It’s Rec League time! Thank you to Aubrey for sending this one in: Do you have recs for a feel-good contemporary with a bi/pansexual female main character? Bonus points if she discovers her full sexuality as an adult! I’ve seen books with trauma, bisexual men or supporting characters, bisexuality as a one-line mention, or it’s YA. Or the bisexual character is “just confused” or “experimenting.” Do good adult romance books with a bisexual woman exist? … Continue reading The Rec League: Bi/Pan Heroines→
Hey! Welcome back! Are y’all reading for more book recommendations? Here are a several books that I’ve been recommending more in the past couple weeks, or are some go-to selections for readings who like particular genres. There’s some fantasy, some non-fiction, and horror. Have you received a great book recommendation lately? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
This request comes from Anne. Thanks, Anne! I’m a successful self-made businesswoman. I love fiction with a romantic element about successful businesswomen, like classics by Judith Krantz and Barbara Taylor Bradford. But I have a hard time finding it. Too often businesswomen in romances are not that good at business (anxious, unsure about how to make the business work financially) relieved when a successful here comes to save them – or they are good at … Continue reading The Rec League: Competence Porn + Business Owners→
SBTB HQ recently came across this book on Twitter and we launched into a discussion about wanting more cozy fantasy titles in our life. Here’s is the tweet that started it all: So I wrote a novel. A cozy fantasy novel, about an orc barbarian-ess who retires to open a coffee shop. And I just got my final cover art, and I love it so, so much. Thank you @EmberWickArt! pic.twitter.com/kaqPRkC3Mt — Travis Baldree (@TravisBaldree) … Continue reading The Rec League: Cozy Fantasy→
One, I hope you’ll enjoy the title I came up for this request. Two, this one came from our own Catherine and Sneezy: Catherine: So Sneezy and I were watching Eurovision 1956 and one thing led to another and now we are wondering about a rec league for smutty closet/wardrobe action… Amanda: I’m sure we’re all curious about what led to this! Sarah: I’m sorry what action? Sneezy: Smut actions! In closets! Sarah: So books … Continue reading The Rec League: Take Me to Narnia→
Christmas is over and let’s all take a restful week before the new year. Is it just me or does this weird post-Christmas, pre-New Year time always feel a little bizarre? Here are a few titles I’ve recommended quite a bit in the lead up to the holidays. I honestly love it when people come into the bookstore and need recommendations for their loved ones. It’s a mix of matchmaking and a scavenger hunt. Which … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 8!→
This Rec League comes from Jessi. Thanks, Jessi! I know this might not be what other people are looking for right now, but I have been devouring post apocalyptic romances and I need more to feed the beast. So far, I’ve read everything by Kit Rocha, Claire Kent’s Last Light, Alysa Cole’s Radio Silence trilogy and most recently Kat Bostick’s Moonshine. I don’t care what type of apocalypse it is, and I really don’t need … Continue reading The Rec League: Post Apocalyptic Romance→
Is it that time already? Lovely to have all of you back. We’re onto volume seven of Get Rec’d! This is the space where I chat about some other books I’ve been recommending lately. They usually fall outside of romance and this time, a lot of these skew more toward horror elements. With the holidays coming up, my brain is constantly stuck on finding comparative titles for shoppers who need books for fickle readers. Get … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 7!→
I am already rec’d in preparation for today! By that, I mean I’m recovering from getting both my booster and flu shots yesterday. But the book recommendations shall still continue! It’s holiday season and at work, I’m getting a lot of requests like “My dad likes X, what would you suggest?” or “My teen reads Y, but I have no idea what’s new!” All of these books fall into comparison titles for genres or other … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 6!→
This Rec League was sent in by Daniela. Thanks, Daniela! I have been reading a lot of Ted Lasso fanfic lately and it spurred a rec league request: can you recommend some books that have a Ted/Rebecca type of pairing? It’s not quite grumpy/sunshine but more like ice queen/extreme sunshine-shaped marshmallow. Ideally, if it’s an MF pairing, the hero is the marshmallow. Amanda: Please be respectful of Ted Lasso spoilers! Catherine: Ok, this is absolutely … Continue reading The Rec League: Ted & Rebecca Energy→
Big thank you to Abby for submitting this fun, and surprisingly tough, request: I’ve also been marathoning cooking Youtube videos (while eating PB&J sandwiches) and especially love the NYT Cooking series featuring Sohla and her husband Ham. I am looking for books featuring couples with the same energy as Sohla and Ham – a little chaotic, very creative, unfailingly kind and deeply competent? Bonus points for recs involving cooking! Here is a clip Abby provided … Continue reading The Rec League: Chaotic, Wholesome Energy→
