Sarah LaPolla Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Sarah LaPolla on XEditor of YA & Adult fiction (sarah@nextchapteredits.com). Writer, optimist, on Bluesky: https://t.co/dF80hsfcVX

Desperate Characters
Paula Fox@KosokoJackson Possibly not *exact*, but Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe, & Desperate Characters by Paula Fox reflect a spectrum of that vibe in different ways. (Also, echoing others’ recs of Valley of the Dolls!)
Paperback, 2015
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ninth Metal
Benjamin PercyReading & loving THE NINTH METAL by Benjamin Percy this weekend. His writing always feels like he’s keeping literary fiction, sci-fi, & western at a low boil that, despite knowing it’s a book, makes me feel like Timothy Olyphant will appear at any moment.
Paperback, 2021
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Return
Rachel HarrisonLate to the party on this one, but I finally read THE RETURN by Rachel Harrison & absolutely loved it! Incredibly absorbing voice and storytelling that was as witty as it was terrifying. My kind of horror. 🖤
Paperback, 2024
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How You Grow Wings
Rimma OnosetaSo happy to see the phenomenal HOW YOU GROW WINGS by @rimmaonoseta here! I love this book so much & can’t wait for you all to read it. 💛 https://t.co/YR7ZqrRlTc https://t.co/ZC4LiTOxGV
Paperback, 2024
$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Allegedly: A Psychological Thriller
Tiffany D. Jackson@theryanlasala For YA, I’d say The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone by Adele Griffin & maybe Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson (less full-on mosaic-y, but might fit what you’re looking for).
Paperback, 2018
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates@KosokoJackson Possibly not *exact*, but Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe, & Desperate Characters by Paula Fox reflect a spectrum of that vibe in different ways. (Also, echoing others’ recs of Valley of the Dolls!)
Paperback, 2000
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Grimrose Girls
Laura PohlCongratulations to @laurampohl on becoming a NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR with her fantastic dark, queer fairytale, THE GRIMROSE GIRLS! My last sale as an agent & a book I now get to shout about from the fangirl side. 😭❤️🌹 https://bookshop.org/books/the-grimrose-girls/9781728228877
Paperback, 2021
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone: A Novel
Adele Griffin@theryanlasala For YA, I’d say The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone by Adele Griffin & maybe Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson (less full-on mosaic-y, but might fit what you’re looking for).
Paperback, 2016
$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sinister Secrets of Singe
Sean Ferrell“Tackling questions about sacrifice & sentience, this speculative enterprise…offers melancholic refinement to an otherwise straightforward adventure.” PW on THE SINISTER SECRETS OF SINGE by the melancholic & refined @byseanferrell (out 6/2!) 🤖😯 https://t.co/FiyiiPvu7M
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Shift in Shadows
Maddox GreyHi friends. A book I worked on is out today! Author Maddox Grey (not on Twitter 😮) self-pubbed her urban fantasy, A SHIFT IN SHADOWS & it is very fun & twisty & there is a cranky telepathic cat. Enjoy! https://bit.ly/3GrMgHA
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