Starred Reviews for Ashley Herring Blake, Vauhini Vara, Emily Henry, Michael Luo, and more!

By Kate McManus | February 26 2025 | Starred Reviews

With starred reviews from publications including Library Journal and Booklist — your patrons will want to read these much-anticipated books that reviewers are raving about.

Fiction

“Blake’s (Delilah Green Doesn’t Care) fans will be over the moon at this series launch, while newcomers will find a new favorite author to follow.” —Library Journal, starred review


“Both longtime Henry (Funny Story) fans and new romance readers will devour this rivals-to-lovers slow burn, one of Henry’s best to date. Also good for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.” —Library Journal, starred review


“Solomon (Business or Pleasure) writes a wonderfully sensitive and sexy expat love story where an American moves to Amsterdam and finds an old love and new confidence.” —Library Journal, starred review


“This mixture of mystery, SF, and historical fiction is highly recommended for readers who love intricately blended genre stories that ask big questions. Those who fell hard for Rivers Solomon’s The Deep or Leslye Penelope’s Daughter of the Merciful Deep will find a kindred story here.” —Library Journal, starred review


A Novel

“As enchanting as Barnard’s debut, this retelling of Irish mythology is a compelling exploration of transformation, mortality, and the delicate balance between humankind and the divine.” —Library Journal, starred review


A Novel

“Eckstine combines the lyricism of Jesmyn Ward and Toni Morrison with the speculative historical fiction of Tananarive Due and Leslye Penelope in a stunning debut that will also appeal to fans of Percival Everett’s James.” —Booklist, starred review


Nonfiction

Selfhood in the Digital Age

“A must-read for anyone interested in technology and artificial intelligence; will also be engaging for memoir lovers.” —Library Journal, starred review


Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America

“Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of Chinese Americans or immigration law in the United States.” —Library Journal, starred review


My Father, Seven Children, and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust

“This work serves as a brilliant example of how to uncover and describe a past that does not seek discovery.” —Library Journal, starred review


A History of Sex and Christianity

“An absorbing history of Christianity from a revealing angle. Timely, enjoyable, and thoroughly worthwhile.” —Library Journal, starred review


Audiobooks

”A deeply affecting account, revealing Griner’s resilience and the deep love that sustained her throughout a harrowing time.” —Library Journal Starred Review