Erica Ezeifedi

Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused on creating safe spaces for queer teens, mentorship, and providing test prep instruction free to students. Outside of work, much of her free time is spent looking for her next great read and planning her next snack. Find her on Twitter at @Erica_Eze_.

The Best New Book Releases Out June 10, 2025

"Toxic lesbian vampires," The Godfather-inspired Southern noir, a historical and personal look at land ownership in Hawai'i, and more.

Books I’m Reading For Pride (and Beyond)

There's a hellish romance, a 1910s merman romance, and four gay Asian men finding family in each other in the early aughts.

The Most Popular Books of May, According to Libby

The books span from a very recent mega-bestselling thriller to 2024's It book, to a book by a certain Georgian-era fave.

The Best Books to Read in June

Get ready for literary fiction set in Iran, a graphic memoir by a queer icon, a "toxic lesbian vampire" novel by a fantasy giant, and more.

The Best Book Club Books of May

There's the latest novel by poet Ocean Vuong, an indie, coming-of-middle-age Indigenous tale, a look at the cost of patriarchy, and more.

BIPOC Beach Reads

There are fantastical pirate adventures, a rekindled steamy summer romance, and even a classic by a modern great.

Book Club Books at the Biggest Public Libraries

The books include *thee* book of 2024, a mystery with a 20-year-old case, and a meditation of the granularity of relationship dynamics and identity.

The Best New Book Releases Out May 27, 2025

There's a witchy, Murder on the Orient Express-esque Golden Age mystery, moving memoirs by an activist and an Indigenous woman, and a queer story set in a changing land.

Relax With This Cozy, Comforting Manga

It's just the thing you need to remedy that doom scrolling.

New YA Books by AAPI Authors and an Interview With Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia, Authors of ON AGAIN, AWKWARD AGAIN

Erica goes over a nice mix of new YA books by AAPI authors, while Kelly has a great convo with Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia, authors of the new rom-com On Again, Awkward Again.