Author Interview: Keep Your Friends Close by Cynthia Murphy Cynthia Murphy has mastered the art of the gasp-worthy YA thriller, and her latest, Keep Your Friends Close, is no exception. Set in the glittering yet sinister halls of Morton Academy, the novel dives into ambition, morality, and just how far […]
Young Adult New Releases October 28th 2025 We are wrapping up October this week and sharing all the new YA books hitting the shelves today, most of them can be seen below. If you plan to snag some of these titles maybe click through our Bookshop or Libro.Fm affiliate links!
Feature: Into the Wild: Fiction That Finds Its Power in the Wilderness There’s a reason so many stories begin where the road ends. The wilderness, vast, unruly, and often unforgiving, is a setting that demands more than description. It becomes the story’s pressure point. It pushes characters to extremes, stripping […]
Author Interview: Hear Her Howl by Kim DeRose Kim DeRose’s Hear Her Howl sinks its claws into girlhood, hunger, and the holy hush of secrets kept behind convent walls, then lets them out to run wild under a blood moon. We chatted with Kim about what it means to turn […]
Audiobook Review: The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D’Amato Jamie D’Amato’s The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends is a queer paranormal rom-com with plenty of bite. Think awkward crushes, messy vampire puberty, and a romance that’s equal parts tender and hilarious. I picked up […]
Young Adult New Releases October 21st 2025 Happy happy book birthday to all the new YA books hitting the shelves today, most of them can be seen below. We know that this time of year, a lot of books are dropping, but put some on your TBRs and if you […]
Blog Tour & Middle Grade Monday: The Cassette Tape Secret by Danielle Herzog Alex Bennett has figured out how to survive middle school: stay invisible. After years of being bullied for his OCD, blending in feels like the safest choice. But when the new girl, Ida May, insists on partnering […]
Blog Tour & Book Recommendations: Climate Change, Body Horror, and the New Wave of Cli-Fi It’s here. It’s storm surge and heatwaves, poisoned water and burning skies. It’s also deeply personal, affecting our bodies, our families, and our sense of safety. And in fiction, especially speculative and horror fiction, the […]
Author Interview: Dead & Breakfast by Rosiee Thor & Kat Hillis Dead & Breakfast by Rosiee Thor & Kat Hillis is a paranormal murder mystery, yet the vampires are the ones trying to solve this mystery! I love this genre-bending plot, plus its gay, always a good addition. We had […]
BookCrushin Recommends: Hellishly Hot Rom-Coms Some romances are complicated…and then there’s falling for the actual prince of hell. These paranormal rom-coms take the classic love story formula (banter, fake dating, opposites attract) and layer in a whole lot of fire, brimstone, and chaos. If you love your swoons with sparks […]