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What are Your Most Anticipated Books The First Half of 2026?

by SB Sarah · Jan 21, 2026 at 4:00 am · View all 27 comments

We’re only a few weeks into 2026 (?!!) and I’m curious about the books you’re most looking forward to that are releasing between January 1 and June 30, 2026. There are MANY on our lists, and I limited folks to only a few – which means I know you have titles to suggest, too. One that I couldn’t format for our database: Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire, Vol. 3 by Priest, translated by Yog and SassyStrawberry. … Continue reading What are Your Most Anticipated Books The First Half of 2026? →

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Recommended Books That are a Really Fun Time – On Sale!

by SB Sarah · Apr 17, 2024 at 11:00 am · View all 6 comments

Books on Sale: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty & More

RECOMMENDED: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty is $4.99! We mentioned this book in a recent discussion about stories that are tremendously fun to read, and Carrie gave this book a SQUEE! grade, saying,

In a plot filled with external sources of tension (such as the aforementioned scorpion-tentacle monster) it’s the internal conflict Amina feels about her past as well as her relationships with her biological and found family that both ground and drive the story.

 

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Our Favorite Reads of 2023

by Amanda · Dec 30, 2023 at 4:00 am · View all 23 comments

Once again, I challenged our reviewers to pick their favorite (only one!) book they read this year. However, Sarah changed the rules up and said everyone’s favorite read had to be a 2023 release, but that they can have two bonus pick for books not released this year. Here are our favorites of the year! We’d also love to hear about your best read of 2023! Since Sneezy is recommending webtoons, I’ll drop them here. … Continue reading Our Favorite Reads of 2023 →

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The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

by Carrie S · Jun 16, 2023 at 4:00 am · View all 15 comments

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Red alert people, this is not a drill. The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is a book about: A woman in her 40s with a bad knee Who is also a pirate queen Who is also Muslim and plying the seas of the Indian Ocean Who lives during the Medieval Period Who is also a mother who struggles with parenting and pirating And who has built a found family without fully realizing it And who becomes … Continue reading The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty →

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