Hey there! I work at a high school library, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for contemporary mysteries written by men? Thanks!

Me again! Does anyone know of some good CONTEMPORARY memoirs written by women? Thanks!

what are y'alls favorite book to movie (or tv series) adaptations? i'm trying to find more, especially in the more period piece/classic book adaptations that i haven't watched yet! for example, i read and then watched far from the madding crowd... amazing!! gabriel oak has me wanting to apply to 1800's farmer wants a wife. another example of a book to movie adapatation i love (that isn't a classic) is gone girl! never wanted to punch ben affleck more :)

I feel like sometimes a 5 star book is really a feeling, like it might not be perfect but you're obsessed and you don't care. I've reread three of my 5 star books and they don't hit the same, so now I'm scared to reread any of my 5 stars ever because right now in my mind they are perfect, and I don't want to taint them. Has anyone else had this same problem/fear?

Tiny bookshop just came out today on Steam and the Switch. It's an indie game about owning and managing a mobile bookshop that you take around a city by the sea. You get to pick what genres you have and try to match customers to book recommendations. I played the demo and really liked it but I'm trying to decide if I should buy. Has anyone else bought it or planning to buy it?

I'm obsessed with MM but get super into subgenres. Here follows a list of books that have these characteristics in common: - urban fantasy (magic or supernatural creature) - very lighthearted/cozy (no angst, very little sense of urgency) - funny (clearly intended as a comedy by the author) The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla Dating a Demon by Amy Padilla Shroom for Improvement by Jemma Croft The ABSs of Spellcraft by JC Price (peed myself laughing to the audiobooks) The Undead Detective Agency by Shelby Rhodes Quest Investigations by EJ Russel Goliaths of Wrestling by Lily Mayne Villainy by AJ Sherwood Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees by Jennifer Cody Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures by Shannon Mae To me these are different than say The Unwilling Adventures of Harlow & Foxx by Shelby Rhodes or Vampire Related Crimes by Alice Winters, because in these books, there is a sense of urgency and like if the MCs make the wrong choices, there will be serious consequences. So the difference between a mystery and a cozy mystery, without it being straight fluff and without it being a mystery. I've been thinking of it as "cozy urban/fantasy romcom." Thoughts?

I recently heard about this and I am intrigued. I really want to read some. And honestly, it makes sense that it’s a thing. I feel like I’d love it because I adore the Cloverfield movies and those feel like they apply to the genre. Problem is that I have no idea where to start. I tried seeing if someone made a list and there isn’t one so I’d love to hear some recommendations (also if anyone does create a list, please let me know!)

I‘m wondering if this is something that‘s only getting on my nerves.. I have the feeling, that the Happy Ever After for so many (dark) romance books contains a “three years later” where they suddenly have five are pregnant with kid number eleven.. or is it just the stuff that I read? This somehow triggers me more than all those triggers in the beginning of a book - as a happy child free person, who gets a lot of backlash from their surroundings about not planning on having kids. And while we’re already discussing: I’d love some good (dark) romance recommendations, without kids popping up in the end 😂 (I LOVE kids, btw. Just not planning on having my own. I’m a happy auntie.)

I'm 83% into the audiobook (which is amazing), and I'm finding Priscilla to be a very interesting character. She hates Ms Rayne because her family continues to benefit from the slave trade (rightfully so), but her desire to acquire that kind of wealth has her wanting to essentially enslave a vulnerable person without care for how it affects that person, essentially repeating history.

I think this would fit specifically to romance readers but maybe not exclusively 🤔 Most of the times I read romances written by American writers (by Americans I mean US citizens/Canadians, I'm aware they aren't that culturally similar but I feel like they're in this sense). I sometimes feel like I can't empathise with the characters age wise. I think they're getting married/having kids/worrying about job stability/etc too young. I'm usually the same age/older than them and I sometimes can't forget their age and be present in the story. Ultimately, I suppose it's a cultural thing. At least from where I'm from, we aren't in a rush to "grow up", if you get what I mean? Perhaps I haven't explain myself very well but I hope my point is kind of understood hahaha Do any of you have the same 'problem'? Or have any of you notice this? Is this a cultural thing? I'd love to hear what do you think! xx Gala

I'd love to be able to add just a month and year, or even just a year as my "date finished". I often don't update my reading habits right away and forget exactly when I finished books, but still would love to look back at when I finished them! I also noticed after switching a book from "currently reading" to "finished", it does not save the date I switched to finished. This would also help keep track so I don't need to remember the month/year!

I just finished my last exam for the semester 🎉 which means: I’m finally done with uni for now and I can finally start reading again! I haven’t picked up a book in about a month and a half, so this is basically just a joy post – no big reason other than I’m super excited to be reading again and wanted to share that 🥹 I’m not sure yet which book I’ll pick up first (or what order I’ll read them in), so I’d love any input if you’ve read one of these or if any of them sound interesting to you! Here’s what’s on my immediate TBR: - The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst - The Woodsmoke Woman's Book of Spells by Rachel Greenlaw - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown - What We Sacrificed for Magic by Andrea Joé D. Weird - The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa - The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods - Death of an Author by E.C.R. Lorac So happy to be back in my reading era 😌 and very open to suggestions on what to start with!

A little while ago, I expressed interest in potentially rereading this, as it was my favourite book of 2019. The others chimed in, saying it sounds like a good idea, and seemed enthusiastic about making it a re-readalong, so that's what we are going to do! How I've decided to structure this is I'm going to make a reply to this post with each of the 15 chapters (Chapter One, Chapter Two, et cetera). If participating, you don't have to reply to every single chapter, but if you have any comments you want to make, please do so under the particular chapter to which they pertain. That way we can stay at least somewhat organized? I'm not marking this as spoilers because this post in itself is not a spoiler, but to those reading this in the future - don't read comments under Chapter headings you have not already read if you don't want to be spoiled. Let me know if this makes sense, or if you have any suggestions on this structure. I am so excited to reread this with you all in August.