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Finding Love Stories Outside of the Romance Genre

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I love reading about love stories, but sometimes the romance genre does not provide what I’m looking for. Between the repetitive tropes, rocky writing, and lack of anything else going

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Dragon Books for YA and Middle Grade in 2026

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I’ve adored dragons in media from a young age, whether it’s Toothless in Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon book series or Theoradus in Jessica Day George’s Dragon Slippers.

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Somadina | Akwaeke Emezi

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Somadina coming April 15th, 2025 from Knopf Books for Young Readers; 304 pages Content Warning: Death, violence, sexual assault, loss of a child, blood About the Author: “Akwaeke Emezi is

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Top YA Friendships

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Many of the most commonly recommended books in the Young Adult genre heavily feature a romantic relationship, but I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of the best

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Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms | Jamar J. Perry

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Out Now from Bloomsbury Publishing; 320 Content Warning: Death, trauma, violence About the Author: “Author of the middle grade fantasy series, Cameron Battle, Jamar J. Perry attended Berea College in

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