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Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon (Union Square & Co.)
After dumping his girlfriend, walking out of the SATs, and quitting his job at his parent’s coffee shop all in one day, landing a job at a failing Korean cafe, Bingsu for Two, seems like his lucky break. Until he discovers his new coworker is the snarky goth girl who humiliated him at his old job: Sarang Cho, who’s as determined to save her family’s cafe as she is to make River’s life hell.
When River accidentally uploads a video of his coworkers to his popular fandom account, Bingsu for Two goes viral, but to keep the internet’s attention and save the store, River and Sarang must pretend to be a couple for their adoring subscribers. Easier said than done when they’re one more milk frothing incident away from throwing hands in the breakroom.
Between brewing coffee and acting lovey-dovey for the camera, River realizes Sarang isn’t the heartless girl he originally took her for. But when his ex-girlfriend and old coworkers blackmail him into tanking Bingsu for Two’s fame, River must choose: sabotage Sarang and the one place that feels like home, or save himself from his parents finding out that he’s helping the competitor run their family’s cafe out of business.
The Temptation of Magic by Megan Scott (Inkyard Press) - moved from May 2024, UK cover released but not US.
Like they did her mother.
Securing an undergraduate research role to study the collection, Nicole discovers her greatest enemy—one of The Wake’s Empyreals. Kyan McCarter is their best hunter, stationed at the manor to track and kill a deadly creature, but when they realise a painting’s been stolen by his prey, Nicole and Kyan are forced to work together to find it.
As the creature threatens to expose Nicole’s power, her tenuous alliance with Kyan threatens her heart. If Kyan finds out what she is, he’ll hunt her next—or risk execution. No one disobeys The Wake and survives. Especially not when the art they’re seeking holds the key to a conspiracy that could get them both killed, and change the lives of creatures, and humans, forever.
SERPENT AND DOVE meets A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, in this luxurious, forbidden romance.
Where Shadows Reign by Patrice Caldwell (Wednesday Books) - previously dated September 2022, some editions dated September 2023
Best friends and high school seniors Sadie and Logan make their first mistake when they ditch their end-of-year field trip to the amusement park in favor of exploring some old, forgotten backroads. The last thing they expect to come across is a giant, abandoned corn maze.
But with a whole day of playing hooking unspooling before them, they make their second mistake. Or perhaps their third? Maybe even their fourth. Because Sadie and Logan have definitely entered this maze before. And again before that.
When they stumble on the corpses in the maze, identical to them in every way (if you can ignore the stab and gunshot wounds)--from their clothes to their hidden scars to their dyed hair, to that one missing tooth--they quickly realize they’ve not only entered this maze before, they’ve died in it too. A lot. And no matter what they try, they can’t figure out what—or who—is hunting them.
Deeply unnerving, clever, and atmospheric, this time-bending, mind-bending speculative horror is a poignant meditation on the lasting effects of trauma and the healing powers of connection and forgiveness—all while delivering more surprise twists and turns than a haunted corn maze.
Accidental Demons by Clare Edge (Inkyard Press) - moved from June 2024.
Type-one-diabetic witch Bernadette Crowley’s magic—and her family’s safety—is threatened when each drop of blood she needs to test her blood sugar accidentally pulls a demon through the Veil to mischievous and mysterious effect.
This adventurous series opener by Clare Edge about family and friendship, confronting bias, and the magic of curiosity is perfect for fans of Witchlings and Aru Shah and the End of Time!
The Lost Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly Murashige (Soho Teen)
Alexa Wejko at Soho Teen has acquired Kelly Murashige's YA debut, the contemporary fantasy The Lost Souls of Benzaiten, in a two-book deal. After 17-year-old Machi finds herself unable to speak following a traumatic friendship breakup, she prays to the Japanese goddess Benzaiten for one thing—to become a vacuum cleaner robot—and accidentally invokes the deity, who makes it her mission to show Machi that life is worth living. Publication is slated for fall 2024; Savannah Brooks at KT Literary sold world rights.
Here Goes Nothing by Emma K. Ohland (Lerner/Carolrhoda)
Amy Fitzgerald at Lerner/Carolrhoda has acquired Here Goes Nothing by Emma K. Ohland (Funeral Girl). This femme queer update of Much Ado About Nothing finds across-the-street neighbors Beatrice and Bennie endlessly feuding and just maybe falling in love, sparking questions for Beatrice about her asexual identity, her place in their friend group, and her plans for the future. Publication is slated for fall 2024; Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret sold world rights.
Untitled by Kelsey Rodkey (HarperTeen)
Author on twitter: "Hope you’re interested in grumpy girl/sunshine flirty boy fake dating in 2024."
Untitled by Kaylie Smith (Second Sky)
September 1st
No Better Than Beasts by Z.R. Ellor (Roaring Brook Press) - moved from January 2024, release date not yet updated on Goodreads.
The Gogitdan siblings had suffered much to fight for their place in Szpratzian Society. Immigrants from the cursed neighboring kingdom of Kolznechia, they spent their childhood on the street and in workhouses until Vdradir, the eldest, lifted from poverty with the help of a wealthy patron.
Now nineteen, Nabik is a conflicted soldier, forever in the shadow of his older brother. Vdradir has been appointed governor, ruling and grasping for power with a merciless iron fist. And Drakne, their little sister, is a dancer who dreams of peace and comfort and protection. Together, they are as broken and divided as the land they once called home.
When a powerful enemy rises, and signs of war between the Szpratzian empire and Kolznechia begin to spread, the siblings are forced to choose—cling to power and safety or save the remains of their tattered bond? When Rat Kings and Pinewood Princes force them into the Kolznechian woods, the siblings will be forced to fight for their home and humanity with teeth and claw...
The Princess in the Piazza by Ben Hatke (Roaring Brook Press) - moved from September 2022, then from February 2024, date not yet updated on Goodreads.
Roaring Brook has bought The Princess in the Piazza, a YA novel from Ben Hatke. The book follows Sebastian, an American teenager spending the summer in Italy, who falls in love with a Renaissance princess who has been dead for 500 years, and finds himself swept up in her ages-old conflict with a sinister wizard.
September 3rd
The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
In the dark underbelly of a beautiful city, two
rival assassins are pitted against each other in a deadly game of
revenge, where the most dangerous mistake of all is falling in love in
this searing young adult fantasy.
In Fantome, a kingdom of
cobbled streets, flickering lamplight, beautiful buildings, and secret
catacombs, Shade-magic is a scarce and deadly commodity controlled by
two enemy the Cloaks and the Daggers—the thieves and the assassins. On
the night of her mother's murder, seventeen-year-old Seraphine runs for
her life. Seeking sanctuary with the Cloaks, Sera’s heart is set on
revenge. But are her secret abilities a match for the dark-haired boy
whose quicksilver eyes follow her around the city?
Nothing can
prepare Sera for the moment she finally comes face-to-face with Ransom,
heir to the Order of Daggers. And Ransom is shocked to discover that
this unassuming farm girl wields a strange and blazing magic he has
never seen before. As the Cloaks and the Daggers grapple for control of
Fantome’s underworld, Sera and Ransom are consumed by the push and pull
of their magic…and the deadly spark and terrible vengeance that keeps
drawing them back together.
Stealing Snow #2 by Danielle Paige (Bloomsbury) - moved from 2023.
September 17th
They Watch From Below by Katya de Becerra (Page Street)
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