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How We Fall Apart: Book Review
For some, falling apart comes with the acknowledgement that there had to be something concrete to begin with. In Katie Zhao’s debut YA novel, the …
Luck of the Titanic: Book Review
The latest upcoming novel from author Stacey Lee, Luck of the Titanic offers a much-needed perspective on history. While it grips too tightly on historical …
Two Trees Make a Forest: Book Review
Half memoir and half travel/history guide to Taiwan, Jessica J. Lee’s Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan’s Mountains and Coasts in Search of …
Plenty of Personality in Joe Ide’s Hi Five: Book Review
Amateur detective Isaiah Quintabe (a.k.a. IQ) faces yet another set of daunting challenges in Joe Ide’s fourth novel in the eponymous IQ series. In Hi …
If I Had Your Face: Book Review
Throughout our lives, we learn how to covet. We learn to covet another’s face, another’s privilege. We learn to covet being beautiful and the privilege …
YALLWEST Returns to Santa Monica with New Authors and Old Favorites This May
Pack your books and get ready to geek out at one of the biggest YA Book festivals in the West Coast.
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo: Book Review
Not even a demon invasion, the Monkey King and all of the heavens can stop Genie from acing her SATs.
Warcross: Book Review
Warcross isn’t just any game especially for broke and nearly homeless Emika Chen; it’s her livelihood, escape, and even means of income that is until one fateful day she gets pushed into the limelight of her dreams, but instead of being a player, she becomes a pawn in a game where the stakes are dangerously high.
Flame in the Mist: Book Review
Game of Thrones fans will delight in this Mulan inspired story that’s set in feudal Japan about a girl seeking revenge on those who want to kill her.