My favourite spot in bookstores and libraries has always been the Staff Picks. No AI algorithms, just readers telling other readers which books they thought were really good. That’s my intent here. We have a small staff at Seven Stars Over Publishing Ltd., but we have some great recommendations! If we don’t have the one of these that you want in stock, please visit your favourite independent book store and ask them for a copy.
Jeff’s pick (fiction):
The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1) by David A. Robertson
Genre(s): Fantasy, middle-grade, indigenous, adventure
3.86/5.0 on Goodreads with 6,071 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in September 2026
Jeff’s pick (fiction):
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Genre(s): Historical fiction, literary fiction, New York
4.31/5.0 on Goodreads with 693,417 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in July 2026
Jeff’s Pick (fiction):
The World at the End of Time
Genre(s): science fiction, science fiction fantasy, space opera, speculative fiction
3.99/5.0 of Goodreads with 2,381 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in July 2026
Ellis’s pick (fiction):
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Genre(s): mystery, thriller, literary fiction, contemporary, nature
4.07/5.0 on Goodreads, with 539,059 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in July 2026
Ellis’s pick (fiction):
The Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Genre(s): science fiction, romance, fantasy, queer, time travel, LGBT
3.82/5.0 on Goodreads based on 363,841 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in June 2026
Jeff’s pick (fiction):
The Cuckoo’s Calling (Cormoran Strike #1) by Robert Galbraith
Genre(s): mystery, crime, thriller, contemporary
3.89/5.0 on Goodreads based on 636,335 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in June 2026
Pascale’s pick (fiction):
Into The Wild (Warriors #1) by Erin Hunter
Genre(s): fantasy, middle-grade, animals, adventure
4.32/5.0 on Goodreads based on 125,429 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in May 2026
Pascale’s pick (non-fiction):
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee with David John
Genre(s): memoir, autobiography, history, politics
4.43/5.0 on Goodreads based on 104,397 ratings
Added to Staff Picks in May 2026