Happy Tuesday, nerd friends! I admit I’ve had a more adventurous few days than I generally like: Poppy had to go to the vet (she is fine!), and smoke from Canadian wildfires turned the sun orange and the air all nasty. Hopefully, things will calm down soon, and the only people going on adventures will be the characters in my comics.
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Bookish Goods
Brass Batman Pocket Compass by PRINTONGIFT
It’s dangerous out there! Here, take this. This handsome compass has Batman on it and can even be personalized. $39
New Releases
Cosmoknights Book Two by Hannah Templer
The space adventures of Pan, Bee, Cass, and Kate continue! Now on the run, the quartet — plus the princess they rescued — is starting to fracture just as they need to stick together more than ever. Meanwhile, Pan has never forgotten her old friend Tara. Can she find out where Tara went and what happened to her?
Vern, Custodian of the Universe by Tyrell Waiters
Vern wasn’t expecting much excitement when he took a job as custodian at Quasar, a science research facility. But one day, Vern finds himself facing a far bigger mess than he ever anticipated: the destruction of every planet, everywhere. Is he up to the task? More importantly, does he care? Should he?
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec them is: quests! Who doesn’t like a good quest story?
Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu and Teny Issakhanian
Zuli has spent her whole life safely in the Great Tree with her protector, an owl named Frowly. But when the Tree is threatened, Zuli will have to travel farther than she ever has and face all kinds of dangers, even dragons and witches — and the knowledge of who she really is. The sequel is due out this fall!
The Flower of the Witch by Enrico Orlandi
In Tami’s culture, once boys reach a certain age, they must leave home and not return until they have become men — whatever that means! Tami decides that the only way to become a man is to acquire the witch’s flower. But what will his single-mindedness mean for the people he has befriended during his quest?
Caught Poppy snuggling with my bookmark as she slept. I knew it was only a matter of time before my dog got into reading!
~Eileen