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Under the Paper Moon Shaina Steinberg. Kensington, $27 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4967-4780-8 Screenwriter Steinberg's fizzy debut balances quick-witted romance with colorful bursts of two-fisted action. Beautiful socialite Evelyn Bishop has retired [...]

Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order Saleha Mohsin. Portfolio, $30 (304p) ISBN 978-0-593-53911-8 The U.S. dollar has become a tool for manipulating other countries, [...]

Romance and horror take center stage in this season's manga, alongside edgy action series, inspiring sports stories, LGBTQ narratives, and challenging indie titles. TOP 10 Captain Momo's Secret Base Kenji [...]

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 50 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 83 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description [...]

Ngozi Ukazu and G. Willow Wilson headline a season full of serious and sassy offerings, including punky graphic novels, coming-of-age tales with modern vibes, and flights of fantasy--and flirtation. TOP [...]

This season's offerings investigate scriptural authorship, wrestle with Christian nationalism, and advise readers on combating racial inequality and climate change in the church and beyond. Being Muslim Today: Reclaiming the [...]

Spring's slate features big-name female artists, including Leela Corman, Emil Ferris, and Marjane Satrapi; diverse graphic memoir debuts from promising newcomers such as Tessa Hulls and Eddie Ahn; and weirdo [...]

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer join forces--amplifying the appeal of a season also marked by the return of established category stars like Vera Brosgol, Scott Kurtz, and Booki Vivat. TOP [...]

Comics about the body, mind, illness, transitions (such as pregnancy and gender confirmation), and all manner of healthcare matters flourish in the growing category of "graphic medicine." The Anxiety Club: [...]

In the wake of Lore Olympus, comics fans are all in for the escapades of gods. These comics remix ancient myths and fabled realms, or dream up brand-new deities and [...]

Launching this spring: interstellar adventures, alien invasions, and lonely heroes seeking love across the galaxy. The Asiri Roye Okupe et al. Dark Horse, June 18($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5067-3545-0) West [...]

"My Body Is Paper" is a collection of unpublished stories and poems by Gil Cuadros, an author known for his work on queer Chicano experiences during the AIDS epidemic. The book explores themes of mortality, sin, and spirituality. The stories and poems touch on topics such as suicide, shame, caretaking, and queer futurity. The collection serves as a tribute to Cuadros, who passed away prematurely. [Extracted from the article]

"Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread" by Sara Barnes is a reflective guide to embroidery that features open-ended projects and profiles of fabric artists. The book showcases embroiderers who incorporate found items into their work, artists who use needlework to mend clothes and celebrate existing possessions, and those who create daily installments of thread art. The book includes three projects that provide conceptual guidance rather than step-by-step instructions, allowing crafters to explore their creativity. With profiles, photos, and inspiring work, this book offers a refreshing approach to embroidery for those seeking more freedom in their craft. [Extracted from the article]

360 DEGREES Habitats: A Journey in Nature by Hannah Pang, illus. by Isobel Lundie (Feb. 13, $18.99, ISBN 978-1-944530-41-9). Interactive split pages spotlight six habitats around the world and the [...]

From bunk beds and bugle wake-up calls to the fast friendships that help kids find their truest self far away from home, these comics evoke the classic experiences of summer [...]

* Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple (Bibsy Cross #1) Liz Garton Scanlon, illus. by Dung Ho. Knopf, $16.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-5936-4441-6; $6.99 paper ISBN 978-0-593-64440-9 Ebullient eight-year-old Bibsy Cross [...]

In 1960 New York City, a curmudgeonly reporter falls for the shortstop he's been assigned to cover in Sebastian's You Should Be So Lucky (Avon, May; reviewed on p. 44). [...]

From the earliest ages, kids gravitate toward comics' dynamic yet accessible layouts and often goofy humor. Here are some choice spring picks from a blossoming category. Attack of the Krill [...]

Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life Nicholas D. Kristof. Knopf, $32 (480p) ISBN 978-0-593-53656-8 In this impassioned memoir, New York Times journalist Kristof (coauthor with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, of Tightrope) [...]

The Ex-Human: Science Fiction and the Fate of Our Species Michael Berube. Columbia Univ., $26 trade paper (296p) ISBN 978-0-231-21505-3 Berube (It's Not Free Speech), an English professor at Penn [...]

Living a Conscious Life: How to Find Peace, Wholeness, and Freedom in a Chaotic World Donald E. Johnson. Select, $17.95 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-59079-562-0 Leadership consultant Johnson debuts with [...]

Summer Punchline Betty Corrello. Avon, $18.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-332958-4 Set in the world of stand-up comedy, Corrello's debut rom-com delivers a sturdy second-chance love story but lacks true [...]

The Wolf's Eye Luanne G. Smith. 47North, $16.99 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-66251-017-5 Smith's undeniable gift for description saves the day in her immersive if uneven second Order of Seven [...]

* North Wind Alexandria Warwick. Simon & Schuster, $19.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-1-66806-516-7 Pairing an ice-cold god in exile with an alcoholic heroine possessed of a minor martyr complex, [...]

* Ward Toward Cindy Juyoung Ok. Yale Univ., $20 trade paper (100p) ISBN 978-0-300-27392-2 Winner of the 2023 Yale Younger Poets Prize, Ok in her refreshing debut uses language to [...]

Holy Winter Maria Stepanova, trans, from the Russian by Sasha Dugdale. New Directions, $14.95 trade paper (80p) ISBN 978-0-8112-3514-3 This moving, polyvocal volume from Stepanova (War of the Beasts and [...]

* The New Girl (The New Girl #1) Cassandra Calin. Graphlx, $24.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-338-76246-4; $12.99 paper ISBN 978-1-338-76245-7 With a tenderness stemming from personal recollections, as discussed in an [...]

Adversary Blue Delliquanti. Silver Sprocket, $15.99 trade paper (80p) ISBN 979-8-88620-038-6 Delliquanti (Across a Field of Starlight) delivers a thoughtful and tense graphic novella about the uneasy sexual relationship between [...]

The Bump Sidney Karger. Berkley, $18 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-0-593-43950-0 Karger's sweet sophomore novel (after Best Men) follows a gay couple preparing for parenthood. After actor--turned--food writer Biz and [...]

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places Claire Kann. Berkley, $18 trade paper (416p) ISBN 978-0-593-33665-6 Lucky Hart, the protagonist of this endearing rom-com from Kann (The Romantic Agenda), [...]

Akmaral Judith Lindbergh. Regal House, $19.95 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-64603-469-7 Lindbergh (The Thrall's Tale) draws on Herodotus's Histories for a crackling novel focused on the lives of ancient Central [...]

Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home (Hocus and Pocus #1) A.R. Capetta, illus. by Charlene Chua. Candlewick, $16.99 (96p) ISBN 978-1-5362-2492-4; $5.99 paper ISBN 978-1-5362-3672-9 When ebullient, bohemian [...]

Greater Atlanta: Black Satire after Obama Edited by Derek C. Maus and James J. Donahue. Univ. of Mississippi, $30 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-4968-5056-0 SUNY Potsdam English professors Maus and [...]

Unladylike Rules of Attraction Amita Murray. Avon, $18.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-06-329652-7 Murray's rousing second Marleigh Sisters Regency (after Unladylike Lessons in Love) finds Anya Marleigh, Queen Charlotte's court [...]

The Vacancy in Room 10 Seraphina Nova Glass. Graydon House, $18.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-1-525-80980-4 Two women face violent relationship troubles at a seedy apartment complex in the entertaining [...]

Why Did You Come Back Every Summer Belen Lopez Peiro, trans, from the Spanish by Maureen Shaughnessy. Charco, $16.95 trade paper (188p) ISBN 978-1-913867805 Lopez Peiro documents in her potent [...]

Free Love: The Story of a Great American Scandal Robert Shaplen. McNally, $18 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-946-02291-2 First published in 1954, this droll and waggish chronicle of an American [...]

Swan Songs W. Maxwell Prince, et al. Image, $16.99 trade paper (192p) ISBN 978-1-5343-9828-3 Horror comics trendsetter Prince (the Ice Cream Man series) branches out for a decently written and [...]

Fake Flame Adele Buck. Afterglow, $12.99 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-335-04161-6 Buck (Fast Acting) brings the heat in this scorching rom-com. After professor Eva Campbell's ex, Darren, stages a ridiculous [...]

* A Kind of Madness Uche Okonkwo. Tin House, $16.95 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-959030-38-6 Okonkwo explores in her agile debut collection the private feelings of her characters and the [...]

Bitter Water Opera Nicolette Polek. Graywolf, $16 trade paper (136p) ISBN 978-1-64445-283-7 A woman adrift is visited by the spirit of a reclusive dancer in Polek's enchanting debut novel (after [...]

Asterism Ae Hee Lee. Tupelo, $19.95 trade paper (80p) ISBN 978-1-961209-01-5 Lee articulates the joys and alienations of being an outsider in her contemplative debut. Born in South Korea, Lee [...]

Land Marks Maryann Lesert. She Writes, $17.95 trade paper (268p) ISBN 978-1-64742-646-0 A group of anti-fracking activists face off with oil and gas executives in this energizing offering from Lesert [...]

Buns Gone Bad (Ruffle Bunnies #1) Anna Humphrey, illus. by Irma Kniivila. Tundra, $13.99 (176p) ISBN 978-1-7748-8126-2; $9.99 paper ISBN 978-1-77488-132-3 According to the narrator--a tough, unnamed moth who speaks [...]

The Lady He Lost Faye Delacour. Sourcebooks Casablanca, $16.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-1-72829-063-8 Estranged friends struggle to move past their fraught history in Delacour's jam-packed debut. In 1839, naval [...]

The Heart of Winter Shona Kinsella. FlameTree, $16.95 trade paper (240p) ISBN 978-1-78758-830-1 Despite a fiercely independent heroine and a fascinating pantheon of gods, Kinsella (The Flame and the Flood) [...]

Young Rich Widows Kimberly Belle et al. Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-1-72829-401-8 Belle (The Personal Assistant) teams up with Layne Fargo (They Never Learn), Cate Holahan (Her [...]