Author Interview & Giveaway: Emmie and the Tudor Queen by Natalie Murray Hands up if you love books set during the Tudor era! I do, especially plays on history. Emmie and the Tudor Queen is the second book in a fun play on an era we are all familiar with […]
Author Interview & Giveaway: Skywatchers by Carrie Arcos Skywatchers by Carrie Arcos is a YA historical fiction set in the 50s with a side of scifi? Sign me up. Having just read The Gravity of Us, I’m loving exploring our time of space exploration. We checked in with Carrie Arcos […]
Movie Musings: Stargirl I was an early adopter of Disney+, eagerly awaiting the YA adaptations promised. Stargirl is one of the first, based on the 2002 novel, and it was exactly what I needed when I watched it. See why Stargirl is worthy of your Disney+ queue! Movie Musings: Stargirl […]
Books on Our Radar: We Are Not Free by Traci Chee We Are Not Free is the historical YA that may be more timely and apropos than imaginable. You may know Traci Chee from her fantasy series, Sea of Ink and Gold. Jana and I know her as a local […]
Cover Reveal: Down with This Ship by Katie Kingman I love a good contemporary cover full of bright colors, stunning visuals, and drawing you straight into the world. When Down with This Ship arrived in my inbox, I may have squealed a little. Check out this beautiful cover and add […]
New Release Tuesday: YA New Releases August 11th 2020 Welcome, Welcome, to another New Release Tuesday sharing the YA New Releases August 11th 2020! Today is a lighter release day but just in case you missed all the books out last week check them out here or to see most […]
Cover Crush: Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn Team BookCrushin has been a Pintip Dunn fan for several years and are thrilled at how beautiful the cover of Dating Makes Perfect is! We love the colors, the playfulness, and seeing Asian American characters on covers. It’s out later this month […]
Author Interview & Giveaway: This Little Light by Lori Lansens Sometimes a book comes out at just the right time. This Little Light feels like exactly that – a story about rebellion in a not-too-distant future where Christianity has taken over politics (ahem, Pence and the Supreme Court this week, […]
Feature & Giveaway: Essential Record Store Albums in Honor of All Our Worst Ideas by Vicky Skinner A key component in All Our Worst Ideas is the connection the MCs form while working in a record store. Music is important to Kelly and I, so we put together our essential […]
Author Interview, Review, & Giveaway: A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong A Map to the Sun has one of those covers that just draws you in. I couldn’t resist picking it up – and asking author and artist Sloane Leong about her color usage, her youth experience, and […]