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Pssst... we've got a holiday gift guide coming soo

Pssst... we've got a holiday gift guide coming soon! 👀 Over ✨️150 books✨️ and more we think would be great gifts to give someone this year 💕

"Fire in the Sky" by Sophie Jordan is a highly add

"Fire in the Sky" by Sophie Jordan is a highly addicting fantasy book with dragons, adventure, magic and romance that gave me everything I needed. When Tam the princesses' whipping girl is forced to trick and marry Fell "The Beast of the Borderlands" she knows her life is about to change forever. On the journey back to the Borderlands they will discover that the magic they thought was dead is only sleeping and has taken a new shape. Nayeli was hooked from the very first page and if you love dragons, arranged marriages, secret magic and delicious tension then you absolutely NEED to read this book.

So many great December books you won't want to mis

So many great December books you won't want to miss! Plus snag these as potential gifts for 10% off when you pre-order with Dog-Eared!

What is humanism? Bakewell's newest book explores

What is humanism? Bakewell's newest book explores the history and ethics to help answer this question. Although there's a number of ways to define humanism, the overarching ideas of open mindedness, human potential and freedom are much needed in today's fascist and anti-humanist forces at play in today's political climate.

CALLING ALL INTROVERTS!! "Little Shrew", written a

CALLING ALL INTROVERTS!! "Little Shrew", written and illustrated by Akiko Miyakoshi is a collection of three short stories- perfect for emerging readers or adults alike. Little shrew lives a simple, yet beautifully satisfying life. Do any big adventures happen? No--and that's the point. He is grateful for the little things in his quiet life, and finds contentment in routine that, combined with the atmospheric and often liminal illustrations, create appealing nostalgia.

This book would be a perfect read for calming children at bedtime, and was a book Amy had no idea how much she needed.

From the author who gave us "Bird Box," Josh Maler

From the author who gave us "Bird Box," Josh Malerman brought another fantastic horror novel. This is a MUST-LISTEN novel. "Incidents Around the House" is told from the perspective of 8-year-old Bela, whose family is her whole world: Mommy, Daddo and Grandma Ruth. But there's another family member only Bela knows about: Other Mommy, and Other Mommy is getting restless. The family's futile attempts to escape Other Mommy reveals the cracks in Bela's beloved family and slowly start to crack Bela's safe world. Roxy cannot recommend this book and audiobook enough for fans of gripping and terrifying horror. Snag the audiobook from Libro.fm today!