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Hello, readers! Today we have a pulse-pounding excerpt for you from debut author TJ Derry’s soul-searching adventure novel, Carried Away! From the press materials: “Feeling numb and worn down by routine, Cole leaves New York for a chain of tropical Indonesian islands, chasing silence, clarity, and something real. Amidst the salt and heat, he reconnects …
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One of the closest comics in feel to a popular action movie, tho that’s not necessarily a compliment coming from me. Kill All Immortals Vol 1 has a very specifically cinematic, Christopher-Nolan-filming-in-the-semi-dark vibe, and if that’s your thing, then you’re going to love this graphic novel, too. The action starts with a cadre of Fortune …
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I can understand why all this was crammed into one volume but I’m also kinda wishing that the copious amounts of personal growth A had to undergo here had been stretched out to at least two. Which, I know, is one of my most complimentary criticisms, that I liked something so much that I wish …
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with gorgeous illustrations by Quorr, and subtitled The Magic Connections Of Plants With The Universe. Readers, we have a treat for you today! This beautiful book encourages readers to recognize the magic contained within the plants around us, and how we can use their earthly histories to connect to the cosmic guidance they have for …
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Happy Halloween, dear readers! If you’re looking forward to getting some good reads in as we bid adieu to October and hello to November, check out this awesome list! First, we have a book that just came out this past Tuesday, Kristen Pipp’s debut novel The Library Of Lost Girls. This horror fantasy — with …
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A good friend of mine has a slight but noticeable disability, and one of the first things he ever said to me was “Ask me about it.” That, in no small part, fueled my desire to read and review this title. Mazie is ready for her first day at a new school. She and her …
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I am a pop culture maximalist who also happens to be a big fan of Blackpink and especially Lisa, but not even I understand the chokehold that Labubus have had on the global imagination ever since she was snapped with the doll attached to her purse. But, y’know, since I’ve never been immune to FOMO, …
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Hello, dear reader! We have a terrific spooky season excerpt for you today, with an atmospheric new thriller set in one of my own nightmare locations: boarding school. Jennifer Moorhead’s Poison Wood follows an ambitious journalist as she discovers that the secrets she thought long buried are cropping up in unexpectedly chilling ways. Crime reporter …
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What I would give to have been as confident a teenager as Taylor Cassidy! As this book progresses, it becomes clear that good parenting played a huge role in raising such a well-adjusted, intellectually curious, boundlessly creative person who, in turn, wants to shine a bright, warm light for others to follow and be inspired …
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Halloween is only a week away, dear readers! Let’s check out some of the books coming out mere days before the holiday, with plenty for readers who love spooky season, as well as for those whose interests veer off in other directions. Since I love witchy stuff year-round, I’m thrilled to start this column with …
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