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I hope people are having a wonderful holiday season! I don't have any books to review today, but I am a third of the way through a nonfiction graphic novel, Fine: A Comic About Gender  by Rhea Ewing. This book pairs Ewing's own experience as a transgender person with insights from their interviews with fifty-six other people, all in the service of trying to describe gender and how it affects our lives. It's excellent  so far, and I look forward to reviewing it in full when I finish it! The Kidlit Lovers' Meetup! Also, I'm excited to share that our EIGHTH Kidlit Lovers' Meetup is officially scheduled for: Saturday, January 25 4-5 PM Pacific / 5-6 PM Mountain / 6-7 PM Central / 7-8 PM Eastern Virtual (via Zoom) As always, these meetups are a chance for us kidlit book bloggers and readers (and anyone else who wants to join in on the fun) to connect and discuss books, reading, blogging, and more! I've decided to stop using RSVP forms because it was getting confu...

Hi hi, folks! I've got quite  the review for you today, so let's get to it! Chef's Kiss Written by Jarrett Melendez, illustrated by Danica Brine, colored by Hank Jones, and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Young adult/adult · Graphic novel · 2022 Add it on Goodreads · Preview the illustrations · · · The publisher says: · · · "A perfect mix of romance and self-discovery." — Publishers Weekly 2023 Alex Award Winner 2023 Eisner Award Nominee 2023 GLAAD Award Nominee 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens 2022 New York Public Library Best Book Watch things start to really heat up in the kitchen in this sweet, queer, new adult graphic novel! Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something…anything…related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won’t be as easy as he thought. Proofreading? Journalism? Copywritin...

Two in a row, y'all! I have a second book review for you this week, and it's another story very much worth sharing. So let's dive in! Feelings A Story in Seasons Written and illustrated by Manjit Thapp Young adult/adult · Graphic memoir(-ish) · 2021 Add it on Goodreads · Preview the illustrations · · · The publisher says: · · · A stunning illustrated journey through one young woman’s year of feelings—from the saturated highs of early summer to the gray isolation of late winter.   Enter Manjit Thapp’s Feelings , where you’ll find moods that change as quickly as the weather; the different shades of anxiety and hope that each new season brings; and the stages of joy and pain that fuel our growth. From the spark of possibility and jolt of creativity in High Summer, to the need for release from anxiety and pressure during Monsoon, to the desolation and numbness of Winter, Feelings implores us to consider the seasons of our own emotional journeys. Articulating and validating th...