Series Spotlight: The Poppy War

Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month with us this May! Today’s spotlighted series is written by Chinese-American author R.F. Kuang and has been ~hot~ in the literary world for some time now. This series blends elements of historical and military fiction together with fantasy elements and has been described as drawing major inspiration from the real […]

Book to Screen: Heartstopper

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Our book adaptation news is particularly exciting to me (Shelbi) because I’m a HUGE fan of the graphic novel series! Alice Oseman’s bestselling and super-sweet romance series has been a massive fanbase over the past few years and is perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and/or Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. […]

Series Spotlight: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Something about the arrival of spring makes it feel like to perfect time to consume slice-of-life stories–you know, the kinds of tales where nothing overly exciting or traumatic happens, and it’s just about the normal rhythm and flow of day-to-day life? With occasional light elements of fantasy or magical realism mixed in? If that sounds […]

Series Spotlight: The Machineries of Empire

The Machineries of Empire series is one of my (Shelbi) absolute favorite reading  finds of the last few years so, dear readers, allow me to push this dark and fresh sci-fi series at you this weekend! I was introduced to Ninefox Gambit through a book podcast, and the description that had me racing to check it out […]

Series Spotlight: The Maddaddam Trilogy

We’re dipping our toes into the backlist today to highlight a slightly underappreciated series by Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood–and we promise it’s an older series absolutely worth checking out! Read on to learn a bit about the summary of the first book in this post-apocalyptic series. Will you be adding it to your TBR? […]

Series Spotlight: League of Extraordinary Women

Happy Women’s History Month, dear readers! We obviously need to devote at least one of our spotlights this month to Evie Dunmore’s delightful League of Extraordinary Women series because–well, just because! Each of these charming historical fiction titles explore the challenges faced by various suffragists living in Victorian England, and, as you can maybe tell […]

Series Spotlight: The Parable Duology

If this is your first introduction to the legendary sci-fi author Olivia Butler… well goodness, you’re in for a treat! Butler was a visionary sci-fi author whose reputation has enjoyed a recent uptick as modern audiences discover her powerful and often prophetic writing about the future of American society. The Earthseed duology is but one […]

Series Spotlight: Hell’s Library

Look, we won’t lie…. we’re always a bit biased toward books that center stories about libraries, books, and librarians. Isn’t everyone, though? ? We wanted to highlight a series today that seems to be flying under the radar, but looks absolutely fascinating and worthy of a reading fanbase! Keep reading to learn more about the […]

Series Spotlight: The Crescent City

Are you a fantasy reader who enjoys a bit of romance and ?️spiciness?️ in your books? If so, we’re bringing you another Sarah J. Maas series that will likely fit into your TBR pile perfectly! Even better, the second book has just been released, so you won’t have to wait years for the end of […]

Series Spotlight: The Amgash Trilogy

Elizabeth Strout may be a name you’re already familiar with thanks to her bestselling literary debute Oliver Kitteridge, and this newest series from her will likely be a great read for fans of that novel. Strout is known for integrating her deep love of the physical world into her character-driven stories, making this a great read […]

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