Musings by Michelle

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026

Book Review — Mazywood by Tananarive Due

https://www.tananarivedue.com/bio-contact Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction Published by: S&S/Saga Press Publish date: September 22, 2026 Number of pages: 512 pages Author’s website: https://www.tananarivedue.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! All the Sinners Bleed meets Erasure in this literary thriller from the award-winning author of The Reformatory following the grandson of a famous Black actress who returns to his grandmother’s cabin retreat in …

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July 7, 2026

Book Review — Hold Me Like a Grudge by Celine Ong

https://www.writewithcel.com/about Genre: Romance, Queer Romance, Sports Romance Published by: Celine Ong Publish date: June 30, 2026 Number of pages: 332 pages Author’s website: https://www.writewithcel.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! When a fierce rivalry between two professional wrestlers heats up beneath the spotlight, neither man can fight the attraction burning between them, in this steamy sports …

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July 6, 2026

Book Review — Perverts by Mac Crane

https://maccrane12.substack.com/about Genre: Short Stories, Literary Fiction Published by: The Dial Press, Random House Publish date: July 7, 2026 Number of pages: 256 pages Author’s website: https://maccrane12.substack.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! An employee at a hunting ground where people pay to act out hate crimes prepares to meet their girlfriend’s parents for the first time. …

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June 28, 2026

Book Review — Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

https://jenniferhillierbooks.com/contact/#media Genre: Thriller Published by: Minotaur Books Publish date: August 25, 2026 Number of pages: 368 pages Author’s website: https://jenniferhillierbooks.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A serial killer recants his long-ago confession regarding a small-town high school girl―and her then-best friends are forced to confront what really happened that night and what's happening now. Seaside …

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June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Colored Pages Book Tour: Book Review — The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Photography by Maxim Vinciguerra Genre: Young Adult Mystery Published by: Feiwel & Friends Publish date: June 2, 2026 Number of pages: pages Author’s website: https://www.faridahabikeiyimide.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspects…Octavius the Maestro.Fola the Brain.Bilal the Olympian.Perdita the Artist.Romeo the Failure. These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes …

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June 1, 2026

May Musings

What I consumed in May 2026: books, movies, tv, music, and travel. Books: I read 14 books in May. My top reads were: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Fiction) The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith (Poetry) Kin by Tayari Jones (Fiction) Solito by Javier Zamora (Memoir) I decided to finally watch The Summer I Turned Pretty, so …

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May 20, 2026

Book Review — When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson

via Alexis Henderson Substack Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy Published by: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Publish date: March 03, 2026 Number of pages: 288 pages Author’s website: https://alexishenderson.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Roslyn isn’t herself anymore. It’s been a year since her sister, Adeline, died under mysterious circumstances, and Roslyn is …

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May 19, 2026

Book Review — Strange Familiars by Keshe Chow (Book 1 in The Seamere College Duology)

© Breeana Dunbar Genre: Romantasy Published by: Ace Publish date: May 19, 2026 Number of pages: 432 pages Author’s website: https://www.keshe.com.au/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Gwendolynne Chan just needs to get through her final year. At Seamere College of Magical Veterinary Sciences, she spends her days using her powers to heal companion animals while …

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May 17, 2026May 17, 2026

Book Review — Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Nathan Bajar for The New York Times Genre: Literary Fiction Published by: One World Publish date: July 23, 2024 Number of pages: 224 pages Author’s website: https://www.instagram.com/karlarrrio Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to …

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November 8, 2025May 17, 2026

Book Review — Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma

https://tigestgirma.com/about/ Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dark Academia Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publish date: November 4, 2025 Number of pages: 544 pages Author’s website: https://tigestgirma.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Like all ruinous things, he came from the abyss. Kidan Adane has finally embraced her darkness. She’s killed without remorse, lied, and …

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