History buffs have a nice selection of new releases to choose from this week. 

Charlaine Harris has just released the last entry in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead Ever After, and according to various blogs that I've read many Sookie fans are quite upset!   However, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly (linked below) when asked whether she was happy with the ending, she said "It’s the ending I had planned all along, maybe from like the second book on. There will be people who are super happy and there will be people who will not be happy, but you have to stay true to your own vision."  

On CBS This Morning sociologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D. discussed her book The Normal Bar which was cowritten with fellow sociologist James Witte, Ph.D and wellness entrepreneur Chrisanna Northrup.  The Normal Bar outlines the elements that constitute "normal" behavior among happy couples and provides practical suggestions on how couples can establish a "new normal" in their own relationship.

Last week’s new arrivals included a new fantasy/horror mash up novel by Joe Hill titled Nos4A2 and a new western, Butch Cassidy, by William Johnston.

Amanda Quick, one of my favorite historical romance authors, has just released The Mystery Woman, the second in the "Ladies of Lantern Street" series. Quick’s books are a lively mix of romance and suspense with a dash of the paranormal tossed in to add that little something extra.

As we bid farewell to 2012 we also close the chapter on some of the year's great YA books! But never fear... 2013 is shaping up to be a year of fantastic books!  With sequels to popular titles like Brodi Ashton's Everneath on the horizon and new book releases from authors like Lisa McCann and Cassandra Clare, 2013 is sure to be an amazing year of reading.