BBNYA 2025 Finalist Spotlight: Carousel by Sarah McKnight
A haunting carnival, a sinister warning, and gothic horror atmosphere collide in this BBNYA 2025 finalist spotlight for Carousel by Sarah McKnight.
A haunting carnival, a sinister warning, and gothic horror atmosphere collide in this BBNYA 2025 finalist spotlight for Carousel by Sarah McKnight.
A gritty investigative thriller blending hospital corruption, whistleblowers, and 1980s healthcare politics, Nokomis Hospital by Jay B. Greene delivers a tense, realism-driven mystery with strong moral stakes and compelling characters.
A review of Off Season by Clive Fleury, an Australian police procedural featuring Detective Ramesh Ryan, cold cases, murder, and coastal crime. Detective Ryan Mystery #1 — See where it all started.
An atmospheric YA fantasy filled with secrets, rituals, and eerie island mysteries, The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu is a 2025 BBNYA finalist worth discovering.
A haunting magical realism novel spanning centuries, Versions of Nirvana by H. C. Turk follows an 18th-century witch whose trance reaches into the future to guide lost souls toward redemption. Dreamlike, atmospheric, and emotionally reflective.
A powerful WWII novel, Padlocked by p.m. terrell explores survival, resilience, and the moral choices that shape who we become in times of war.