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It is so easy to look back at the history of queer literature and see only what was lacking. It’s easy to imagine myself as a teenager in the 1970s instead of the 2000s, wandering the aisles of my local bookshop, searching for books about queer women that didn’t yet exist. Maybe you were that teenager. What’s harder — or, at least, what we’re less inclined to do — is to look back at the past 50 years of queer books and see abundance....

In assembling this list, I cast a wide net. It looks across many genres and age categories as well as what many consider to be the best manga this year and what were the most famous series in the 1970s. I firmly believe that there’s a manga for every reader. Hopefully, one of the following titles piques your interest. Completed Modern Classics If you’re a new manga reader looking for an introduction to the medium in its present form, the following selections are good place to start....

Whether you’re a beginner, a burgeoning professional, or somewhere in between, check out these baking books. I’ve included books heavier on information, pure cookbooks, and books that specialize in certain types of baked good as well as generalized tomes. Alternative Baker: Reinventing Dessert with Gluten-Free Grains and Flours by Alanna Taylor-Tobin “Set aside your bland all-purpose flour to celebrate the compelling flavors of a wide array of nut- and grain-based alternative flours that are packed with flavor and are good for you, too....

Happy Latinx Heritage Month! In celebration, the bookish internet is buzzing with excellent recommendations of books by Latinx authors from all over the world. But if you’re looking for books that are specifically great on audio, here are six audiobooks written and read by Latinx women authors! Recently, I’ve also written about Running, I’m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, and The Undocumented Americans, so definitely, check out those audiobooks. And if you’re looking for even more great picks to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, be sure to follow along with Lupita’s Latinx Bookstgram Tour over on Instagram!...

Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel S.F. Heller Ever wondered why you get overly anxious about your relationship when your partner isn’t responding to your calls/texts? Or maybe you’re someone who runs away from commitment despite craving intimacy? It’s all about your attachment style, and contrary to popular opinion anxious and avoidant attachment styles are not pathological. It’s all about finding a person whose attachment style is compatible with yours. Dating is more science than a trial and error method based on emotions....

Of Kisses and Curses by Sandhya Menon Princess Jaya is attending the same isolated boarding school as Grey Emerson, whose family has been feuding with hers longer than she can remember. After a humiliating incident involving Jaya’s sister, Jaya plans to make Grey fall in love her with her so she can break his heart! Jaya’s plan might be too perfect and definitely doesn’t include with falling for Grey herself. Of Kisses and Curses is out February 18, 2020....

Joey Green has returned to Beaufort, South Carolina to look after his ailing father, who is succumbing to dementia. Marshall Green’s short-term memory has all but evaporated, but his oldest memories are vivid. His mind keeps retreating into long-ago yesterdays of growing up in Beaufort as a boy. At first this seems like a blessing, with the past providing a refuge from a shrinking future, but Joey grows increasingly anxious as his father’s hallucinatory arguments with figures from his youth begin to hint at deadly secrets, long buried and forgotten....

Last year Teresa Preston brought you 50+ Amazingly Unique Gifts for Book Lovers (That Aren’t Books) and today I’m going to bring you another 60+ gifts your bookish pals and family are sure to love—that aren’t books! Best Stocking Stuffer Gifts for Book Lovers This handmade bookish hair tie can conveniently keep the hair out of a person’s eyes so they can see the pages more clearly. Bookish stickers are good, wooden stickers are unique, this I’d Rather Be Reading wooden sticker is an example of book gifts that can do it all....

Book Riot’s teaming up with Workman Publishing to give away a parenting book bundle!

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado This collection of short stories was written to be read in October. A woman with a green ribbon around her neck refuses to let her husband see what it conceals. In a world where women are slowly fading away, a young woman discovers the horrifying truth of the prom dresses she sells. And Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is reimagined in a fantastical kaleidoscope....

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Whether your favorite fairy tale is 6,000 years old or only 600, the fact remains that these preternatural tales span centuries as well as cultures. Fascinatingly, the vast majority of fairy tales were passed down through the oral tradition until relatively recently. There has been much speculation as to the purpose of fairy tales. In an essay on the roots of fairy tales such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, Sarah Roller writes, “Originating in European folk stories, often designed to be parables with a moral twist, they featured painful punishments, sadistic parents, and children being devoured by wild beasts....

Several trans authors have used comics to tell tougher stories and share their own. These stories are humorous, heartfelt, and brilliantly told. At the moment, not as many graphic memoirs by trans authors exist on the market, but I hope to see more in the future. That said, here are some of the writers and artists right on the cutting edge. You may have noted that this short list is fairly white and very focused on the transfeminine experience....

TBR is Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Been dreaming of a “Stitch Fix for books?” Now it’s here! Tell TBR about your reading preferences and what you’re looking for, and sit back while your Bibliologist handpicks recommendations just for you. TBR offers plans to receive hardcover books in the mail or recommendations by email, so there’s an option for every budget. Visit mytbr....

Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating his own cutting-edge horror comics pop-up! Hill House Comics will terrify readers with a smart, subversive and scary lineup of five original limited series. Hill House Comics debuted with Basketful of Heads, written by Hill and illustrated by Leomacs. The chills continued in the following months with The Low, Low Woods; The Dollhouse Family; Daphne Byrne and Plunge, from some of the biggest names in horror storytelling....

I’ve found that people who visit India either hate it or love it—there’s no in between. I’m ashamed to say that as an Indian American, I didn’t appreciate the land of my ancestors when I visited once in the 3rd grade and a second time in the 5th grade. Honestly, I was just a snot-nosed kid who was craving corn flakes the entire time (it’s true). Looking back though, I’m grateful for the experience and am excited for my next adventure there....

These kids books with best friend teams are just a few examples of the fantastic friendship storylines out there, where a pair or group of close friends join forces and do far more together than they could achieve alone. It’s unsurprising that best friend stories are such an important part of children’s literature, as it’s a time when readers are forming the best friend teams that will carry them through their own lives – often by sharing mutually loved stories....

Unfortunately, there’s a lack of diversity in this genre. Almost all tidy-up gurus are white women. Other than Marie Kondo and Nagisa Tatsumi, I could not find any de-cluttering experts of color who had written books about how to structure your space. Here’s hoping that state of affairs changes in the near future. The Joy Of Less: A Minimalist Guide To Declutter, Organize, and Simplify by Francine Jay Some de-cluttering books are kind of…cluttered....

“Torch Song” by Charles Bowden Charles Bowden (both the essay’s author and speaker) is a journalist who takes the ledes that no one else wants. The stories of child murders, rapes, and other crimes alongside which the newspaper won’t run advertisements because no one wants their products to be associated with those crimes. After one such story, he says, “fifty subscribers cancel within an hour.” The essay shows how reporting those crimes had him enter the criminal world as a spectator and inadvertently became a part of it....

Jenny Many is an exuberant, lovable ten-year-old with a nose for intrigue and an eye for a mystery. She is bold, fearless and enthusiastic, as well as bags of fun to be around! Together with her best friends, Jenny unearths crimes, rights wrongs and makes a host of nail-biting new discoveries. Nothing gets past Miss Many – she’s curious, quick-thinking and as bright as a button. Sometimes she might make a few teeny mistakes on the way, but with a bit of luck and friends to help out, things always turn out brilliantly in the end....