Read an exclusive excerpt from Catherynne Valente'sRefrigerator Monologues

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Refrigerator Monologueshits stores June 6.Preorder it here, and read an exclusive excerpt below. Its not his fault. Saga Press Im not even mad. Picture me as I was then. Goddamn, I used to love my lab coat! Saga Press It made me feel invincible. A knight in shining polyester. I was gonna be twenty-two so fucking soon. I was gonna graduate with honors in overachieving-know-it-all studies....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1470 words · Thomas Garza

Read an exclusive excerpt from Cindy Anstey's new YA Regency Romance

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. Jane Austen fans in need of a good new book, look no further. Cindy Ansteys new YA novel,Duels & Deception, is your next regency romance treat. Only, her plans go wildly askew when both she and Robert are kidnapped by someone after her fortune. Duels & Deceptionwill be available for purchase on April 11. It had been hinted that well-executed duties such as these would lead directly to the start of his apprenticeship....

May 1, 2025 · 10 min · 1961 words · Laura Harris

Read an exclusive excerpt from Erin Beaty's spy fantasyThe Traitor's Kiss

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. A matchmakers apprentice becomes a spy in Erin BeatysThe Traitors Kiss. Only Sages job gets a lot more complicated when she runs into the mysterious but intriguing Ash Carter. Credit: Imprint With Beatys latest fantasy-infused novel set to hit bookshelves on May 9, EW presents an exclusive excerpt. You canpreorder it here. Sage sat at her desk in the schoolroom, trying not to fidget....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1137 words · John Parker

Read an exclusive excerpt from Hena Khan's new book,Amina's Voice

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Excerpt fromAminas Voiceby Hena Khan 1 Something sharp pokes me in the rib. You should totally sign up for a solo, Soojin whispers from the seat behind me in music class. I shake my head. The mere thought of singing in front of a crowd makes my stomach twist into knots. But youre such a good singer, Soojin insists. I pause, enjoying the praise for a second....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1271 words · Jordan Willis

Read an exclusive excerpt from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar'sMycroft Holmesgraphic novel

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Noted HolmesianKareem Abdul-Jabbar is at it again. This version of the just-as-brilliant-at-sleuthing Holmes brother is a rugged, globetrotting adventurer… as well as a womanizer. Abdul-Jabbar co-wrote the series with Raymond Obstfeld, while Josh Cassara and Luis Guerrero created the art.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Erika Hall

Read an exclusive excerpt from Karuna Riazi's debut novel,The Gauntlet

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Get ready to enterThe Gauntlet. Below, EW presents the first two chapters of Riazis book, which hits bookstores March 28.Preorder it here. Monopoly, Trouble, Candy Land, even Memoryall were played with equal amounts of excitement. This did not count as cheating, though to Farahs mind it clearly was. It was a rule every elder brother and sister knew. And you gave up every single game to him....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1253 words · Anthony Medina

Read an exclusive excerpt from Kate Milford'sThe Ghosts of Greenglass House

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Ghosts of Greenglass Housegoes on sale Oct. 3. Get a first look at the books cover and read an exclusive chapter excerpt below. TWO The Bachelorette Party Everybody froze. There was a distinct rattle of dishes in the kitchen: Mrs. Caraway had dropped something in shock. Milo turned slowly to look warily at his parents. Was that what I think it was?...

May 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1565 words · Angela Kelley

Read an exclusive excerpt from Krysten Ritter's debut novel,Bonfire

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Get ready to be set alight byJessica Jonesstar Krysten Ritters first novel,Bonfire. Those girls are bad news, he said. Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images He took it as a matter of faith that they were being punished. To him, they deserved what they got. Kaycee was the first. Random House She was the first to do everything: lose her virginity, try a cigarette, throw a party....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Wayne Lowe Jr.

Read an exclusive excerpt from Marcus Sedgwick's US-Mexican border-set novel

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. The spirit of Santa Muerte is ever-present in three-time Printz honoree Marcus Sedgwicks timely new novel. So its only fitting that it would be titledSaint Death. Credit: Roaring Brook Press She moves with the water, whispering through the bulrushes by the bank. Her arms are out to the side, her legs splay, and tiny fish dance around her toes. The hot sun warms her body against the cool of the water, which ripples peacefully as she drifts....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 762 words · Hannah Gomez

Read an exclusive excerpt from Marissa Meyer'sLunar Chroniclesgraphic novel

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Get ready to step back into the world ofThe Lunar Chronicles. Wire and Nervewill beavailable for purchaseon Jan. 31. Credit: Doug Holgate Doug Holgate Doug Holgate Doug Holgate Doug Holgate

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 41 words · Dr. Pamela Cardenas

Read an exclusive excerpt from North Korea-set novel,In the Shadow of the Sun

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. The colorful cartoon characters were gone. A photograph, in black-and-white. Credit: Arthur A. Levine Books A man, blindfolded. Tied to a post. Mia sucked in her breath. Scholastic Where had this come from? She zipped her finger across the screen. The same man, still tied to the post, head slumped forward. Scholastic Dark stains dotted his chest. The two photos formed a terrible Before and After....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 968 words · Sarah Padilla

Read an exclusive excerpt from Stephen King and Owen King'sSleeping Beauties

She had her cane in one hand and a morning pick-me-up in the other. She flumped into her easy chair with a fart and a sigh and fired up the television. Those Coates women had really made something of themselves. Credit: Off the Shelf/YouTube Magda didn’t presume to understand the pressures that they operated under. The news anchor on duty this morning was George Alderson. He looked like a mortuary attendant....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · Shannon Smith

Read an exclusive excerpt from the newFriday BarnesbookNo Rules

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. However,No Rules, the fourth book in the series, opens with Friday deported to Switzerland. But with their master of mystery-solving out of the country, Highcrest Academy is in a panic. She had actually written well over seven thousand words because she found the subject of herself so compelling. She was just beginning an analysis of her id when she was interrupted....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1198 words · Dennis Davis