Seasonal Work

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman is one of the best modern crime fiction writers around. Her new collection of short stories, Seasonal Work, is such a treat. Each story in the collection features a woman who ends up right at the centre of a plot full of intrigue and suspense. The short stories include Slow Burner, wherein a woman just can't help but investigate her husband's secret cell phone. These mini mysteries are perfect for when you want a twisty but short read.

The Bone Spindle

Sleeping Beauty gets a much needed upgrade in The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder. Briar Rose is a prince who has been under a sleeping curse for 100 years, just waiting for true love's kiss to wake him up. What he didn't expect was for a treasure hunter named Fi to prick her finger and suddenly gain the ability to see his spirit. Now Fi, her friend Shane, and Briar Rose must embark on a dangerous quest full of witches and magic in order to break the curse and set Briar Rose free.

The Paris Bookseller

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher is a can't-miss historical fiction title for anyone with a passion for books. In 1919, Sylvia Beach opens the famed Parisian bookstore Shakespeare and Company, which quickly becomes a gathering place for some of the brightest minds of the era, including Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce. In fact, when Joyce's Ulysses is banned, Sylvia takes a chance and publishes it herself. This one act tests the bookseller's friendships, puts her business at risk, and leads to a personal and professional crisis to decide just how much the bookstore means to her.