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If you’re interested in… …a general overview: Elemental: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything by Tim James Elemental is a fun, digestible overview of the history of the periodic table of elements and the development of the study of modern chemistry. The book is divided into short chapters centered around interesting anecdotes and facts, and avoids getting bogged down in complex, jargon-filled details. This very accessible structure, combined with a wonderful lightheartedness and a splash of dry humor (which had me chuckling on many occasions) is sure to keep readers at all levels of science knowledge entertained and absorbed....

Below are six books featuring bisexual women in relationships with men that I’ve either read and loved, or that have come highly recommended. I’m talking all genres, including YA, romance, mystery, fantasy, and more! My only criteria is that the main romantic/sexual relationship for the bi women/girl protagonist in the book is with a man or a boy. Let’s dive in! Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai I had already read and absolutely adored the first book in Alisha Rai’s Forbidden Hearts series (Hate to Want You) when I hurriedly picked up Wrong to Need You....

After being hospitalized as a child for an unknown virus, I spent years complaining about mild joint pain and persistent fatigue. My mom thought I was just lazy (thanks, Mom). I was eventually diagnosed with and treated for Lyme disease, but the symptoms persisted. Later on, in my late teens, I was again hospitalized for an unknown virus. The only explanation I was given was that it was maybe possibly chronic fatigue syndrome....

As with the 2020 movie Shirley about Shirley Jackson, movies that fictionalize and speculate on real people’s private lives can be controversial. Although Ammonite is not based on a book, there are many books that would pair well with it. Are you curious about trailers for movies like Ammonite? If romance—especially period and LGBT romance movies like Portrait of a Lady on Fire—or female scientist and trailblazer characters appeal to you, you may enjoy these six books....

Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about the complicated bonds and breaking points of friendship, the corrosive forces of secrets, the heartbeat of longing, and the redemption found in forgiveness. Who doesn’t love figuring out the relationship dynamics? Trying to keep up with rapid fire banter? Watching as characters laugh or lean into each other during the hard days? And—a crowd favorite—wondering if there is chemistry between lifelong friends?...

In a crowded field with lots of incredible titles, these six stand out from the rest with their originality, charm, and eye-rolling amazingness. Cozy Mystery Titles: Food-Related Penne Dreadful by Catherine Bruns (July 30) The first in a new series about chef Tessa Esposito finds her, guess what, solving a murder mystery. When her husband dies, it looks like a tragic accident. When the police begin to suspect foul play, Tessa goes undercover at her late husband’s favorite pizza parlor to learn more about his secrets....

I can hear that look, don’t pretend you can dismiss thoughts of Diego Luna with a wave of your hand. No one has that much frontal lobe control. So. Without further ado, and with fair warning that for a few of these, I’m disregarding age entirely… Ichabod Drift (Keiko Series by Mike Brooks) Once Gabriel Drake, a space pirate of great infamy, Ichabod Drift is now a smuggler and bounty hunter who does his best to keep himself, and his crew, under the radar and out of sight of the authorities....

HOLIDAYS ARE HAPPIER WITH AUDIOBOOKS. Make your holiday travels, errands, cooking sessions, and all the rest more enjoyable by listening to an audiobook. From bestsellers, to thrillers, to self-care, you can find the perfect listen for any moment. Give yourself the gift of audio this holiday season. All readers have that White Whale of a book, the one that you know in your soul is excellent, the one that everyone else has read and loved, the one that will ruin all other books for you…and all of us are avoiding reading it....

Today, as an avid YA and middle grade reader, and honestly reader in general, I tend to gravitate to these type of stories still. With books such as Cinderella is Dead and A Spindle Splintered, I adore the fact that authors are taking these type of stories and giving them quite the spin for new readers. And, when it comes to the young readers world, there are also a lot of books that explore retellings of classic fairytales that us as readers recognize....

These 7 books like Good Omens have a similar feel to Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s comedic portrayal of armageddon. The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris Thanks to Marvel films, many of us are familiar with the trickster god Loki. But have you ever wondered what the Norse legends sound like from his perspective? The Gospel of Loki follows the rise of the Norse gods all the way to Ragnarok with a delightfully snarky narrator to tell you just what the myths got wrong about Asgard....

There have been other adaptations and there will be many more, I’m sure, but for me, the 1985 CBC/PBS production is the gold standard. Even as I wrote this list of facts, I caught myself referring to the actors as their character names more than once. But isn’t Colleen Dewhurst Marilla? Isn’t Richard Farnsworth Matthew? But of course, movies are a special kind of created magic, and these movies start with Kevin Sullivan....

New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus completes George A. Romero’s masterpiece of zombie horror, the massive novel left unfinished at Romero’s death! It begins with one body. It spreads quickly. In a Midwestern trailer park in present day, a Black teenage girl and a Muslim immigrant battle newly-risen friends and family. On a US aircraft carrier, living sailors hide from dead ones while a fanatic makes a new religion....

Suddenly, I was way more interested. But true crime is not without its flaws. This was brought home to me when I listened to my Feminist Book Club colleagues, Mariquita Guerrera and Natalia Santana-Pollard, discuss whether it’s possible to ethically consume true crime, particularly considering its overwhelming whiteness. In fact, I struggle to find authors of color in the genre, and the focus of many true crime stories is often on the innocent young white girl, or what is known as the perfect or ideal victim....

Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about the complicated bonds and breaking points of friendship, the corrosive forces of secrets, the heartbeat of longing, and the redemption found in forgiveness. If you think about it, even superheroes need friends and sidekicks. My favorite friendships in sci-fi are what I call frenemies—friends who under any other circumstances would be enemies but because a greater evil threatens their interest, they come together to defeat it....

But then I discovered the sub-genre of urban fantasy, where the magic and other fantasy elements exist in a modern city. Sometimes magic exists in the open and is integrated into society; everyone is aware of it and many practice it. But in other series, the magic is hidden from the mainstream world, either practiced in secret or hidden from the world, underground or otherwise. Personally, I love the latter type of genre because I like the idea that maybe, just maybe, there is real magic in the world but we just don’t see it....

Even knowing this, I was a little surprised by the abundance of books where book clubs play a main role. In many of the titles listed below, book clubs aren’t only settings: they’re catalysts, whether for plot advancement or for character growth. Granted, it may be a little self-centered (I mean, we don’t get to ‘Dante writing self-insert fan fiction where he’s praised by Virgil’ territory, but we are readers who enjoy reading about other readers)....

The Great Hurricane: 1938 by Cherie Burns This nonfiction book uses firsthand accounts like diary entries to depict the 1938 hurricane’s impact on Long Island and New England. In a time before reliable meteorological predictions, many people’s plans continued with no warning about the coming storm. Winds reached 180 miles per hour, devastating the coastline. This is a fascinating piece of local history. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Jesmyn Ward won the National Book Award twice: first for this novel in 2011 and then for Sing, Unburied, Sing in 2017....

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With so many great soon-to-be-released titles to choose from, you are bound to find something that suits your interest, from a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet to a beautiful and stirring story about moving on and finding new love after tragedy. Regardless of which type of romance you prefer, these captivating new novels all deliver charming and heartfelt love stories that are sure to keep you glued to the page....

8 LGBTQ+ Fairytales From 2020 Dark And Deepest Red By Anna-Marie McLemore If you love LGBTQ+ fairytales, you’re probably already familiar with Anna-Marie McLemore’s oeuvre. In their newest novel, they retell “The Red Shoes,” a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen where once a girl puts on a pair of red shoes, she’s unable to stop dancing until her feet are cut off. McLemore’s retelling weaves together two time periods. In 1518, dancing fever strikes in Strasbourg....