Even writing down the title of this post enrages me, because this entire experience has been an exercise in pedantry that makes me get all Ben Affleck exclaiming “Fictional characters!” in Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. We at The Frumious Consortium don’t usually credit translators in post titles, but in this case it feels …
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Aug 26 2026
We Are Pan by Andre R. Frattino & Yasmín Flores Montañez
with vibrant colors by Fabi Marques. For the longest time, I thought this was a graphic novel for Middle Grade readers, likely due to its cover. It is very much a Young Adult+ story tho, revolving as it does around five young people who are sent away from Cuba to evade Fidel Castro’s regime. Operation …
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Aug 25 2026
Fall Harvest Mini Coloring Book by Gaynor Carradice
It has been a draining year, y’all. There have been so many high points (Arsenal winning the league! My babies starting another year of school!) but also so many low points (my mysterious ongoing health issues, creeping fascism, and now the death of actual angel Dolly Parton included.) I’ve had to let so many things, …
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Aug 24 2026
Swing! by James Yang
With US Open fever getting underway, what better time to look at a delightfully retro kids’ book about tennis star Arthur Ashe — namesake of the main arena at the world’s largest tennis stadium — and the very personal effect he had on at least one family in the 1970s. Our unnamed protagonist loves tennis …
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Aug 21 2026
Tantalizing Tales — August 2026 — Part Three
This was a weird day to start the English Premier League season, but Arsenal are top of the league, y’all! My internal calendar is all messed up now, lol. But we have some great books for you this week, including an upcoming thriller (also) set in London and written by one of my favorite podcasters …
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Aug 20 2026
Mister Magic: The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White
adapted for the format by Scott Peterson, and illustrated by wife and husband duo Veronica and Andy Fish. Y’all, when I tell you that I ugly cried my way through the end of this graphic novel, I super mean it. I had to sit back on the couch and take several deep breaths in order …
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Aug 19 2026
America’s Founding Myths by Christy Mihaly & Marta Sevilla
subtitled …And What REALLY Happened. Forgive me for saying this in an incredibly brainrotted manner, but I highkenuinely feel that this book should be in every library accessible to American children. Preferably in physical format, for even as an adult, I did not have an easy time navigating the digital version. Regardless, this slender volume …
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Aug 17 2026
Little Monsters by Máire Roche
Honestly, stick any Little Women retelling in front of me and I’m gonna read it. Ofc, it helps that this one has a super interesting modern twist too. Some of the changes from the original had me wondering whether this really needed to be tacked onto the LW framework but overall this was a compelling …
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Aug 14 2026
Tantalizing Tales — August 2026 — Part Two
Hello, dear readers! August has so far been less brutal for me than the past few months, and will hopefully keep going that way, knock on wood. I hope you’ve all been having a nice month of it, too! First up of books we have to look forward to is the latest from the author …
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Aug 13 2026
Kestrel Takes Flight by Joy McCullough
I think the main thing I need to get over when reading books in verse is that the poetry is never going to grab me as art in and of itself. None of these poems stand alone, at least in my initial read of the book, but they all stand together beautifully to tell a …
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