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Cover Awe: Kissing on a Stack of Pancakes

Till There Was You by Lindsay Hameroff. An illustrated cover of a couple kissing on top of a stack of pancakes smothered in syrup and topped with blueberries. She is wearing jeans, brown boots, and a pink salmon colored sweater. Her hair is half in a bun and half down. He is wearing jeans, blue sneakers, a brown sweater, and a white backwards baseball cap. The sky blends from purple to pink to orange to yellow and the shape of a city lingers in the background.

This crop of covers just fills me with joy! Cover design by Rita Frangie Batour Sarah: The “Wearing a big giant dress on the cover” trend is very old and established but I LOVE the use of texture to resemble embroidery here Kiki: Harper’s always got the gowns! Claudia: She sure does!! A recent one had a gorgeous emerald green one!! Amanda: We’re still unpacking at the house, but this just makes me want to … Continue reading Cover Awe: Kissing on a Stack of Pancakes

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Hide Your Waller or Your Wallet: January 2nd Release Week!

It’s the first Tuesday of 2024 and that means we’re looking at the first batch of new releases this year! January starts slow for us, but by mid-month we’re going to have so many books to talk about. Not to tease you but I get to look at the spreadsheet with everyone’s picks and it’s shaping up to be a great book month. What’s on your release list this week? Let us know!