"Former Tattered Cover bookseller Matt Sullivan’s debut literary mystery is an entertaining page-turner and affectionate salute to independent bookstores. Lydia Smith is a bookseller at The 

Bright Ideas Bookstore, a thinly disguised LoDo Tattered Cover sometime in the 1990’s. Late one night as she’s closing the store she discovers that Joey Molina, one of her favorite young regulars, has hung himself in the store, a photo of her as a child in his jeans pocket. Devastated and confronted with a link to a violent crime she survived as a child, Lydia struggles to uncover the reason for Joey’s suicide and what his connection is to her past. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore is a gripping read and a knowing nod to all who pass their time in bookstores." -- Cathy Langer, Director of Buying

"The Essex Serpent is set in a fictional coastal village called Aldwinter during the 1890’s when tensions between science and religion were high. After the death of her husband, Cora Seaborne sets out to hunt fossils in the salt marshes of the area. Soon after, strange occurrences begin happening - earthquakes are splitting houses, boats are taken by water, and a child goes missing. Cora begins to investigate and stories of an Essex Serpent terrorizing the area surface. The Essex Serpent has elements of mystery, adventure, nature, history, religion, and feminist strength - I couldn’t help but adore this book. I fell in love with author Sarah Perry’s engaging writing style as she describes the dangerous beauty of the landscape in such a tangible way. I see why The Essex Serpent won the British Book Award for fiction this year and should be on every summer must-read list." -- Stephanie Coleman, frontlist buyer