Welcome to Issue #113!
The trees are whispering…
Friends, welcome to another exciting week of The Pond Book News! Every Sunday, The Quiet Pond brings you a fresh issue of book news to catch you up on the week’s lineup of diverse cover reveals, book news, and sometimes more! Now, onwards to the brilliant books!
Cover Reveal: Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
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Paperback Cover Reveal: Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
Illustration: Sija Hong | Design: Aurora Parlagreco | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Illustration: Tommy Arnold | Design: TBA | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
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Cover Reveal: Seton Girls by Charlene Thomas
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Cover Reveal: Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer
Illustration: Petra Braun | Design: TBA | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale
Illustration: Maria Nguyen | Design: TBA | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro
Illustration: Helder Oliveira | Design: Jessie Gang | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Mia & the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy, illustrated by Ana Latese
Illustration: Ana Latese | Design: TBA | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
The debut novella from Persian American author Naseem Jamnia, The Bruising of Qilwa follows a nonbinary refugee who’s just fled a homeland where they faced persecution for being a practitioner of blood magic. Their promising new life faces its first challenge when a strange new disease begins to appear—and blood magic comes under fire once again.
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Book Announcement: A YA fantasy by Angela Montoya about a witch escaping her fate and her pirate conspirator
Book Announcement: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland’s adult debut about a group of magical sisters
Book Announcement: A debut YA by Lorraine Avila about a psychic teenager trying to prevent a school shooting
Book Announcement: Sarah Suk’s forthcoming speculative YA about a Korean-American girl who can time travel through scents
Book Announcement: A YA speculative thriller by Nia Davenport about a girl who swaps bodies with her best friend
Book Announcement: Sabrina Cotugno’s forthcoming YA graphic novel series about misunderstood monsters
Book Announcement: Laura Taylor Namey has two new upcoming books, including a companion novel to Cuban Girl’s Guide, and a novel about family secrets and frenemies
Book Announcement: A YA horror by Diana Rodriguez Wallach about a Latinx teenager who gets tangled in a murder mystery
Book Announcement: A YA anthology edited by Laura Silverman featuring stories from mixed genres about the firsts and lasts of teenage years
Book Announcement: A YA romcom by Leah Benavides Rodriguez following a Mexican-American teen movie star working to restore a local cinema
Book Announcement: Lisa Springer’s YA horror-comedy about a clown gone rogue at a Halloween Party
Bria Ragin at Delacorte has acquired Lisa Springer’s There’s No Way I’d Die First, a YA contemporary horror comedy debut pitched as There’s Someone Inside Your House meets Get Out, in which a horror movie buff hosts an elaborate Halloween party but finds the festivities upended as she and her guests are forced to put their survival skills to the test in a deadly game of tag started by the low-budget It clown she hired.
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