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The Healing Power of Fiction, a guest post by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Nora Shalaway Carpenter explains why The Edge of Anything, her new YA novel, is the book she'd longed for during her own darkest days.
Book Review: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Black, queer, and trans Felix explores love, friendship, and possibly retribution in this powerful #OwnVoices story of identity and self-worth.
Book Review: Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry
This is a warning and a celebration of what happens when girls become feral, become hunters, when girls decide they are not sorry. A fierce story of heartbreak, grief, connection, and the complications of the human heart.
Post-It Note Reviews: Graphic novels, road trips, repeat proms, guides to democracy, and more
Need a quick and easy way to share your enthusiasm for new books? Post-It Note reviews can do that!
The Bad Man With the Nice Smile, a guest post by Victoria Lee
Lee shares why varied representation of victim/survivors and abusers in literature is needed in this brutally personal and important post.
How Running a Marathon Helped Me Write My Debut Novel, a guest post by Sarah Watson
Sarah Watson, creator of the TV series The Bold Type, talks running, perseverance, and female friendships.
Book Review: A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope edited by Patrice Caldwell
Full of hope, strength, magic, and beauty, this anthology is an essential addition to all collections. Don't miss this powerful look at creation, future, and resistance.
Book Review: Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
In the end, sweet with a HEA, but the path there is rough and at times painful. Those who want swoon-worthy perfection in their relationships will be disappointed, but those who are deep in their own messy lives will totally get where both Will and Ollie are coming from.
Felix Ever After
Full of warmth, love, and support, this is an important story and an essential purchase.