Thursday, July 17, 2025

Happy UK Book Birthday to The Enchanted Greenhouse!!!

Wishing the happiest of book birthdays to the UK edition of The Enchanted Greenhouse, which is now out it the world! I'm so excited to share this cosy book, set in the world of The Spellshop, with readers in the UK! And I'm so grateful to all the magnificent people at Tor UK and Pan Macmillan, who did such a fantastic job with this gorgeous edition!

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE comes out today!!!

Today is the book birthday for my new cozy fantasy, THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! I wrote this book because I believe that everyone deserves hope, love, friendship, second chances, and magic in their lives. Also, honey cakes, tiny dragons, and a winged cat!

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE is set in the same world as THE SPELLSHOP (but you don't have to have read Spellshop to read it). It's about Terlu Perna, a librarian who broke the law because she was lonely. She cast an unauthorized spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue. This book is about what happens to her after that, when she wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses.

It's for anyone who might need a dose of comfort, joy, and kindness. 

Thank you to everyone at Bramble and Macmillan for bringing this book to life and for gracing it with Lulu Chen's gorgeous cover art and such lovely cool-mint sprayed edges! I loved every second of writing it, and I am so over-the-moon excited that it's out in the world!

Happy reading!!!

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Sunday, July 13, 2025

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE Book Tour

2 days until THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE comes out and I start my 9-city book tour!!! I'm ridiculously excited! If you live near any of the places I'm visiting, I hope you'll come see me! Tickets: http://sarahbethdurst.com/appearances.htm








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Friday, July 11, 2025

Well, check this one off the bucket list -- SPELLSHOP merch from Kingdom of Threads!!! https://kingdomofthreads.com/collections/official-spellshop

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Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale

Just 7 days until THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE comes out!!! And Barnes & Noble is having a perfectly-timed preorder sale! Preorder now through July 11, save at least 25%, and receive your copy on July 15!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-enchanted-greenhouse-sarah-beth-durst/1146167629?ean=9781250333988

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Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Four Weeks!!!

Four weeks in a row!!!! Thanks to all of you! 

https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2025/07/13/trade-fiction-paperback/

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Monday, June 30, 2025

ALA 2025

Had such a fantastic time at ALA!!! It was so great meeting so many amazing librarians and seeing so many wonderful publishing and author friends! Here are some of my photos from the weekend...

 














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Friday, June 27, 2025

ALA Annual Conference 2025

Very excited to be attending the American Library Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia this weekend! I'll be signing ARCs of THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! Will you be there? Here's where to find me!

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

The Enchanted Greenhouse Book Launch

I have always wanted to do an event at the gorgeous, four-story, Barnes & Noble flagship store in Union Square, NYC. And thanks to the incredible love that you all have shown for THE SPELLSHOP, I get to launch THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE there!!! This is such a dream come true! If you can make it into NYC on the evening of July 15, I'd be so thrilled if you could join me for this book launch celebration, a bucket-list-level event for me! I'll be in conversation with Jennifer K. Lambert, whose wonderful book NEVER THE ROSES comes out one week prior, and we'll be chatting about all things bookish and signing copies of our books. I can't wait! Only 20 more days to go! Tickets: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062184830-0


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Saturday, June 21, 2025

The Bronx Book Festival 2025

TODAY!!! Hello, NYC! It's a beautiful day, perfect for a book festival! Come see me and lots of other amazing authors at The Bronx Book Festival in Fordham Plaza!

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Prix Babelio 2025

Magnifique nouvelle!!! The French edition of The Spellshop, La Petite Boutique de Sortilèges, won the Prix Babelio 2025 (like a French Goodreads Choice Award) in the Imaginaire (SFF) category! Merci beaucoup to Babelio, my French publisher Bragelonne, the translator Clémentine Curie, and the wonderful French readers who voted for it! And félicitations to all the other incredible nominees! 

https://www.babelio.com/prix-babelio?categorie=7

 

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Second Week!!!

Eeeeeep!!! Second week on the NYT paperback list!!! 

https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2025/06/29/trade-fiction-paperback/

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Finished Copy of THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE

Look what arrived!!! A finished copy of THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! *faints*

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE Book Tour

BOOK TOUR!!! I'm super excited to announce that the lovely folks at Bramble are sending me on book tour for THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE, starting with my launch event at B&N Union Square in NYC on July 15 and then heading to West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Utah, and California! All events are ticketed, so reserve your tickets now! 

http://sarahbethdurst.com/appearances.htm

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Monday, June 16, 2025

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE Sneak Peek!

Sneak Peek at THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! Reactor magazine has posted the first two chapters and will continue posting two more chapters every week for four weeks, leading up to pub day on July 15! Eight chapters in all! Happy reading! 

https://reactormag.com/excerpts-the-enchanted-greenhouse-by-sarah-beth-durst-chapters-1-and-2/

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#1 LibraryReads Pick for July!

I'm thrilled and honored to share that THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE was selected as the #1 LibraryReads Pick for July!!! I've said it before and I'll say it again, librarians are the absolute BEST!!! Thank you so much for all the love you've shown the Spellshop books! 

https://libraryreads.org

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

THE SPELLSHOP paperback is a New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller!!!

I just got a call from my editor… The paperback edition of THE SPELLSHOP is a New York Times bestseller (#10), a USA Today bestseller (#10), and an Indie bestseller (#16)!!! Thank you all so incredibly much!!! I never dreamed the paperback would list, and I am so very grateful to all the amazing readers who embraced this cozy book and made the impossible possible! 

https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2025/06/22/trade-fiction-paperback/


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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

THE SPELLSHOP Hungarian Book Birthday!

Happy book birthday to Bűbájok Boltja, the Hungarian edition of The Spellshop! Thanks so much to the Hungarian publisher Agave Könyvek and the translator Németh Luca Anna for creating this gorgeous edition!  Look at those spredges!!! 

https://agavekonyvek.hu/konyv/fantasy/bubajok-boltja

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Thursday, June 05, 2025

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE is an Indie Next Pick!!!

Thank you, independent booksellers!!! I'm so thrilled, honored, and grateful that THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE has been selected as an Indie Next Pick for July by the American Booksellers Association! Yayyyyy!!! 

https://www.bookweb.org/sites/default/files/diy/INL-letter-July.pdf

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Happy UK Paperback Book Birthday to The Spellshop!!!

Today is the book birthday for the UK paperback edition of The Spellshop! My copy is busy celebrating with Caz as I look on with joy and gratitude for all the wonderful UK readers who have let this cosy book into their hearts.

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