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Lisa Cowan Pineo
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Writer currently working on a MG novel. Mom to a ND son and a trans daughter. Ally. Lover of horror & true crime media, the Food Network, tattoos, and pop culture Christmas ornaments. 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️♾️
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I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ graphic novels, comics and manga into a month at a time, so here's January's bunch. Final page in comments and book lists in ALT text.
#lgbtqbooks #lgbtqcomics #lgbtqgraphicnovels #lgbtqmanga #booksky💙📚 #lgbtq2026 #comics #graphicnovels #manga #books #bookpost
ACE OF HEARTS: LESSONS IN LOVE FROM AN ASEXUAL GIRL by Cooklin A THING CALLED TRUTH by Iolanda Zanfardino & Elisa Romboli LET ME SEE THE REAL YOU, SENPAI! NO. 2 by Yuho Okita FENCE BREAKTHROUGH: QUARTER CLASH NO. 1 by C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN NO. 10 by Al Ewing & Jahnoy Lindsay ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN BOOK OF EL NO. 5 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Scott Godlewski BATGIRL NO. 15 by Tate Brombal & Stephen Segovia BATMAN NO. 5 by Matt Fraction & Jorge Jimenez CHEETAH AND CHESHIRE ROB THE JUSTICE LEAGUE NO. 6 by Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott DC K.O. KNIGHTFIGHT NO. 3 by Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora JSA NO. 15 by Jeff Lemire & Gavin Guidry POISON IVY NO. 40 by G. Willow Wilson & Marcio Takara TEEN TITANS GO NO. 11 by Matthew Cody & Megan Huang ALL NEW SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST SPIDER NO. 6 by Stephanie Phillips & Paolo Villanelli MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE, BLOOD & GUTS NO. 4 by Victor Lavalle & Anthony Oliveira VENOM NO. 253 by Al Ewing & Carlos Gomez WOLVERINE NO. 14 by Saladin Ahmed & Martin Coccolo BL GAME REBIRTH: MY NEW LIFE AS THE HERO'S YOUNGER BROTHER NO. 3 by Kana, Yui Hanaka & Shive STAR TREK: LORE WAR by Christopher Cantwell & Collin Kelly CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: WHEN MONSTERS WAKE NO. 1 by Victoria Setian & Savanna Ganucheau ROSES AND CHAMPAGNE VOL. 2 by Zig & Ttung Gae LOVE ME TO DEATH VOLUME 1 by Toonimated RED AND THE WOLVES by Cherry Zong WALLFLOWER by Iasmin Omar Ata GUSHING OVER MAGICAL GIRLS by Akihiro Ononaka FUNGIRL: SEX MACHINE by Elizabeth Pich EC CATACOMB OF TORMENT NO. 7 by Meghan Fitzmartin & Sarah Gailey AQUAMAN NO. 13 by Jeremy Adams & John Timms BATMAN AND ROBIN NO. 29 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Fico Ossio C.O.R.T. CHILDREN OF THE ROUND TABLE NO. 5 by Tom Taylor & Daniele Di Nicuolo GREEN LANTERN CORPS NO. 12 by Jeremy Adams & Fernando Pasarin SUPERGIRL NO. 9 by Sophie Campbell WONDER WOMAN BLACK & GOLD 2026 SPECIAL NO. 1 by Steve Orlando & Alyssa Wong STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS NO. 15 by Tim Sheridan & Vernon Smith DIE LOADED NO. 3 by Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans FREE PLANET NO. 8 by Aubrey Sitterson & Jed Dougherty BLACK CAT NO. 6 by G. Willow Wilson & Sumit Kumar DOCTOR STRANGE NO. 2 by Derek Landy & Ivan Fiorelli LOGAN: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD NO. 1 by Saladin Ahmed & Tom Waltz LUNA SNOW: WORLD TOUR NO. 1 by Greg Pak, Ario Anindito & Takeshi Miyazawa ULTIMATES NO. 20 by Deniz Camp & Juan Frigeri VANISHING POINT by Mark Russell CHERRY MAGIC! THIRTY YEARS OF VIRGINITY CAN MAKE YOU A WIZARD?! VOL 15 by Yuu Toyota BLOOD CITY ROLLERS: MOVE IT OR BRUISE IT by V.P. Anderson & Tatiana Hill LEO RISING: QUEER SPACES SEXUALITY AND FAME by Archie Bongiovanni SEMANTIC ERROR (GRAPHIC NOVEL) VOL 1 by J. Soori BYTCHCRAFT by Aaron Reese & Bex Glendining I AM THEIR SILENCE by Jordi Lafebre BRIAR: NIGHT'S TERROR NO. 2 by Christopher Cantwell & Alex Lins ADVENTURE TIME NO. 9 by Nick Winn & Elizabeth Brei DOCTOR WHO THE PRISON PARADOX NO. 3 by Dan Watters & Sami Kivela TITANS NO. 31 by Pete Woods & John Layman WONDER WOMAN NO. 29 by Stephanie Williams & Jeff Spokes ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS NO. 8 by Deniz Camp & Eric Zawadzki EXQUISITE CORPSES NO. 9 by Tyler Boss & James Tynion IV POWER FANTASY NO. 15 by Kieron Gillen & Caspar Wijngaard WITCHBLADE NO. 18 by Marguerite Bennett & Giuseppe Cafaro PLANET SHE-HULK NO. 3 by Stephanie Phillips & Aaron Kuder THOR NO. 6 by Al Ewing & Pasqual Ferry WICCAN: WITCHES’ ROAD NO. 2 by Wyatt Kennedy & Andy Pereira
December 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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For this romance trope post I found romance novels involving characters with an age gap. Book lists in ALT text.

#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #romancebooks #agegap #booksky💙📚 #booktropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #books #read #december2025
THE IDEA OF YOU by Robinne Lee NOW OR NEVER by Stella Rhys 40-LOVE by Olivia Dade DEAR MR. BRODY by A.M. Johnson THE QUARTERBACK by Tal Bauer MISTAKES WERE MADE by Meryl Wilsner MAKE ME FALL by Riley Nash FIVE SUNSETS by Frances M. Thompson JUST A TOUCH AWAY by Jae PUCKING WILD by Emily Rath UNLIKELY by Marley Valentine HEAD IN THE GAME by Rebecca Rathe FOR REAL by Alexis Hall CAUGHT IN THE AXE by Daphne Elliot KISS ME IF YOU CAN by Cheryl Terra FAN SERVICE by Rosie Danan UNLOCKED DIVE by A.K. Blythe WHEN WE FELL by Cristina Santos LEARNING CURVES by Rachel Lacey THE HEARTBREAK HOTEL by Ellen O'Clover OUR SECRET SUMMER by Harper Bliss PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE by Ali Hazelwood A TOUCH OF FATE by Cora Reilly CALL ME ANYTIME by Max Monroe
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Continuing my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts, here are science fiction novels being published in the first half of the year. Book lists in ALT text.

#lgbtqbooks #sciencefictionbooks #lgbtqscifi #scifi #booksky💙📚 #lgbtq2026 #queer #lgbtq #diverse #sciencefiction #2026publication #bookpost #postseries #booklist
THE RULE OF CHAOS by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson THE LEGACY OF HEROES by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson IF ALL THE STARS GO DARK by S.G. Prince GEORGE FALLS THROUGH TIME by Ryan Collett CHAMPION by A.V. Shener SINK OR BURN by Cristy Road Carrera UNLIMITED COMBAT DOLLS by Kay F. Atkinson THE OBAKE CODE by Makana Yamamoto THE RAINSEEKERS by Matthew Kressel POSTSCRIPT by Cory McCarthy THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA by A.D. Sui TIME-TRIPPING OVER YOU by Brennon Lane NOBODY'S BABY by Olivia Waite ORBITAL BEBOP by Reuben "Tihi" Hayslett INTERGALACTIC FEAST by Lavanya Lakshminarayan ERASE ME by Josh Silver HELL'S HEART by Alexis Hall THE CELESTIAL SEAS by T.A. Chan THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK by Patrick Ness WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed LADY CHAOS by Kate Elliott THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by T.J. Klune YOU PIERCE MY SOUL by Jessica Mary Best LOVE GALAXY by Sierra Branham BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW by Laura Genn EARTHLY PLAYING FIELD by Radhika Singh PLATFORM DECAY by Martha Wells HOMEBOUND by Portia Elan IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS by Ada Hoffmann RADIANT STAR by Ann Leckie PLASTIC, PRISM, VOID by Violet Allen THE DISCO AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Nathan Tavares DECAY ZONE by Skylar Night HEAVEN'S GRAVEYARD by Grace Curtis AWAKENED by Anastasia Austin
December 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday centered around history, values, family, community, culture and food. Here are 24 picture books about Kwanzaa. Book lists in ALT text.

#kwanzaa #kwanzaabooks #picturebooks #kidlit #booksky💙📚 #holidays #kwanzaaforkids #dec26 #december2025
KWANZAA (BULLFROG BOOKS) by Rebecca Pettiford KWANZAA FOR KIDS: THE KIDS GUIDE TO THE FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLIDAY by Michael Smith KWANZAA by Lisa J. Amstutz KWANZAA (BLASTOFF READERS) by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack MY FAMILY CELEBRATES KWANZAA (EARLY BIRD STORIES) by Lisa Bullard & Constanza Basaluzzo THE STORY BEHIND KWANZAA (PK READER) by Melissa Rae Shofner LET'S CELEBRATE KWANZAA by Arielle Phoenix KWANZAA (SEEDLINGS) by Lori Dittmer KWANZAA by Sarah Cords THE PEOPLE REMEMBER by Ibi Zoboi & Loveis Wise KWANZAA GETS AN A by Steven C. Thedford & LaSquizzie Kern MY FIRST KWANZAA by Britney House KWANZAA by Tadpole Beaks SOULFUL HOLIDAYS by Ciara L. Hill & Christian Krabbe I IS FOR IMANI: A KWANZAA ALPHABET LEARNING BOOK by Unabashed Kids Media KWANZAA by Artika R. Tyner KWANZAA CANDLES by Megan Borgert-Spaniol THE NIGHT BEFORE KWANZAA by Natasha Wing, Kirsti Jewel & Amy Wummer KWANZAA EVERYDAY by Shamelle Ribeiro-Yemfio, Neils Ribeiro-Yemfio & Cameron Wilson HAPPY KWANZAA! (SESAME STREET) by Isabel Michaels & Barry Goldberg MY KWANZAA WISH by Yolanda T. Marshall & Jamie Ellis Pasquale THE FIRST FRUITS FESTIVAL OF KWANZAA by Steven C. Thedford & Khosi Pholosa ONCE UPON A KWANZAA by Nyasha Williams, Sidney Rose McCall & Sawyer Cloud THE KWANZAA STORY: CELEBRATING CULTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY by Allah L. Agostini & Olivia Smith
December 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but has evolved to become part of Christmas festivities and retail sales. Here are 18 books about celebrating Boxing Day. Book lists in ALT text. 📦

#boxingday #holidays #booksky💙📚 #romancereads🌶️📚 #kidlit #picturebooks #dec26 #december2025
WHAT DOES SANTA DO ON BOXING DAY? by Becky Plenderleith & Allan Plenderleith THE FIRST BOXING DAY by James L. Orwin BOXING DAY by Summer Hanford & Tabitha Lines THE GREAT BOXING DAY ADVENTURE FOR KIDS by Bright B. Weaver PIP'S BOXING DAY WISH by Deanna Wadsworth BOXING DAY by Lillian August THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF BOXING DAY by Jason A. Hazeley & Joel P. Morris THE BILLIONAIRE'S BOXING DAY BARGAIN by Ava Hayden TWELVE CHRISTMAS CRACKERS AND A BOXING DAY TREAT: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES by Keith Bullock FOXY BOXING DAY by L.J. Hamlin BARBIES AND BEACHES by Asta Idonea BOXING DAY by Andrea Maxand BOXING DAY, 1981 (NICK & CARTER HOLIDAY) by Frank W. Butterfield SUGAR COOKIES FOR BOXING DAY by Pamela Woods-Jackson BOXING DAY AT WINTERVIEW LODGE by Tamsin Bracknell A VERY ROGUISH BOXING DAY by Courtney McCaskill ARRESTED ON BOXING DAY by Daisy Landish BOXING DAY by Catina Noble
December 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Merry Christmas! For this romance trope post I found books where the chemistry is hot but it's a slow burn to that HEA. Book lists in ALT text.

#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancebooks #romancereads🌶️📚 #slowburn #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #booksky💙📚 #december2025
ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz THE HATING GAME by Sally Thorne FENCE VOL 1 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad & Joana Lafuente GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN by Talia Hibbert HEART BONES by Colleen Hoover WRONG NUMBER, RIGHT WOMAN by Jae THE LOVE SONG OF IVY K. HARLOWE by Hannah Moskowitz KISS HER ONCE FOR ME by Alison Cochrun LOVE, THEORETICALLY by Ali Hazelwood YOURS TRULY by Abby Jimenez THE VIEW FROM THE TOP by Rachel Lacey I HOPE THIS DOESN'T FIND YOU by Ann Liang READY OR NOT by Cara Bastone ON HER TERMS by Amy Spalding TWO WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL by Claudia Parr OVERDUE by Stephanie Perkins AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR by Jodi McAlister ALICE RUE EVADES THE TRUTH by Emily Zipps THE LAST BUZZER by J.J. Mulder THROWN FOR A LOOP by Sarina Bowen UNTIL NALIA by Aurora Rose Reynolds SINGLE DAD DILEMMA by Karla Sorensen COWBOY CASUAL by Holly Renee AFTER HOURS AT DOORYARD BOOKS by Cat Sebastian
December 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates today! I hope you have a safe, happy holidays with friends and family, and maybe a good book 💛📚

#merrychristmas #christmas #happyholıdays #reading #booksky💙📚 #dec25 #december2025
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Jólabókaflód, an Icelandic tradition meaning Christmas or Yule book flood, happens on Dec 24 when people curl up with a new or favorite book and some chocolate to spend the hours until Christmas Day reading. Book list in ALT text.

#jolabokalflod #iceland #christmasbookflood #reading #booksky💙📚
THE CHRISTMAS BOOK FLOOD by Emily Kilgore & Kitty Moss THE CHRISTMAS BOOK FLOOD by Roseanna M. White THE LITTLE BOOK OF THE ICELANDERS AT CHRISTMAS by Alda Sigmundsdóttir
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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It's a family tradition to go for a drive to look at all the Christmas lights with my family. My favorite house is pictured, and the homeowner comes out and plays Santa. We also saw this great Santa skeleton, a two story tall inflatable snowman and a house with a row of upside candy canes.
December 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Another recommendation from Rotten Tomatoes. I wasn't as into this one. The lighting choices were bad but I liked the diverse cast.

#horrormovies #horrorsky #horrormoviesfortheholidays #horror #christmasmovies #holidaymovies #horrorfan #christmashorror #horrorcommunity
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Continuing my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts, here are historical novels being published in the first half of the year. Book lists in ALT text. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

#lgbtq2026 #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #diversebooks #historicalbooks #lgbtqhistoricalfiction #2026publication #bookpost #booklist #bookrecs #booksky💙📚 #december2025
MEET THE NEWMANS by Jennifer Niven HOLLYWOOD GLITZ AND GLAMOUR by Ariella Talix LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU by Emma R. Alban FIRE SWORD & SEA by Vanessa Riley JEAN by Madeleine Dunnigan A DOMESTIC ANIMAL by Francis King JOYFUL REUNION by Fei Tian Ye Xiang A SLOW AND SECRET POISON by Carmella Lowkis BURN DOWN THE MASTER'S HOUSE by Clay Cane THE GREAT DISILLUSIONMENT OF NICK AND JAY by Ryan Douglass PASSAGE TO TOKYO by Poppy Kuroki HEAP EARTH UPON IT by Chloe Michelle Howarth NIGHT SHADE & OAK by Molly O'Neill NIGHT TERMINUS by Ellis Scott BELONGING TO THE AIR by Avery Irons A CIRCLE OUTSIDE by Linda Rosewood BACKLIGHT by Pirkko Saisio FIREFLIES IN WINTER by Eleanor Shearer AS OLD AS THYME by Alix Nicoud A VOW MADE TWICE by Emma Denny JOE THE PIRATE by Hubert & Virginie Augustin THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY by Elle Grenier A CHANGE OF PACE by J.A. Stevens THE REGENCY SWITCH by Helen Gaskell LOVE JUNKIE by Robert Plunket A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS by T.J. Alexander CRUISING by Dean Cade EVERYTHING THE SUN TOUCHES by C.M. Kuhtz REARS & VICES by E.M. Caro SWEETBITTER SONG by Rosie Hewlett THE BEHEADING GAME by Rebecca Lehmann THE DREADFULS by A. Rae Dunlap THE UNRULY HEART OF MISS DARCY by Erin Edwards TAILBONE by Che Yeun NEVER AFTER by Alexis Hall THE WITCH AND THE HUNTRESS by Luna McNamara FALLOUT by Eleanor Anstruther TEMPORARY PALACES by Jeff Miller THE DUKE by Anna Cowan HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY by K.J. Charles THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGSLEY by Lindz McLeod HAVISHAM by Elle Machray ANDROMEDA by E.S. McLeod WAITING ON A FRIEND by Natalie Adler THE BIRD AND THE BEE by Lilith K. Duat SACRED VIRTUES by Jem Wendel LIES OF A MARTYR by L.S. Monroe LITTLE WILD by Laura Evans
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Today is Festivus, the holiday for Seinfeld fans and athiests everywhere! Here are a few nonfiction and fiction books about Festivus.
Book list and kit info in ALT text.

#festivus #seinfeld #festivusfortherestofus #festivusbooks #bookstagram #bookpost #booklist #bookrecs #books #dec23
FESTIVUS: THE HOLIDAY FOR THE REST OF US by Allen Salkin THE REAL FESTIVUS: THE TRUE STORY BEHIND AMERICA'S FAVORITE MADE-UP HOLIDAY by Daniel O'Keefe THE FESTIVUS MIRACLE by Kim Fielding FESTIVUS! THE BOOK: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE HOLIDAY FOR THE REST OF US by Mark Nelson THE FESTIVUS HAGGADAH by Martin Bodek & Elizabeth Ehrenpreis GERALL'S FESTIVUS BRIDE by Rebekah R. Ganiere Bonus: FESTIVUS/SEINFELD CELEBRATION KIT by Running Press Celebrate Festivus — the Seinfeld holiday "for the rest of us" — with Frank Costanza and the one and only talking Festivus pole.
December 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 4 of 4. Book lists in comments.

#youngadult #yabooks #2026ya #2026booklist #booklist #bookpost #bookrecs #2026publication #kidlit #teenbooks #postseries #booksky💙📚 #books #december2025
SECONDS TO SPARE by Rachel Reiss THE SAW MOUTH by Cale Plett QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE by Hazel Newlevant UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY by Brianna Jett BEHIND FIVE WILLOWS by June Hur STOPS ALONG THE WAY by Anna Sortino QUEERLEADERS by Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk SHAPES OF LOVE by L.V. Peñalba THE LUSTROUS DARK by Loretta Chefchaouni SONG OF THE SALTINGS by Rachael King FORCE OF NATURE by Melissa Clark I'M GONNA GET YOU BACK by Eva Des Lauriers THE NEON SKY by Alyssa Villaire AN EXPANSE OF BLUE by Kauakanilehua M?hoe Adams REBEL HEIRESS by Amalie Howard BOY FRIENDS by Kai Spellmeier BUUZA: GOOD MORNING, SALWA by Shazleen Khan IN THE COUNTRY I LOVE by Alaa Al-Barkawi THE LAST BEST QUEST EVER by F.T. Lukens WE COULD BE ANYONE by Anna-Marie McLemore MEET ME AT THE PICKET LINE by Jasper Sanchez TO THE STARS AND BACK VOL 2 by Peglo BEHIND FIVE WILLOWS by June Hur THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by Kelly Quindlen THAT WHICH FEEDS US by Keala Kendall JIN YOUNG IN BETWEN by Ellen Oh WICKED ENDEAVORS by Kamilah Cole ENCORE! by Miles Toriko Burks WHERE YOU'LL FIND US by Jen St. Jude THE NAMES WE BURIED by Mia Siegert THE HEIRS by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé TIDES OF FORTUNE by Lauryn Hamilton Murray GINGERBREAD BONES by Lindsay Lovise THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE by Cindy Pham THE HYACINTH LABYRINTH by Jamie Pacton THEIR WILL UNDONE by R.J. Valldeperas A SMILE LIKE YOURS by Emily Thomas MONARCHS IN THE WILD by Israel Moya THE LEAGUE OF DANGEROUS YOUNG LADIES by J.A. Morgenstein HER SHARP EMBRACE by Kate Koenig THE LAST DEATH POET by Stephen Daly WHEN WE ALMOST CAME UNDONE by Erika Turner THE UNMAGICAL LIFE OF BRIAR JONES by Lex Croucher THE BOY WITH THE HEART OF SEA GLASS by Laura Livingstone SHORELINES by Ruth Ennis LOVE, GODS & SINNERS by Camille Chong A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES by Katie Abdou TOGETHER WE SEE by Ari Tison FINISH LINES by Sarah Broyles & Hanna Schroy ASAD'S SECRET by Najlaa Attaalah KINGDOM OF WAVES by Melissa de la Cruz A MASTERPIECE IN BLOOD by Megan Scott ALL WE HUNGER FOR by Anna Mercier DOE by Rebecca Barrow THE VACATION SHIFT by Lily Chu ARCANA: THE CURSED FATE by Sam Prentice-Jones GOOD LUCK, BABE! by Erin Baldwin YOU JUMP FIRST by Myah Ariel WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS by Dana Swift THE RIVER SHE BECAME by Emily Varga WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE GIRLS by Carlyn Greenwald MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT by Brianna Bourne LIES BETWEEN US by Jessica Goodman THORNBIRD by E. Kennedy
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 3 of 4. Book lists in comments.

#youngadult #yabooks #2026ya #2026booklist #booklist #bookpost #bookrecs #2026publication #kidlit #teenbooks #postseries #booksky💙📚 #books #december2025
EVERYTHING AMPLIFIED by Sarah Lippett & Ziggy Hanaor MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL KNOW by Alex Ritany THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer THE GRAVEWOOD by Kelly Andrew TO STEAL A THRONE by Gabi Burton THE UNRULY HEART OF MISS DARCY by Erin Edwards RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss BURN THE KINGDOM DOWN by Addie Thorley INFINITE SHORES by Pascale Lacelle MAIMED by Avery Timmons GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE by Anica Mrose Rissi A LIE FOR A LIE by Jennifer Donaldson SUNFLOWERS AND LAVENDER by Maisy Valais ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE! by Liz Braswell LIGHTFALL: A PLACE BETWEEN by Tim Probert SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF by Anna Zoe Quirke GLOW by Nancy Stone HOW TO BE NORMAL by Ange Crawford MORGANA AND OZ VOL 4 by Miyuli PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK by Patrick Ness LAST DAYS IN MOAV by Sharon Reiss Baker I COULD GIVE YOU THE MOON by Ann Liang THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE by Mara Rutherford DEATHLY FATES by Tesia Tsai SUMMER OFFICIAL by Rebekah Weatherspoon THE THORN QUEEN by Sasha Peyton Smith FORGIVE ME NOT by Mari Costa A SONG IN THE DARK by Brooke Archer FLIRTING WITH MURDER by Amanda Sellet GODS & COMICS by Kat Cho MORBID CURIOSITIES by S. Hati SOMEDAY PERFECT by Kat Schneider THE LABYRINTH OF WAKING DREAMS by Michelle Kulwicki UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN by Lily Kim Qian THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES by David Levithan & Gabriel Duckels THE BLIND DATE AGREEMENT by Jessica Cunsolo SURVIVAL SHOW by Juno Dawson A SONG I WROTE FOR CHARLOTTE by Caitlin Devlin THE NIGHT KING'S COURT by Elisa A. Bonnin THE SPELL FOR UNRAVELING by Rochelle Hassan IF YOU WERE HERE by Abigail Johnson SWEET CLARITY by Rhiannon Richardson A HOUSE OF VIPERS by Emma Jackson LAST KISS OF SUMMER by Jessica M. Felleman THEY WANT US DEAD by C.L. Montblanc THE REDWOOD BARGAIN by Markelle Grabo AMBROSIA LEE DROPS THE MIC by Patricia Park TEARING MYSELF TOGETHER by Anna Whateley SHADOWS OF FIRE: SANCTIFY by Sherrilyn Kenyon COLOSSAL VOLUME 1 by Rutile & Diane Truc BODY COUNT by Codie Crowley CHANGE OF PLANS by Sarah Dessen YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER by Gwenyth Reitz ROLLS AND RIVALRY by Kristy Royce YOU PIERCE MY SOUL by Jessica Mary Best DROP DEAD FAMOUS by Jennifer Pearson UNTIL NEXT SUMMER by Allison Ashley TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Jenny Han, Barbara Perez Marquez, Akimaro & Li Lu YOUNG WORLD by Soman Chainani VACATIONSHIP: OH MY AFFOGATO! by Daphne Ang & Donna Ghorbanpoor AS I DREAM OF YOU by Jennifer Lee & LeUyen Pham LIKE WE WERE IN PARIS by Stephan Lee BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW by Laura Genn SHARDS OF SILENCE by Brian Lee Young HEAR YE MORTALS by Yamile Saied Méndez GOLDENBORN by Ama Ofosua Lieb SHE KNOWS ALL THE NAMES by Michelle Jabès Corpora TRUE BEAUTY 8 by Yaongyi IN BETWEEN DAYS by Camryn Garrett SMASH OR PASS by Birdie Schae THE HANGING BONES by Elle Tesch GIRLS LIKE US by Jennifer Dugan IN THE BLOOD by April Henry STARS, STRIPES & SUMMER NIGHTS by Celeste Dador
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 2 of 4. Book lists in comments.

#youngadult #yabooks #2026ya #2026booklist #booklist #bookpost #bookrecs #2026publication #kidlit #teenbooks #postseries #booksky💙📚 #books #december2025
COMING HOME by Brittney Griner & Michelle Burford ONWARD: CLIMATE FICTION TO INSPIRE HOPE ed. by Nora Shalaway Carpenter JUST BETWEEN US by Adeline Kon LOVE IN RUINS by Auriane Desombre PARADISE COAST by Suzanne Young THE FALL OF IRIS hENLEY by Jennifer Graham WITHIN THESE COUNTY LINES by Brian Zepka BEFORE WE WAKE by Sophia Glock DAUGHTER OF THE CURSED KINGDOM by Jasmine Skye THE BOYFRIEND LAUNCHER by Raechell Garrett THE TWELVE by Joey Graceffa EVERY LAST LIAR by Kate Francis TRIPPING OVER YOU VOL 2 by Suzana Marcum & Owena White LIMELIGHT by Andrew Keenan-Bolger GONE BEFORE YOU KNEW ME by Renate Wildermun DAYBREAK VOL 2 by Moosopp IF WE NEVER END by Laura Taylor Namey HUNTING THE STRANGE by Kaitlyn Cavalancia THE RUINS BENEATH US by Sasha E. Sloan MIDNIGHT ON THE CELESTIAL by Julia Alexandra MEET ME UNDER THE LIGHTS by Cassie Miller THE DRAGON AND THE SUN LOTUS by Amélie Wen Zhao THE OKS ARE NOT OK by Grace K. Shim SHE DRINKS THE LIGHT by Yasmin Angoe BEAST BECOMES HER by Crystal Seitz HER HIDDEN FIRE by Clíodhna O'Sullivan I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi THE BEASTS WE RAISE by D.L. Taylor BENDY AND THE SILVER SCREAMS by Dave Scheidt & Alex Arizmendi ESTELA, UNDROWNING by René Peña-Govea WHEN I WAS DEATH by Alexis Henderson SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Sweeney Boo IN TIME WITH YOU by Kristin Dwyer BURN THE WATER by Billy Ray AZADI MEANS FREEDOM by Maryam Shojaei RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS by Ahmad Saber DEATH OF A POP STAR VOL 2 by Violet Karim THESE SHATTERED SPIRES by Cassidy Ellis Salter BAD KID by Sofia Szamosi THE FREE VERSE SOCIETY by Delali Adjoa RIGHT AS RAIN by Tashie Bhuiyan HOW NOT TO CONJURE A BOYFRIEND by Jordon Greene HEART OF MISCHIEF by Emma Noyes SIX MUST DIE by Victoria Wlosok BRIGHTER THAN NINE by June C.L. Tan TIME-TRIPPING OVER YOU by Brennon Lane CHILD OF THE DRAGON by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley HERE FOR A GOOD TIME by Kim Spencer QUESO, JUST IN TIME by Ernesto Cisneros CRYING WOLF by James Butler WE'RE A BAD IDEA, RIGHT? by K.L. Walther WILD DARLING by Alexandra Moody HEIRESS OF NOWHERE by Stacey Lee PRODIGAL TIGER by Samantha Chong ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS by Adib Khorram THE STAR-BLESSED by Angie Dickinson HONOR by Natalia Mariichyn, Leon Buchwald & Susan McClelland SIDEQUESTED BOOK 1 by K.B. Spangler & Alexandra Presser ABOVE THE BLACK 3: DOWNFALL by Marc C. Gregson THE PERFECT MATCH by Adiba Jaigirdar SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT by Sydney Langford CHARMED AND DANGEROUS by Shelly Page MOST LIKELY TO MURDER by Lish McBride THE DANGER OF SMALL THINGS by Caryl Lewis A DEADLY INHERITANCE by Kelley Armstrong TO DEAL WITH KINGS by M.K. Lobb SILVER WOLVES by Jerome Charyn AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME by Swati Hegde WHERE NO SHADOW STAYS by Sara Hashem WHAT WE DID TO SURVIVE by Megan Lally DEVIOUS PREY by Scott Reintgen THE CELESTIAL SEAS by T.A. Chan THE FARAWAY INN by Sarah Beth Durst MAKING TROUBLE by Brooke Blurton & Melanie Saward THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by Aska
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 1 of 4. Book lists in comments.

#youngadult #yabooks #2026ya #2026booklist #booklist #bookpost #bookrecs #2026publication #kidlit #teenbooks #postseries #booksky💙📚 #books #december2025
THE LAST KING OF FAERIE by Cassandra Clare THE LAST WAYFINDER by Ellen McGinty THE SWANS'S DAUGHTER by Roshani Chokshi BETH IS DEAD by Katie Bernet ROYAL LIARS by Lindsey Duga A WAR OF WYVERNS by S.F. Williamson THE TAYLORS VERSION: CRUEL SUMMER by Elizabeth Eulberg 16 FOREVER by Lance Rubin LOVE GOES VIRAL by Camille Stochitch, Alexander Berman & Estelle Laure P.S. I LIKE YOU by Kasie West ROOM TO BREATHE by Kasie West CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: WHEN MONSTERS WAKE by Victoria Setian & Savanna Ganucheau A BARISTA'S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY by Caroline Bonin OXFORD BLOOD by Rachael Davis Featherstone WE'VE HIT TURBULENCE by Jessica L. Cozzi GASLIT by Megan Davidhizar I, IN THE SHADOWS by Tori Bovalino SAY NO TO THE DRESS by Keren David LOVE ME TO DEATH VOLUME 1 by Toonimated PIG WIFE by Abbey Luck BREWED WITH LOVE by Shelly Page DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph FUSTUK by Robert Mgrdich Apelian A WILD RADIANCE by Maria Ingrande Mora NIGHT TERROR by Vincent Ralph I DON'T WISH YOU WELL by Jumata Emill WORST-CASE SCENARIO by Ray Stoeve SOUL OF A GENTLEMAN WITCH by David Ferraro IF ALL THE STARS GO DARK by S.G. Prince CRUX by Gabriel Tallent BETTER THE DEVIL by Erik J. Brown LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE by Rebekah Faubion BETTER CATCH UP, KRISHNA KUMAR by Anahita Karthik FREDDIE AND STELLA GOT HOT by Maggie Horne LOVE MAKES MOCHI by Stefany Valentine THE ROOMMATE ARRANGEMENT by Samantha Markum HER NAME IN THE SKY by Kelly Quindlen THE GREAT DISILLUSIONMENT OF NICK AND JAY by Ryan Douglass SUNDOWN GIRLS by L.S. Stratton TO RIDE A RISING STORM by Moniquill Blackgoose SPARKING FIRE OUT OF FATE by Brifid Kemmerer A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DATING A DEMON by Hannah Reynolds CARNIVAL FANTÁSTICO by Angela Montoya HEART'S GAMBIT by J.D. Myall ACCORDING TO PLAN by Christen Randall LOVELY RECIPE by Myra Rose Nino UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT by Alechia Dow QUEEN OF FACES by Petra Lord BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS by Amanda McCrina THIS AIN'T OUR FIRST RODEO by Liara Tamani STOLEN MIDNIGHTS by Katherine Quinn LOVE ME TOMORROW by Emiko Jean LIGHTS OUT by Jenni Fletcher STEAM by Shaenon K. Garrity & Emily Holden THE DARKNESS GREETED HER by Christina Ferko SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY by Ashraf Zaghal FEW BLUE SKIES by Carolina Ixta SIBYLLINE by Melissa de la Cruz RED STAR REBELS by Amie Kaufman THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff FEAST AND FAMINE: THE UNBREAKABLE CROWN by Carina Finn ALL WE ONCE HAD by Katy Upperman THE KISS BET by Farrah Penn THE KISS BET VOL 3 by Ingrid Ochoa FOOTEPRINT by Lindsay H. Metcalf THE RESTITCHING OF CAMILLE DULAINE by Lindsay A. Franklin TO THE DEATH by Andrea Tang THE CURSED QUEEN'S DAUGHTER by Elly Blake CALL OF THE DRAGON by Natasha Bowen THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by Rachel Griffin THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY by Elle Grenier LOVE ON ICE by Sara Ney THE CALL HER REGRET by Channelle Desamours UNGODLY CHAOS by Selma Soren POSTSCRIPT by Cory McCarthy
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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I've been doing a bad job of picking Christmas horror movies so I checked Rotten Tomatoes. This was the top one I hadn't seen before. Great recommendation. 🎅🏼🪓

#horrormovies #horrorsky #horrormoviesfortheholidays #horror #christmasmovies #holidaymovies #horrorfan #christmashorror #horrorcommunity
December 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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For this romance trope I found romance books set during winter but not holidays. ❤️📚

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December 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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It's Short Story Day so I found holiday horror stories under 100 pages. 🗡️🎅🏼📚

#shortstoryday #shortstories #holidayshorts #christmasshortstories #christmashorror #holidayhorror #holidays #horrorfortheholidays #bookpost #booklist #bookrecs #booksky💙📚 #books #read #dec21 #december2025
December 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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It's nearly Christmas Eve! Merry almost Christmas to those who celebrate. Here's 24 picture books for those little ones excited about the big day. 🎅🏼📚

#christmaseve #christmasbooks #picturebooks #kilit #booksky💙📚 #christmaspicturebooks #kidsbooks #christmas #santa #read #books #dec24 #december2025
December 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Continuing my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts, here are mystery and thriller novels being published in the first half of the year.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
#lgbtq2026 #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #diversebooks #mysterybooks #mystery #thriller #thrillerbooks #lgbtqmystery #lgbtqthriller #2026release #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #booksky💙📚
December 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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In the northern hemisphere we're celebrating the winter solstice and the longest night of the year. Here are books for all ages about the start of winter.❄️

#winter #wintersolstice #firstdayofwinter #winterbooks #solsticebooks #fiction #nonfiction #picturebooks #kidlit #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky💙📚
December 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Another bad holiday movie. This is only an hour and 10 minutes and it still dragged.

#horrormovies #horrorsky #horrormoviesfortheholidays #horror #christmasmovies #holidaymovies #horrorfan #christmashorror #horrorcommunity
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Continuing my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts, here are paranormal and horror novels being published in the first half of the year. 👻☠️📚

#lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #diversebooks #paranormalbooks #paranormal #horror #horrorbooks #lgbtqhorror #lgbtqparanormal #2026publication #bookpost #bookrecs #booksky💙📚
EVAN by Lark Taylor JACKSON ALONE by Jose Ando THE WILLING HOSTAGE by Amy Bellows I, IN THE SHADOWS by Tori Bovalino THE BOOK OF BLOOD & ROSES by Annie Summerlee HOLLOW by Celina Myers ONCE BITTEN by A.M. Rose THE FAMILIARISTS by T.T. Madden THE SHAPES OF OUR SCREAMS by T.T. Madden HEMLOCK by Melissa Faliveno A BOND OF TRUST by Jaymin Eve A SLOW AND SECRET POISON by Carmella Lowkis LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE by Rebekah Faubion ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield THE DARKNESS GREETED HER by Christina Ferko HE'S THE DEVIL by Tobi Coventry DEN OF THIEVES by Charlie Adhara OF BEASTS by M. Jane Worma A PACK OF LEATHER by Veronica Samek UNCHAIN ME by Eden West SLASHER FICTION by T.J. Sky CABARET IN FLAMES by Hache Pueyo SPOILED MILK by Avery Curran YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado DOUBTING FATE by D.C. Emerson OLIVIA GRAY WILL NO FADE AWAY by Ciera Burch WAYWARD SOULS by Susan J. Morris INNAMORATA by Ava Reid AFTERBIRTH by Emma Cleary WRETCH by Eric LaRocca NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD by Luke Dumas THE BEAST YOU LET IN by Dana Mele CLAIM ME by Eden West MORSEL by Carter Keane THRALL by Rebecca Mahoney SHADOW AND THE WITCH by Bailey Grayson THE HALLS OF THE DEAD by S.M. Hallow EVERYTHING DEAD AND DYING by Tate Brombal & Jacob Phillips BODY COUNT by Codie Crowley THE SAW MOUTH by Cale Plett THE HOUSE OF NOW AND THEN by Edward Underhill DECOMPOSITION BOOK by Sara van Os VAREK by Becca Seymour THAT WHICH FEEDS US by Keala Kendall BONE OF MY BONE by Johanna van Veen CLAY by Taylor Rylan WATCH ME by R.A. Frick THE WAY IT HAUNTED HIM by Laura R. Samotin LUCKY by Amy Bellows HIS MATE BY DEFIANCE by Mel Aitchess KNOT HIS BEAST by Freya Ellis James & Jenn Bullard DEARLY DEPARTED by Chip Pons AGNES, WE'RE NOT MURDERERS! by Jessica Alexander EDGE OF MERCY by Allie Therin
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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To start off my LGBTQ+ 2026 posts I found picture books being published in the first half of the year. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

#lgbtq #lgbtq2026 #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #diversebooks #picturebooks #lgbtqpicturebooks #lgbtqkids #kidlit #kidsbooks #2026publication #bookpost #postseries #booklist #bookrecs #booksky💙📚
PRINCE (A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS BIOGRAPHY) by Nikki Shannon Smith & Don Tate PROUD DOG by Sharon Davey CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE: PATRICK KELLY DESIGNS HIS DREAMS by Eric Darnell Pritchard & Shannon Wright DREW'S SECRET TALENT by D.D. Sheppard & Pheilm Martin THE BEAR FAIRY by Paul Coccia & Fred Blunt THE RIVER by Claude Ponti SONGBIRD IN THE LIGHT by Billy Porter SUCH A BUSY SUNDAY by Lawrence Schimel & Mati Ark THE RIGHT BLESSING: AN IDENTITY STORY by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky & Rabbi Samantha Orshan Kahn LIKE A RAINBOW: THE COLORFUL STORY OF CYNDI LAUPER by Amy Guglielmo & Jacqueline Tourville WHAT KIND OF QUEEN: A ROYAL BIOGRAPHY OF DRAG QUEEN AND ACTIVIST JOSÉ SARRIA by Kyle Casey Chu & Andrew W. Shaffer MAC WEARS A HAT by Vicki Johnson & Gillian Reid RAINBOW COOKIES by Lesléa Newman & Z.B. Asterplume PLAY PROUD by Rob Sanders & Izzy Evans WILLI NINJA: VOGUE LEGEND by Joy Michael Ellison & Nabi H. Ali BILLIE JEAN KING (A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK BIOGRAPHY) by Anna Membrino & Jen Bricking THE PERFECT MATCH by Chris Becker & Dan Taylor A KIDS BOOK ABOUT GENDER AFFIRMING CARE by Lindz Amer THEIR NAME IS ALEX by Paloma O'Toole POPPY'S QUESTION by Nicole Melleby & Forrest Burdett OUR GUNCLE by Steven Rowley & Eda Kaban THE FABRIC OF US by Aditi Anand GUINEA PIGS DON'T WEAR PANTS by Chris Paul (Rainbows) Farias ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW by Rae White & Sha'an D'Anthes
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM