A couple weeks ago I compiled a list of all the 2014 releases in young adult fiction that feature LGBTQ characters I knew about, and asked for everyone else to chime in with books I hadn’t come across. I was so thrilled to have so many books to add! I decided to make a new… Continue reading 2014 New Releases: More LGBTQ YA Fiction
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Top Ten Books that Will Make You (well…me) Cry
Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week’s prompt is to share books books that might make your cry. I decided do divide mine up by what exactly brings me to tears.… Continue reading Top Ten Books that Will Make You (well…me) Cry
Book Review: Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie (A Tale of Love and Fallout) by Lauren Redniss
Art and science have never blended together so well. Not only is this a fascinating glimpse at Marie and Pierre Curie’s life, the juxtaposition of text and illustration make this book a truly unique reading experience.
Ransom Riggs at Rainy Day Books
Last week I went to see Ransom Riggs speak at a Rainy Day Books event. Luckily, they moved the event to Unity Temple to accommodate the crowd, which means I only spent $30 on books as opposed to the $100 I generally spend when unleashed in an independent book store that has a well-stocked young… Continue reading Ransom Riggs at Rainy Day Books
Book Review: Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
Don’t be fooled by this cover. While it does have a romance subplot, this is a novel about grief and loss and family and not just a teenage love story. Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
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