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December 2021...
Here’s To Us (What If It’s Us #2) – Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
Offer: Keychain
Availability: US
Expiry: Dec 27, 2021
About: YA romance. As Ben and Arthur try to shake off the past, they keep running into each other in the present. Is this the universe trying to tell them there’s a do-over in their future?
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Tethered Spirits – T. A. Hernandez
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, character art print, map, digital chapters
Availability: International
Expiry: Dec 26, 2021 (extended)
About: Fantasy. For years, Amar has traveled the Kavoran empire, seeking a way to recover his lost memories and end the curse that plagues him. With support from loyal friends, Amar may finally be on the verge of finding answers, but to do so, he’ll need to enlist the help of an unexpected guide.
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Classic Adventures – Anne of Green Gables – adapted by Jacqueline Dembar Greene, illustrated by Jamie Green
Offer: Art print and note from the illustrator
Availability: US
Expiry: Dec 14, 2021
About: Middle grade. A chapter book adaptation of the classic story.
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Classic Adventures – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – originally by Mark Twain, adapted by Valerie Tripp, illustrated by Rosalia Radosti
Offer: Art print and note from the illustrator
Availability: US
Expiry: Dec 14, 2021
About: Middle grade. A chapter book adaptation of the classic story.
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Tethered Spirits – T A Hernandez
Offer: First 6 chapters + a deleted scene, access to a colored version of the map, bookmark, signed bookplate, double sided art print with character art and map
Availability: International
Expiry: Dec 14, 2021
About: YA fantasy. Three questing strangers, one desperate chase, and a magical mystery that will push them to the edge.
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Out of the Fire – Andrea Contos
Offer: Bookmark, magnet, sticker, envelope and signed bookplate
Availability: US, library request included
Expiry: December 6, 2021
About: Thriller. It wasn’t the kidnapping that ruined Cass Adams’s life. It was the letters that came after. The pink envelopes that appear in her car, her locker, her bedroom. Notes from the man she escaped, telling her that he’s always there, always watching.
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Heartless Prince – Leigh Dragoon and Angela De Vito
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, art print
Availability: US
Expiry: December 6, 2021
About: YA fantasy graphic novel. A fierce warrior must save the heart of her beloved prince before it’s too late.
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A History of Wild Places – Shea Ernshaw
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, stickers, letter to the reader
Availability: US
Expiry: Dec 6, 2021
About: Suspense. Three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune investigate the disappearances of two outsiders.
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If This Gets Out – Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich
Offer: Sticker and bookmark
Availability: US/Canada (*first 400 applicants)
Expiry: Dec 6, 2021
About: Queer YA romance. Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of the biggest acts in America. Along with their bandmates, Angel Phan and Jon Braxton, the four are teen heartthrobs in front of the cameras and best friends backstage. But privately, the pressure to stay in the closet has Ruben confiding in Zach.
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The Righteous (Beautiful Quartet #3) – Renee Ahdieh
Offer: Illustrated book overlays
Availability: US
Expiry: Dec 6, 2021
About: Fantasy. When her best friend Celine disappears under mysterious circumstances, Pippa resolves to find her, even if the journey takes her into the dangerous world of the fey, where she might find more than she bargained for in the charismatic Arjun Desai.
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The 143-Storey Treehouse – Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton
Offer: Book “Just Macbeth”
Availability: Australia
Expiry: Dec 2021
About: Children. Andy and Terry’s treehouse now has 13 new storeys, including a word-o-matic (it knows every word in the whole world!); a recycling depot; a wrecking ball; a deep, dark cave with a real live, fire-breathing dragon; and a too-hard basket.
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Crossroads – Jonathan Franzen
Offer: Tote bag
Availability: Australia
Expiry: Ongoing
About: Historical fiction. The Hildebrandt family navigate the political and social crosscurrents of the past fifty years.
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Echoes of War – Tania Blanchard
Offer: Book “Letters from Berlin”
Availability: Australia
Expiry: Dec 2021
About: Historical fiction. Set in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheaval, this is the story of one woman’s determination to find her place in a world that men are threatening to tear apart.
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Well Hello – Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales
Offer: Notebook
Availability: Australia
Expiry: Dec 2021
About: Essays. From the hit podcast “Chat 10 Looks 3” comes a smart, hilarious and heartfelt book about friendship, the vagaries of life and culture, and everything in between.
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November 2021...
Jade Legacy (Green Bone Saga #3) – Fonda Lee
Offer: Art print, signed bookplate, bookmark
Availability: International
Expiry: November 29, 2021
About: Fantasy. The Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an East Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis.
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Wish You Were Here – Jodi Picoult
Offer: Digital short story prequel
Availability: International
Expiry: November 29, 2021
About: Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself
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Huda F Are You – Huda Fahmy
Offer: Laptop decal
Availability: US
Expiry: November 21, 2021
About: Graphic novel. Asks the question everyone has to figure out for themselves: Who are you?
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All the Feels – Olivia Dad
Offer: Exclusive scene
Availability: International
Expiry: November 16, 2021
About: Romantic comedy. A devil-may-care actor—who actually cares more than anyone knows—falls for the no-nonsense woman hired to keep him in line.
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Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (Star Wars) – Timothy Zahn
Offer: Digital wallpaper and 2022 calendar
Availability: US
Expiry: November 16, 2021
About: Science fiction. The fate of the Chiss Ascendancy hangs in the balance in the epic finale of the Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy.
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Underwater Wild – Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck
Offer: Poster
Availability: US
Expiry: November 15, 2021
About: Non-fiction. From the creators of the documentary “My Octopus Teacher”, an immersive journey into the underwater world that inspired it.
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The Legend of the Christmas Witch – Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza, illustrated by Julia Iredale
Offer: Ornament and note from creators
Availability: US
Expiry: November 15, 2021
About: Picture book. The long lost tale of the Christmas Witch, Santa Claus’s much misunderstood twin sister.
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water – Sabrina Kleckner
Offer: Art print
Availability: US
Expiry: November 15, 2021
About: A lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States.
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Revenge – Dani Hoots
Offer: signed bookplate, postcard, bookmark, character stickers
Availability: None stated
Expiry: November 15, 2021
About: A swashbuckling upper YA/NA LGBTQ+ sci-fi western.
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Bonus: order from the author’s Etsy store for extras including Kausian tea
The Art of Running Away – Sabrina Kleckner
Offer: Digital short story, postcard, bookmark
Availability: Not stated, but library requests included
Expiry: November 15, 2021
About: Middle grade. 12-year old Maisie is a budding artist, who learns more about her family after running away to her adult brother in London.
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A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape – Joe Pera, illustrated by Joe Bennett
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: November 15, 2021
About: A comedic yet functional meditative guide to help people who suffer from social anxiety and deal with it in this very particular way.
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A Light in the Sky – Shina Reynolds
Offer: Art prints plus chance to win prize
Availability: International
Expiry: November 9, 2021
About: YA fantasy. Seventeen-year-old Aluma Banks has always dreamed of soaring freely through the skies astride a powerful winged steed of her own. But flying is a privilege granted only to the Riders of the king’s Empyrean Cavalry, the aerial warriors who defend the borders of their land from the fallen kingdom of Laithlann.
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The After Party – A. C. Arthur
Offer: Stickers, access to online party
Availability: International
Expiry: November 9, 2021
About: Three women form an unbreakable bond in a sexy, suspenseful, and adventurous novel about empowerment and sisterhood through thick and thin.
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A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #2) – Roseanne A Brown
Offer: Signed bookplate, metal bookmark, art print
Availability: International
Expiry: November 9, 2021
About: YA fantasy. Now the most wanted person in Sonande, Karina’s only hope of reclaiming what is rightfully hers lies in a divine power hidden in the long-lost city of her ancestors.
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Aurora’s End – Amie Kaufmann and Jay Kristoff
Offer: Chance to win one of 80 metal pin badges
Availability: UK* (highstreet shops only, inc Waterstones)
Expiry: November 8, 2021
About: YA science fiction. The assorted misfits of Squad 312 face their deadliest foe yet in a battle to save the galaxy.
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Year of the Reaper – Makiia Lucier
Offer: Digital annotated chapter plus chance to win prize
Availability: International
Expiry: November 8, 2021
About: YA fantasy. Three years ago, young Lord Cassia disappeared in the midst of war. Since then, a devastating illness has swept the land, leaving countless dead and a kingdom forever altered. Having survived war and plague, Cas, now eighteen, wants only to return to his home in the mountains and forget past horrors. But home is not what he remembers.
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I Don’t Want to Read this Book – Max Greenfield, illustrated by Mike Lowery
Offer: Signed print
Availability: US
Expiry: November 8, 2021
About: A humorous picture book for unwilling readers.
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Kennedy is King – Cameron James
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark and postcard
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: November 8, 2021
About: YA romance. Kennedy is the most popular boy in his prestige boarding school, known by everyone as The King. After breaking up with his girlfriend he finds himself in a whirlwind romance with trans footballer Stephen.
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You’ve Reached Sam – Dustin Thao
Offer: Lenticular bookmark
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: November 8, 2021
About: YA contemporary. A heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye.
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All of Us Villains – Amanda Foody and Christine Lynne Herman
Offer: Exclusive pin
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: November 8, 2021
About: YA fantasy. A specialized group of Empowered called Jokers, known collectively as Cardplay, must protect their world from the darkness that threatens to consume it, all the while fighting for equality in a society clinging to normalcy.
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Immune – Philipp Dettmer
Offer: Digital wallpaper
Availability: International
Expiry: November 2, 2021
About: Non-fiction. An illustrated deep dive into the immune system.
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Dreams Lie Beneath – Rebecca Ross
Offer: All: Digital pack with letter, annotated first chapter, hand-lettered quotes, bonus chapter. Bookstores: Digital pack plus art print and chance to win poster.
Availability: International, including library requests
Expiry: November 2, 2021
About: Fantasy. The realm of Azenor has spent years plagued by a curse. Every new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life. Only magicians stand between people and their worst dreams. Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town, but when two magicians arrive to challenge her, she is unknowingly drawn into a century-old conflict.
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Lights Out – Natalie Walters
Offer: Digital novella ‘Initium’
Availability: International (limited bookstores)
Expiry: November 2, 2021
About: To fight the global war on terrorism, CIA Analyst Brynn Taylor invited foreign spies into America. Now one of them is missing. To track him down and stop a cyber blackout, she must work with an elite security team-and the ex-boyfriend she betrayed
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Howl of the Wind Dragon (Dragon Masters #20) – Tracy West
Offer: Chance to have a character named after you in a future book.
Availability: US
Expiry: November 1, 2021
About: Chapter book. Evil wizard Astrid brings the Garden of Beasts to life and the Dragon Masters must go into battle.
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A Rush of Wings – Laura E Weymouth
Offer: Postcard, bookmark, signed bookplate
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: November 1, 2021
About: Romantic fantasy. An untrained Scottish witch must unlock her power to free her brothers from a terrible curse and save her home.
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Briar Girls – Rebecca Wells
Offer: Digital bonus fairy tales and author notes
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: November 1, 2021
About: YA fantasy. A reimagining of Sleeping Beauty that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping princess in an enchanted forest, while searching for the truth behind her own deadly curse.
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You Can Go Your Own Way – Eric Smith
Offer: Acrylic pin, signed bookplate, stickers
Availability: Not stated, library requests included
Expiry: November 1, 2021
About: YA fantasy. A specialized group of Empowered called Jokers, known collectively as Cardplay, must protect their world from the darkness that threatens to consume it, all the while fighting for equality in a society clinging to normalcy.
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Gilded – Marissa Meyer
Offer: Metal bookmark, short story, poster
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: November 1, 2021 for phase 3 (poster).
Phase 1 before Sep 27, Phase 2 before Oct 18.
About: YA fantasy. (A Rumpelstiltskin retelling.) Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes.
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October 2021...
The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell – Kate Brauning
Offer: Digital short story “Halloween Girls”
Availability: International.
Expiry: October 31, 2021
About: Contemporary fiction. Dinah Caldwell has been filling her father’s role since he abandoned their family four years ago. She and her grief-stricken mom run their subsistence farm deep in the Ozarks, making sure her younger brother never has to worry. Until the day Gabriel Gates, who owns everyone in Charlotte County, kills her mother to steal her family’s well. Nothing is more dangerous than a girl with nothing left to lose..
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Rest Easy – Warona Jolomba
Offer: Character cards
Availability: US and Canada.
Expiry: October 26, 2021
About: Contemporary romance. Heartsick from the death of his mother and heartsore from breaking up with his girlfriend, Dee Warrington is barely getting by, until he meets eccentric straight A student Naya.
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Ski Weekend – Rektok Ross
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, sticker, plus chance for prizes
Availability: US, library requests included.
Expiry: October 25, 2021
About: Adventure/thriller. Six teens, one dog, a ski trip gone wrong.
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Trashlands – Alison Stine
Offer: Signed bookmark, sticker, temporary tattoos
Availability: US
Expiry: October 25, 2021
About: Post-apocalyptic. Coral is a “plucker,” pulling plastic from the rivers and woods. She’s stuck in Trashlands, a dump named for the strip club at its edge, where the local women dance for an endless loop of strangers and the club’s violent owner rules as unofficial mayor.
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A Shadow in the Ember – Jennifer Armentrout
Offer: Bookmark, tattoo and digital sneak peek
Availability: International
Expiry: October 24, 2021
About: Fantasy. Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.
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Nothing But Blackened Teeth – Cassandra Khaw
Offer: Phone grip
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: October 19, 2021
About: Suspense. A creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists.
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Jade Fire Gold – June CL Tan
Offer: Double-sided cover, map, art print, character cards, signed bookplate, digital deleted scenes
Availability: International (not sub boxes)
Expiry: October 19, 2021
About: YA fantasy. Ferocious action, shadowy intrigue, rich magic, and a captivating slow-burn romance collide when Ahn and Altan meet.
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Women Who Love Men Who Kill [updated edition] – Sheila Isenberg
Offer: “Gift”
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: October 19, 2021
About: 35 true stories of prison passion.
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Thronebreakers (Crownchasers #2) – Rebecca Coffindaffer
Offer: Signed bookplate, art print (*Indie preorders also receive a sticker and magnet)
Availability: International, includes library request
Expiry: October 19, 2021
About: Alyssa Farshot never wanted to rule the empire. But to honor her uncle’s dying wish, she participated in the crownchase, a race across the empire’s 1,001 planets to find the royal seal and win the throne.
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks Super Easy – Ree Drummond
Offer: Digital bonus recipes
Availability: International
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: Cookbook. 120 shortcut recipes for dinners, desserts, and more.
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Gilded – Marissa Meyer
Offer: Digital short story ‘The Phantom of Linkshire Manor’ plus mystery gift
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: October 18, 2021 for phase 2.
Phase 1 before Sep 27, Phase 3 before Nov 1.
About: YA fantasy. (A Rumpelstiltskin retelling.) Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes.
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You Are Here (For Now) – Adam J Kurtz
Offer: Stationery Set
Availability: US
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: Self-help. An honest and relatable guide to figuring out where you’re headed—and feeling okay in the meantime.
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Bad Girls Never Say Die – Jennifer Mathieu
Offer: Sunglasses
Availability: US
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: YA contemporary. Gender-flipped reimagining of The Outsiders that explores the deep bonds of female friendship and what it takes to be a “bad girl.”
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Little Thieves – Margaret Owen
Offer: Seven book illustrations
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: YA Fantasy. Scrappy maid Vanja Schmidt must outsmart both palace nobles and Low Gods to steal her life back.
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Girly Drinks – Sheila Isenberg
Offer: Drink cooler
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: A world history of women and alcohol.
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Seduced by Magic – Various Authors
Offer: digital cookbook/recipes
Availability: US (*Nook only)
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: Biography. Explores the Black activist’s ideas and political strategies, highlighting their relevance for tackling modern social issues including voter suppression, police violence, and economic inequality.
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City of Shattered Light – Claire Winn
Offer: Signed bookplate, character card, sticker, bookmark
Availability: International
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: YA fantasy. Ferocious action, shadowy intrigue, rich magic, and a captivating slow-burn romance collide when Ahn and Altan meet.
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It’s A Wonderful Woof (Chet & Bernie #12 – Spencer Quin
Offer: Cover art ornament
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: Mystery. Holiday time in the Valley, and in the holiday spirit–despite the dismal shape of the finances at the Little Detective Agency–Bernie refers a potential client to Victor Klovsky, a fellow private eye.
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Of Shadow and Crows – Aimee Shaye
Offer: ‘Gift’
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: October 18, 2021
About: Fantasy. To be a Sister of the Assembly, a coven of vampire assassins, is a birthright, but to be an Elite Assassin is a legacy.
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Daughter of Shattered Skies – Sara DeLaVergne
Offer: Bookmark, map, art art prints
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: October 12, 2021
About: Fantasy. Under eternal night skies, Imperial Princess Issaria Elysitao is reared by her only remaining family. With Aunt Cate’s guidance, Issaria is urged toward conquest of the Daylight cities responsible for the regicide, but she cannot help to wonder if the curse meant to protect her was not the very thing her parents banished long ago.
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Dangerous Pursuits: 15 Stories From Today’s Most Popular Mystery and Suspense Authors – Ronie Kendig, Lisa Harris, Therese Heckenkamp, et al.
Offer: Signed bookmark, fridge magnet, Scripture coloring card
Availability: US
Expiry: October 12, 2021
About: Clean and Christian suspense novella collection. The chill of fall brings with it a hint of peril… Start your fall off right with 15 gripping tales from today’s most popular ladies of mystery and suspense. Dangerous Pursuits will keep you turning pages until the very. Last. One.
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Keeper of the Night – Kylie Lee Baker
Offer: Character art print, signed bookplate, bookmark
Availability: International (*Int supplies limited)
Expiry: October 11, 2021
About: Dark fantasy. A half Reaper, half Shinigami soul collector seeks her destiny in 1890s Japan.
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They Stay – Claire Fraise
Offer: Signed bookplate, tarot card, maps, sticker, note from the author
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: October 11, 2021
About: YA supernatural thriller. A suspenseful mystery about a missing kid, a girl who can see ghosts, and a horrifying crime only four outcasts have the power to stop.
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Pinkie Promises – Elizabeth Warren, illustrated by Charlene Chua
Offer: art print
Availability: US
Expiry: October 11, 2021
About: Picture book. Polly goes to a rally to meet a woman who’s running for president, and they make a pinkie promise to remember all the great things that girls do.
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In the Echo of this Ghost Town – CL Walters
Offer: eBook prequel
Availability: International
Expiry: October 11, 2021
About: Contemporary fiction. After getting in a fight with his best friends from high school, Griffin Nichols is faced with a reality he’d never imagined. He’s alone. Then he meets Maxwell Wallace, and she challenges everything he’s ever believed about what it means to be a man
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The Night Ride – J Anderson Coats
Offer: Horse charm and stickers
Availability: US (Int can enter to win a prize)
Expiry: October 11, 2021
About: Middle grade. A young stable girl discovers a secret that endangers her beloved horse and threatens her future.
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V. E. Schwab
Offer: First printings signed
Availability: UK (*UK copies can be ordered internationally)
Expiry: October 6, 2021
About: Fantasy. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
► All first printings of the UK editions will be signed
► Buy from Amazon | Blackwells
★ See also my Addie LaRue special editions roundup
Fireborn – Jessa Graythorne
Offer: Chance to win books or Amazon gift card
Availability: International, including library requests
Expiry: October 5, 2021
About: Adult urban fantasy. Logical, grounded Halley Ashwood is well on her way to achieving her dream of being a doctor, until her brother Flynn goes missing in Amsterdam and she discovers that demons are real, they’re living among us, and they may hold the answer to what happened to Flynn.
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Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked #2) – Kerri Maniscalco
Offer: Signed bookplate, enamel pin, art print
Availability: US (*International can purchase from Premiere Collectibles or see below for UK prize draw)
Expiry: October 5, 2021
About: Biography. Explores the Black activist’s ideas and political strategies, highlighting their relevance for tackling modern social issues including voter suppression, police violence, and economic inequality.
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★ An alternative to swag for non-US readers is the signed blue sprayed edges edition at Waterstones . UK purchasers can also access a digital copy plus a chance to win prizes.
I’m With the Banned (Afterlife #2) – Marlene Perez
Offer: Coloring page
Availability: International, no purchase necessary
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Urban fantasy. Sometimes, all a girl can do is grab her vampire tiara and start kicking some supernatural ass.
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When Night Breaks (Kingdom of Cards #2) – Janella Angeles
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, playbill, digital chapter
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Paranormal romance. Daron Demarco’s fall from grace is front-page news. But little matters to him beyond Kallia, the contestant he fell for who is now missing and in the hands of a dangerous magician. Daron is willing to do whatever it takes to find her. Even if it means unearthing secrets that lead him on a treacherous journey, risking more than his life and with no promise of return.
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A Curse in Ash – Julie Zantopoulos
Offer: Signed bookplate and tarot cards
Availability: International
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Paranormal romance. Aisling has trained in magic use, self-defense, and secrecy, but no amount of training prepared her for a curse that hits so close to home. Then again, she never anticipated having two men by her side ready to fight, and die, with her.
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Why We Fly – Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
Offer: Signed bookplate and character cards
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Contemporary YA. With a rocky start to senior year, cheerleaders and lifelong best friends Eleanor and Chanel have a lot on their minds. Eleanor is still in physical therapy months after a serious concussion from a failed cheer stunt. Chanel starts making questionable decisions to deal with the mounting pressure of college applications. But they have each other’s backs–just as always, until Eleanor’s new relationship with star quarterback Three starts a rift between them.
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Lore Olympus, Vol 1 – Rachel Smythe
Offer 1: Enamel pin
Availability: US *from participating indie stores
Offer 2: Digital wallpaper and bonus illustrations
Availability: International
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Graphic novel. Contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology with scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love.
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The Ghosts of Thorwald Place – Helen Power
Offer: Signed bookplate, cards and stickers
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Paranormal suspense. Rachel Drake is on the run from the man who killed her husband. She never leaves her safe haven in an anonymous doorman building, until one night a phone call sends her running. On her way to the garage, she is murdered in the elevator. But her story doesn’t end there.
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Storm to Spring (Matrons of Miang #2) – Atima Kim
Offer: Signed bookplate and character cards
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Fantasy romance. Bound to a generational pact, Yeena fulfills her part as a future matron by setting out to make a tour of the eastern covens, meeting with each eligible young lord who wishes to win her favor.
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Crossbones – Kimberly Vale
Offer: Enamel pin and character cards
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Adventure. When the Blood Bell tolls, it marks the death of the pirate king and the start of the Trials – a heart-stopping competition to win the Bone Crown.
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Squad – Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Lisa Sterle
Offer: Sticker sheet and alternate cover
Availability: International
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Graphic novel. When the new girl is invited to join her high school’s most popular clique, she can’t believe her luck–and she can’t believe their secret that comes out under a full moon, either.
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Luminous – Mara Rutherford
Offer: Colour map (US/Canada only), Liora art print and signed bookplate (international)
Availability: International
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Fantasy. Liora is a witch who must learn to harness her power—or risk losing her loved ones forever.
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A Spindle Splintered – Alix H Harrow
Offer: Enamel pin
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Novella. It’s Zinnia Gray’s twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it’s the last birthday she’ll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Feminist retelling of The Sleeping Beauty with Arthur Rackham illustrations.
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Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America – Keisha N Blain
Offer: Button, magnet, bookmark, bookplate (first 100 signed)
Availability: US
Expiry: October 4, 2021
About: Biography. Explores the Black activist’s ideas and political strategies, highlighting their relevance for tackling modern social issues including voter suppression, police violence, and economic inequality.
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September 2021...
Goddess of Nothing At All – Cat Rector
Offer: Digital character art, booklist, early chapters
Availability: International
Expiry: September 30, 2021
About: Fantasy. The price for falling in love with Loki is everything.
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What About Will – Ellen Hopkins
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: September 30, 2021
About: Middle grade. A novel-in-verse about the bonds between two brothers and the love they share.
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Light from Uncommon Stars – Ryka Aoki
Offer: Enamel pin
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 28, 2021
Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka’s ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She’s found her final candidate.
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Court (Crave #4) – Tracy Wolff
Offer: Digital wallpaper image *plus chance to win makeup bag or iPad
Availability: International (*prizes are US only)
Expiry: September 28, 2021
Protect the kingdom at all costs – or so Grace has been told. One of the last of her kind, Grace can either save or doom them all.
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White Borders – Reece Jones
Offer: Timeline bookmark
Availability: US
Expiry: September 28, 2021
The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall.
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Once Upon a Broken Heart – Stephanie Garber
Offer: Alternate cover dust jacket
Availability: US (*supplies exhausted early)
Expiry: September 28, 2021
About: Fantasy. when Evangeline learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, she becomes desperate enough to offer the Prince of Hearts whatever he wants in exchange for his help to stop the wedding.
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Dark Rise – CS Pacat
Offer: Mini postcard map and one of 8 character trading cards
Availability: International
Expiry: September 27, 2021
About: Epic fantasy/romance. Heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war are reborn and begin to draw new battle lines.
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The Splendor – Breeana Shields
Offer: Signed bookplate, postcard, bookmark, and *chance to win grand prize
Availability: International (*grand prize only for US)
Expiry: Sep 27, 2021
About: The Splendor hotel is a magical experience that gives its guests the fantasy fulfillment of their dreams, but it ruined Juliette’s life.
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Lakesedge – Lyndall Clipstone
Offer: Signed bookplate, character art, stickers, bookmark
Availability: International
Expiry: Sep 27, 2021
About: Gothic fantasy about monsters and magic, set on the banks of a cursed lake.
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You’d be home now – Kathleen Glasgow
Offer: ‘cool stuff’
Availability: not stated
Expiry: Sep 27, 2021
About: Contemporary fiction. Emory struggles to find herself amidst the fallout of her brother’s addiction in a town ravaged by the opioid crisis.
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We Can: Portraits of Power – Tyler Gordon
Offer: Signed bookplate, art print
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: Sep 27, 2021
About: Debut picture book featuring Ty’s bold paintings of over 30 icons―musicians, artists, writers, civils rights leaders, sports legends, change-makers, record-setters, and more―alongside short explanations of how these people inspire him.
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Steelstriker – Marie Lu
Offer: Character cards, signed bookplate, digital bonus scene
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: Sep 27, 2021 (phase 2, phase 1 ended July 16)
About: YA fantasy. With her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow Strikers and her adopted homeland. She has no choice but to become the Federation’s most deadly war machine as their newest Skyhunter.
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Beasts of Prey – Ayana Gray
Offer: Enamel pin
Availability: US
Expiry: Sep 27, 2021 (phase 2, phase 1 ended July 16)
About: YA fantasy. Fate binds two Black teenagers together as they strike a dangerous alliance to hunt down the creature menacing their home, and uncover ancient deadly secrets.
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Cuba in my Pocket – Adrianna Cuevas
Offer: Signed bookplate, recipe card, bookmark, sticker (also six book sleeve prizes)
Availability: US
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: Middle grade historical. A 12yo boy leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author’s family history.
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Once Upon a Broken Heart – Stephanie Garber
Offer: Alternate cover dust jacket
Availability: US
Expiry: September 28, 2021
About: Fantasy. when Evangeline learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, she becomes desperate enough to offer the Prince of Hearts whatever he wants in exchange for his help to stop the wedding.
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Death’s Edge (Rune Caster #2) – John Ortega
Offer: Bonus scene from Silera’s POV (digital)
Availability: International
Expiry: September 26, 2021
About: Running an inn should be an easy job. That is if you’re not Nathan Mercer — owner of the only refuge for supernatural creatures in the world.
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As If on Cue – Marisa Kanter
Offer: Signed bookplate and character art. First 50 submissions receive a bonus card.
Availability: International
Expiry: September 25, 2021
About: A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in a swoony YA enemies-to-lovers romance.
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All These Bodies – Kendare Blake
Offer: Blood red lipstick
Availability: US
Expiry: September 21, 2021
About: Historical mystery. Summer 1958. Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation.
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina – Zoraida Córdova
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, postcard, stickers plus chance to win prize
Availability: US
Expiry: September 21, 2021
About: Urban fantasy. Orquídea Divina’s family searches for the truth hidden in their past and the power they’ve inherited.
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Blob – Anne Appert
Offer: Signed bookplate, art print, stickers
Availability: Not stated, library requests included
Expiry: September 21, 2021
About: Picture book. A blob (n. a creature that can be anything they want) embraces who we are and the many things we can be.
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Beasts & Beauty – Soman Chainanai
Offer: Digital scrapbook.
Availability: International
Expiry: September 21, 2021
About: Fairy tale retellings. Twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts that twist like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life and death.
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Into the Dying Light (Age of Darkness #3) – Katy Rose Pool
Offer: Bonus chapter.
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: Epic fantasy. Following the destruction of the City of Mercy, an ancient god has been resurrected and sealed inside Beru’s body. Both are at the mercy of the Prophet Pallas, who wields the god’s powers to subjugate the Six Prophetic Cities. But every day, the god grows stronger, threatening to break free and sow untold destruction.
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The Other Merlin – Robyn Schneider
Offer: Enamel pin.
Availability: US
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: Romantic comedy. Welcome to the great kingdom of Camelot! Prince Arthur’s a depressed botanist who would rather marry a library than a princess, Lancelot’s been demoted to castle guard after a terrible lie, and Emry Merlin has arrived at the castle disguised as her twin brother since girls can’t practice magic.
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The Wolf’s Curse – Jessica Vitalis
Offer: Signed bookplate, postcard, bookmark, sticker. Chance to win tote and virtual class visit.
Availability: US/Canada, library request included
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: Middle grade. Twelve-year-old Gauge’s life has been cursed since the day he witnessed an invisible Great White Wolf steal his grandpapá’s soul, preventing it from reaching the Sea-in-the-Sky and sailing into eternity. When the superstitious residents of Bouge-by-the-Sea accuse the boy of crying wolf, he joins forces with another orphan to prove his innocence.
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The Bronzed Beasts (Gilded Wolves #3) – Roshani Chokshi
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: US and Canada *Independent Bookstores
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: YA Fantasy. Armed with only a handful of hints, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos and Zofia must find their way through the snarled, haunted waterways of Venice, Italy to locate Séverin. Meanwhile, Séverin must balance the deranged whims of the Patriarch of the Fallen House and discover the location of a temple beneath a plague island where the Divine Lyre can be played and all that he desires will come to pass.
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The Forgotten First – Keyshawn Johnson and Bob Glauber
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: US
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: Non-fiction. The unknown story of the Black pioneers who collectively changed the face of the NFL in 1946.
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Under the Whispering Door – TJ Klunes
Offer: Art print
Availability: US and Canada*
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. But even in death he’s not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days.
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★ *International collectors can buy a signed UK edition from Waterstones that has blue sprayed page edges and exclusive endpapers
Cuba in my Pocket – Adrianna Cuevas
Offer: Signed bookplate, recipe card, bookmark, sticker (also six book sleeve prizes)
Availability: US
Expiry: September 20, 2021
About: Middle grade historical. A 12yo boy leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author’s family history.
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The Love Hypothesis – Ali Hazelwood
Offer: Bookmark and stickers
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: September 16, 2021
About: Contemporary romance. When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws Olive’s carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.
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Defy the Night – Bridget Kemmerer
Offer: Enamel ‘moonflower elixer’ pin
Availability: International
Expiry: September 16, 2021
About: Fantasy. Tessa Cade, a young vigilante in a plague-riddled kingdom, decides she must assassinate a cruel monarch so that his subjects can survive.
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Of Shadow and Ember – Shana Vernon
Offer: Art print, bookmark, digital deleted scene
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: September 15, 2021
About: Three sisters torn apart by grief, centuries-long war, impossible choices, marriage, and death.
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The Wild Dark – Katherine Silva
Offer: “Swag”
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: September 15, 2021
About: Fantasy. Ghosts. Soul-eating wolves. World-consuming woods. A friendship that defies death.
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Idol Gossip – Alexandra Leigh Young
Offer: Stickers
Availability: International
Expiry: September 14, 2021
About: YA contemporary. Delicious gossip squares off with heart in this inside look at a K-pop academy.
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Stalking Shadows – Cyla Panin
Offer: Sticker, bookmark, character card, recipe
Availability: International, includes library request
Expiry: September 14, 2021
About: Gothic YA fantasy. A young woman strives to break her sister’s curse and stop the killing in her small French town.
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Empire of the Vampire – Jay Kristoff
Offer: Signed copy* (ALL preorders will be signed)
Availability: International
Expiry: September 14, 2021
About: Dark fantasy. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story.
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★ See also my Empire of the Vampire special editions roundup
Landfill Mountains – Rab Ferguson
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, author’s notes on first 3 chapters, donation to One Tree Planted
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: September 14, 2021
About: In a world ravaged by the effects of climate change, sixteen-year-old Joe has been left with nothing but mountains full of junk and a community of fellow scavengers.
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Not Here to be Liked – Michelle Quach
Offer: Signed bookplate, free sticker
Availability: US (includes library requests)
Expiry: September 14, 2021
About: YA romance. Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her school paper. That is, until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her. Suddenly her vast qualifications mean squat because inexperienced Len–who is tall, handsome, and male–just seems more like a leader.
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Bloody Spade – Brittany M. Willows
Offer: Signed bookplate, character cards
Availability: International
Expiry: September 14, 2021
About: YA fantasy. A specialized group of Empowered called Jokers, known collectively as Cardplay, must protect their world from the darkness that threatens to consume it, all the while fighting for equality in a society clinging to normalcy.
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Egg Marks the Spot (Skunk and Badger #2) – Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen
Offer: Signed bookplate, paper dolls
Availability: US
Expiry: September 14, 2021
About: Middle grade. Buried in the heart of every animal is a secret treasure. Badger’s is the Spider Eye Agate, stolen years ago by his crafty and treasure-trade-dealing cousin, Fisher.
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Witch Please – Ann Aguirre
Offer: Signed bookplate and print
Availability: US / Canada
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: Fantasy rom-com. Sparks fly when Danica Waterhouse – co-owner of the Fix-It Witches, a magical tech repair shop – meets Titus Winnaker, owner of Sugar Daddy’s bakery.
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What Lives in the Woods – Lindsay Currie
Offer: Digital poster and discussion guide, chance to win prize
Availability: International
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: Middle grade suspense. A chilling ghost story about a girl living in the decrepit and creepy mansion, who discovers something in the woods is after her.
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City Witchery – Lisa Marie Basile
Offer: A set of 3 personalized city rituals
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: A guide to making and finding magic as a city dweller, traveler, or someone living in a small apartment.
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The Corpse Queen – Heather Herrman
Offer: Signed bookplate and tarot card plus chance to win candle and necklace
Availability: International (*limited supplies)
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: A dark and twisty feminist historical mystery, in which a teenage girl starts a new life as a grave robber but quickly becomes entangled in a murderer’s plans.
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White Smoke – Tiffany D. Jackson
Offer: Keychain
Availability: US
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story.
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The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods #2) – Marie Rutkoski
Offer: Laptop sticker
Availability: US
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: Fantasy, sequel to The Midnight Lie. In the Herrani court, rumors begin to grow of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed on the world, and of a cruel, black-haired queen who can push false memories into your mind, so that you believe your dearest friends to be your enemies.
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Before we were blue – EJ Schwartz
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark
Availability: US
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: At Recovery and Relief, a treatment center for girls with eating disorders, the first thing Shoshana Winnick does is attach herself to vibrant but troubled Rowan Parish. But the closer the girls become, the more they cling to each other–and their destructive patterns.
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Slewfoot – Brom
Offer: Double-sided poster
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 13, 2021
About: A terrifying tale of bewitchery featuring more than two dozen of Brom’s haunting paintings.
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Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Rick Riordan Presents) – Lori M Lee
Offer: Signed bookplate and stickers
Availability: US, library requests included (*International for first 25 submissions)
Expiry: September 7, 2021
About: Middle grade fantasy. Pahua, a lonely eleven-year-old Hmong girl with the unique ability to see spirits, accidentally untethers an angry spirit from the haunted bridge in her neighborhood.
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Mifits – Michaela Coel
Offer: Exclusive cover and endpapers
Availability: Waterstones (UK store with international shipping)
Expiry: September 7, 2021
About: A passionately argued manifesto for greater transparency and honesty, inspired by the author’s acclaimed Edinburgh Festival lecture.
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The Wicked Truth – Pru Schuyler
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, sticker (first 250 orders also get candle)
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: September 7, 2021
About: Suspense. Stella Sullivan just wants to forget. But forgetting that night isn’t possible. She’s now navigating life with constant anxiety and nightmares she can’t escape, even after her mom got a job offer that took her far away from the living reminder of what had happened.
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Tides of Mutiny – Rebecca Rode
Offer: Compass bracelet, signed bookplate, temporary tattoo, sticker, commentary sheet
Availability: International
Expiry: September 7, 2021* (*limited to first 50 applicants)
About: YA adventure. In a world where female sailors are executed, sixteen-year-old Lane has to hide as a captain’s boy to avoid being killed. But Lane’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble when an old pirate enemy comes after her father.
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Bare Minimum DInners – Jenna Helwig
Offer: GoodCook whisk and spatula
Availability: US
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: Cookbook. Easy recipes and shortcuts to spend less time in the kitchen – with fewer ingredients, less cleanup, Instant Pot and slow cooker options, meals made in 30 minutes or less, and other smart strategies.
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Beautiful World, Where Are You – Sally Rooney
Offer: Chance to win one of 5 limited editions
Availability: US (no purchase option available)
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: Contemporary fiction. Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood.
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Tides of Mutiny – Rebecca Rode
Offer: Compass bracelet, signed bookplate, temporary tattoo, sticker, commentary sheet
Availability: International
Expiry: September 7, 2021* (*limited to first 50 applicants)
About: YA adventure. In a world where female sailors are executed, sixteen-year-old Lane has to hide as a captain’s boy to avoid being killed. But Lane’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble when an old pirate enemy comes after her father.
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The Bones of Ruin – Sarah Raughley
Offer: Signed bookplate, ‘Fanciful Freaks of London’ poster, and bookmark
Availability: Canada
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: Historical fantasy. In an alternate 1880s London, an African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a secret society’s deadly gladiatorial tournament.
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The Last Legacy – Adrienne Young
Offer: Ouroboros temporary tattoo and sticker
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: A fantasy/romance about family and blood ties, reinventing yourself, and controlling your own destiny.
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So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix – Bethany C Morrow
Offer: Enamel pin and art print
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: YA. Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War.
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A Clash of Steel: Treasure Island Remix – CB Lee
Offer: Enamel pin and art print
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: YA. Two intrepid girls hunt for a legendary treasure on the deadly high seas.
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Missing Okalee – Laura Ojeda Melchor
Offer: Bookmark and bookplate plus chance to win prize
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: Contemporary fiction. Despite her sister’s annoying perfection, Phoebe actually loves spending time with Okalee. They have one very special, secret tradition: River Day. This year’s River Day crossing, however, goes horribly wrong, and Phoebe’s world is suddenly turned upside down.
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Certain Dark Things – Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Offer: Postcard
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: A neo-noir thriller that reimagines vampire lore.
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Hooky – Míriam Bonastre Tur
Offer: Signed bookplate, enamel pin, digital content
Availability: International for digital content, US for physical goods
Expiry: September 6, 2021
About: Graphic novel. Two twins, one prophecy and a whole lot of hijinks.
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The City Beautiful – Aden Polydoros
Offer: Signed bookplate and character cards
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: September 4, 2021
About: Queer Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together.
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Empire of the Vampire – Jay Kristoff
Offer: Exclusive print
Availability: International* (*Australian bookstore)
Expiry: September 1, 2021
About: Dark fantasy. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness.
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See also my page on collecting Empire of the Vampire
August 2021
Only If You Dare – Josh Allen, illustrated by Sarah J Coleman
Offer: Glow in the dark pin, art print, signed bookplate, bookmark, stickers, tattoos
Availability: US and UK (*first 50 requests)
Expiry: August 30, 2021
About: Spooky middle grade. Thirteen chilling short stories to keep you up at night.
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The Devil You Know (Mercenary Librarians #2) – Kit Rocha
Offer: Digital rewards: short story, Q&A livestream, downloadable wallpaper, annotated maps and sneak peek of book 3
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: August 30, 2021
About: Post-apocalyptic action/romance. Maya has had a price on her head from the day she escaped the TechCorps. Genetically engineered for genius and trained for revolution, there’s only one thing she can’t do–forget. Gray has finally broken free of the Protectorate, but he can’t escape the time bomb in his head. His body is rejecting his modifications, and his months are numbered.
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Dark and Shallow Lies – Ginny Myers Sain
Offer: Exclusive map
Availability: US
Expiry: August 30, 2021
About: Supernatural thriller. A teen girl disappears from her small town deep in the bayou, where magic festers beneath the surface of the swamp.
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The Art of Insubordination – Todd B Kashdan
Offer: ‘gifts’
Availability: not stated
Expiry: August 30, 2021
About: Non-fiction. ‘A research-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and innovation.’
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My Heart is a Chainsaw – Stephen Graham Jones
Offer: Signed bookplate, postcards, keychain
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: August 29, 2021
About: Horror. In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopaedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her.
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The Girl with the Hickory Heart – Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Offer: Art print, map, stickers, bookmark print, signed bookplate
Availability: US
Expiry: August 27, 2021
About: Dark fantasy. Set in an island nation akin to a wooden Hong Kong, two Asian women from warring tribes must put aside their pasts in order to move forward.
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The Endless Skies – Shannon Price
Offer: Metal bookmark and chance to win gift box
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: August 24, 2021 (extended)
About: Fantasy about shapeshifting warriors.
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Second Rebel (First Sister #2) – Linden A Lewis
Offer: Signed bookplate and art print
Availability: International
Expiry: August 24, 2021
About: Fantasy. Throwing herself into the lioness’ den, Astrid must confront and challenge the Aunts who run the Gean religious institution, but she quickly discovers that the business of politics is far deadlier than she ever expected.
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Beyond the Mapped Stars – Rosalyn Eves
Offer: Art card, bookplate, holographic sticker
Availability: International
Expiry: August 23, 2021
About: A sweeping adventure, set in the late 19th century, about science, love, and finding your place in the world.
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The Netherfeld Trilogy – Amber Elby
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: US
Expiry: August 21, 2021
About: Shakespeare retelling. Hamlet deviously escapes from pirates. Caliban battles Puck in Fairy Land. And a trio of witches ensnare new prey in the form of Alda, an orphan girl with magical intuition, and Dreng, a cabin boy who reads a lost language.
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The Gift: How your leadership can serve your church – Chris Green
Offer: Bonus digital chapter
Availability: International
Expiry: August 18, 2021
About: Non-fiction. Advice on Christian leadership
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The Last Mona Lisa – Jonathan Santlofer
Offer: Postcard set
Availability: US
Expiry: August 16, 2021
About: An enthralling tale about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the forgeries that appeared in its wake, and the present-day underbelly of the art world.
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Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be – Nichole Perkins
Offer: Sticker
Availability: US
Expiry: August 16, 2021
About: Memoir. Explores a journalist’s obsession with pop culture and the difficulty of navigating relationships as a Black woman through fan fiction, feminism, and Southern mores.
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Smashed Man of Dread End – JW Ocker
Offer: Signed bookplate, stickers
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: August 16, 2021
About: Middle grade suspense. When Noe Wiley moves to a new town, she didn’t expect the sullen, strange girls who live on her new street. And she certainly didn’t expect the strange warning they give her—to stay out of her basement, no matter what.
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Tia Lugo Speaks No Evil – Danette Vigilante
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Availability: US
Expiry: August 16, 2021
About: YA mystery. When Tia witnesses a murder late one night from her bedroom window, everything changes in an instant.
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The Dating Playbook (Boyfriend Project #2) – Farrah Rochon
Offer: Sticker sheet and invite to virtual event
Availability: *Purchase from participating Indies
Expiry: August 16, 2021
About: When a personal trainer agrees to fake date her client, all rules are out the window.
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An Empress of Air & Chaos – Noelle Raune
Offer: Signed artwork, map, letter from the author
Availability: International
Expiry: August 12, 2021
About: Under the light of the approaching Blood Moon, Emara Clearwater finds herself thrust into a world of supernatural magic.
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The Bone Gate (Lesser Known Monsters #2) – Rory Michaelson
Offer: Win one of 50 packs of bookmark, postcard, badge, journal, notepad, stickers
Availability: International
Expiry: August 12, 2021
About: Dark fantasy. The group are preparing to embrace the tedium of day jobs and current affairs, but must first deal with a little unfinished family business and some surprise house guests…oh, and a creature born from darkness hell-bent on destroying reality and everyone in it.
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You & Me at the End of the World – Brianna Bourne
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, temporary tattoos, link to Spotify playlist
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: August 10, 2021
About: YA. Hannah Ashton wakes up to silence. The entire city around her is empty, except for one other person: Leo Sterling. Leo might be the hottest boy ever (and not just because he’s the only one left), but he’s also too charming, too selfish, and too much of a disaster for his own good, let alone Hannah’s. This is no ordinary apocalypse.
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It Takes Heart – Tif Marcelo
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, Heart Resort sticker
Availability: International
Expiry: August 9, 2021
About: Romance. A heartwarming story about taking a second chance on love at a family-owned couples resort.
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Hope Springs – Jaime Berry
Offer: Signed bookplate, enamel pin, sticker, bookmark
Availability: US
Expiry: August 9, 2021
About: Middle grade. Eleven-year-old Jubilee Johnson is an expert at three things: crafting, moving, and avoiding goodbyes.
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The Devil Makes Three – Tori Bovalino
Offer: Signed bookplate, character cards, bookmark
Availability: US
Expiry: August 9, 2021
About: YA fantasy. When Tess and Eliot stumble upon an ancient book hidden in a secret tunnel beneath the school library, they accidentally release a devil from his book-bound prison, and he’ll stop at nothing to stay free.
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Ratchetdemic – Christopher Emdin
Offer: Laptop sticker (first 50 orders also get print)
Availability: US
Expiry: August 9, 2021
About: Non-fiction. Proposes a new educational model that encourages educators to provide spaces for students to display their academic brilliance without sacrificing their identities.
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What to Miss When: Poems – Leigh Stein
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: Not indicated
Expiry: August 9, 2021
About: Poetry. Poems about pop culture, mortality, and the internet, written during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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The Black Locomotive – Rian Hughes
Offer: Free pin badge
Availability: Purchase from Foyles (UK store with international delivery)
Expiry: August 5, 2021
About: Literary SF. Weaves steam trains, the history and architecture of London, and a mysterious alien artefact below the city into a work of stunning inventiveness and originality.
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The Desert Prince – Peter V Brett
Offer: Digital art
Availability: US
Expiry: August 3, 2021
About: Fantasy. Fifteen years have passed since the end of the war with demons, creatures of darkness who have hunted the night and plagued humanity for time out of mind. The heroes of mankind’s hour of need have become legend, and those that remain struggle to escape their shadows.
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Suns Will Rise (System Divine #3) – Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell
Offer: Signed bookplate, enamel pin, map print poster, beat sheet
Availability: International
Expiry: August 3, 2021
About: Speculative fiction. An heir. A renegade. A convict. A cyborg. A défecteur. Five rebels. One revolution.
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The Wild Ones – Nafiz Azad
Offer: Signed character cards
Availability: International
Expiry: August 3, 2021
About: Supernatural mystery. Something is wrong in Snakebite, Oregon. Teenagers are disappearing, some turning up dead, the weather isn’t normal, and all fingers point to TV’s most popular ghost hunters who have just come to town.
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The Dead and the Dark – Courtney Gould
Offer: Art print, bookmark, postcards
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: August 3, 2021
About: Supernatural mystery. Something is wrong in Snakebite, Oregon. Teenagers are disappearing, some turning up dead, the weather isn’t normal, and all fingers point to TV’s most popular ghost hunters who have just come to town.
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Like a Love Song – Gabriela Martins
Offer: Digital art, deleted scene, character interview, playlists
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: August 3, 2021
About: YA romance. A Latina teen pop star’s image takes a dive after a messy public breakup, until she’s set up with a swoon-worthy fake boyfriend.
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A Lesson in Vengeance – Victoria Lee
Offer: Get your name listed in a future book
Availability: International
Expiry: August 3, 2021
About: Thriller. A centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school is haunted by its history of witchcraft, and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past.
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How We Fall Apart (Eva Evergreen #2) – Julie Abe
Offer: Bookmark and character cards
Availability: International
Expiry: August 3, 2021
About: YA romance. Students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead.
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Revelation of Three – Sara M Schaller
Offer: Bookmark and set of pins
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: He thought he was prepared to go to war with the Devil, but what if Satan’s not his true enemy?
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What’s Up Beanie? – Alina Tysoe
Offer: Enamel pin (US), phone wallpapers (International), chance to win custom portrait
Availability: International
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: A collection of 160 acutely relatable comics
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So We Meet Again – Suzanne Park
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, sticker
Availability: International
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: Non-fiction. An illustrated introduction to intersectional feminism for next-generation change-makers.
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This Book is a Feminist – Jamia Wilson, illustrated by Aurelia Durand
Offer: Signed bookplate and feminist buttons
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: Non-fiction. An illustrated introduction to intersectional feminism for next-generation change-makers.
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Kingdom of Secrets – Christyne Morrell
Offer: Hand-sewn prologue, signed bookplate, sticker, bookmark
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: Middle grade fantasy. When her father is arrested for a crime she committed, Prismena will do anything to save him, taking her on a high-flying and shadowy adventure.
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The Wild Ones – Nafiza Azad
Offer: Signed character cards
Availability: International
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: Fantasy. A group of teenage girls endowed with special powers must band together to save the life of the boy whose magic saved them all.
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Mercury Boys – Chandra Prasad
Offer: Handcrafted fair trade elephant bookmark of wood/tin, signed & personalised bookplate, paper bookmark
Availability: US
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: YA. History and the speculative collide with the modern world when a group of high school girls form a secret society after discovering they can communicate with boys from the past.
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A Dragonbird in the Fern – Laura Rueckert
Offer: Bookmark and bookmark
Availability: US (International offer through certain bookstores)
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: Fantasy. When an assassin kills Princess Jiara’s older sister Scilla, her vengeful ghost is doomed to walk their city of glittering canals, tormenting loved ones until the murderer is brought to justice.
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Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch (Eva Evergreen #2) – Julie Abe
Offer: Signed bookplate, stickers, art print, bookmark
Availability: Not indicated
Expiry: August 2, 2021
About: Middle grade fantasy. Eva must put a stop to the violent Culling or risk the fate of Rivelle Realm forever.
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law – Mary Roach
Offer: Signed copy and patch
Availability: US – participating indie bookstores
Expiry: August 1, 2021
About: Non-fiction. The curious science of human-wildlife conflict.
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The Echoed Realm (Chaos Cycle #2) – A. J. Vrana
Offer: Chance to win poster, soap, raven necklace (3 prizes total) when purchasing from any shop, or additional rewards from author’s shop
Availability: Not indicated
Expiry: August 1, 2021
About: Fantasy. A fledgling to the ethereal realm, Miya stumbles into the nightmares of those haunted by spectres. Little does she know, one of them is coming for her, clutching a dark secret abreast.
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Falcon (Masks #3) – Amara Lynn
Offer: Signed bookplate and card (first 50 orders only)
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: July 31, 2021
About: YA fantasy. Keeping his boyfriend and his identities secret, fighting demons, and nearly losing Chayton have made college life bumpy for Avari Terran so far, and new revelations threaten to drive Avari and Chayton apart.
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As Good As Dead – Holly Jackson
Offer: Notebook, pen, iphone wallet case (phase 1); phone case (phase 2)
Availability: International
Expiry: July 30, 2021(phase 1), Sep 27 (phase 2)
About: Suspense. Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her, and this time it’s all about Pip.
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8 Steps to Side Characters (Better Writers Series) – Sacha Black
Offer: ‘bonus’
Availability: International
Expiry: July 28, 2021
About: Non-fiction. How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power
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Gods & Monsters (Serpent & Dove #3) – Shelby Mahurin
Offer: Digital artwork, annotated chapter, bonus chapter (*bonus paper art print for signed book purchases from Wild Geese Bookshop)
Availability: International
Expiry: July 27, 2021
About: YA fantasy.
Lou has spent her whole life running. Now, after a crushing blow from Morgane, the time has come to go home—and claim what is rightfully hers.
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Untethered (Shielded #2) – KayLynn Flanders
Offer: Art prints, bookmark, sticker, signed bookplate, digital short story
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: July 27, 2021
About: YA fantasy. A newly crowned king and feisty princess must defeat the deadliest of foes before there’s nothing left to save.
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When We Were Strangers – Alex Richards
Offer: Signed bookplate, custom pin, bookmarks, stickers
Availability: International
Expiry: July 26, 2021
About: Contemporary. A teen grieves her father’s sudden death – and grapples with the shocking secrets he left behind.
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Once Stolen – D. N. Bryn
Offer: Signed bookplate, art print, stickers, digital art and statistics sheet
Availability: US/International* (*digital)
Expiry: July 26, 2021
About: Fantasy. LGBT+ adventure with steampunk-style world building, reimagined mythological species, an autistic main character, and a banter-filled hate-to-love romance.
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They’ll Never Catch Us – Jessica Goodman
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Expiry: July 26, 2021
About: Thriller. Two sisters are vying for the top spot on their cross-country team—until a teammate’s disappearance throws their lives off course.
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What We Devour – Linsey Miller
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, art print, digital epilogue
Availability: International
Expiry: July 20, 2021
About: Tetley Abednego is the most beloved girl in Garbagetown, but she’s the only one who knows it.
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The Past is Red – Catherynne M Valente
Offer: Enamel pin
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: July 19, 2021
About: Tetley Abednego is the most beloved girl in Garbagetown, but she’s the only one who knows it.
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Beasts of Prey – Ayana Gray
Offer: Metal bookmark and enamel pin
Availability: US
Expiry: July 16, 2021 (phase 1, phase 2 with pin only ends Sep 27)
About: YA fantasy. Fate binds two Black teenagers together as they strike a dangerous alliance to hunt down the creature menacing their home, and uncover ancient deadly secrets.
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Bubble – Morris, Morgan, Cliff & Riess
Offer: Mini-episode and print-at-home comic
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: July 13, 2021
About: Graphic novel. A high-energy graphic satirical take on the “gig economy,” based on the hit podcast.
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The Taking of Jake Livingstone – Ryan Douglass
Offer: Enamel pin
Availability: US
Expiry: July 12, 2021
About: YA paranormal thriller. Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can’t decide what’s worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep.
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Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices – edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenny Northington
Offer: Sticker
Availability: US
Expiry: July 12, 2021
About: Fantasy. From the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, comes an anthology of gender-bent, race-bent, LGBTQIA+ inclusive retellings.
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Flash Fire (Extraordinaries #2) – TJ Klune
Offer: Enamel pin. (1st printings of the HB also include a reversible dust jacket.)
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: July 12, 2021
About: YA fantasy romance. Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams, but with new heroes arriving in Nova City it’s up to Nick and his friends to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous. Which is a lot to handle for a guy who just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic.
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The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom (Adventure Zone #4) – Clint McElroy et al
Offer: Lenticular sticker
Availability: US
Expiry: July 12, 2021
About: Middle grade fantasy. A desperate call for help interrupts holiday celebrations at the Bureau of Balance, and sends Taako, Magnus and Merle on a high-stakes mission to find and Reclaim a fourth deadly relic: a powerful transmutation stone, hidden somewhere in the depths of a floating arcane laboratory.
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Six Crimson Cranes – Elizabeth Lim
Offer: Swag pack
Availability: US (*international opens summer)
Expiry: July 11, 2021
About: Fantasy. A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse… A tale drawing from ‘The Wild Swans’ and East Asian folklore.
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The De-Coding of Jo: Blade of Truth (Ascending Angel Academy #2) – Lali A Love
Offer: Chance to win $50 Amazon Gift Card & signed paperback copy
Availability: US
Expiry: July 6, 2021
About: Fantasy. “Mother Earth sounds the alarm and activates the StarSeed Quest.”
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Rise to the Sun – Leah Johnson
Offer: Digital short story
Availability: US
Expiry: July 5, 2021
About: YA romance. Olivia is an expert at falling in love . . . and at being dumped. But after the fallout from her last breakup has left her an outcast at school and at home, she’s determined to turn over a new leaf.
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Where It All Lands – Jennie Wexler
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, ‘lucky penny’ keychain
Availability: US
Expiry: July 5, 2021
About: YA romance. A Sliding Doors-esque novel that reveals how our choices define us and how no matter the road, love can find its way.
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Kiki Kalilira Breaks a Kingdom – Sangu Mandanna
Offer: Colored pencil pack
Availability: US
Expiry: July 5, 2021
About: Middle grade urban fantasy. A girl’s drawings of Indian mythology spring to vivid life–including the evil god who seeks to enter the real world and destroy it.
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Tender is the Bite (Chet & Bernie #11 – Spencer Quin
Offer: Digital short story
Availability: US/Canada
Expiry: July 5, 2021
About: Mystery. Chet and Bernie are contacted by a terribly scared young woman who flees in panic.
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Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow #3) – Rainbow Rowell
Offer: Enamel pen from selected Indies
Availability: US (*check promotion link for stores)
Expiry: July 5, 2021
About: YA urban fantasy. Simon, Baz, Penelope and Agatha go back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet.
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The Bone Code (Tempe Brennan #20) – Kathy Reichs
Offer: Video and signed bookplate/pen from selected Indies
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: July 5, 2021
About: Crime. Follows forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, whose examinations, fifteen years apart, of unidentified bodies ignite a terrifying series of events.
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Deadly Business – Anita Dickason
Offer: Chance to win one of 3 packs with tote bag, mousepad, coaster, bookmarks, pen
Availability: US
Expiry: July 2, 2021
About: Thriller. Following a tactical raid at an Oklahoma farm, a phone call sends U.S. Deputy Marshal Piper McKay rushing back to the East Texas cattle ranch where she grew up.
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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood – Danny Trejo with Donal Logue
Offer: Chance to win call with the author, signed copy of book, and Robert Rodriguez’s comic Machete , and a signed Torso Trejo t-shirt.
Availability: US
Expiry: July 2, 2021
About: Memoir. Trejo’s true story journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss
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How to Build A Human – Emma Byrne
Offer: Signed bookplate, bonus podcast episode
Availability: Not stated
Expiry: July 1, 2021
About: Non-fiction. What science knows about childhood.
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