Sweaters, boots, and pumpkin spice lattes will soon be replacing those shorts, flip flops, and iced coffees, as we prepare for fall. With summer ending, it’s time to start gathering up those fall reads. If you are unsure of what…
Books
Every month we read all the books we can get our hands on. We’re suggesting which ones you should read, here!
‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Moves Under Lucasfilm Banner
If you haven’t read Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone, then you need to head to the bookstore and pick it up. The book is one of the best books that we’ve read. Fox had previously optioned the book,…
Why is “Fangirl” a Dirty Word?
Have you ever been a fan? Have you ever loved a show, movie or a book so much that you just couldn’t wait to find out what happens? Yes? Okay, so why is the term “Fangirl” (or “Fanboy”, I don’t…
5 Bookstores To Visit If You Are In Los Angeles This Summer
I am a bibliophile and if there is one thing I love more than anything, it’s going to bookstores. I love going on the hunt for new bookstores because often, you find something you wouldn’t normally find anywhere else. With…
5 Reasons You Should Be Reading ‘Please Send Help’ by Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin
In an effort to build a space for queer people like myself, every Tuesday I’ll be posting opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community (and occasionally about the Latinx/WOC community since I am Latinx.) Welcome to…
The Cover for Jennifer Iacopelli’s ‘Break the Fall’ Is Stunning and Fierce
If there’s one thing I love, it’s sports. If there’s another thing I love, it’s sports books. If there’s another, another thing I love, it’s sports books with a female lead. Which is why Jennifer Lacopelli’s Break the Fall feels like…
5 Reasons Why You Need To Read ‘Stealing Home’ by Becky Wallace
When I came across the synopsis for Becky Wallace’s Stealing Home, I just knew I had to read this book. Not only did it sound like the perfect YA contemporary summer read, but it was a book where sports was the…
Why you should read ‘Black Enough: Stories of being young & black in America’
Over the years I have read a few books on what it means to be black in America. It occurred to me I hadn’t really read many about what it means to be young and black in America. That was…
17 LGBTQ+ Books You Should Be Reading This Pride 2019
In an effort to build a space for queer people like myself, every Tuesday I’ll be posting opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community (and occasionally about the Latinx/WOC community since I am Latinx.) Welcome to…
You Need To Read ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’
I’m not quite sure how Casey Mcquinston’s debut novel Red, White & Royal Blue escaped my notice while I was doing research for my most anticipated books of 2019 list, or during all the time I spent browsing Book Twitter…