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Determined to prove his true gender to his traditional Latinx family, Yadriel tries to summon the ghost of his dead cousin to help set it free.
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Hi there, book nerds! I hope you’re making it through the week all right! We’ve seen a resurgence of summer heat in Michigan that makes it hard to believe that next week is September, but I am so ready for cool breezes and fall leaves.
Here’s this week’s round up of book news and excitement! Stay safe out there in the big world, and keep wearing those masks!
Trivia question: What kind of sandwich does Charles Wallace make Mrs. Murry in the first chapter of A Wrinkle in Time?
Deals and Squeals:
Silvia Moreno-Garcia talks about what she hopes to see in the Mexican Gothic limited series adaptation at Hulu.
Noughts + Crosses by Malorie Blackman has been made into a TV series by BBC, and it’ll be available in the U.S. through Peacock TV!
A new series starring Batman as a Black man is in the works!
Check out the trailer for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, a new Netflix show from Marley Dias!
Courtney Milan has a new romance hitting shelves in September!
New book deal alert: Ayana Grey’s Beasts of Prey looks amazing!
Riot Recommendations
At Book Riot, I’m a cohost with Liberty on All the Books!, plus I write a handful of newsletters including the weekly Read This Book newsletter, cohost the Insiders Read Harder podcast, and write content for the site. I’m always drowning in books, so here’s what’s on my radar this week!
Want to Read: A Rogue of One’s Own by Evie Dunmore
Last fall I listened to Bringing Down the Duke because everyone was talking about it and I fell so hard and fast for the characters in the League of Extraordinary Women series. The series is set in 1870s England, and it follows a group of fierce feminists fighting for their rights and for love. Book two is out next week, and I’m so excited to read about Lady Lucie, who must go head to head with Lord Ballentine if she’s to secure a London publishing house to promote the suffragists’ cause! Elizabeth Jasicki narrates both books in the series and I can’t wait!
Book Acquired This Week:
You Have a Match by Emma Lord
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
Trivia answer: Liverwurst and cream cheese. Yum?
I leave you with my most triumphant acquisition as of late: the limoncello flavored La Croix! It’s my new favorite but I’m already worried that I won’t ever be able to find it again, it’s been so scarce! I would love to know what your favorite La Croix flavor is (and what you’re reading!), so hit me up on social media!
Happy reading!
Tirzah