by Caitlin Taylor So
When the weather gets warmer, our excitement grows for new releases we can grab and bring with us on long walks in the park. Looking for fresh stories to accompany you outside? Keep your eye out for these books starting now and in the months ahead.
- Solving for the Unknown by Loan Le – March 4, 2025
Viet Ho and Evie Mai are juggling college as best they can, but when they meet and realize all the things they share in common, college becomes that much easier and exciting. Discovering everything in store for them and reflecting on the choices that brought them there is a journey that’s more fun together.
- The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite – April 22, 2025
Brielle Petitfour dreams of being a chef, but never imagined it possible with a chronically sick mother to support and bills to pay. When her mother loses her job, Brielle decides to put her culinary skills to use and cook for rich families. Little do they know, Brielle’s secret tasty ingredient is…human flesh.
- Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens – April 29, 2025
Cam Reynolds is a human in a high school for kids with supernatural abilities, which makes it easy for him to slip under the radar, or so he thinks. That is until he experiences a psychic vision into the future of a brutal murder from the killer’s point of view in front of the student body. When Cam comes to, he knows two things for certain: one, the future killer attends his high school and two, Cam is a clairvoyant, one of the rarest supernatural beings, whose life is about to drastically change.
- Death in the Cards by Mia Manansala – May 13, 2025
Danika Dizon has problem-solving skills in her blood with a private investigator for a mom and a mystery author for a dad. In between classes, she charges for tarot readings to offer guidance to fellow classmates. After Danika deals a death card to one of her clients, the client suddenly disappears and the client’s sister, Gaby, begs Danika for her help. Danika takes this opportunity to prove to her parents that she’s ready to be an official investigator in the family’s detective agency. But is she really? She quickly realizes her client was leading a whole secret life and feels more unprepared for what she’ll find.
- Out of Step, Into You by Ciera Burch – May 20, 2025
Taylor and Marianna were everything to each other…until they weren’t. Previous best friends, running partners, and chosen sisters until Marianna moved away and Taylor ghosted her. Three years later, the two cross paths again and end up on the same cross-country team. All that time they spent running away from each other has led to this: the two girls side by side, steps in sync, on the long path ahead.
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Born and raised in Queens, Caitlin Taylor So is a Chinese-Vietnamese writer who is passionate about prioritizing and amplifying marginalized voices. She graduated from Emerson College with a degree in publishing and marketing. Her writing can be found on Business Insider, PopSugar, WebMD, The New Absurdist, and Her Campus Media.