No fooling here! April is upon us and that means not just one, but TWO read along books for spring. Hallie Cantor's LIKE THIS, BUT FUNNIER drops on April 7, followed by Abigail Savitch-Lew's LIVONIA CHOW MEIN on April 21.

US readers, be sure to enter our giveaways for both of these books as they open up throughout the month!

I just saw this in an Aardvark email and my jaw literally hit the floor. I’m not usually the pearl clutching type, but to put an image of a man beheading a woman on a book titled “Dear Monica Lewinsky” was… shocking.

After reading the blurb (clearly satirical, magical realism with patron saint Monica) I get what they’re doing with the imagery. But without that context??

Curious about other opinions. Is this distasteful shock marketing capitalizing off violence against “disliked” women, or is this clever witty satire?

Hey y’all, going on a road trip this weekend and would like to share an audiobook with my mom. Thriller or horror, standalone, under 6 hours. Lots of new books have many holds and will not be available to borrow (from the library) so do you guys have any deepcuts? Preferably no spice/intimacy or severe topics (r*pe, torture, etc)

Perhaps they're bubbling with anticipation, hopeful that you would read the same passage from the same book, at exactly the same time as them. Thus, the story returns to where it began.

what a beautiful way to capture how special it is to read and experience stories with each other. that no matter how much time has passed, what's changed in our lives, certain stories continue to hold a special place in our memory and in our hearts. and the feelings we get to re-experience and reflect on said stories with others, in different ways.

something unexpected, but something i think helps explains why parts of pagebound feel so special. we don't realize how much time affects our memory and perception of the stories we read. sure, rereading can bring back those feelings, those memories, yet here with no timestamps, no warped bubble to control how we engage, remember, reflect, we get to relive that memory again (if we so choose lol) and to share it with others. what a magical thing, to have our own colorful, communal bookshop to read the same passage, the same book, at the same "time" with each other. 🌸🐈