Blog Tour & Book Look: Time-Tripping Over You by Brennon Lane Time-Tripping Over You is a queer time travel debut written by Black, queer, trans author Brennon Lane, who has said he hopes his books offer the diverse representation he always wanted. The story follows Silas, a Black and trans […]
Author Interview: Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee Stacey Lee has always written heroines who stand at the fault line between who they’re expected to be and who they dare to become, and Heiress of Nowhere might be her most haunting exploration of that tension yet. Set on an Orcas […]
Book Recommendation: The Kiss Bet by Farrah Penn Most of us remember the specific, shaky brand of panic that comes with a first kiss. It is that universal rite of passage that stays vivid because it is usually some combination of hopeful, messy, and deeply awkward. This is the exact […]
Young Adult New Releases March 3rd 2026 Happy March! As the weather shifts into spring we are in for a massive release day for YA books! With over 20 YA books hitting the shelves today there has to be something for everyone! Check out our amazing indie bookseller affiliates Bookshop or Libro.fm – remember […]
Blog Tour & Book Look: I Was A Teenage Death God by MJ Beasi Some teens feel like they’re too much. Too angry.Too sensitive.Too queer.Too loud.Too strange. In I Was a Teenage Death God, that “too much” becomes something cosmic. This novel follows a teen who isn’t just overwhelmed by grief, […]
Author Interview: Maysoon Zayid, The Girl Who Can Can by Seema Yasmin In her writing, Seema Yasmin has a gift for bringing extraordinary real life stories to young readers in a way that feels honest, hopeful, and deeply human. In Maysoon Zayid, The Girl Who Can Can, Seema introduces kids […]
Movie Musings: This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers This Is Not a Test is the rare adaptation that understands the assignment so completely it almost feels like the book found a new language instead of being translated. Rather than sanding down Courtney Summers’ sharp edges, the film leans […]
Young Adult New Releases February 24th 2026 It is your favorite day of the week, New Release Tuesday! Today we are sharing most of the YA new releases hitting the shelves – we hope that if you are planning on purchasing any titles you can check out our amazing indie […]
Review: The Stories That Won’t Burn: A Narrative of Resistance Censorship thrives on silence, but some stories are simply too loud to be extinguished. Samira Ahmed’s novel This Book Won’t Burn and the anthology Banned Together, edited by Ashley Hope Pérez, refuse that silence in ways that are both complementary […]
Review: Sunbearer Duology by Aiden Thomas To celebrate the release of the paperback edition of Celestial Monsters, the final book in the Sunbearer Duology by Aiden Thomas. I thought to myself, how will I promote this special release, and then I realized that I technically never posted a review on […]