It’s been two weeks since the last update, so there are a lot of new books that showed up in my house. I think this is everything I still have hanging around. I know I’ve already returned Amity by Micol Ostow and 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith, both of which I blew through in the last week (and both were enjoyable — I’ll write more about each in a big roundup soon).
Here’s what I’ve purchased/received/checked out/bought in the last couple of weeks:
Captain Marvel: Volume 1 by Kelly DeConnick
Ms. Marvel: Volume 1 by G. Willow Wilson — This was great and I can’t wait to keep up with this series.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler — The hardcover edition of this is so nice. The print quality, the paper, the design, everything is really lovely. The book itself was great, too. I love how much Poehler celebrates and encourages other women.
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
In The Woods by Tana French
Stone in the Sky by Cecil Castellucci (February 24) — I’m eager to read this duology all at once.
Alex As Well by Alyssa Bergman (January 20)
Those Girls by Lauren Saft (June 9)
The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker (June 2)
Kissing Ted Callahan (And Other Guys) by Amy Spalding (April 14) — I got to read this one early and I loved it. It might be my favorite Amy Spalding title to date.
Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham (May 19) — I am so looking forward to this one.
A Million Miles Away by Lara Avery (July 7)
After The Red Rain by Barry Lyga, Peter Facinelli, and Rob DeFranco (August 4)
Court of Fives by Kate Elliot (August 18) — This is pitched as (wait for it) Game of Thrones meets Hunger Games meets Little Women, which means…absolutely nothing to me.
Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood (August 11) — I loved Wildlife and can’t wait to read the companion novel.
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (January 8) — This is getting a massive push and I’ve seen some good reviews, but can we knock off the Eleanor & Park meets The Fault In Our Stars thing? Because that’s actually a turn off for me.
Currently Reading:
I started Sara Farizan’s Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel last night and while it’s imperfect — there’s weirdly timed info-dumping and not all of that info feels consistent — the voice is young and sweet, and I love that the main character is Iranian and working through how to best express her sexuality. This is lighter reading, which I am really in the mood for right now.
Around the Web:
- Have you donated or spread the word about the We Need Diverse Books Indiegogo campaign? I made a contribution, and I have loved watching them grow closer and closer to their 100K goal.
- I really liked Robin Talley’s top 7 LGBTQ YA novels featuring main characters of color.
- At Kid Lit Con in early October, Hannah Gomez talked about the different types of bloggers that are out there. Here’s a nice infographic she made sharing those “types.”
- Over at Book Riot, Alison put together a really nice list of YA books about or featuring LGBTQ characters, both frontlist and backlist.
- I’ve been reading like crazy the last month or so. I think I was finishing a book every other day in October. I wanted to get through as much horror as possible, and because of all the reading, I decided I wouldn’t pressure myself to write up reviews of everything. If you’re curious about what I read in horror — some YA and some adult — here’s a visual peek on my Tumblr. After I posted it, I realize I didn’t add Rachel Klein’s The Moth Diaries. That was a better read than it was a movie, for sure.