We're an Open Book
This year Kat and I made it to our first big romance reader event! ApollyCon is only 2 hours north of us and has been on my radar for years. What started as a signing for Jennifer Armentrout fans has turned into a 3-day fan convention. The big reason I wanted to go this year was to meet Elle Kennedy. Kennedy has become very well known for her New Adult Briar U series but I’m a big fan of her romantic suspense Killer Instincts series and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to meet her.
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Spring is finally here and whether you are hitting the road for Spring break or hunkering down for Spring cleaning you will want to check out AudioFile Magazine’s Picks of the Best New Young Adult Audiobooks for Spring to keep you company chosen by Aureila C. Scott !
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One of my favorite shows on Netflix is the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It’s like The Twilight Zone for the Millennial / Gen Z generation and I’ve noticed quite a few 2019 YA titles are giving me serious Black Mirror vibes.
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I feel like there should be a category on this blog called “Books I Wish Existed When I Was A Teen” because this book would be first on this list.
Black Enough is a wonderful anthology that tells the varied experiences and stories of Black teens; from the suburbs to the hood to the country and even the inner sanctum of heavy metal rehearsals. It’s just a masterful blend of experiences. These are not struggles stories, they are funny, poignant and some of them are emotional but they never “gut” you. One of my favorites was Jay Coles’ Wild Horses, Wild Hearts which I felt was like “response” to Brokeback Mountain.
I think the book is best read straight through. I’m not a big contemporary reader, so I was glad to see there were two magical realism stories. The titular story, Black Enough, I think really sets the tone for the anthology and the last story is meant to be more reflective. I got snippets of black authors I’ve been meaning to read and right now Jay Cole is moving up on my TBR list.
I’m all in for these YA anthologies!
