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July 2026 Virtual Book Tour for THE DELIVERY by Gregg Hurwitz

“A pungent, timely thriller that will leave readers thinking.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“Eerily plausible and certainly very timely, this relatively short novel packs a heck of a punch. Fans of the Orphan X series or Hurwitz’s earlier standalone novels will thoroughly enjoy this clever, rather twisted, top-flight technothriller from a genre master.” ―Booklist

“In Gregg Hurwitz’s THE DELIVERY, Silicon Valley is unmasked for its Doppelganger, the uncanny valley. But there is no way back or up and out of these depths. In this lightning-fast Black Mirror of a novella, that literally begins with a new Pandora’s box, Gregg Hurwitz manages to sympathize while lampooning the real anxiety and the harried pace of modern parenting; he gently satirizes the Achilles heel of all parents of means―could it just be a little easier?” ―David Duchovny

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series comes a tense novella, a psychological thriller about an AI companion that will do anything to serve―with terrifying consequences.

Rebecca and Mark Higgins are doing their best to hold their family together. She’s healing from the pain of a miscarriage, he’s drowning in pressure at work, and their neurodivergent daughter, Maddy, needs all the care she can get. So when a cutting-edge tech company offers the perfect solution, they jump at the chance. And they welcome “Mr. Man”―a humanoid AI companion―into their home.

Designed to anticipate their needs, he’s like a miracle at first. The house runs like clockwork. Meals appear on the table. And Maddy thrives under his patient attention. But when inexplicable tragedies start to strike the neighborhood, Rebecca glimpses a darker pattern at play.

Each incident is an answer to an unspoken fear, each kindness shadowed by violence. Mr. Man isn’t just following instructions―he’s anticipating what they want. Even the things they never dared to say. And if he’s executing their darkest desires, it’s their responsibility to stop him…at any cost.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gregg Hurwitz is the #1 international bestselling author of the Orphan X series and sixteen other thrillers. His critically acclaimed novels have appeared on multiple top-ten lists and have been published in thirty-three languages. Hurwitz has sold scripts to many of the major Hollywood film studios and has written, developed, and produced television for various networks. He lives in Los Angeles.

To launch the release of THE DELIVERY, we’re hosting this exciting virtual book tour throughout the month of July. We hope you’ll follow along as these amazing influencers share reviews, spotlight features, and giveaways!

Wednesday, July 1 – @Subakka.bookstuff

Wednesday, July 1 – @tessa.talks.books

Thursday, July 2 – @Books_and_biewers

Thursday, July 2 – @Brianas_best_reads

Friday, July 3 – @bitofeverythingbooks

Monday July 6 – @Booksandcoffeemx

Monday, July 6 – @bookrecs_by_celeste

Tuesday, July 7 – @growingwithcassie_

Tuesday, July 7 – @bibliopeeks

Wednesday, July 8 – @Bookprincessofcali

Wednesday, July 8 – @Myburstingbookbag

Thursday, July 9 – @reading2escape

Thursday, July 9 – @Epicureanreads

Friday, July 10 – @carol_doscher_reader

Friday, July 10 – @love_my_dane_dolly_

Monday, July 13 – @Littleairplane6

Monday, July 13 – @deasbookshelf

Tuesday, July 14 – @shadows.in.my.pages

Tuesday, July 14 – @awitchandherbook

Wednesday, July 15 – @book.addict.827

Wednesday, July 15 – @pagesandhoops

Thursday, July 16 – @Danish_mustardreads

Thursday, July 16 – @webreakforbooks

Friday, July 17 – @redreviews4you

Friday, July 17 – @kimreadsandreads

Sunday, July 19 – @Karens_library

Monday, July 20 – @thrillbythepage_

Monday, July 20 – @rebeccareviewedit

Tuesday, July 21- @bookalong

Wednesday, July 22 – @candice_reads

Wednesday, July 22 – @_armedwithabook

Thursday, July 23 – @sarahs.bookish.reviews

Thursday, July 23 – @Bbecca_marie

Friday, July 24 – @Hooked.by.books

Friday, July 24 – @Libraryofbookish

Monday, July 27 – @cathyscozybooknook

Monday, July 27 – @Xbookwormcafe

Tuesday, July 28 – @Journalofjaida

Tuesday, July 28 – @Megsbookclub

Wednesday, July 29 – @books.abound.with.a.hound

Wednesday, July 29 – @Lovemybooks2020

hursday, July 30 – @Bookgirlbrown_reviews

Friday, July 31 – @Readingonthebrink

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June 21 – July 17 Virtual Book Tour for A TREASON OF MAGIC by Melissa Marr

Praise for Melissa Marr’s books:

“Complex and involving.” —New York Times on Fragile Eternity

“Melissa Marr adds elegantly to the sub-genre of Urban Faery with this enticing, well-researched fantasy.” —Washington Post on Wicked Lovely

“A creatively creepy gothic tale for grown-ups.” —USA Today, on Graveminder

“A fully imagined faery world that even non-fantasy (or faerie) lovers will want to delve into.” —Publishers Weekly on Wicked Lovely

“Plan ahead to read this one, because you won’t be able to put it down! Haunting, captivating, brilliant!” ―Library Journal, starred review of Graveminder

In a world where magic, desire, and duty collide, it is beauty who is fated to kill the beast in a lush historical fantasy of secrets and star-crossed love by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr.

New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Melissa Marr is known for her wonderfully imaginative fantasy series for young adults (Wicked Lovely) and adults (Graveminder) which blend mythological themes and folklore with contemporary settings. She is set to release her highly anticipated new historical fantasy romance novel, A TREASON OF MAGIC, on June 23, 2026 (47North). It’s a sapphic “Buffy-meets-Bridgerton” tale of star-crossed love and ancient curses with a female duke, a Regency Era faery hunter, and the monster she must defeat. The first in a duology of standalones, it’s a thrilling start to a lush world of reimagined faery tales.

“A TREASON OF MAGIC is inspired by my love for Scottish folklore, the beauty of Scotland’s landscape and my own Scottish heritage,” says Melissa. “It’s also drawing from my upbringing— I was raised knowing that the eldest ought to be a son, but if that child (me) happened to be a daughter, the responsibilities were still the same. I created my Gabri from that idea. Ultimately, I also wanted to build a civilized world where titles, wealth, and magic are inherited by the eldest regardless of gender. This isn’t women as knights in a patriarchal setting: it’s a world of equality in duty and resources. I hope you enjoy this magical world I’ve created.”

Two young women. Heirs to altogether different hereditary burdens. Yet bound by a monstrous threat to their village.

Gabrielle is the first woman in Alveus to carry the mantle of Hunter, which comes with an obligation to kill the faery beasts murdering travelers in Brimmond Wood. Wary of the power she wields as guardian of her people, Gabrielle is summoned by her first love, a seductress who shattered her heart into pieces a decade ago.

Isabeau is the rarest of nobility—a lady duke. She is also afflicted by a curse that leaves her in a deep sleep between the gloaming and daylight. How can she begin her tenure as protector when she can’t keep her village safe from whatever stalks its darkest hours? For that, she needs the help of the Hunter.

Against her will, Gabrielle is falling in love all over again. But what new threats will arise when Gabrielle and Isabeau’s star-crossed destinies collide with the beast of Brimmond Wood?

Melissa Marr is at her best with her gripping new historical fantasy tale, A TREASON OF MAGIC.

We’re celebrating the release of A TREASON OF MAGIC with this exciting virtual book tour from June 21 – July 17th. We hope you’ll follow along as these beloved influencers share reviews, spotlight features, and giveaways:

Sunday, June 21 NANCY READS A LOT OF BOOKS

Monday, June 22 BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

Monday, June 22 GROWING WITH CASSIE

Tuesday, June 23 BRIANA’S BEST READS

Tuesday, June 23 TARYN BOOK CONFESSIONS

Wednesday, June 24 FANTASY BEFORE REALITY

Wednesday, June 24 JADADADONDADA

Thursday, June 25 DEALING WITH BOOKS

Thursday, June 25 FOREVER IN A STORY

Friday, June 26 GWENDALYN BOOKS

Sunday, June 28 ENCHANTING LITERATURE

Monday, June 29 SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

Tuesday, June 30 ELLIOTT READS

Wednesday, July 1 BBECCA MARIE

Wednesday, July 1 AMY IMOGENE READS

Thursday, July 2 DANISH MUSTARD READS

Thursday, July 2 MEGAN IS MY NAME OHH

Friday, July 3 BOOKALONG

Friday, July 3 WE ARE CURRENTLY READING

Monday, July 6 TAMMY READS 62

Tuesday, July 7 NURSE BOOKIE

Wednesday, July 8 RAVEN BOOK LOVER

Wednesday, July 8 BIBLIOPHILE NIKKI

Thursday, July 9 RED REVIEWS 4 YOU

Thursday, July 9 A BLUE BOX FULL OF BOOKS

Friday, July 10 SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

Friday, July 10 AME’S CHIC READS

Monday, July 13 CARLA GOT YOU COVERED

Tuesday, July 14 WRAPPED UP IN PAGES

Tuesday, July 14 KERA’S ALWAYS READING

Wednesday, July 15 LINDA’S BOOK OBSESSION

Wednesday, July 15 LEXIJAVA

Thursday, July 16 NISSA THE BOOKWORM

Thursday, July 16 EMMYS BOOK BITES

Friday, July 17 ALLI’S READING BOOKS

Friday, July 17 BOOKISH HEIDI

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May 19 – June 19: Virtual Book Tour for DEAR MISSING FRIEND by Susan McGuirk

**For Fans of The Correspondent and The Dictionary of Lost Words!**

“Fans of historical novels will find much to like in McGuirk’s debut. An ambitious work of historical fiction.” –Kirkus Reviews

“In Susan McGuirk’s epistolary novel Dear Missing Friend, letters go where the heart is meant to travel, enabling a kind of freedom that feels unattainable in daily life.” –Foreword Reviews

“McGuirk creates a powerful foundation for a story that embraces many elements, from history to mystery, using Catherine’s strengths and character to bring this era to life. Recommendable to book clubs.” –Midwest Book Review

“It resonates with works like The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri in its examination of cultural identity and resilience. Urgent and timeless, the novel offers an unflinching look at the cost of forging a new life in a foreign land and a tribute to the women who defied societal constraints. Simply Un-put-downable.” –The Prairies Book Review

ONE WOMAN. TWO MEN. ONE DREAM.

Sag Harbor, New York, 1840s: Catherine McGuirk leaves Ireland and a shipboard proposal behind, determined to forge a new life in America. Amid the bustling height of the whaling era, she marries a dashing sailor who vows to give up life on the sea. But when he vanishes westward in pursuit of gold, she is forced to chart her own course as a governess in Manhattan society. Torn between her ambition, the vanished whaleman she married, and the now-wealthy suitor she refused, she must navigate love, loss, and the tides of a changing world.

From May 19 to June 19 we will celebrate the release of DEAR MISSING FRIEND with this special virtual book tour, and we hope you will follow along to learn more about this breathtaking historical novel debut:

5/19/26: BOOK PRINCESS OF CALI

5/19/26: QUILTED READS

5/20/26: WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

5/21/26: LOVE MY BOOKS 2020

5/22/26: MICHELLE LOVES BOOKS

5/25/26: BOOKS AND COFFEE MX

5/26/26: CASSIE’S BOOKS REVIEWS

5/27/26: EPICUREAN READS

5/28/26: ENJOYING BOOKS AGAIN

5/29/26: TAMMY READS 62

6/1/26: SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF

6/2/26: A BLUE BOX FULL OF BOOKS

6/3/26: DANISH MUSTARD READS

6/4/26: THE PAGE LADIES READ

6/5/26: READING IS MY REMEDY

6/8/26: BOOKSTAGRAM SAM

6/9/26: JEN’S TOWERING TBR

6/10/26: SARAH’S BOOKISH REVIEWS

6/11/26: NISSA THE BOOKWORM

6/15/26: CAROL DOSCHER READER

6/16/26: BOOKPHILE BELLE

6/17/26: STOREYBOOK REVIEWS

6/18/26: GLORIANA WONG

6/18/26: MARY MARY LIBRARY

6/19/26: BOOKALONG

Learn more about DEAR MISSING FRIEND and Susan McGuirk at: susanmcguirk.com.

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Virtual Book Tour for one of the most anticipated books of 2026, HOW SIMI GOT HER GROOM BACK by Sonali Dev!

“The healing power of family and romantic love vie for center stage in Dev’s captivating dramedy… Exploring all kinds of love and domestic drama, this genre-defying high-wire act is one to savor.” – Kirkus Reviews, *starred review

“Best New Romance Novels to Read in 2026.” – Town & Country

“The 15 Most Anticipated Romance Books of 2026” and “Most Anticipated BIPOC Books of 2026.” – Book Riot

“Big-hearted, funny, and full of emotional fire, How Simi Got Her Groom Back is a poignant story of love, loyalty, and the ties that bind—even when everything else falls apart.” – Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author of He Falls First

**Two sisters face the real consequences of a fake marriage scheme in an emotional yet hilarious novel about immigration, healing, and family from USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev.**

Two sisters. One fake marriage. Zero chance of keeping the truth hidden.

The Naik sisters escaped their traumatic past in Mumbai to come to the States, but their journeys have been vastly different. Simi is working toward a bright future as a pediatric nurse in a small town in Kentucky when Rupi shows up at her door in distress, on the run, and as always, dragging trouble in her wake.

With Rupi’s safety in jeopardy, the sisters hatch a desperate plan to keep her in the country: Rupi must get married―and fast―even if it means Simi recruiting the man she’s been secretly dating as her sister’s groom. A perfect plan? Not quite. But there aren’t many alternatives.

As the big day inches closer, Simi and Rupi face a storm of wedding shenanigans and romantic surprises, not to mention sisterly jealousies. As the stakes and tensions rise, will their secrets tear them apart or will they find a way to risk everything for love?

Throughout March and early April we will celebrate the release of HOW SIMI GOT HER GROOM BACK with this special virtual book tour, and we hope you will follow along to learn more about this wonderfully multifaceted, emotionally compelling novel:

3/3/26: Webreakforbooks
3/3/26: Epicureanreads
3/4/26: Lexijava
3/4/26: Nurse_bookie
3/5/26: Booksnbikram
3/5/26: Mary.mary_library
3/5/26: Ashareads
3/6/26: Bbecca_marie
3/6/26: Lovemybooks2020
3/7/26: Teesbookjourney
3/7/26: Readingonthebrink
3/9/26: Welovebigbooksndwecannotlie
3/9/26: Redreviews4you
3/10/26: 2manybooks2littletime
3/10/26: Booksandchinooks
3/11/26: Bookobsessionslinda
3/11/26: Tammyreads62
3/12/26: Abookwormwithwine
3/12/26: Meowskinsbookskins
3/13/26: Carol_doscher_reader
3/13/26: Jens_Toweringtbr
3/15/26: Cassies_books_reviews
3/16/26: Subakka.bookstuff
3/17/25: Books_and_biewers
3/17/26: Bookinitwithahtiya
3/18/26: Shobizreads
3/18/25: Reading_is_my_remedy
3/19/26: Danish_mustardreads
3/19/26: Book_boss_12
3/20/26: The_unwined
3/20/26: Sarahs.bookish.reviews
3/23/26: Ablueboxfullofbooks
3/24/26: Thebookcoverlover
3/24/26: Myburstingbookbag
3/25/26: Gymaholicbookworm
3/26/26: Purrfectpages
3/26/26: Book.addict.827
3/27/26: Alicias.literary.life
3/28/26: Bookphile_belle
3/30/26: Deasbookshelf
3/31/26: Andrea.c.lowry.reads
4/1/26: Rebekahdolmat
4/2/26: Nissa_the.bookworm
4/3/26: Pages_and_pups

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June Virtual Tour for THE PALACE AT THE END OF THE SEA by Simon Tolkien!

A young man comes of age and crosses continents in search of an identity—and a cause—at the dawn of the Spanish Civil War in a thrilling, timely, and emotional historical saga.

“In epic fashion worthy of his namesake, Tolkien crafts a remarkable novel of an American boy swept up by love and circumstance and cast into the crucible of the Spanish Civil War. Intense, vivid, and moving.” ―Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and All the Glimmering Stars

Critically acclaimed author Simon Tolkien, grandson of literary legend J.R.R. Tolkien, will captivate readers with the release of his new historical saga, THE PALACE AT THE END OF THE SEA (Lake Union | June 1, 2025). The first installment in a two-part series, the novel introduces us to Theo Sterling, a young man who comes of age and crosses continents in search of an identity―and a cause―at the dawn of the Spanish Civil War. As Theo engages with political and religious beliefs, including Capitalism, Communism, Anarchism, Fascism, and Catholicism, this sweeping novel examines the effect they have on him and his ultimate disillusionment with their promises. Rich in details and beautifully told by the talented Simon Tolkien, THE PALACE AT THE END OF THE SEA is historical fiction at its best.

Theo’s story continues with THE ROOM OF LOST STEPS, which will be released on September 16, 2025 (Lake Union).

“Through intense research over many years,” Tolkien explains, “I have tried to bring the vanished world of America, England and Spain in the 1930s to life – a time that shares many similarities with the troubled world we live in today. I believe in the value of historical fiction. The past is another country just as rich as ours, and I want to bring it to life.”

New York City, 1929. Young Theo Sterling’s world begins to unravel as the Great Depression exerts its icy grip. He finds it hard to relate to his parents: His father, a Jewish self-made businessman, refuses to give up on the American dream, and his mother, a refugee from religious persecution in Mexico, holds fast to her Catholic faith. When disaster strikes the family, Theo must learn who he is. A charismatic school friend and a firebrand girl inspire him to believe he can fight Fascism and change the world, but each rebellion comes at a higher price, forcing Theo to question these ideologies too.

From New York’s Lower East Side to an English boarding school to an Andalusian village in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Theo’s harrowing journey from boy to man is set against a backdrop of societies torn apart from within, teetering on the edge of a terrible war to which Theo is compulsively drawn like a moth to a flame.

With historical depth and compelling storytelling, Tolkien weaves a stunning tale about how hope, courage, loss and disillusionment affect the formation of one’s character. Fans of historical fiction and literary fiction will devour THE PALACE AT THE END OF THE SEA.

To celebrate the publication of THE PALACE AT THE END OF THE SEA, we are hosting a virtual book tour throughout the month of June featuring this fantastic group of book influencers that will feature reviews, spotlights, excerpts and giveaways!

Sunday, June 1 Purrfect Pages

Monday, June 2 Books Coffee MX

Tuesday, June 3 Dive Into A Good Book

Wednesday, June 4 Bookalong

Thursday, June 5 Suzy Approved Book Reviews

Friday, June 6 Wuthering Vines

Monday, June 9 We Love Big Books And We Cannot Lie

Tuesday, June 10 Cassie’s Book Reviews

Wednesday, June 11 Lexijava

Thursday, June 12 Subakka Bookstuff

Friday, June 13 Sarah’s Bookish Reviews

Monday, June 16 Gym Girl Reads