Otherworldly Love: 5 Great Romances Inside SFF Books
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11 Book Club Picks for February 2025
Whatever your relationship status is, books do not care. This means that regardless of how you feel toward February turning into the month of love, you are sure to find a great book to read on this list rounding up great book club’s picks for February 2025. The book clubs included here are all different from each other. They offer all or some virtual component; some include in-person options; many offer author chats; and all of them allow you to participate as much or as little as you’d like. It’s a win-win all around.
How to Stand Up for Your Local Library by Getting Involved
February is National Library Lovers Month, so if you’ve been wondering how to get more involved with your local library, now’s a great time to do so. But more than that, libraries have been under political attack for the last several years, and the new presidential administration is looking to escalate that work. From the Department of Education’s recent decision to end the book ban “hoax,” to the coordinated efforts from Moms for Liberty to infiltrate school and library boards, to the number of bomb threats made against libraries in the last several years, libraries are struggling. And the biggest way we can push back against these attacks is with public involvement and support.
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Catch Up with Bridget Jones Before Watching Mad About the Boy
She’s back! England’s favorite messy diarist returns to our screen with the upcoming release of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The movie will be available to stream on Peacock in the United States on February 13, and it will premiere in theaters internationally on February 14. We’ll be following Bridget’s motherhood journey and catching up with old favorites.
Read These Queer Romantic Suspense Novels
Right now, romantic suspense novels starring LGBTQIA+ leads are few and far between. But thankfully, the ones that we have are well worth the read. These five queer romantic suspense novels stand out for their twisty plots and chemistry, with a mix of speculative and real-world settings. Hopefully, publishers take note and this list reignites interest in the subgenre!
5 Great Romances in SFF Books for Valentine’s Day
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means it’s time to (commercially) celebrate love! So get your heart eyes ready, because this post contains five SFF books with great romances. (Hashtag romance goals.) Romantasy rules the fantasy genre these days, and I have no quarrel with that. But since it is so prevalent and being talked about everywhere, I instead picked science fiction or fantasy novels that happen to also include romance, or older fantasy romance titles.
