Today’s The Stack is sponsored by John Wick.
When a young John Wick embarks upon an epic vendetta, he comes up against a strange, powerful community of assassins and must learn how to master the rules that guide their lethal business. What are the Three Bills? Who is Calamity? And why is John Wick seeking vengeance?
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Vertical, Inc.
Where did Sherlock Holmes go during his famous disappearance between his death at Reichenbach Falls and reappearance in Baker Street, three years later? God of mystery Keisuke Matsuoka contends that it was in the Far East—in Japan, to be exact. In 1891, Nicholas Alexandrovich, the Tsarevich of Russia, was traveling in a fragile Meiji-era Japan on an official tour when he was almost assassinated. The Otsu Incident, as this came to be known, led to fear of an international incident, perhaps even a declaration of war from Russia. In steps Sherlock Holmes—on the run from the British police and presumed to be dead. Together with Hirobumi Ito, the first Prime Minister of Japan, the two unlikely allies immerse themselves in a knotted tangle of politics, deceit, and great powers. In this deftly researched and immersive novel, based on real historical events, the great Sherlock Holmes stakes his flag in modern history in the turbulent early years of a rising Japan buffeted by the winds of change.
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Sponsored by Blackstone Publishing.
Now is the time to discover crime fiction writer Catherine Ryan Howard! Her latest book THE LIAR’S GIRL is a 2019 Edgar Nominee for Best Novel — “Readers of Paula Hawkins, Tana French, and Ruth Ware will love this exceptionally well-crafted thriller,” according to the starred review in Library Journal. Electric Literature notes the suspenseful novel is “…packed with psychological trickery.” Publishers Weekly says: “Howard keeps the reader turning the pages right through to the shocking and satisfying resolution.” Meet Catherine at BookCon in NYC June 1-2, and get a sneak peek at her forthcoming novel REWIND, which lands in bookstores on September 3.
Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Valiant Entertainment.
Accomplice. Mentor. Savior. And now, Enemy of the State. Seeking to protect other vulnerable superpowered psiots like herself, Livewire plunged the United States into a nationwide blackout, causing untold devastation. After choosing the few over the many, she must now outrun the government she served—and those she once called allies. With the whole world hunting her, what kind of hero will Livewire be…or will she be one at all?
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Sponsored by Holiday House.
Welcome to Nissera, land of three kingdoms and home to spectacular magic. It’s a dark and dangerous realm of fairy tales gone wrong. Read the first 100 pages for FREE now and see why New York Times best-selling YA author Stephanie Garber “could have stayed and played in this treacherous world for a long time.”
Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Caracal, the middle grade imprint of Lion Forge.
When the Hamster Aquatic Mercenaries (H.A.M.) are hired to save their badger allies from flooding, the colony’s most ambitious young hamster pups compete for their chance to join the team and earn glory and prestige. Those who succeed, however, soon discover that life outside their burrow is not the grand adventure they imagined, but instead find a world of deadly threats and conflicting stories about their species’ origins. The Underfoot Vol. 1: The Mighty Deep by Emily S. Whitten, Ben Fisher, and Michelle Nguyen is in stores now from the Caracal imprint of Lion Forge!
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Shadow Mountain Publishing.
As the second daughter of a royal chief, Maile is engaged to the best navigator in Hawai’i. But when sailors from a strange place called England arrive on her island, a misunderstanding ends in battle, and Maile is suddenly widowed before she is wed. Maile takes John Harbottle prisoner—even knowing the now-wounded man killed her fiancé—and she reluctantly heals him. In the process, she discovers the man she thought was her enemy might be her ally instead. Inspired by a true story, A Song for the Stars will enchant fans of Romeo and Juliet and Disney’s Pocahontas.
Today’s The Stack is sponsored by Dynamite.
In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, someone’s got to make sure the “supes” don’t get out of line. Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother’s Milk, The Frenchman, and The Female are The Boys: A CIA-backed team of very dangerous people, each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth – superpower!
Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Forward Me Back to You by Mitali Perkins and Fierce Reads.
Katina King is the reigning teen jujitsu champion of Northern California, but she’s having trouble fighting off the secrets in her past.
Robin Thornton was adopted from an orphanage in India and is reluctant to take on his future. If he can’t find his roots, how can he possibly plan ahead?
Robin and Kat meet in the most unlikely of places—a summer service trip to Kolkata to work with survivors of human trafficking. As bonds build between the travelmates, Robin and Kat discover that you can’t rewind life; sometimes you just have to push play.