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Bound for Greatness: Must-Read Books to Inspire and Entertain
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items Whether you’re craving a heart-pounding fantasy, a gripping thriller, or a swoon-worthy romance, this book recommendation list has something for every kind of reader. From timeless classics to the latest must-reads, dive into stories that will transp...
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Black Stories, Bold Voices: Must-Read African American Books
Next-Gen Page-Turners: YA Books You Can’t Put Down
Fourth Wing Series
Love in Bloom: Must-Read Romance Novels for Every Heart
Festive Reads: Holiday Books to Cozy Up With
Black Stories, Bold Voices: Must-Read African American Books
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Water Dancer is a gripping historical novel that blends magical realism with the harsh realities of slavery. It follows Hiram Walker, a man born into bondage with a mysterious power tied to his memories. After a near-drowning aw...
The Water Dancer | Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me is a powerful letter to his teenage son, exploring the realities of being Black in America. Through personal experiences, historical analysis, and poetic prose, Coates delves into the impact of systemic raci...
Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead is a haunting historical novel inspired by true events at a reform school in Florida. It follows Elwood Curtis, a bright Black teenager whose future is derailed when he is unjustly sent to the Nickel Academy. There...
The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is a richly woven tale of community, resilience, and hidden histories. Set in the 1970s, the discovery of a skeleton in a Pennsylvania well unravels long-buried secrets from the 1920s, centering o...
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store | James McBride
Next-Gen Page-Turners: YA Books You Can’t Put Down
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill is a gripping YA thriller that unravels a murder mystery in a racially divided town. When Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen, is found dead, her best friend Duchess is determined to uncover the truth. As s...
The Black Queen | Jumata Emill
Laura Nowlin’s If He Had Been with Me is an emotional and heartbreaking YA novel that explores the complexities of love, fate, and missed chances. It follows Autumn and Finn, childhood best friends whose lives drift apart as they grow older—until tra...
If He Had Been With Me | Laura Nowlin
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer is the thrilling second book in The Lunar Chronicles, blending sci-fi, fantasy, and fairy tale retelling. Following Cinder, this installment introduces Scarlet Benoit, a fierce young woman searching for her missing grandmothe...
Scarlet | Marissa Meyer
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is a powerful West African-inspired fantasy that follows Zélie Adebola, a young girl determined to restore magic to her people. After the ruthless King Saran wiped out magic and killed her mother, Zélie emba...
Children of Blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi
Fourth Wing Series
Fourth Wing follows Violet Sorrengail as she’s forced into Basgiath War College to train as a dragon rider. Facing ruthless competition, deadly trials, and a war on the horizon, she must prove she’s stronger than everyone thinks—or die trying.
Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
“Iron Flame” is the gripping sequel to Fourth Wing, following Violet as she navigates her second year at Basgiath War College. With new challenges, betrayals, and a war looming, she must push her limits to survive—because at Basgiath, no one is safe.
Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
“Onyx Storm” is the third book in Rebecca Yarros’s Empyrean series, following Violet as she ventures beyond Navarre’s crumbling wards to forge new alliances. Faced with deadly truths, rising threats, and her love for Xaden, she must fight to protect ...
Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros
Love in Bloom: Must-Read Romance Novels for Every Heart
The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton is a heartwarming romance that follows a NASA engineer with a strict plan for her future—until a whirlwind summer romance throws her carefully laid-out goals into question. As the countdown to a major life decision l...
The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton
Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens is a heartwarming romantic comedy about Anna Appleby, a columnist and divorced mother of two. Facing the potential loss of her job to an office rival, Anna proposes a unique idea: allowing her child...
Is She Really Going Out with Him? | Sophie Cousens
Higher Love by Alexandria House is a captivating romance that follows the journey of Nova Grant, a woman focused on her career and healing from past heartbreak. When she crosses paths with the charming and persistent Lennox Davis, their undeniable ch...
Higher Love | Alexandria House
Funny Story by Emily Henry is a charming and witty romance that follows a quirky protagonist through a series of unexpected, laugh-out-loud encounters and heartfelt moments. As fate weaves together chance meetings and serendipitous twists, the journe...
Funny Story | Emily Henry
Happy Place by Emily Henry is a heartwarming and thoughtful novel that follows two people who once shared a perfect relationship but find themselves living separate lives after a breakup. When they are unexpectedly forced to reunite for a summer geta...
Happy Place | Emily Henry
Festive Reads: Holiday Books to Cozy Up With
A heartwarming holiday tale about love, second chances, and the magic of Christmas, The Christmas Tree Farm follows a woman who inherits her family’s tree farm and discovers that sometimes, the best gifts come in unexpected ways.
The Christmas Tree Farm: A Christmas Novella | Melody Carlson
Faking Christmas is a delightful holiday romance about a woman who reluctantly agrees to a fake relationship with her best friend’s brother during the Christmas season. As the fake love story progresses, sparks fly, and they both discover that their ...
Faking Christmas | Cindy Steel