It’s the people who feel put out when I have not read, or have not heard of, the list of titles they are spouting out at me, who when they start looking at me skeptically make me want to shout at calmly explain that there are many, many books in the world. In fact, according to Google books, as of a year ago there were roughly 130 million published books in the world (or more specifically 129,864,880)....
There are debut authors on this list, but also authors that have been favorites for so long and have new books coming out soon-ish, so that’s exciting too! Let’s celebrate all the fabulous new romances to come. Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis (February 3) Take me to a spellbinding place and make me fall in love with a magician. Moontangled will bring you this and more to your reading experience. When you have a magician, a rising politician, a secret betrothal and a search for a happily ever after, things become a bit tangled....
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“Libraries are one of the most vital and important institutions in any society or community. They safeguard history, culture—democratizing access to information and literature. But there’s more to their physical spaces than the books that occupy their shelves. The world’s most impressive libraries also happen to be home to unique art, artifacts, and unique agreements you might not notice right away.”Who doesn’t love library treasure? “Though no one can be sure when public schools, shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, will open again, one school librarian in Virginia is actively making sure her kids have books and reading supplies readily available for the foreseeable future....
So who is Terry Berg? We don’t know much about Terry Berg’s childhood. By the time he debuted in Green Lantern #129, he was 16, living with his parents in Maplewood, New Jersey, and studying art. In accordance with his area of study, he became an intern for Feast, a New York–based entertainment magazine whose HR nightmare of an editorial staff soon hired Kyle Rayner (AKA Green Lantern) as their cartoonist, mainly on account of his cute butt....
Six of Crows: A Brief Summary Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo was the start of a fantasy heist duology. A crew of damaged rogues work together to steal the impossible and save the world in the process. Between explosives, sleight of hand, magic, and brute force, our lovably deadly Crows break into an unbreakable ice prison and discover friendship along the way. After walking through the world in the Shadow and Bone series, Bardugo was set to sprint through Ketterdam....
I would meet her mother (my great aunt), too, who was in the midst of preparing for a medical procedure. Despite the precautions she was ordered to take as part of that preparation, she was overjoyed to see me, and I felt the warm reception in every part of me. She knew far more about me, it seemed, than I did her. I tried not to be embarrassed by this and after a round of hello-how-are-yous-and-so-on, my first cousin once removed and I retreated to the living room to get to know each other while my parents bustled back out into the New England February cold to retrieve coffees....
Or maybe they simply tell a story within a family of larger stories that sheds light on a whole new area not generally discussed or known. I love books that make me think about something in a whole new way or challenge my way of thinking about something. These niche nonfiction books help to do that for me, sometimes in surprising ways. If you’re looking for even more nonfiction, check out this post on 15 of the best nonfiction books of 2021, and this post on fascinating deep dives into the ordinary....
Looking for a way to celebrate a favorite sweet treat without dripping it on the pages of your current read? Then look no further. You’ll want to snap up one or two of these fun ice cream bookmarks to hold your place while you’re indulging in your next cone or cup. I’ve pulled together a variety of types of bookmarks, as well as a variety of types of ice cream....
Now you’ll find estranged lover plots in every sub-genre of romance, but in my heart of hearts I am a historical romance reader, and that is by far my favorite variation of estranged lovers. In many cases, divorce is either difficult to obtain or not an option. But there’s a historical precedent for married couples leading completely separate lives, in separate countries, even on different continents! But despite the distance they’re still technically connected by their marriage, by the need for heirs, by shared friend and familial connections....
Not critics, or agents, or publishers, or authors. Readers. This is not the silent control of buying books either; it is control of the way books are written, published, publicized, read, and remembered. The forms of this control are still in the early stages of development. Each platform has its strengths and weaknesses, its fans and its detractors. What is clear at this point, though, is that beyond the covers and critics, the signings and sequels, the bestsellers and the best-ofs, our love of reading exceeds the traditional ways books have been discussed....
You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won’t vow to obey… Their passion for each other burns hotter than ever, but Ana’s defiant spirit continues to stir Christian’s darkest fears and tests his need for control....
Welcome to Finale, the final book in Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series! It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist. Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend. After uncovering a secret, Scarlett will need to do the impossible....
Although I picked a lot of great tips from The Merriweather Council, I lacked the time, patience, and discipline to make a handmade business work. But there is one thing I’ve learned from hearing Danielle and her podcast, which made me realise I could create one of my own: that you can podcast alone. Up until that point, I was convinced that in order to host a podcast you needed to interview people....
Pinning down what, precisely, makes a story gothic horror is a tricky task. Is it the house? To be certain, I have never seen a gothic horror story that doesn’t have a location as a primary character, and often antagonist. Is it the woman? It seems likely that there are one or two stories that fall under the genre and center a non-female character. Is it the terrifying sense of foreboding?...
…Bwahaha! Ahaha. Oh man. wipes tear Sorry about that. It’s just that Hawkman (and his frequent partner, Hawkgirl/Hawkwoman) is infamous for having one of the most convoluted, incomprehensible, and frankly error-filled histories in comics, rivaled only by Donna Troy. But because I love you guys, we’re going to try. Deep breaths, everyone. We’re going in. Hawkman debuted in Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) and was created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville....
Book Site Newsletters Obviously the best of these come from Book Riot. There’s no better way to keep up with all of the news and blues of the book world than by glomming onto the newsletters of half a dozen of your favorite book websites. In the case of Book Riot, there are several specialized missives that you may receive each day. However, Publishers Weekly also has several valuable newsletters. So does BookBub, which features the added benefit of maybe getting you completely free or almost free ebooks....
As someone who gets lost in hopelessness and despair all too often, I’ve found that the way to truly pull myself out of it is taking action, finding community, and doing the work in front of me. Escapism is a necessary and useful distraction — like any other kind of rest, switching off for a short period of time and letting your brain grapple with low-stakes entertainment is crucial to avoid burnout....
There are two options for who the note is addressed to: the baby or the parents-to-be. At my baby shower, guests were asked to bring a book instead of a card, and they wrote their notes on the inside covers of the books. Some wrote congratulations to my husband and I, but for the most part, they were addressed to the baby, who we were calling Poppyseed. And then what do you say to a baby you have never met, who has not even been born yet?...
Groups like this advocating for “parental rights” assume that parents are inherently conservative. They treat their perspective as “common sense,” that no parent would want their kids to have access to a picture book that shows a boy wearing a dress, or their teenager to be able to read a book with a sex scene in it, or one that teaches safer sex practices, or one that discusses rape. But there are just as many (and likely many more) parents who want their kids to be able to access LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and diverse books....
