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The holidays have arrived, and so has our new paperback level at TBR! If you (or a reader you know) are just over-carrying around bulky hardcovers or are looking for a more budget-friendly option, we’ve got you. Check out all the offerings at mybtro.com/gift, and give personalized reading recommendations customized for any and every reader.
Bookish Goods
Batman Ornament by PlymouthCustomDesign
Batman has a very important announcement to make this Christmas, so be sure to place this ornament in a prominent place on your tree! $18
New Releases
I Married My Female Friend Volume One by Shio Usui
Best friends Rumiko and Kurumi promised to marry each other if they were both still single in five years’ time — and the five years are up! Now that they’re married, they fully intend to go on being best friends and simply live together as roommates. But of course, that’s not quite how things unfold…
Thunderbolts: Uncaged Omnibus by Various Creators
At the moment, Marvel’s Thunderbolts is scheduled for release in mid-2025, so you’ve got plenty of time to catch up on this group and its history. This 1000-plus page omnibus includes plenty of adventures starring the team that went from undercover criminals to real heroes in their own right!
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: magic schools! Who doesn’t love a comic set in a school where magic exists and young people learn to wield their powers for the forces of good?
The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes and DJ Kirkland
St. Ivory Academy (appropriate name is appropriate) has never admitted a Black wizard into its ranks — until now, when a Black student literally named Tom Token is allowed to enroll. But a school with such a long history of exclusion and segregation is bound to have some dark secrets…secrets that Tom will risk his safety to bring into the light.
Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione
As seniors at the Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy, Basil Eyres and Arabella Oregano are both determined to be the best in their class. Rather than competing, these two lovebirds team up to wow their teachers at the year-end festival. But Arabella has been keeping something big from Basil, and that something may come between their love and their ambitions for the future!
Okay, so maybe your school or workplace isn’t as enchanting as the ones featured here, but the world still holds plenty of amazing things, if you know where to look. Just look at these cool dinos we learned about this year! Neat, huh? Till next week, keep that child-like wonder burning bright, nerd friends.
~Eileen