Happy Paperback Book Birthday to THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!

Happy paperback book birthday to THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! My cozy fantasy set in the world of THE SPELLSHOP about a librarian who was once a statue, a grumpy gardener, magical plants, a winged cat, tiny dragons, honey cakes, hope, love, and joy is out today in paperback with gorgeous mint green sprayed edges! And it includes a sneak peek at SEA OF CHARMS, which comes out in just two weeks! I wrote this book for anyone who might need a dose of comfort, joy, and kindness. And I'm so thrilled that the paperback will soon be in the hands of its readers!

Second Week!!!

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

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

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/

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.

Happy Paperback Book Birthday to THE SPELLSHOP!

Happy paperback book birthday to THE SPELLSHOP!!! My cozy fantasy about a librarian and her best friend -- a sentient spider plant -- who open a rather illegal spellshop is out today in paperback with a velvety soft cover and gorgeous lavender sprayed edges! And it also includes a sneak peek at THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE (which comes out in July)! So much yay! I loved writing this book, and I'm so thrilled the paperback is now out in the world! 

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Spellshop.htm

 

THE LAKE HOUSE Paperback Book Birthday!

Happy paperback book birthday to my YA thriller, THE LAKE HOUSE!!! It's about three girls stranded in the woods in Maine. No food, no water, no shelter, and someone -- or something -- is hunting them. Paperback edition out today from HarperTeen! 

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm

THE SHELTERLINGS Paperback Book Birthday!

Happy paperback book birthday to THE SHELTERLINGS!!! My fantasy adventure for kids about Holly the squirrel and her friends at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars is now available in paperback!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlings.htm

EVEN AND ODD Now Available in Paperback!

EVEN AND ODD comes out in paperback today, so I took a few copies to the backyard for a photo shoot! I loved writing this book! It's an MG fantasy adventure about two sisters who share magic on alternating days. Plus there's a unicorn named Jeremy!

 

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/EvenandOdd.htm

Paperback Book Birthday of THE DEEPEST BLUE!

Today is the paperback book birthday of THE DEEPEST BLUE!!! I loved writing this book! So many sea monsters! It's a standalone epic fantasy about a fearless oyster diver who must save her island from an ocean full of bloodthirsty nature spirits. Published by Harper Voyager. Cover art by Larry Rostant. It brings me such joy to see this beauty out in the world! Gwen is pretty excited too, as she considers herself a sea monster at heart!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/DeepestBlue.htm 

Happy paperback book birthday to THE QUEEN OF SORROW!

Happy paperback book birthday to THE QUEEN OF SORROW, Book Three of the Queens of Renthia!!! The trilogy is now complete, in both sizes! *shares cupcakes with everyone*

Gwen joined the celebration too.
  

Gwen believes she should be in all photo shoots. She's not wrong.

Paperback Release Day for THE RELUCTANT QUEEN!!!

So excited that today is the paperback release day for THE RELUCTANT QUEEN, Book Two of The Queens of Renthia!!! My cat Gwen is excited too!

https://www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Queen-Book-Queens-Renthia/dp/0062474111

Paperback Release Day for THE QUEEN OF BLOOD!

Today is the mass market paperback release day for THE QUEEN OF BLOOD (Book One of The Queens of Renthia)!!! You can now experience bloodthirsty nature spirits in an all-new bendy and extra-portable format!

I squealed when I saw them. Really loudly. Loud enough to startle the cat. You see, when I was a kid, I was only allowed to buy mass market paperbacks, so that's the format that all my childhood favorites are in (like The Blue Sword, The Pawn of Prophecy, Dragonsong, Arrows of the Queen, The Sword of Shannara, The Summer Tree...). So it feels extra special to have my book look just like those.

https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Blood-Book-Queens-Renthia/dp/006247409X

 

THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT DREAM out today in paperback!

Very excited that the paperback edition of THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT DREAM is out in the world today!!! And with a lovely new cover! Thanks so much, Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt!  Monster is so excited to now exist in an all-new, much more bendy format.

*shares cupcakes with everyone*

http://sarahbethdurst.com/Girl.htm

(Cover art by Manuel Sumberac)

CONJURED Paperback!

Things that are bendy:

1) Squirrel tails
2) Garden hoses
3) My hair
4) Olympic gymnasts
5) Polaroids
6) Pipe cleaners
7) Really old carrots
8) Fresh chocolate chip cookies
9) Ferrets
10) CONJURED!!!

For those of you who prefer your books in a more fun, bendy format..... I'm excited to let you know that today is the pub day for the paperback edition of my recent YA novel CONJURED!

CONJURED is a fantasy novel for young adults, published by Bloomsbury.  It's about a girl in the paranormal witness protection program, who, haunted by visions of carnival tents and tarot cards, must remember her past and why she has strange abilities before a magic-wielding serial killer hunts her down.

It was a Mythopoeic Award finalist and a Cybils Award finalist, as well as a Junior Library Guild Selection.  Horn Book Reviews said, "Disorientation, curiosity, and fear course through the story, offering tight suspense and satisfying mystification even up to the last pages. An unusual blend of magical worlds, psychological thriller, and teen romance."  And Kirkus Reviews said, "Durst excels at describing grotesque violence and gorgeous magical transformations alike, painting a touching portrait of first love against a backdrop of Twilight Zone–type terrors."

More about CONJURED, including the first chapter, can be found here.  If you're interested in the story of where CONJURED came from, you can read it here.

And if you'd like to see more things that are bendy, check out these Cirque du Soleil contortionists.  (I listened to a lot of Cirque music while I wrote CONJURED.)

Happy reading!