“Sometimes you don’t get to pick your family. Sometimes, they show up and pick you and you have to embrace it. And that wolf picked you.” Sena Korhosen has vowed to never run the race that her whole planet seems to revolve around. Ever since both of her mothers died on the ice, she has…
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
“We were like gods, at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” During the age of heroes in Greece, Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Their paths should have never…
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
“In typical Filipino fashion, my aunt expressed her love not through words of encouragement or affectionate embraces, but through food. Food was how she communicated. Food was how she found her place in the world.” When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all of…
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
“Reason and law don’t mean much when white folk want their way.” D.W. Griffith is a sorcerer, and The Birth of a Nation is a spell that drew upon the darkest thoughts and wishes from the heart of America. Now, rising in power and prominence the Klan has a plot to unleash Hell on Earth…
Rules of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
“This is what love does. In the stories, love healed your wounds, fixed what was broken, allowed you to go on. But love wasn’t a spell, some kind of benediction to be whispered, a balm or a cure-all. It was a single, fragile thread, which grew stronger through connection, through shared hardship and trust.” As…
The Great Book Wyrm 