Tomorrow Begins Now is a very interesting nonfiction book focusing on how teenagers impacted civil rights and social justice in the United States between the 1950s and 2020s.
Queer thriller with several surprising twists, The Guilty Twin is a fun and fast paced read following Evan and Fiona, teenagers who grew up into adults with a dark secret. A disappearing twin is at the heart of this murder mystery, and the murderer may not be the person you think.
This middle grade novel is a great scary read ! Under the cover of a supernatural story, K.R. Alexander explores the themes of difference and being accepted. It is a perfect book for Goosebumps fans !
Queer Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Filipino folklore in this horror comedy about a high school stage manager who accidentally sells her soul to a demon.
Can Drew catch the thief red-handed while staying out of trouble? And what does it mean when everyone around Drew is obsessing over crushes and the upcoming Wonderland dance, and Drew would rather work on her latest crime board?
Valiant Women is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. These incredible women served in every service branch, in every combat theater, and in nearly two-thirds of the available military occupations at the time.
As ByteDance launches a publishing company, many in the book world wonder if it will create an uneven playing field by boosting its own authors at the expense of others.
It’s only in the last few years I’ve been able to set a book down if I’m not into it/hate it /at the wrong time & place for it. Previously I felt almost guilty not to finish a book - like I was letting myself & the book down!
#BookClub choices I really try to finish, but hanging on to the grim end can often leave me with a reading block.
I don't know if anyone's noticed my absence here, but I'm neck deep in trying to figure out TikTok and finding my tribe there. The sci-fi community seems non-existent compared to fantasy and romance on #booktok and #authortok.
I know they exist, but finding them is a quest in its own right. It takes up all the space in my head that freed up once I finished my novel. It's also interesting to see how differently you have to package the same idea when the medium is the message
Sometimes writing means multi-tasking with messy hair- sweatpants on, headphones in. For me, it's hard to see people on #bookstagram and #booktok with pristine shelves and glossy desks when a lot of the time, my #authorvibe is... My kitchen. Often the only way I counter it is by being honest with myself. IE, my journey is not their journey, and my art is not their art. Not sure what this whole #ventsesh means really, but uhhh... #writerstruggles
TikTok Sells A Lot of Books. Now, Its Owner Wants to Publish Them, Too | NYTimes (archive.fo)
As ByteDance launches a publishing company, many in the book world wonder if it will create an uneven playing field by boosting its own authors at the expense of others.