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All about Benny - Benny’s True Colors by Norene Paulson

Another I want to put fantasy not History to - Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott

OMG They’re kissing, again????? - Heartstopper V03 by Alice Oseman; Heartstopper V04 by Alice Oseman

Tentacle Porn of the Best Kind - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

She might have been 8 but she got people to listen - Until Someone Listens: A Story about Borders, Family, and One Girl's Mission by Estela Juarez

I want a friend like Plum - Leave It to Plum! by Matt Phelan

I think my house might be Ivy’s…. - Ivy by Katherine Coville

A Hippo Walks into a Zoo - Hippopotamister by John Patrick Green

A puggle and a couple poodles discuss important concepts - What Are You? by Christian Trimmer

A book about a cute bat and their cute squirrel friend - Little Bat Up All Day by Brian Lies.

I’m thankful for good books - Harvest Days: Giving Thanks Around the World (World Celebrations) by Kate Depalma

Perfect hijabs, perfect story - Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs by Razeena Omar Gutta

Frog legs to go - A Spoonful of Frog by Casey Lyall

Well hot beaver dam(n)! - Building by Henry Cole

BRB, renting all the slashers - My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

“I should just follow you clowns around…Find all the trouble in the galaxy that way…” - Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky

A queer steampunk political intrigue fantasy epic…. with zombies - The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner

“Sure, why not take your mortally wounded lover and shove her into an ancient machine of uncertain effectiveness? What could go wrong?” - Blood of the Chosen: Burningblade & Silvereye Book Two by Django Wexler

Socio-Emotional Skills FTW - Garrett Bear: Learning From Failure by K Tang; Ava's Triumph by Mary E Miller & Linda Woo

Battle of the Network Stars - The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night by Bill Carter

GoodFemmella - Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld by Teresa Carpenter

Around the world redux. This time, plants! - Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori, Illustrated by Lucille Clerc

Vir2ous if O4ly Long - NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Thou Shalt Check Thy Grammar Before Offering Running Advice - The Marathon Method by Tom Holland

Can Nature Heal Itself? - Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn

Short and satisfying - Must Love Hockey by Sarina Bowen

Determined Optimism - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

“Fiona Russell was hopefully going to be a lot less trouble.” - Dark Deeds by Michelle Diener

We’re modeling a healthy departure from toxic masculinity, wouldn’t you say, fellas? - Everything for You by Chloe Liese

Essential reading about climate change solutions - Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith

He Had it Coming - The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

Learn about language AND cults at the same time? Yes, thanks. - Cultish: The Language of Fanatacism by Amanda Montell

“When these people say you belong to me, I own you, it is like the passing of the rain, or the setting of the sun at the end of the day.” - Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

The Hands of Providence - City on Fire by Don Winslow

Green Mars - Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

“Mors irrumat omnia. Death f*cks us all.” - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

“That was the secret of a happy marriage. Step away from the rage.” - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

These were 100% cover reads, but they (mostly) ended up being great! - The Tiger Came to the Mountains (The Trespass Collection, #1) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; Wildlife (The Trespass Collection, #2) by Jeff VanderMeer; The Backbone of the World (The Trespass Collection, #3) by Stephen Graham Jones; Stag (The Trespass Collection, #4) by Karen Russell; A Righteous Man (The Trespass Collection, #5) by Tochi Onyebuchi; Bloody Summer (The Trespass Collection, #6) by Carmen Maria Machado

“I can’t give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you’d set it on fire.” - Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews

Chainsaw <3 - The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

“He really does have very nice biscuits.” - Finlay Donovan Knockes 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2) by Elle Cosimano

Dissolution - Dissolution by CJ Samson

“Would he see me, or himself, or both of us, or neither of us?” - Book Boyfriend by Kris Ripper

is it too late to change your ways? - L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon

“You’ll find that what you can bear increases a great deal when you are not offered any other choice.” - The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller

Transforming a taboo into a cause - Period. End of Sentence. by Anita Diamant

Stepping out of my comfort zone - Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

I think we all could use some Making Happy in our lives - Making Happy by Sheetal Sheth

And to think, when I was her age, I was learning to ride a bike - My Name is Bana by Bana Alabed

McFadden Knocks it Out of the Park Again - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

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