The Author & The Editor's Must Read List
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
A phenomenal author who has the ability to draw his readers right into the story. What would it be like if you could spend an eternity exploring every possible outcome of your life? If you could see how one small decision from your past could be altered to change your destiny? For Nora Seed, the possibilities are literally endless as she
A phenomenal author who has the ability to draw his readers right into the story. What would it be like if you could spend an eternity exploring every possible outcome of your life? If you could see how one small decision from your past could be altered to change your destiny? For Nora Seed, the possibilities are literally endless as she finds herself in a strange place with infinite options. Does she take fate into her own hands? Or does she discover something far more meaningful and precious?
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
This book is an intricate fantasy jampacked with adventure, suspense, and a rich world full of mythology and lore. You become entangled in the struggles of Amina as she does her best to carve out a life for her and her daughter, despite her past coming back to threaten everything she’s accomplished. This book is genuinely one of my favorite books of all time and I cannot recommend it enough!
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
A powerful series that explores the idea of a future world controlled by one ruling government full of corruption and an oppressive tyranny. I quickly fell in love with our cast of characters from District 12, potentially the poorest area of the country. You won't be able to stop yourself from cheering for their inevitable rebellion, at times not being able to help but hold your breath!
Ink Blood Sister Scribe By Emma Törzs
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if books held literal magic inside them? This book shows the good and bad of such a concept in a wonderfully entertaining story of two sisters experiencing the drawbacks after the mysterious death of their father. I fell in love with the unwavering bond of sisterhood between the two main charac
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if books held literal magic inside them? This book shows the good and bad of such a concept in a wonderfully entertaining story of two sisters experiencing the drawbacks after the mysterious death of their father. I fell in love with the unwavering bond of sisterhood between the two main characters. The anticipation of how they’ll protect the secret world of magic books will have you hooked in no time!
Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Starving Saints By Caitlin Starling
Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I couldn’t contribute to a top ten books list without including Mexican Gothic. I’m a sucker for anything spooky and scary. This one absolutely delivered! Noemi is such a strong female character, and her strength permeates through the entire novel as she struggles to understand what’s going on and how to protect herself. I could barely pu
I couldn’t contribute to a top ten books list without including Mexican Gothic. I’m a sucker for anything spooky and scary. This one absolutely delivered! Noemi is such a strong female character, and her strength permeates through the entire novel as she struggles to understand what’s going on and how to protect herself. I could barely put this one down and was frantically turning pages to hear what came next in this haunted house-esque thriller.
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
The Starving Saints By Caitlin Starling
Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I loved this book long before the hype of the beloved musical and movie and you'll discover the novel is rather different from what is portrayed on the big screen. Maquire does a masterful job exploring the concept of good versus evil and begs the question, "Is evil born or made?" The book challenged me on a deep intellectual level. Not a
I loved this book long before the hype of the beloved musical and movie and you'll discover the novel is rather different from what is portrayed on the big screen. Maquire does a masterful job exploring the concept of good versus evil and begs the question, "Is evil born or made?" The book challenged me on a deep intellectual level. Not an easy read, but definitely one that is worth taking the time to explore.
The Last Time I Lied By Riley Sager
The Starving Saints By Caitlin Starling
The Starving Saints By Caitlin Starling
Sager is my absolute favorite author and this book was one of the first I ever read by him. I love a book set at a summer camp and this one had so many twists and turns it made my head spin! I pride myself on being able to guess where a book is headed and most twists usually don’t surprise me. This one caught me completely off guard and I recommend it to everyone looking for a good thriller.
The Starving Saints By Caitlin Starling
The Starving Saints By Caitlin Starling
The Starving Saints By Caitlin Starling
Let this be a warning that this one is NOT for the faint of heart. A horror novel till the end, this one, set in the medieval time period, details the experience of three women stuck in a fort under siege. All I have is one word: cannibalism. I was completely enraptured with this book and really felt the struggle the women go through to s
Let this be a warning that this one is NOT for the faint of heart. A horror novel till the end, this one, set in the medieval time period, details the experience of three women stuck in a fort under siege. All I have is one word: cannibalism. I was completely enraptured with this book and really felt the struggle the women go through to save the people from themselves. Add in some weird mystical bits and this one was a wild ride!
The Editor's Must Read List - FOR CHILDREN
If You Give A Pig A Pancake By Laura Numeroff
There’s A Monster at the End of This Book By Jon Stone
If You Give A Pig A Pancake By Laura Numeroff
Who knew giving a pig a pancake could lead to such wonderfully wacky adventures? I loved this book as a kid. It was so fun seeing what antics the pig would get into because one thing reminded her of another thing over and over.
It's the Bear! By Jez Alborough
There’s A Monster at the End of This Book By Jon Stone
If You Give A Pig A Pancake By Laura Numeroff
I made my Nani read this book to me so many times she could recite it by memory. She would do silly voices for the characters and I remember wanting to eat the food among the illustrations.
There’s A Monster at the End of This Book By Jon Stone
There’s A Monster at the End of This Book By Jon Stone
There’s A Monster at the End of This Book By Jon Stone
The absolute best book from my childhood! I was absolutely obsessed and begged my dad to read this one to me over and over. This one is such a fun, interactive experience that the kiddos are sure to love!
Love You Forever By Robert Munsch
There’s A Monster at the End of This Book By Jon Stone
There’s A Monster at the End of This Book By Jon Stone
This list wouldn’t be complete without this classic. My Maga and I must have read this a thousand times together and the illustrations are so beautiful. I have such nostalgia with this book and can’t help picturing me crawling into Maga's lap with the book in my hands. I’ll love you forever, Maga!