 10:13:50 Narrated by:  Summer Morton & Brian Pallino Release Date:  August 6, 2019 Published by:  HarperAudio Read from: November 3-6, 2019 Modern Love, #1 Source: Library  TW: Confrontation of Abuser, Abuse For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Adult, Audio, Companion Novel, Realistic Fiction, Enemies to Lovers      Alisha Rai returns with the first book in her sizzling…

Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum

e-Audio, 08:18:05 Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Robbie Daymond, & Julie Buxbaum Release Date:  May 7, 2019 Published by:  Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: August 9-14 & 20-23, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW: anxiety/panic attacks, medical conditions (lung tumor), mentions of Sept. 11th For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      Sometimes looking to the past helps…

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

e-Audio,  12:54:22 Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle  Release Date:  May 14, 2019 Published by:  Scholastic Audio Read from: August 2-8, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW:  For fans of: Re-tellings, strong female characters, Fantasy, Sparkly Covers, YA      Isabelle should be blissfully happy – she’s about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn’t the beautiful girl…

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

e-Audio,  10:50:29 Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose,  Vikas Adam, and Michael Crouch  Release Date:  June 4, 2019 Published by:  Balzer + Bray Read from: July 27-31, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: Death For fans of: Romance, Historical Fiction, YA, LGBTQIAP+, Multiple POVs, Positive Body Rep, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alone      It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens,…

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

e-Audio,  09:48:00 Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio  Release Date:  May 28, 2019 Published by:  Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: July 19-20, 2019 These Witches Don’t Burn, #1 Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: N/A For fans of: Witches, Paranormal, LGBTQIAP+, Romance, Bombshell Endings, YA      Hannah’s a witch, but not the kind you’re thinking of. She’s the real…

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim

e-Audio, 10:30:56 Narrated by: Catherine Ho Release Date:  June 11, 2019 Published by:  Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: June 21-26, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW:  For fans of: Romance, Contemporary Little to no sex, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, POC MC, Magical Realism, Adult       At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan…

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