Reading lives can change drastically from book to book, so it’s always good to keep a TBR of books. But how to choose the next one? Perhaps one of these options will inspire your next great read. Read the Next Book on your Library Hold Every time I go to the library, I always end up coming home with way more books than I thought I would loan. It’s even worse when I’m requesting them online and they all appear at once....
When COVID-19 sweeps through NYC, Jamie Gray is stuck as a driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie delivers to an old acquaintance who works at “an animal rights organization,” and whose team needs a last-minute grunt. What Tom doesn’t tell Jamie is that the animals aren’t on Earth. In an alternate dimension, dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a human-free world. They’re the universe’s largest, most dangerous endangered species, and they’re in trouble....
Modern women are retelling classic tales through the voices of the women who have been lost through translation and misogyny. Translations of ancient texts have mostly been written by men, and although translations are meant to be objective, often, the translators inscribed their own prejudices and politics into the text. For example, Odysseus’ hanged “maids” were no such thing; those women were slaves who were hanged by Telemachus. It is through translation that these women were labelled “maid” and “slut”....
Often, I’m rewarded with an impressive catalogue of audiobooks that I know will have A+ narration. Robin Miles was one of the first narrators I knew by name, and I’ve hardly scratched the surface of her catalogue. There are so many amazing Bahni Turpin audiobooks out there that I wrote a listening pathway to help readers navigate them. Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of audiobooks my favorite narrators have recorded is a good problem to have....
For more recommendations, check out our list of 100 Must-Read YA Books in Verse. “There is an Arabic proverb that says:She makes you feellike a loaf of freshly baked bread. It is said aboutthe nicestkindestpeople.The type of peoplewho help yourise.” “Though the struggleis always made tosound admirableand poetic,the thumping uncertaintyis still there.” “Don’t come out unless you want to. Don’t come out for anyone else’s sake. Don’t come out because you think society expects you to....
Growing up in New England, the scope of my understanding of the Filipino American experience was very limited (to basically myself and my family). I didn’t know the names of any Filipino authors until I got to college, and even then, there was exactly one class on Filipino American history available for me to take. And while I got to read great books by Carlos Bulosan, Jose Rizal, and Jessica Hagedorn, that semester wasn’t long enough for my professor to include too many modern Filipino writers in the curriculum....
The Dark Net is real. And now an ancient darkness is gathering there, threatening to spread virally into the real world unless it can be stopped by members of a ragtag crew. They have no idea what the Dark Net really contains. The Dark Net is a cracked-mirror version of the digital nightmare we already live in, a timely and wildly imaginative techno-thriller about the evil that lurks in real and virtual spaces, and the power of a united few to fight back....
Don’t miss ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, the latest exciting domestic thriller audiobook from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney. Richard Armitage and Stephanie Racine, the dynamic narrator duo that brought you Feeney’s His & Hers, are back to deliver this new tale that will have listeners guessing from start to finish. Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget....
Why is the story of Hades and Persephone such a well-loved myth to retell? We’ve seen thousands of people craving more and more stories that feature these two characters in any way possible. We can look at the success of Madeline Miller and her popular books, which are inspired by Greek mythology, as well as the success of the Lore Olympus series. On all sides of social media, fans have been asking for a book with Hades and Persephone for so many years....
It offers more than just advice — you get tons of actionable steps you can follow to get yourself a habit built — and to bust bad habits. Since reading this book I have built great habits, like scaling tall buildings in a single bound, responding to every bark from my dog with a confused bark of my own, and cleaning the cutting board immediately after smashing an avocado on it so that the smash remnants do not get dry and crusty and hard to clean....
In addition to the frustrations of dealing with the difficult, sometimes inscrutable behaviors of a child with ADHD, I know it can be hard to watch your child struggle with behaviors they can’t always control, and cope with the anxiety and self-doubt that so often accompany their challenges. The good news is, you aren’t helpless. There’s a lot parents can do to understand children with ADHD better and help them thrive, despite the different ways their minds works....
For those in need of a refresher, Eros (or Cupid, as the Romans named him) is the son of Aphrodite. Psyche is a young woman so beautiful that her community believes her to be Aphrodite personified and, to her horror, begin to worship her instead. This, uh, pisses off Aphrodite a whole lot, so much so that she orders her son to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous creature on earth as punishment....
You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won’t vow to obey… Their passion for each other burns hotter than ever, but Ana’s defiant spirit continues to stir Christian’s darkest fears and tests his need for control....
Ethan has won awards for his drawings and included illustrations in his 30-paged book titled How The Turtle Got Its’ Shell. The book follows a turtle who has armor built to disguise himself as he tries to rescue the princess and the rest of the peaceful Sea Dragon kingdom from a Sky Dragon invasion. Ethan’s mother, Lei Qi, says she encouraged his writing as he contended with several health issues....
Unfortunately, wine is still a privileged world that has only been welcoming to non-white, non-male people very recently. Wine experts Desiree Harris-Brown, Tish Wiggins, and Julia Coney have not yet published books, but they provide a necessary perspective as women of color in the historically exclusionary industry. Wine just doesn’t need to be as pretentious as some people make it out to be. Most wine store owners want to help you find a bottle that you’ll like at their store so you’ll keep coming back — it’s in their best interest to help you....
Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father’s restaurant, Nacho’s Tacos. But her parents have different plans—leaving Pen to choose between disappointing them or following her own path. Xander Amaro has been searching for home since he was a boy. For him, a job at Nacho’s is an opportunity for just that—a chance at a normal life, to settle in at his abuelo’s, and to find the father who left him behind....
The Girl in the Tree by Şebnem İşigüzel, translated by Mark David Wyers Two young people, amid the violence in their city of Istanbul, connect and fall in love as they try to navigate their changing world and political landscape. Hard Rain by Irma Venter, translated by Elsa Silke Journalist Alex Dersken is on a new assignment in Tanzania, and soon, chaos seems to be following him everywhere. Ranna is a beautiful photographer, and just as Dersken starts to get to know her better, she becomes the main suspect in a murder case....
9 Books About Depression What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood by Rigoberto González In this memoir, González compares his experience with depression with that of his brother’s, his father’s, and his grandfather’s. Including igniting traumas of grief over the loss of a parent and the struggles that come with living as an immigrant, What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth is a deep look at depression in the wake of difficulties and one man’s journey, alongside his brother, to a new hope in the face of traditional Latino machismo....
There is a notable lack of diversity in this sector — most books about conspiracy theories are apparently written by white guys about white guys. However, white people, while notoriously prone to conspiratorial thinking, do not have a monopoly on collective agreement over bad ideas. For a broader take on conspiracy theories in BIPOC communities, listen to the always-hilarious Langston Kerman and his podcast, My Momma Told Me. Amber Butts also has a very interesting perspective on why conspiracy theories in the Black community compel at RaceBaitr....
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutoski If you’re a fan of the Winner’s Curse trilogy, rejoice! This new book is set in the same world, and it’s queer! The book is about Nirrim, a young woman with a secret living in the Ward, where people of lower classes must follow strict and grinding rules. When a newcomer arrives, she must decide how much she’s willing to risk for a better life....
