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Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of underrated romances! Think of Book Beat as Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, but for books. And no staples to open to get the fold-out poster.
Artie and the Wolf Moon
Author: Olivia Stephens
Released: September 7, 2021 by Graphic Universe
Genre: Middle Grade, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA, Science Fiction/Fantasy“A heartfelt, magical family drama you can really sink your teeth into.” —Nilah Magruder, M.F.K.
After sneaking out against her mother’s wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf—then watches it don a bathrobe and transform into her mom. Thrilled to discover she comes from a line of werewolves, Artie asks her mom to share everything—including the story of Artie’s late father. Her mom reluctantly agrees. And to help Artie figure out her own wolflike abilities, her mom recruits some old family friends.
Artie thrives in her new community and even develops a crush on her new friend Maya. But as she learns the history of werewolves and her own parents’ past, she’ll find that wolves aren’t the scariest thing in the woods—vampires are.
Source: @OliveOilCorp on Twitter
I always find such great new people to follow and hear about interesting new books from trending creator hashtags.
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Author: Mary Roach
Released: September 14, 2021 by W. W. Norton & Company
Genre: NonfictionWhat’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. The answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology.
Roach tags along with animal-attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, bear managers, and “danger tree” faller blasters. Intrepid as ever, she travels from leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Indian Himalaya to St. Peter’s Square in the early hours before the pope arrives for Easter Mass, when vandal gulls swoop in to destroy the elaborate floral display. She taste-tests rat bait, learns how to install a vulture effigy, and gets mugged by a macaque.
Combining little-known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators, and trespassing squirrels, Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature’s lawbreakers. When it comes to “problem” wildlife, she finds, humans are more often the problem—and the solution. Fascinating, witty, and humane, Fuzz offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our ever-expanding human habitat.
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AHHH! New Mary Roach!
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Author: Evie Mitchell
Released: October 4, 2021 by Thunder Thighs Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: All Access #1Source: Kindle recommendation
Love this illustrated cover. And! You can preorder this one for only $2.99. I know I’m snapping this one up.
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Author: Sara Trail
Released: September 25, 2021 by C&T Publishing
Genre: Crafting, NonfictionStitching Stolen Lives is an in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Together, we remember the lives lost due to racial injustices, with an in-depth sharing of their story. The SJSA compiled extraordinary portrait art quilts that memorialize the individuals and say their names, over and over. SJSA also works with young adults and teens to help find their voice through the art of fabric and quilting, shown through student gallery photography. By working with SJSA, students learn how to cut fabric and make quilt blocks, and along the way, find the strength to express the systemic problems that plague their everyday life through their artwork. This book shares stories and insight into the lives lost and the long overlooked, heartrending truths shared by teens and young adults.
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Someone special ordered this at the bookstore and definitely thought it’d be of interest to some crafters in the Bitchery.
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More middle grade graphic novels please! And more female werewolves while we’re at it!
I read a lot of middle grade fantasy for my own enjoyment (less drama, more sense of wonder than the typical YA or adult fantasy) and to share with my kid. Just yesterday I ordered a copy of Help Us, Great Warrior! which was well reviewed here on SBTB, then went down the rabbit hole of middle grade graphic novels created by independent artists. Katie O’Neill, Molly Ostertag and Natalie Riess are some of my favorites.
Not a graphic novel but lots of excellent illustrations and top notch worldbuilding – Greenglass House series by Kate Milford illustrated by Jamie Zollars. Westing Game vibes with fantasy and RPG and stories within a story. I just found out there’s a new sequel, brb placing library hold.
@Escapeologist- If you haven’t read them, you might like The Nameless City series by Faith Erin Hicks and Oddly Normal by Otis Framptom. Both are middle grade graphic novels.
Another fan of middle grade graphic novels here, along with the 9 year old. Thanks for the recs!
The backwards link from this article (Hey Canadian Folks….) is broken
Oooh, an intriguing line-up!