Books are my favorite things. I love reading. Like big, giant, pink puffy paint heart kind of LOVE. I read alllllllll kinds of books…books about social justice, books about religion, books about magic and fantasy, books about historical fiction, books about teen romance…so many kinds. Except scary…I DO NOT DO SUPER SCARY, YALL…unless my monthly…
Come and Get It
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (Format used for this read: Audiobook) It’s 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at…
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
Stranger Than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) Cash Carter is the young, world famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked that he actually takes them up on it. Chased by paparazzi and hounded by…
A Royal Duty
A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Paul, one of the Queen’s personal footmen, met Diana during one of her first visits to Balmoral Castle. And while it may have been fate that brought them together, they shared a strong bond that endured to the end of her life. Burrell…
On The Rooftop
On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) At home they are just sisters, but on stage, they are The Salvations. Ruth, Esther, and Chloe have been singing and dancing in harmony since they could speak. Thanks to the rigorous direction of their mother, Vivian, they’ve become a bona fide…
Congratulations, the Best Is Over!
Congratulations, the Best is Over! by R. Eric Thomas After going viral “reading” the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas finally knew who he was and where he was going. He was living his best life. But then everything changed. In this collection…
Poor Things
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray (Format used for this read: Audiobook) A life without freedom to choose is not worth having. Godwin Baxter’s scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream…
The Book of Lost Names
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books when her eyes lock on a photograph in the New York Times. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in more than 60 years – a book…
Take Me Home Tonight
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) Two girls. One night. Zero phones. Kat and Stevie – best friends, theater kids, polar opposites – have snuck away from the suburbs to spend a night in New York City. They have it all planned out. They’ll see a play, eat…
The Women
The Women by Kristin Hannah (Format used for this read: Audiobook) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of…
The Maidens
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike — particularly by the members of a secret society of female students…