A man's body is found behind a corner store, his heart cut out and the smell of perfume in the air, leading locals to think the killer is a woman, or maybe, if the rumors of hoofprints at the scene are true, something supernatural. Meanwhile, seven year old Layla is growing up, longing for a …
On the way home from a gay club they got into with fake IDs, Colin and best friend Ren have to take a detour to avoid the local jocks, and they come across a weird, white thicket they've never seen before that has a strange effect on Ren. Soon he's acting different and hinting at …
Orri, the 19 year old son of a farmer in Iceland, decides to take a break from his University course, and returns home to his parents farm. Over the course of the year, he finds direction through his sense of capability as he helps his father farming, through his friendship with a local farmers daughter, …
When Andy Correns's mother died, he wrote a no-holds-barred, painfully honest obituary for her, which really struck readers, and ended up going viral, reaching people all over the world and getting strong reactions, both positive and negative. Thus, this memoir was born, a memoir of his mother, both a celebration and a denigration, and the …
Set during WWII, this is the story of a child being sent to America to escape the bombing in London, and how that choice impacts the lives of two families forever. 11 year old Beatrix is sent by boat to Boston in 1940, where she stays with the Gregorys, going from her working class parents …
Willa has been friends with Britton and Luz for years and they're inseparable. Until Willa does something that betrays their friendship. Now she has one week to think about what she did and to see if she can make it up to them, as the story spools back to tell us where it all started …
John Paul Brammer is an LGBTQ writer and artist whose advice column, Hola Papi, was originally on a Grindr affiliated site. This book is his memoir, written in the form of advice letters or essays, and talks about the life and relationship lessons that he's learned. I loved this book so much. The authors voice …
The title of this book is kind of a pun, because the main character is a nineteen year old girl called Lona, and she is an introvert who has dropped out of studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She doesn't really know why she's dropped out and, amusingly, she's in the habit of sneaking …
Liza, along with her younger sister, grew up spending Summers in Provincetown, where their mother would go to work and hope to catch the eye of a wealthy man. Liza's father was almost totally absent, and her mother was most likely a narcissist, but definitely abusive. Because of this, Liza was drawn to a woman …
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Curl up with a good book and some homemade pumpkin bread. Rachel Bloom is the creator of the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and this book is a collection of writings on what normal is. Or rather, the fact that everyone thinks that they or their life is weird, and that out there somewhere is Normal. …
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