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50 Must-Read Coming-of-Age Books

Coming of age books are timeless and there are so many different ways you can make a connection, whether it's the main character, the experience, or the family dynamic. Most times it's just the struggle. Growing up can be weird, awesome, stressful, and terrifying - books help. Here are 50 must-read coming of age books.

170+ Upcoming YA Books Hitting Shelves April–June 2018

Get your TBR ready for these upcoming YA books hitting shelves in the spring season of 2018. There's a book here for every kind of reader.

10 Things You Need to Know about the Sarajevo Haggadah

10 Things You Need to Know about the Sarajevo Haggadah, a magnificent medieval book that has survived persecution, the Inquisition, the Holocaust, and the Yugoslavian Civil War.

Reading Everything But Straight White Men

"I, a little speck in this world, read the way I do to tip scales, to enlarge slivers on pie charts, because every reader, every writer, every story—written and untold—matters."

About Some Beautiful Things I Read Last Year

Read Harder: A One-Sitting Book

Looking for help with task #15 of the 2018 Read Harder Challenge: read a one-sitting book? Here are some recommendations to consider.

How I Keep My TBR Small in 8 Easy Steps

One Rioter on how she keeps her physical and ebook To Be Read shelves at a size that is manageable for her budget, time, and shelf space.

100 Must-Read Books about the Middle Ages

100 must-read books about the diversity, cultural exchanges, progress, and more lesser-known aspects of the Middle Ages.

20 Bookstagrammers of Color to Follow

Diversify your bookstagram feed and get more #ownvoices recommendations with these great bookstagrammers of color (and from all over the world).

100 Must-Read Books Featuring Animals in the Title

A list of 100 books from several different genres and for different age groups that feature a critter of some kind in the title.