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Penguin BooksKate Eberle thinks you should read her debut novel, IF BOOKS COULD KILL, on sale July 21 🔪 A "smart, funny and gloriously self-aware—a brilliantly original novel that proves stories can be very dangerous places" (Joanna Wallace), IF BOOKS COULD KILL follows Roxie Mitchell, an adventure-loving romance reader who finds herself trapped in a meet-cute turned murderous when she makes a tongue-in-cheek wish to live out her favorite author's next books. Only problem, it's a thriller, not a romance. Sarah Adler raves, "I wanted to re-read the moment I hit the last sentence," and Laura Hankin says "[IF BOOKS COULD KILL] was the most pure fun I’ve had while reading in a long time." Be sure to pick up this "true powerhouse" (Alicia Thompson) debut novel when it hits shelves Tuesday!
On the profile · Jul 17, 2026