by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Caleb Gayle's We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "In We Refuse to Forget, award-winning journalist Caleb Gayle tells the extraordinary story of the Creek Nation, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens. Thanks to the efforts

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Tabitha Carvan's This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something—Anything—Like Your Life Depends On It (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "Why We Can't Sleep meets Furiously Happy in this hilarious, heartfelt memoir about one woman's midlife obsession with Benedict Cumberbatch, and the liberating power of reclaiming our passions as we

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Nikki Erlick's The Measure (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "The Midnight Library meets The Immortalists in this spirit-lifting, high-concept blockbuster debut. Would you choose to know how long you’ll live? "It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wood

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Kwame Onwuachi and Joshua David Stein's My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef (Bookshop.org) Description from Publisher: What is American food? In his first cookbook, Kwame Onwuachi (“the most important chef in America” —San Francisco Chronicle), the acclaimed author of Notes from a Young Black Chef, shares the dishes of his America; dishes that show the true diversity of

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Samira Ahmed's Hollow Fires (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she's learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journalist's job is to find the facts and not let personal biases affect the story. But all that changes the day she finds the body of a murdered boy. "Jawad Ali was fourteen years o

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) There are SO many books coming out today! I had a hard time narrowing it down, but here are just three of the books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Jasmine Guillory's By the Book (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "Sometimes to truly know a person, you have to read between the lines. "Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing after college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, sti

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Remma Patel's Such Big Dreams (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "Rakhi is a twenty-three-year-old haunted by the grisly aftermath of an incident that led to the loss of her best friend eleven years ago. Constantly reminded she doesn’t belong, Rakhi lives alone in a Mumbai slum, working as a lowly office assistant at Justice For All, a struggling human-rights

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Sascha Rothchild's Blood Sugar (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: “'I could just kill you right now!' It’s something we’ve all thought at one time or another. But Ruby has actually acted on it. Three times, to be exact. "Though she may be a murderer, Ruby is not a sociopath. She is an animal-loving therapist with a thriving practice. She’s felt empathy and sy

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "The bestselling, beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail tells her own late-in-life love story, complete with a tragic second act and joyous resolution. "Delia Ephron had struggled through several years of heartbreak. She'd lost her sister, Nora, and then h

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are (more than) three books coming out today that I'm excited to read (I couldn't resist including more—April 5 is a MAJOR publication day!). Laekan Zea Kemp's Heartbreak Symphony (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "Aarón Medrano has been haunted by the onstage persona of his favorite DJ ever since his mother passed away. He seems to know all of Aarón's deepest fears, like that his brain doesn't work the way it should a

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Jesse Q. Sutano's Four Aunties and a Wedding (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org) Description from Publisher: "The aunties are back, fiercer than ever and ready to handle any catastrophe—even the mafia—in this delightful and hilarious sequel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties. "Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. Now

by Sara (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Taj McCoy's Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell (Libro.fm | Bookshop.org) Description from Publisher: "A delicious debut rom-com about a plus-size sweetheart who gets a full-life makeover after a brutal breakup—with the help of an irresistible cast of friends and family, a kitchen reno and a devastatingly handsome contractor. "Savvy Sheldon spends a lot of time tiptoeing around the crac

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Melissa Fu's Peach Blossom Spring (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "'Within every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time.' "It is 1938 in China and, as a young wife, Meilin's future is bright. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four year old son, Renshu, are f

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial, translated by Sophie R. Lewis (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a 'brilliant, well-documented' celebration (Le Monde) by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the f

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Dhonielle Clayton and Sona Charaipotra's The Rumor Game (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "All it takes is one spark to start a blaze. At Foxham Prep, a posh private school for the children of DC’s elite, a single rumor has the power to ruin a life. "Nobody knows that better than Bryn. She used to have it all―the perfect boyfriend, a bright future in politic

by Sara (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Aliya Ali-Afzal's Would I Lie to You (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "At the school gates, Faiza fits in. It took a few years, but now the snobbish white mothers who mistook her for the nanny treat her as one of their own. She’s learned to crack their subtle codes, speak their language of fashion and vacations and haircuts. You’d never guess, seeing her at the t

by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Samantha Cohoe's Bright Ruined Things (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "Forbidden magic, a family secret, and a night to reveal it all… "The only life Mae has ever known is on the island, living on the charity of the wealthy Prosper family who control the island’s magic and its spirits. Mae longs for magic of her own and to have a place among the Prosper fa

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths. "Sabriya has her whole summer planned out in color-c

by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Alana Quintana Albertson's Ramón and Julieta (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "When fate and tacos bring Ramón and Julieta together on the Day of the Dead, the star-crossed pair must make a choice: accept the bitter food rivalry that drives them apart or surrender to a love that consumes them--perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin! "Ramón Montez always achieves

by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Here are three books coming out today that I'm excited to read! Sequoia Nagamatsu's How High We Go in the Dark (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) Description from Publisher: "In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved