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On Female Friendship: 6 Books About Best Friends to Read With Your Best Friend

By Kate QuinnApr 9th
Minecraft: The Mountain Is a Fast-Paced and Endearing Adventure Book That Brings the Beloved Video Game to Life

By Larissa IrankundaApr 9th
Let’s Peel Through the Upcoming Release of The Secret Life of Bananyas Adventure Guidebook

By Briana LawrenceApr 8th
Our Books, Our Shelves: J.S. Dewes and Karen Osborne in Conversation

By Tor BooksMar 30th
Magic and Science Blend Together in a Time-Warping Adventure in D.O.D.O.’s Sequel, Master of the Revels

By Larissa IrankundaMar 24th
AUTHOR ESSAY: Joan F. Smith, Debut Author of The Half-Orphan’s Handbook, on “The Grieving Place”

By Joan F. SmithMar 23rd
“Race-Fishing” Book Covers Is Not Only Problematic—It Directly Hurts Authors of Color

By Larissa IrankundaMar 16th
Shannara Author and Fantasy Master Terry Brooks Returns to Worlds of Magic in First Short Story Collection, Small Magic

By Larissa IrankundaMar 12th
Geek Elders Speak: In Our Own Voices Beautifully Shows That Women Always Had a Voice in Fandom

By Larissa IrankundaMar 11th
Geek Elders Speak: In Our Own Voices: A Conversation on Fandom With Maggie Nowakowska & Jenni Hennig

By Larissa IrankundaMar 10th
Move Over, Dr. Seuss: 29 Children’s Books by BIPOC Authors to Add to Your Bookshelf

By Larissa IrankundaMar 4th
INTERVIEW: Auriane Desombre’s I Think I Love You Is the Charming Queer YA Romcom Shakespeare Retelling We’ve All Been Waiting For

By Larissa IrankundaMar 3rd
Exclusive: Excerpt From Auriane Desombre’s Debut Queer YA Romcom, I Think I Love You

By Larissa IrankundaMar 2nd
These 11 Queer Retellings Beautifully Breathe New Life Into Beloved Fairy Tales

By Larissa IrankundaFeb 26th
10 YA Novels With Badass Heroines Who Have No Time For Your B.S.

By Larissa IrankundaFeb 24th
The Love Proof Is a Searing Romance That Masterfully Examines How Love and Time Can Be Deeply Intertwined

By Larissa IrankundaFeb 9th
The Memory Collectors: Quietly Introspective Novel About the Magic That Lives in the Echoes of Our Past

By Larissa IrankundaFeb 1st
Novel It Had To Be You Is a Hilarious and Touching Romcom Perfect for Fans of Love, Actually

By Larissa IrankundaJan 28th
Oni Press Spring 2021 Releases Are Filled to the Brim With Dazzling Queer Feminist Stories

By Larissa IrankundaJan 21st
The Other Black Girl Delivers a Humorous but Unflinching Take on the Racist Microaggressions of Publishing

By Larissa IrankundaJan 14th

On Female Friendship: 6 Books About Best Friends to Read With Your Best Friend

Minecraft: The Mountain Is a Fast-Paced and Endearing Adventure Book That Brings the Beloved Video Game to Life

Let’s Peel Through the Upcoming Release of The Secret Life of Bananyas Adventure Guidebook

Our Books, Our Shelves: J.S. Dewes and Karen Osborne in Conversation

Magic and Science Blend Together in a Time-Warping Adventure in D.O.D.O.’s Sequel, Master of the Revels

AUTHOR ESSAY: Joan F. Smith, Debut Author of The Half-Orphan’s Handbook, on “The Grieving Place”

“Race-Fishing” Book Covers Is Not Only Problematic—It Directly Hurts Authors of Color

Shannara Author and Fantasy Master Terry Brooks Returns to Worlds of Magic in First Short Story Collection, Small Magic

Geek Elders Speak: In Our Own Voices Beautifully Shows That Women Always Had a Voice in Fandom

Geek Elders Speak: In Our Own Voices: A Conversation on Fandom With Maggie Nowakowska & Jenni Hennig

Move Over, Dr. Seuss: 29 Children’s Books by BIPOC Authors to Add to Your Bookshelf

INTERVIEW: Auriane Desombre’s I Think I Love You Is the Charming Queer YA Romcom Shakespeare Retelling We’ve All Been Waiting For

Exclusive: Excerpt From Auriane Desombre’s Debut Queer YA Romcom, I Think I Love You

These 11 Queer Retellings Beautifully Breathe New Life Into Beloved Fairy Tales

10 YA Novels With Badass Heroines Who Have No Time For Your B.S.

The Love Proof Is a Searing Romance That Masterfully Examines How Love and Time Can Be Deeply Intertwined

The Memory Collectors: Quietly Introspective Novel About the Magic That Lives in the Echoes of Our Past

Novel It Had To Be You Is a Hilarious and Touching Romcom Perfect for Fans of Love, Actually

Oni Press Spring 2021 Releases Are Filled to the Brim With Dazzling Queer Feminist Stories

The Other Black Girl Delivers a Humorous but Unflinching Take on the Racist Microaggressions of Publishing