For so long, whenever books starring queer characters were published, they were often focused on queer suffering or complicated coming out narratives. Those stories are very important, but the emotional weight can take a toll, too. Luckily for us, there are so many cute LGBT books on shelves now that readers have more options. LGBT YA books in particular have been delivering cute, heartwarming, and funny queer stories for a few years, and we’re happy to showcase a variety of recent and upcoming cute LGBT books that will make you happy!
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If you love books set in schools and stories with twisty plots and dark themes, then chances are the subgenre of dark academia is for you! This genre can be defined broadly, but generally speaking the books have an academic setting and feature characters exploring darker urges, navigating crimes or dark secrets, or exploring dark speculative elements. Here’s more about dark academia, and the appeal of these kinds of books. If that sounds like your jam, we’ve got 15 excellent dark academia books for you to marathon read!Continue Reading
There’s nothing quite so compelling as reading about other people’s lives and experiences–after all, sometimes truth is stranger (or at least more entertaining) than fiction. From stories about real life people to celebrity memoirs, there’s always something entertaining and fascinating in the best memoirs. If you love real stories about real people, then you’re in luck because 2020 is a great year for the genre. Here are 20 of the best new memoirs coming out this year!
Are you hosting the next book club discussion of The Immortalists? Never fear, for we’ve got a great overview of The Immortalists characters and story, a list of themes, The Immortalists book club questions, and some ideas for food and drink!
If funny female authors are your jam, then good news! We’ve got some hilarious female comedian books and memoirs for you! These memoirs vary in genre and style (some are more essay-based, some are more traditional memoirs) but all are laugh out loud hilarious and fun!
Do you like to be scared out of your wits when you read? While different readers might find different story elements scarier than others, we’ve compiled a list of some of the scariest books of all time, worthy of sticking in the freezer! From best selling horror novels to more subtly scary books such as true crime and speculative novels, hopefully you’ll find something to keep you up at night!
A little over a century ago, the Great War broke out Sarajevo, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot to death. From there, nations began declaring war and the struggle that ensued from 1914-1918 became one of the most horrific and widespread wars to date. It was the first conflict where modern technology such as airplanes and chemical weapons were used, redefining humanity’s concept of war. It’s impossible to understand such a monumental event with simply one book, so we’ve rounded up a list of the best World War I books, fiction and nonfiction, that you must read.
If you can’t get enough of real-life crime and drama, good news! This is a fantastic year for new true crime books 2020, and we’ve got a list of 15 must-reads for you! From historical serial killers to wildlife smugglers, the murder of environmental activists to true crime anthologies, there’s something here for every crime reader!
Just because you’re a grown up doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy fairy tales–after all, some of those stories weren’t exactly told with young audiences in mind. We’ve rounded up a list of fifteen adult fairy tales, dark fairy tales, and fairy tale retellings that are perfect for losing yourself in. Here we go!
If you love your science fiction with a heaping side of humor, then you’ve come to the right place! Many people immediately think of Douglas Adams when they think of funny sci-fi books, but there are so many more light-hearted sci-fi books out there that deserve a wide audience, beyond The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy! We’ve rounded up fifteen of the best newer and upcoming funny sci-fi books that should be on your radar!