🎉 Happy Bookbirthday to this week’s bumper crop of new releases!
It’s the first Tuesday of the month, so you know it’s a big one — here’s what’s hitting shelves today:
🎁 For the Rest of Us – short stories celebrating holidays that aren’t Christmas. Diverse, thoughtful, and full of light in unexpected places. 🪜 The Steps – a blended family, a hidden past, and a mystery that refuses to stay buried. 🎓 When We Were Monsters – a dark academia thriller where ambition, obsession, and secrets twist dangerously together. ⛪ The Deep Well – a haunting cult narrative, told from the outside looking in. 📕 Oxford Blood – a murder mystery set among the spires and shadows of England’s most famous campus. ⛰️ Uncle Zeedie – a kid’s thriller that takes readers deep into the Welsh mountains, where danger waits around every bend. 🇬🇧 Role Model – the Prime Minister’s autistic daughter never asked for the spotlight — but the world won’t stop watching. 🌾 Thirst – folk horror with roots that go deep, twisting nature and fear into something unforgettable. ✏️ Pencil’s Best Story Ever – a delightful picture book about rolling with the punches when your story doesn’t go as planned. 👭 My Best Friend Tilly – a picture book about friendship, imagination, and remembering to include the people who matter most. 🔍 Mr Search, Mrs Find – a clever, pattern-focused take on search-and-find fun. 🔪 How to Survive a Horror Sequel – meta chills and sharp thrills in a follow-up that knows all the rules… and how to break them.
From picture books to horror sequels, dark academia to heartfelt family stories, there’s truly something for everyone this week. ✨ Which one’s going straight onto your TBR (or your gift list)?
