Presented by: CamCat Books, HarperCollins Publishers, Image Comics, Severn House, Simon & Schuster, and Library Journal
Event Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024 

Are you wondering what you’ll be reading this spring? Join this webcast to hear about the latest big-buzzing books that you won’t want to miss! Publishing insiders will present their favorite forthcoming can’t-put-down titles, from mysteries and feel-good escapism to spirituality and hot-button nonfiction.

Featured Titles:

Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. For over twenty years, every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it—the exact amount of time they will be together. Finally, the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, there’s a paper with no expiration date and a name: Jake. But as Jake and Daphne’s story unfolds, Daphne finds herself doubting the paper’s prediction, and wrestling with what it means to be both committed and truthful. Because Daphne knows things Jake doesn’t, information that—if he found out—would break his heart.

Molten Death - An Orchid Isle Mystery by Leslie Karst

A glimpse of a quickly melting corpse at the foot of a volcano has amateur sleuth and food enthusiast Valerie Corbin shocked. But how can she investigate a murder, when there’s no evidence the victim ever existed?

The first Orchid Isle cozy mystery, set in tropical Hilo, Hawai‘i, introduces a fun and feisty LGBTQ+ couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions!

The Shabti by Megaera C. Lorenz 

When confronted with an otherworldly spirit while trying to escape the ghosts of his own very real past, a fake medium must use the tools of his shady trade to trick the specter and his former partner—all while falling in love with an Egyptologist.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment and The Guest List returns with a deliciously twisty locked room mystery set at a luxe coastal retreat, perfect for fans of The White Lotus. Welcome to the opening weekend of The Manor, a luxury resort built on top of old secrets in an ancient wood. THE FOUNDER, THE LOVER, THE MYSTERY GUEST, THE KITCHEN HELP, THE DETECTIVE. All have an agenda. All have a past. But not everyone will survive…The Midnight Feast.

The Cull Volume 1 by Kelly Thompson

Eisner-winning writer KELLY THOMPSON re-teams with superstar artist MATTIA DE IULIS for their first creator-owned work together!

THE CULL is a dark tale about five friends setting off in the middle of the night to shoot a short film on a forbidden rock near their small coastal town the summer before they all go their separate ways. But they're not really there to shoot a film. One of them has lied. And that lie will change EVERYTHING.

Presenters:

MC Smitherman, Sales & Marketing Assistant, CamCat Books

Virginia Stanley, Director, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers

Chloe Ramos, Book Market & Library Sales Manager, Image Comics

Victoria Britton, Commissioning Editor, Severn House

Melissa Croce, Senior Marketing Manager, Simon & Schuster

Moderator:

Melissa DeWild, Associate Editor, Library Journal

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