Once upon a time, two runners met while training for the Marathon Weekend Dopey Challenge in 2023. That shared passion for running, books, and Disney magic blossomed into a love story worthy of its own fairy tale. Fast forward to 2025 I proposed to Alyssa during the Marathon Weekend 5K […]
Book Look: I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombre Styled by sunshine, s’mores, and a SoCal state of mind. If you’re craving the perfect summer rom-com, I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombre checks all the boxes:
Queer joy Camp rivalries Second-chance romance SoCal vibes for days We had to […]
Feature: Your Outie Reads YA Who else has a Waffle Party planned for tonight? Yes, it is equally the best and worst day of the year – the S2 Severance finale. While we will be eagerly awaiting whenever the next season comes (and it BETTER), we know there is a […]
Feature: The Buffyverse Resurgence pt. 2 In 2022, we shared four books in the new Buffy canon (now that it’s under the Disney umbrella). Today we are back with more books but most importantly……….. View on Threads Yes, our original Slayer is back, with Eternals director, Chloe Zhao, on deck […]
Feature: I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys – Writing Our Own Histories in the Face of Oppression I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys is based on true events and is a haunting exploration of power, oppression, and the dangerous cost of silence under a dictatorship. Set in Romania […]
It’s that time of year again—#TeamBookCrushin’s Favorite Reads of 2024 are here! These are the books that stood out to us the most from everything we read this year. Remember, favorite is a personal qualifier, and there’s no one-size-fits-all criteria—just books we absolutely loved during our reading journey in 2024. […]
Blog Tour: Furious by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos It’s Pride month so of course we are here celebrating one of our fav bi authors – Jamie Pacton! Furious, co-written with Rebecca Podos, is out TODAY and we are here screaming from the rooftops that you.should.read.it! Check out our 5 […]
Book Recommendations: Pride 2024 Happy Pride my fellow book crushers! We take pride seriously, and we read queer all year! This isn’t a grab for views or likes, this is real life for us. Being queer is an act of joy and resistance. Being queer is revolutionary. And remember rights […]
Middle Grade Monday: The Sherlock Society by James Ponti On this Middle Grade Monday we are sharing The Sherlock Society by James Ponti this is the first book in an all new detective adventure series coming this fall. When four kids and one grandfather start looking for Al Capone’s long […]
Feature: Celebrate Little Free Library Week I remember the first time I heard of Little Free Library. An early childhood research project included them as a way to improve the community reading level (and they were built by Google employees!). This was 10 years ago, just two years after Little […]