It’s our biggest voting month yet! February may be the shortest month, but we have so many great releases eligible for LibraryReads!
First up, I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Stephen King in A Step Past Darkness by Vera Kurian, a character-driven thriller about a study group of six teenagers who witness something tragic in an abandoned mine, which comes back to haunt them 20 years later.
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Next, The Summer Book Club by Susan Mallery is the story of three women who become close friends in a book club that’s taking a break from their typical fare to read romances. With a book about books hook, this novel about friends supporting each other through the ups and downs of everyday life is told with Susan’s trademark wit and heart.
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Schitt’s Creek meets Only Murders in the Building in I Only Read Murder by Ian & Will Ferguson, a humorous mystery introducing a former TV star who feels compelled to revisit the detective skills of her character when a murder occurs on-stage during a small-town theater performance.
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A Sign of Her Own by Sarah Marsh is a mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that explores the legacy of the telephone centered on a young deaf woman, the prized student of Alexander Graham Bell. Library Journal called it “[A] beautifully written debut.”
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And finally, a heartfelt and hilarious celebration of books, Why We Read is a collection of essays about a life-long love affair with reading by Thurber Prize finalist and New Yorker contributor, Shannon Reed.