Hello fellow book enthusiasts! I come with fair tidings and a question. Is there a opening line/scene/chapter that hooked you instantly? If yes, what is it? Is it your favourite and which book is it from?

For me, you cannot go wrong with the opening lines of Percy Jackson and the opening chapter of the Hacienda. Everyone is familiar with Percy Jackson and his "Look, I didn't want to be a half blood" but when you're reading this internal soliloquy from a Priest about God knowing nothing about loneliness while he's on his knees watching someone he loves go away, it hits harder. It literally took my breath away.

So what's your favourite opening?

Apparently it’s unofficial Yaoi day, I don’t know what makes August 1st the unofficial day, but here’s a post sharing a couple lists! 🏳️‍🌈🥰

• 🔗 Hit by the yaoi paddle - In the forum of this list, @Farron offers up a great introduction to what being a fujoshi (rotten girl), fudanshi (rotten boy), and fujin (rotten person) is, and what Yaoi is in more depth.
• 🔗 BL/Yaoi starter 1 - A great list by @ennuibee of where to start for people interested in yaoi.

I look at these lists pretty often when I’m in the yaoi/romance mood. And I’m sure there are lots of fujoshi and fudanshi on PB, where yall at? 👀 And what recs do you have? 👏🏼🦗

No I am not a month late, or two months late! Pride month is in August where I live (Montréal, Québec, Canada).

This means I get to celebrate 3 months of pride!!!!! I wonder when Pride is for other people around the world? I know June is the month for a lot of Eurocentric and North American countries because of the Stonewall riots that started in the United States but please share all the other dates so we can celebrate all year round 🫣😋

You can also share you feel good Pride stories and favorite Pride moments!

This year I will be participating to Wild Pride in Montréal because Pride Montréal has shown complete disregard for the essence of Pride and even sent cops to arrest queer activist for Palestine. The organization still has sponsorships that finance the genocide and refused to drop them. That's why Wild Pride was created has a protest instead of a corporate parade.

Anyway, happy pride and stay safe 😚🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💗

Hi everyone, we're excited to share the 4 selections for the Fall Readalong, running September - November! We announce Readalong titles a month in advance to give everyone time to place library holds. The Seasonal Readalong page will be updated soon with the books below, but in the meantime, feel free to add them to your TBR!

How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann: A darkly funny horror novel featuring group therapy, fairytale retellings, and feminism.

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh: A sapphic dark academia fantasy set at an elite boarding school, where our heroine is a powerful demonology teacher on a mission.

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor: A genre-bending sci-fi novel that interweaves the story of Zelu, a disabled Nigerian-American writer, with chapters from the novel she's writing, blurring the boundary between the real world and the created world.

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton: A cozy and whimsical Victorian era romcom with 2 rival ornithologists, travel via parasol, and a lot of scheming and flirting.

Excited to read with everyone in the coming months!

Happy reading, Jennifer & Lucy