March 2025 staff picks

Amee A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay

Haze and Fox spent their early married life as “good” serial killers who murdered only those who deserved it. But, parenthood put the brakes on their adventures and a chasm in their relationship. Somehow, they must navigate parenthood and save their relationship all while keeping themselves out of prison.

Megan In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer

March weather comes in like lion, all wet and cold. As it leaves and April begins it gently, like a lamb, brings spring with it.

Jennifer The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry.

14 year-old Hazel and 5 year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War.

Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone—a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own. The unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Twenty years later, Hazel is in London, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby’s.  Her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora’s disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years?

Karen Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Girls at a home for unwed mothers discover a book of witchcraft and put it to good use. (Hint: The librarian is a witch.)