If you saw the NOVL livetweet of I Know What You Did Last Summer, you’ll know we had a great time traveling back to the 90’s to experience those very on-trend floral camisoles and some slasher shenanigans. BUT—firstly, did you know the movie is (loosely) based upon a book, and secondly, DID YOU KNOW IT’S GETTING A REPACKAGE?!?
Read MoreI grew up in New Delhi in a large family with three sisters and lots of cousins. I also went to a women’s college, which was kind of like an Indian Wellesley or Barnard. Many of the girls I grew up with had arranged marriages and they were not the stereotypical negative experiences you might expect. I hope that A Match Made in Mehendi expands the way people think outside their own lived experience and makes them more open and accepting of love in all its forms.
Read MoreIf you’re nervous about starting high school, here are some books that will offer sage wisdom and characters you can commiserate with. Life’s not a musical, but we really ARE all in this together.
Read MoreHave you ever been reading a book, and see the clothes described, and then look at your own closet in disappointment? Me. All the time. So here are the books I would love to jump inside of for the clothes. I’ll just continue to sit here pining after imaginary clothes and opportunities to wear them.
Read MoreCults are so interesting and any quick Google search about it launches me into a several-hours-long rabbit hole. I swear I learn of another celebrity and/or public figure who was involved in a cult each time. But I’m not here to convince you to join a cult today (or ever)—I’m here to share with you the cover and the prologue to Agnes at the End of the World, a new novel by Kelly McWilliams.
Read MoreSadboi is defined as a young male who spends most of his time in his feels and often questions what life has in store from them. In other words, it’s…most of my guy friends. The more I talk about it, the more I realize that I might be a sadgirl— but I’m not here for self-realization, I’m here to talk about my favorite squishy sadbois in YA lit in the method I know best: by comparing them to songs. Sadboi hour starts now. Ends never.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I am an audiobook fiend. I love audiobooks! I listen to them while I do chores or on my commute. Honestly, I kind of wish I had gotten into them earlier. My morning drive to and from school could have been so much more productive! Whether you like to listen to audiobooks regularly or are looking to get into them, here are some of the best audiobooks to fill your ears with amazing sounds.
Read MoreDear Universe, I need you to add Florence Gonsalves’s new novel, Dear Universe, to your TBR—stat. The author of Love & Other Carnivorous Plants returns with another book written in her fresh, witty, memorable voice reminiscent to those of my funniest and smartest friends.
Read MoreI’m so ecstatic to share that the creator, Sarah Watson, has created yet another powerful story about four friends destined for great things—including being the first female president. The cover to her novel, Most Likely, was revealed by our friends at Refinery29 along with an excerpt. Check it out here, and be sure to add it to your shelf!
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