Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom takes a sharp look at the dark side of social media. While Anna waits to go under the knife to reverse all of her past cosmetic
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The Bequest by Joanna Margaret
The Bequest is an atmospheric dark academia thriller, but it will not appeal to everyone. Isabel Henley just arrived in Scotland to begin her Ph.D. under the…
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout returns with her sparse but beautiful prose in Lucy by the Sea, book four in the Amgash series. It’s the early days of 2020 when COVID-19 was
Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham
Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta truly is an odyssey of one trans woman’s life as she transitions from being incarcerated to being released.
Bad Fruit by Ella King
Bad Fruit has a couple of bad apples and one girl just trying to survive them. It’s the summer holidays, and Lily is waiting for the fall when she’ll commenc…
What We Both Know by Fawn Parker
What We Both Know explores the MeToo movement and how power imbalances can shift. With her father’s health condition deteriorating, Hillary Greene recently…
Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek
Little Foxes Took Up Matches is a sometimes dark, sometimes sweet coming-of-age tale. Mitya was just two when he swallowed his grandmother’s sewing needle…
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Sea of Tranquility will transport the reader throughout time. Emily St. John Mandel’s latest release loosely connects to her previous books…
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
Peach Blossom Spring is a beautiful story of resilience, identity, and migration. It follows three generations of a Chinese family from 1938 to the 2000s…
The Selfless Act of Breathing by J. J. Bola
The Selfless Act of Breathing is a powerful and emotional read. Looking at Michael Kabongo, no one would guess the inner turmoil he is experiencing…