arc review: summer official by rebekah weatherspoon, available 4/26/2026 from g.p. putnam’s sons books for young readers. thank you penguin random house for providing this book for review consideration via netgalley. all opinions are my own, and if you order through that bookshop link i receive a 10% commission. summer official is a contemporary young […]
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Get Real, Chloe Torres by Crystal Maldonado i’ve carved a small space in my heart to tuck this book into. several things in this book are special to me: massachusetts and the proud declaration of being a masshole, a character in the book decides to go to my alma mater; sapphics!, a roadtrip, a bff
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My Bookshop.org Bookshop my bookshop storefront i started my bookshop.org shop almost exactly a year ago on 7/16/24 both as a way to make money post-layoff and as a first step towards building a physical bookshop (or bookmobile, because let’s be honest about los angeles rent prices). the name and lilac photo are in honor
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Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado i really enjoyed reading fat chance, charlie vega. i loved no filter and other lies, maldonado’s second book, and am excited to read more of her books. charlie vega (she/her) is a fat puerto rican teen living in connecticut–my least favorite state–and trying to love herself. she knows
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Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez as an ace-spec lesbian, this was one of my most anticipated books of the year and reading it made me so happy and…soothed? to read a character i related to so much. angela (she/her) is a 27-year-old ace-spec lesbian and has not kissed or dated anyone, and after a
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los angeles library summer reading programs it’s summer reading time! california residents can sign up for most california library cards for free, and i have cards for los angeles public, los angeles county, burbank public, and glendale libraries. here’s some information about signing up for those four summer reading programs! this post isn’t sponsored, i
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