Check Please! Book 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu Now a junior at Samwell University, Eric Bittle has only two seasons of hockey left before he graduates. Lucky for him, he’s got a new boyfriend—albeit a secret one—to help him navigate his final half of university. Now if only they can figure out how to tell their teammates and friends about their secret long distance relationship… Out April 7....
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When my daughter, 11, saw the cover it she asked, “Why don’t you wear your hair like that, Mom? It would look nice.” Oh, Generation Z! You know how to give a compliment! Glamazon swoon, henny! Mama GuRu Mama Ru has been my guru for some time now, and now there’s this book that defines exactly the relationship we devotees have to our queen. Ru leads the way with a scepter and an impeccable weave....
#ReadAfricaWeek is the brainchild of U.S.- and South Africa–based Catalyst Press. The press’s Marketing Manager, Ashawnta Jackson, says that the best part of the week has been the participation of fellow publishers. It all started… “It started as a way to support each others’ work, so they were our earliest supporters,” Jackson said over email. “We’ve seen so many independent and academic publishers promoting their books, and that’s been fantastic....
Superhero movies have become big business in the past few decades, but going by these comics, such films were all the rage in-universe long before the MCU was a glimmer in Disney’s eye. Heroes who are just now getting their shot at the big screen in our world had feature films decades ago in their own universes. As you can see from these comics, these movies didn’t always pan out so well, but not for lack of effort on our heroes’ part…usually....
Most importantly, bibliomemoirs introduce us to new approaches towards reading. We discover new books and new ways of looking at old books. We discover connections between books and life that we didn’t know existed. A bibliomemoir is like an insightful, bookish dinner guest — and a recipe for an exploding TBR. Given the vast variety of books and their readers that exist in the world today, there is a good chance that you will be able to find one that is exactly suited to your reading preferences and the tone that you are after....
This list of books about abusive relationships is a collection of both fiction and nonfiction books that tackle an abusive relationship, if you’re looking for memoirs specifically, this other list is also a good place to start. And once you’ve finished any of these and need a morale booster, check out this list of your favorite superheroes as popular musicals. 1. Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman Kiko has always had a hard time with her identity due to the fact that she is half Japanese—she doesn’t feel completely accepted by white society, yet doesn’t feel ready to embrace her Japanese heritage....
In this memoir-in-essays full of spot-on observations about home, work, and creative life, acclaimed essayist Mary Laura Philpott takes on the conflicting pressures of modern adulthood with wit and heart. She offers up her own stories to show that identity crises don’t happen just once or only at midlife; reassures us that small, recurring personal re-inventions are both normal and necessary; and advises that if you’re going to faint, you should get low to the ground first....
A heart-stopping story of hope from the bestselling author of The Marrow ThievesYears ago, plagues and natural disasters killed millions and left survivors unable to dream, except for the Indigenous people of North America. Now, residential schools are set up—or re-opened—to harvest their dreams. Seventeen-year-old French is traveling with a group of other dreamers, trying to build and thrive as a community. But when French awakes alone in a pitch-black room, he knows exactly where he is—and what it will take to escape....
A dark past. An impossible journey. The will to survive. For fans of Flight Behavior and Station Eleven, a novel set on the brink of catastrophe, as a young woman chases the world’s last birds―and her own final chance for redemption. Migrations has been named a “most anticipated” book by Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Elle, and more. Emily St. John Mandel calls this powerful novel “extraordinary.” Start reading Migrations now. The past four years have seen a huge boom in eco fiction books being published....
First, an intersectional environmentalism definition. Leah Thomas of @greengirlleah said it best when she defined the term: “an inclusive version of environmentalism that advocates for both the protection of people and the planet. It identifies ways in which injustices happening to marginalized communities and the Earth are interconnected. It brings injustices done to the most vulnerable communities, and to the Earth, to the forefront and does not minimize or silence social inequality....
Journalist Billy Jensen spent fifteen years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. Every story he wrote had one thing in common—they didn’t have an ending. The killer was still out there. But after the sudden death of a friend, crime writer and author of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Michelle McNamara, Billy got fed up. Following a dark night, he came up with a plan. A plan to investigate past the point when the cops had given up....
Author S.B. Divya was an AI and data science engineer for over two decades. Her early cutting edge research on algorithms—and being a woman in STEM in the early 90s—has heavily informed her debut novel Machinehood. This technothriller is as prescient as Neuromancer and as current as Bad Blood, sharply critiquing capitalism, Big Pharma, and human exceptionalism. It tells the story of a terror group that gains power amid a turbulent conflict between human and AI workers....
June, 1993. Claire is dumped in rural Indianola, Texas, to spend vacation taking care of mean, sickly Grammy. Indianola seems unremarkable, but Claire quickly realizes there’s something not right in this tiny town . . . Memories change. Lizards whisper riddles under the pecan trees. People disappear. And worst of all, a red-lightning storm from beyond our world may wipe the town off the map, if Claire and her maybe-girlfriend Julie can’t stop it....
And these ten romcoms are the perfect mixture of swoony romance and hilarious antics. The stories are full of all the witty repartee you could want, and then some. Step aside, Benedick and Beatrice, these couples are coming for you with their banter. And while you might not see some of your more well-known favorites on this list like Casey McQuiston’s Red, White and Royal Blue, trust me, each and every one of these rom-coms deserve a spot on your TBR....
“I hate people like that, people you have to protect while they keep hurting you.” —Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings “The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you…Don’t get proud and say you don’t need it or want it. That’s a slap in the puss. Thing people like most in the world is to give you something and have you like it and need it....
In choosing authors like Nora Roberts, I primarily looked for contemporary novels that have strong heroines with all encompassing passions or careers of their own. I wanted authors who write with both humor and high stakes, often blurring the line with suspense. And, of course, I wanted sizzling romances with swoonworthy romantic heroes. I’ve read easily over a hundred Nora Roberts romances in the last 15 years, ever since I found boxes of them hidden under my mom’s bed....
Why are sapphic fantasy novels so important? Traditionally speaking, sci-fi and fantasy genres have long been dominated by straight men’s voices. Which is… fine. But it’s empowering and exciting to see that in our contemporary literary culture, we’re starting to expand a little more in representation. There is a wide range of highly inventive, beautifully rendered, and yes, super dark fantasy worlds in which women’s stories are centered. For me personally, I love to see women setting off on their own adventures in fantasy scenarios....
As artificial intelligence becomes even more ingrained within our lives both at work and at home, it’s important to understand the topic. One may think a PhD in computer science is necessary to understand AI, but there are plenty of books written specifically for beginners. Most of the other artificial intelligence books are written for business insiders wanting to harness the power of AI as well as for experts, enthusiasts, and skeptics wanting to know more about current AI research....
The Best Budgeting Books Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together by Erin Lowry Hey Millennials! This one is for you and your “ruining everything” habits. With humor and personal stories, Lowry shows readers how to go from a broke financial know nothing to a financially savvy know-it-all with simple advice and step-by-step guidance. Debt Free or Die Trying: How I Buried Myself in Over $30,000 in Debt and Dug My Way Out by Age 30 by Marcus Garrett If this is the year that you will budget like a boss and FINALLY become debt free, then this is the book for you!...
