Are you ever drawn to a book by the title or the cover art? That’s how I ended up with a copy of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s Pizza Girl. Just like the exciting cover art, the text inside grabbed my attention and didn’t disappoint. In this concise novel, an 18-year-old Los Angeles woman navigates pregnancy, work, […]
Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō is a feel-good slice of life manga series that follows 29 year old Hiroto and his laid back approach to life. He recently inherited a house from a curmudgeonly elderly woman he befriended and is now dealing with home ownership. His 18 year old cousin, Natsumi, has also come to live […]
Does your classic movie-watching habit need a little vim and verve? A little kick in the pants? Then may I suggest you dip your toe into the pre-Code zaniness that is the Busby Berkeley musical! Before the censorship guidelines of the Hays Code were imposed on Hollywood movies in 1934, U.S. films had room to […]
Whether you’re a fan of Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder trilogy, or if you simply love a good murder mystery thriller, check out her debut adult novel, Not Quite Dead Yet! 27-year-old Jet Mason feels like her whole life is ahead of her, in no rush to make any big life decisions. But […]
After a PR disaster, Coal Claus, Christmas prince and next in line to takeover as Santa, is called home to the North Pole to perform his holiday duties and rehab his image. His father also lets him know that he is to wed Iris, the Easter Princess and his childhood best friend. Word of this […]
This little myth-inspired fantasy is unlike anything I’ve read before. In Nesi’s world, there are ninety-nine animal totem gods, called Pillars of Heaven. She must earn her spot as an acolyte with one of the gods or be sequestered away in the temple for life. When we meet her, she has failed ninety-six out of […]
If you are interested in pre-Revolutionary American history, religious history, the history of abolition and slavery, or passionate colorful characters, then “The Fearless Benjamin Lay” by Marcus Rediker may be the book for you! Born in England in 1682 to a family of modest means, Benjamin Lay was a self-taught man of the world. By […]
Jessica Mathers, a teenage girl, wakes up in a crashed ship on a desolate planet. Deep space travel is nothing new; in fact, her parents were well established scientists that traveled to different planets via teleportation, a safe and routine method of travel. A trip that was supposed to bring her to meet with her […]
Dorothy Gentleman wakes up and realizes several things are very wrong. First, the massive interstellar ship she’s on is going through a magnetic storm, which means communication with the ship-mind is on the fritz. Second, all passengers’ minds are stored until they request to be uploaded to a new body, and Dorothy wasn’t supposed to […]
Who wants ice cream? This surreal horror-comedy anthology brings you a veritable sundae of scares, crafted by our titular friendly Ice Cream Man. Riccardus, the menacing and otherworldly Ice Cream Man, serves up terror and tasty treats to all who see his Ice Cream truck roll by. Watch as this small town descends into the […]
