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Not all of these books are hidden gems, but I do think all of them deserved more buzz and attention then they received. I loved all of these stories and am always excited when someone else discovers one of these beautiful YA contemporary gems. Continue reading “Ten YA Contemporary Gems”
My high school was heavy on the classics, which was (and continues to be) awesome. But I definitely graduated twelfth grade with no idea that anything good was being written in the present tense. Also the diversity of what is considered “a classic” is highly problematic. I’m all for reading The Great Gatsby and Chaucer and Catcher in the Rye… but here are then books that I would love to see on more high school curriculums – I know I would have gotten a lot out of them if I’d been assigned to read them in school.
Continue reading “Ten Books that Should Be Assigned in High School”
Books open us up to new worlds. They help us empathize and identify with people that are different from us. When characters are the same, even in small ways, they make us feel understood and less alone. They are powerful. There are only a few weeks left in summer. Here are ten diverse summer reads. Reading any of them would be a fantastic use of your time. Continue reading “Top Ten Recommendations for People Who Want Diverse Summer Reads”
Y’all, seriously how is it the end of June already? I can’t believe it. I know a lot has been happening, but it still feels like it should be march to me. One thing that has *definitely* been good about 2017 for me is all the amazing books I’ve read this year so far. It was hard to narrow down all the amazing options to this list of ten, but I did it! Continue reading “10 Best Books I’ve Read in 2017 (so far)”
There are endlessly too many books to read and too little time to read them. Series are a particularly big commitment. There are so many that look like I would love them that I haven’t started yet. Here are ten, I’ve extra been meaning to start (but still haven’t): Continue reading “Top Ten Series I’ve Been Meaning to Start but Haven’t”
If you’ve read this blog before, you know I’m pretty obsessed with all things YA. I don’t think YA is just for teenagers, and when I was a teenager I read way more “grown up” books than I do now – so part of me rejects both categories. But to escape from that tangent, I’ve been reading more adult nonfiction and fiction this year and I like a lot of them. Not the way I like books about teenagers smooching, but I still I like them. Here are some so called “grown up” books that I’m hoping to read in the not-too-distant future. Let me know if you have suggestions on which to start with! Continue reading “Top Ten “Grown Up” Books I’ve Recently Added to my TBR List”
Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone (in America) had a good Memorial Day weekend. I started four different books and am now trying to find time to finish them all. I can’t believe we are almost to June. Where is 2017 going? There are an overwhelming number of books coming out in the next months that I can’t wait to read. Here are ten of them! Continue reading “Top Ten Most Anticipated Book Releases for the Rest of the Year”
Happy Tuesday! I have more books that I want to read right now than time to read them, so adding to my reading list would be folly. However, if more of these kinds of these books hit the shelves, I don’t think I would be able to resist them.
Thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting this weekly book meme!
Representation is important. Diversity is important in the stories that get told inside the book. But it’s also important on the covers – where for too long and too often girls of cover were not represented at all. Luckily, that’s beginning to change and these gorgeous covers are the result!
Thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting this weekly book meme!
Fat ladies who get a good romance plot!
Fake Relationships (that might turn into more!)
Princesses!
Books about books
Falling in love through letters
Sister stories
Fairytale Retellings
Feminism!
Friends falling in love
The end of the world
Thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting this weekly book meme.
Alison Doherty 