Books on Our Radar: They Want Us Dead by C.L. Montblanc If Pride or Die lived in your head rent-free, C.L. Montblanc is about to do it again, only this time, things are significantly more stabby. Their new one, They Want Us Dead, follows Sam Tombs, a seventeen-year-old running a […]
Feature: What We’re Reading for the Trans Rights Readathon We have been doing this long enough to remember when trans stories in YA were rare, fragile things. A book here, an anthology there, authors writing characters into existence with one eye on the market and one eye on survival. We […]
Author Interview: Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson Fairy tales promise happy endings, but Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson asks a darker question: what happens when love itself becomes the risk? In this sharp, emotionally layered reimagining, Amala and Kha’dasia don’t just fight fate; they fight the expectations placed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Author Interview: Limelight by Andrew Keenan-Bolger In Limelight, Andrew Keenan-Bolger captures the thrill and pressure of growing up in the New York theater world, where wanting something badly can make you feel both alive and painfully exposed. Set in 1996, the novel follows Danny as he tries to find his footing […]
Books on Our Radar: Being Aro edited by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor It’s Aromantic Awareness Week so let’s talk about a book that deserves space on your shelf. Being Aro is a YA anthology featuring twelve stories about aromantic characters across genres. Contemporary. Sci-fi. Fantasy. Apocalypse survival. One story […]
ARC Review: Postscript by Cory McCarthy Postscript by Cory McCarthy is very different than other Cory McCarthy books I have read, but also somehow very much a Cory McCarthy book. Does that make sense to anyone other than people who have read Cory’s work…IDK but I am going to do […]
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 […]