The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake Sunny is 12 years old and dealing with a lot of stuff, including a recent heart transplant, trying to find a new BFF, and looking for a boy to have her first kiss with. Then she meets Quinn, who seems like she would be the perfect new best friend. But soon Sunny realizes it might be Quinn she wants to kiss, instead of any boy....
The Best Invisible Man Quotes “I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids—and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in a circus sideshow, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination—indeed, everything and anything except me....
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Charles Bukowski Quotes “Writers are desperate people and when they stop being desperate they stop being writers.” “We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” “Stop insisting on clearing your head—clear your fucking heart instead.” “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” “Poetry is what happens when nothing else can.” “Find what you love and let it kill you....
As to where to find great stories, The New Yorker stories are generally best, but require a subscription if you read too many in a month. I also like Narrative Magazine, which will ask you for an email, but their stories are free too. Tor of course has some great free stuff, and you can find most of the classics through Gutenberg. The stories on this list that are not from any of these publications, I found through simple Google searches....
Sharp Objects Based on the novel the same name by Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects has been nominated for Best Television Series and Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Amy Adams). The show is A+ spooky with some excellent performances, including Adams’s portrayal of a complicated and flawed heroine. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Based on Maureen Orth’s book Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U....
All you need to ask is “What if?” Sometimes it can be a serious question (“What if AI became sentient?”) and sometimes its delightfully unserious (“What if the entire crew of a ship except the janitors got taken out?”). From there, the stars are the limit as to how that question can be explored. Science fiction is genre chocolate — it goes great with a lot of other flavors, and by flavors I mean pretty much every single one of our other favorite genres....
My instinct, every time the bookish internet starts buzzing about a new book by an author whose work I have ever enjoyed even a little bit, or about the sequel to a book that I once liked, even if I can’t even remember the main character’s name, is to run as fast as I can to the nearest “request” button. It’s so exciting! There’s no time to lose! I definitely need to put that book on hold at my library ASAP, or pop over to Edelweiss to see if I can snag a review copy, or recommend the audiobook to my library via Libby so I’ll get on the waitlist as soon as the library buys it....
The awards began in 1967 and are a result of a partnership between The Horn Book, Inc. and the Boston Globe. The winners of the awards, which “celebrate excellence in children’s and young adult literature,” are all U.S. editions of books that were published between June 2021 and May 2022. They were chosen by a panel of three judges. The winners and honor books for the three categories are as follows: War by José Jorge Letria, illustrated by André Letria, translated by Elisa Amado (Aldana Libros/Greystone Kids)...
There’s a little bit of everything in this list to help you find those must-read books to read in 2022: debut novels, sci-fi for kids and adults, compelling nonfiction, fascinating memoirs. The categories go on and on. And of course, since I can’t help myself, I’ve added a few bonus titles to each recommendation in case you need more. Because I love to tell you about as many books as I can!...
Is 24symbols better than Scribd? Should you make the switch? Let’s take a look under the hood. 24symbols launched in 2011 and was dubbed “Spotify for books.” It offers ebooks and audiobooks for a fixed monthly fee of $8.99. And just like other subscription services out there, the ebooks are limited to backlists, and majority are romance, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, and fiction. How to Set Up 24symbols Getting started with 24symbols is easy....
What are your favorite books like Percy Jackson?
One of the first posts I ever wrote for this site was on nine books that are a call to action against rape culture. There were plenty to choose from at the time and, in the three years since, the amount of brilliant work out there has only grown. There have been at least 15 books tackling the topic in those three years that have made it onto my list of favorites and, just this past month, I was blown away by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s She Said, a book on how they revealed the truth about Harvey Weinstein’s behavior toward women....
I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee It was just announced on Monday that this book is in the works to be adapted into a film by HBO Max! I read it last month I thought it was so much fun, plus it does a really good job of explaining and contextualizing K-pop if you’re a total beginner. It’s about Skye Shin, a fat, bisexual Korean American teen who is excited for the chance to audition for a reality TV show to find the next K-pop stars in the U....
Best Kindle Unlimited Romance Books: Fantasy Romance #1. Red Winter (Red Winter #1) by Annette Marie Emi is the kamigakari. In a few short months, her life as a mortal will end, and her new existence as the human host of a goddess will begin. Carefully hidden from those who would destroy her, she has prepared her mind, body, and soul to unite with the goddess – and not once has she doubted her chosen fate....
Girls falling for fae, queens falling for princesses, and boys waking the prince of their dreams with true love’s kiss — those are the kinds of stories you’ll find in the beautiful assortment of fairytale retellings below. These books feature a wide assortment of identities across the LGBTQ spectrum. Whatever your favorite fairytale, whatever sort of love story you hope to read, there really is a story for everyone. And with Pride Month in full swing, take a moment to something magical, timeless, and altogether new with one of must-read queer retellings....
This list runs the gamut from epic to contemporary fantasy, from the dark to the light, because fantasy as a subgenre is a wonderfully open sandbox for authors to play in. Look for gods and monsters, heroes and villains, and a lot of ordinary people who have had greatness and plot complications thrust upon them. To have a truly great audiobook, you need not only start with an amazing book, it needs to be paired with an amazing narrator who really gets the story and transports you directly into the world....
The New Mexico Territory. 1861. Grace, a trans runaway from Georgia, has headed west, fleeing conscription into the Confederate Army. But her coach ride makes an unplanned stop when notorious outlaw the Ghost Hawk swoops in, shaking down its passengers and kidnapping Grace. The Ghost Hawk—Flor, to her friends—means to hold Grace for ransom. But when Grace learns about Flor’s plan to crash a Confederate gala, she convinces the outlaw to let her join the heist....
I’m already angry about, and demoralised by, capitalism. 2020 in particular made it incredibly easy to be furious about capitalism, and I intend to carry this energy productively into 2021. However, sometimes I feel as though it is easy, or tempting, to push the chaos of it to the back of your mind just to get through the day. It’s important to keep that fire stoked, though, in the hope of driving towards real change....
I don’t know about you, but I am excited about spring (besides the allergies it brings). What I’m excited about: birds nesting, warmer weather, planning a garden, and budding trees! What are you excited about? What children’s books about spring are you reading?
