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Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful” Picked as Oprah’s 100th Book
Oprah Winfrey started her famous book club back in 1996, and she just chose her 100th book–Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful”. Oprah, known as the “queen of books”, said the book pays homage to Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women”. “Hello Beautiful” follows four sisters over three decades in the city of Chicago as they are tested with trials. Oprah called it “one of the best books” she’s read in a long time.
4 WLW Romance Novels That Don’t End in Tragedy
The era of burying our gays is over… or at least, it should be. While this particular trope has lessened in frequency over the years, getting into queer media, particularly lesbian or WLW media, can still feel like a gamble–will yet another gay character feel the brunt of real-world cruelty? Below, I’d like to highlight four WLW romance novels that don’t end in total tragedy, because honestly, we deserve it.
Books Trending on Bookstagram
If you love reading YA, romance, fantasy, or fiction, you’ll want to check out this list of books trending on Bookstagram. I’ve come across tons of reels recently raving about these books. Though most readers’ TBR (to be read) pile is typically enormous with all the amazing books out, these trending books have been dubbed “must-reads” from several bookstagramers!
Why Slam Poetry Shouldn’t Really be Called Poetry
When I first heard about slam poetry I was really taken by it. It was performative, non-conformist, and dynamic. However, the more I observed this genre the more I started to distinguish some very problematic traits that place these performances on a different end of the artistic scale: more of a stand-up (ish) contest than poetry.
