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16 New & Upcoming Memoirs

Memoirs are, to me, a magical thing―they offer us a glimpse into the lives and experiences of others, broadening our understanding of the world and strengthening our capacity for empathy.

Banned Books Week

Many books are taken from school shelves each year. This is why Banned Books Week, which takes place September 26 through October 2 is so important.

Cover designers

By V. Jolene Miller In the April/May 2021 edition of Shelf Unbound, I went behind the scenes with some book cover designers to find out …

Bookstagrammer

Tell us a little about you. @_katie.reads: I am an 8th grade English teacher based out of Hampton Roads, VA. I graduated in May from …

Interview Jamie Harrison

By V. Jolene Miller Meet Jamie Harrison, daughter of a poet/novelist, author of several books, and a woman who didn’t dream of growing up to …

Girl Power by Association Perhaps the difficulty of the retelling resulted in a choppy blend of two major life events that Jennifer Asbenson experienced. Regardless, …

When the Color Started

Bradford Philen is a tourist. He strolls from one end of the earth to the other in search of character types. A myriad of races …

Broken Toys by Glenda Thompson

Don’t let the teddy bear on the cover fool you. Broken Toys is not for children and the children in it are not the stars …

Her Here

Her Here by Amanda Dennis is a personal detective story. The story takes place in Paris, France as we watch Elena try to solve the …

The Hive

I know a book is good when I wake up at 4am on a Sunday and pick up where I left off the day before. …