Event Recap: 2025 Columbus Book Festival This past July, the Columbus Book Festival returned for its third year of celebrating readers, writers, and the joy of reading at Columbus Metropolitan Library (Main) and Topiary Park. The free, two-day event brought 200+ national and local authors, a variety of panels, community […]
Books on Our Radar: No One is Safe by Ellie Marney There are some authors that don’t need a big pitch. You read the title, skim a line or two, and immediately know what you’re getting into. No One Is Safe by Ellie Marney is very much one of those […]
Cover Crush: Last First Kiss by Julian Winters There’s something about this cover that immediately feels like a rom-com you can trust, from an author you love. The closeness between the characters hints at history, not just attraction. It looks warm, a little playful, and quietly romantic, which fits a […]
Feature: Favorite Reads of 2025 Well it is that time of year, when readers share their favorite reads of the year, and even though both Christy and I haven’t read as much as we have in other years, we still want to share with you the books we enjoyed most! […]
Book Recommendations: HoliGAYS for All! I mean I know it’s literally “The Holidays” right now, but just in case anyone wants to know what I am reading and enjoying this year, I thought I would throw together a little list of HoliGAYS for All to read and enjoy. This list […]
Cover Crush: Like in Love with You by Emma R. Alban I mean who doesn’t have a #CoverCrush on this perfectly illustrated cover for Like in Love with You by Emma R. Alban! It is of course, illustrated by the infamous Leni Kaufman who just absolutely knocks this art to […]
Book Recommendations: When Art Becomes Identity: Finding Yourself in When I Picture You and Lou with the Band Some stories aren’t just about falling in love; they’re about finding the language to tell the world who you are. When I Picture You by Sasha Laurens and Lou with the Band […]
Review: Autumn, Enchanted: Falling for Everything She Does Is Magic and A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love I built my TBR around what will feel like fall, and these two delivered exactly that vibe: pumpkin-spiced enchantment, small-town magic, and queer love that blooms when the nights get longer. They […]
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 […]
Audiobook Review: Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens I finished the audiobook of Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens, and I couldn’t shake it. Court takes us to two towns on opposite sides of the Ohio River, divided not just by water but by money, power, and secrets […]