Author: Natalia Heroux

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by AQUICORN COVE, a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love from the Eisner-Award winning author of The Tea Dragon Society.

When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a hurricane, Lana remembers how much she’s missed the ocean and her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures living in the coral reef. With the help of her aunt, Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and learns that the town and the coral reef are out of balance and in danger. When another storm threatens the town, Lana realizes she’ll have to stand up to those she loves in order to save the Aquicorns.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost

Master vampire Ian has made many enemies over 200 years, including Dagon, a demon who now lays claim to his soul. Ian’s only chance to escape is to join forces with a Law Guardian, but he’s never been able to abide by the rules for long.

Veritas’ normal role is police, judge, and jury to reprobates like Ian, but she has her own ax to grind with Dagon. As she uses Ian as bait for the demon, Veritas realizes his devil-may-care image hides something more powerful, and Ian discovers Veritas has secrets of her own.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien

Don’t miss the final work of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth fiction, THE FALL OF GONDOLIN, edited by Christopher Tolkien and with illustrations by Alan Lee.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Interweave

From “alt” to “yrn,” knitting patterns have a unique language of abbreviations and knitting techniques. The Knitter’s Dictionary is your comprehensive resource to understanding the language of knitting in a quick-reference guide that no knitting bag should be without. For beginner and skilled knitters alike, there’s always something new to discover in your next hand knit project. The Knitter’s Dictionary puts an expert knitting instructor in the palm of your hands to help you navigate any pattern.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Wisconsin Vamp, a paranormal comedy novel by author Scott Burtness.

For bowling buddies Herb, Dallas, and Stanley, life is nice and simple…

Until Herb becomes a vampire.
And Dallas becomes a werewolf.
And Stanley becomes a zombie.

Join the three friends on their hilarious misadventures and discover that sometimes it takes a big change to become who you were always meant to be.

A great Halloween read for fans of Christopher Moore, Charlaine Harris, and Jim Butcher!

Wisconsin Vamp is the first book in the Monsters in the Midwest series.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by HMHTeen

Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market—and seeks revenge when she is betrayed.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Mariner Books

“The edge of the stories in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s debut collection Friday Black is razor sharp, ready to cut deep. This book is dark and captivating and essential. This book is a call to arms and it is a condemnation. Adjei-Brenyah offers powerful prose as parable. The writing in this outstanding collection will make you hurt and demand your hope. Read this book. Marvel at the intelligence of each of these stories and what they reveal about racism, capitalism, complacency and their insidious reach.”—Roxane Gay