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2 September, 2026

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Cover for One Word, Six Letters. The background is filled with lowercase and capital f's, all handwritten, in various shades of orange and red. "One word" is in a typed font and all lowercase, but "six letters" is handwritten and in all caps.
Book Reviews, Contemporary, LGBTQIA

Review: One Word, Six Letters

Posted on4 September, 20264 September, 2026

One Word, Six Letters by Adib Khorram Publisher summary: Freshmen Dayton and Farshid couldn’t be more different—or so it seems. When Dayton takes a dare and shouts the f-slur at a visiting author during a school event, it sets off […] Read More

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A Light in the Dark

Posted on28 August, 202627 August, 2026

In the past few weeks there has been a lot of discussion about the literacy crisis in America. It all started with the article in the Atlantic titled “The End of Reading is Here” by Rose Horowitch that had a […] Read More

A young Asian American woman is looking over her sun glasses. She is wearing a gold necklace. Next to her is a young Asian American man with short dark brown hair and sunglasses. he is wearing a jacket over a white t-shirt and is holding a pitchfork. There is a white building with a pointed roof behind them. They are in a field and there is a blue sky with white puffy clouds above them. There is a slightly older looking woman in the background with a shovel and she is next to a man in a button up white shirt with a long tie hanging around his neck but not tied.
Book Reviews, Contemporary

Review: The Oks are Not OK

Posted on14 August, 202614 August, 2026

Review: The Oks are Not OK by Grace K. Shim Publisher summary: Seventeen-year-old Elena Ok (pronounced “Oak”) has mastered the art of being both a Los Angeles party girl and financially savvy influencer, but her family doesn’t see the brilliance […] Read More

Collage of the book covers for Heavensent & Hellbent, Nest of Tongues, and Such Great Heights.
New Releases

New Releases – 11 August 2026

Posted on11 August, 202611 August, 2026

We wanted to highlight five new books that are out today, plus two we missed last week. There’s a fun mix of genres here–what are you looking forward to? OUT TODAY Death Card by Jasmine Smith G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books […] Read More

Book Reviews, Category, Horror, Thriller

Book Review: Doe

Posted on8 August, 2026

Title: Doe Author: Rebecca Barrow Genres:  Thriller Pages: 368 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Review Copy: ARC from publisher Availability: Available Now Summary: Maris Larsen is the captain of the West Eaton High cheer team. She’s Coach’s favorite and the team […] Read More

The covers of Find My Way Down to You and The Hardest Ones to Fool. They are described individually within the post.
New Releases

New Releases

Posted on4 August, 20262 August, 2026

We found four books for this week. We’ve got a couple fantasies, a thriller, and a contemporary sports book for you to check out. The Fast Track by Angelica Cheng Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers An ambitious racer […] Read More

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