From Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an anthology of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America. This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including award-winning and bestselling writers—touches on a powerful range of topics related […]
Simmer Down by Sarah Smith
November 30, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen. Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn’t be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beach goers, but she didn’t expect the Maui food truck scene to be […]
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
August 23, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes a novel set in glamorous 1950s Mexico. After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious […]
We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
May 19, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border. Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña have no false illusions about the town they’ve grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Though their families–both biological and found–create a warm community for them, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all […]
Diverse Darcy: Pride and Prejudice Adaptions for Modern Times
April 5, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
I live for Pride and Prejudice Adaptions!! They are my absolute favorite!!! I am so excited with all these Diverse Pride and Prejudice adaptions! Read On Janeites!!! MR. DARCY FOREVER!!! A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love. Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet […]
Not That Kind Of Guy by Andie J. Christopher
April 4, 2020 by · Leave a Comment
An office attraction becomes something more when they’re off the clock in this delightful romantic comedy by the USA Today bestselling author of Not the Girl You Marry. State attorney Bridget Nolan is successful in all aspects of her life—except romance. After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, she’s been slow to reenter the dating scene. To be […]
Superman:Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Pena
May 8, 2019 by · Leave a Comment
The fourth installment of the DC Icon series is finally here! “Superman: Dawnbreaker” is the book I have been waiting for. De la Peña takes a beloved character, creates a Smallville, very similar to towns in America, weaves an immigration subplot into a superhero mystery that is sure to capture the hearts of old and […]
Mr. Darcy FOREVER!!! More Pride and Prejudice Adaptions to LOVE!!
March 13, 2019 by · Leave a Comment
I live for Pride and Prejudice Adaptions!! They are my absolute favorite!!! Here are a few I have read recently and absolutely ADORED!!! Read On Janeites!!! MR. DARCY FOREVER!!! Award-winning author Sonali Dev launches a new series about the Rajes, an immigrant Indian family descended from royalty, who have built their lives in San Francisco… […]
The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena
March 5, 2019 by · Leave a Comment
One of my favorite books of the year so far is The Beauty of the Moment, this book has everything I love all packed up into 320 pages. A love story for the ages, a coming of age story for our time, this book a timely story. Malcolm and Susan are not two kids who […]
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