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Sofi Keren lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is the author of two sapphic romance novels, False Starts & Artichoke Hearts and Painted Over.

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The Witch Can’t Love

Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

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Tamsin is a powerful witch with a terrible condition: she can’t love. The ability was taken from her by the Coven as punishment after she drastically misused her powers in her youth. And so, in exile in a rural town, she does spells for the townspeople in exchange for the love that they hold, which she always uses up too quickly. Wren has spent her entire life caring for her ill father, so much so that she can do nothing else. She holds a secret […]

The Bad Friend We Can’t Resist

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

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It had been years since I’d read anything by Jennifer Weiner. I’m not sure why, exactly. Years ago, I enjoyed Good In Bed quite a bit, a novel about a woman whose ex-boyfriend writes an article about loving someone plus-size, and In Her Shoes, a story about two very different sisters (which was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz). I also admire the the writing shes’s done over the years about how the literary world doesn’t take women’s fiction seriously, relegating popular books written […]

Writing Against Resistance

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

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I probably wouldn’t have found this book on my own, but after seeing a strong recommendation from TikTok comedian Lucy Blehar, I added it to my library request list. I’m a writer, but most days, one that actually struggles to sit down and get my fingers typing. I don’t know why that’s such a common trait of writers, that the thing we most want to do is the thing we will do just about anything to avoid. And that’s where this book comes in. Now, […]

Swipe Right on Mystery

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

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Claudia Lin loves mystery novels, especially the “Inspector Yuan” series. Her job lets her play detective in a low-key way: she works for a small, mysterious company called Veracity that investigates dating app customers’ matches to see if they’re the real deal. When a client comes calling with a story that seems a little off, wanting to investigate two matches that she doesn’t seem all that emotionally invested in, and then disappears, Claudia’s life suddenly gets a little more complicated. She can’t resist the urge […]

Potentially Sinister Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

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Farrah Turner is 17 and her formerly wealthy family’s home has just been foreclosed upon. Used to living in an upscale area and going to a private high school where she is one of only two Black girls, Farrah is used to analyzing any situation or person and making a plan to get her to her goals. She’s temporarily staying with her best friend, Cherish Whitman, a Black girl who was adopted by white parents and raised to be what Farrah calls WGS, aka White […]

Love In Plaid

The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose

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TikTok got me on this one. I found myself watching a video where the author promoted her new romance novel where two women from rival highland dance schools hate each other and then…really don’t. I ordered it immediately. It was delightful. Moira is still reeling from a breakup that happened some time ago where her ex-girlfriend called her boring, something she really took to heart. All she really wants is to keep teaching at her family’s dance school, but she feels like she’s supposed to […]



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