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Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, 1)

Fonda Lee

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In this World Fantasy Award-winning novel of magic and kungfu, four siblings battle rival clans for honor and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. Named one of TIME's Top 100 Fantasy Books Of All Time World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, winner.

Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for—and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion. Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation.

When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone—even foreigners—wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones—and of Kekon itself.

Praise for Jade City:

“An epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but set in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well-imagined that you'll forget you're reading a book.” —Ken Liu, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author.

“A beautifully realized setting, a great cast of characters, and dramatic action scenes. What a fun, gripping read!” —Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author.

“An instantly absorbing tale of blood, honor, family and magic, spiced with unexpectedly tender character beats.” —NPR.

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Boundless Press\ \ Jananie\ \ • Oct 5 2022

all 149 books i own but haven't read.... 📚🙈 YET | 😳 my ENTIRE physical TBR 😳

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DocoftheDarkArts\ \ Bob Stuntz\ \ • Jun 28

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Poll:\ \ Where do you get most of your books?\ \ The Sunday Prescription \ \ One reading topic, one week of plans, and plenty of books administered weekly for chronic readers.\ \ Symptoms: Tribalism in Bookish Spaces \ \ I have been thinking a lot recently about how we, as people, have a natural tendency towards tribalism. From an evolutionary sense, it is a highly logical reaction - often in our ancient history, finding a group of people and sticking with them meant safety and access to resources. It's a fascinating phenomenon from a neuroscience standpoint as well. Research has shown that feeling like you are part of a group activates circuits in our brains that have to do with rewards and positive associations, and even activates empathy (at least within our tribe). And of course, as with all things, there are positive and negative aspects of tribalism. \ \ Over the last year in the online book space, I have seen a lot of the positive aspects of this - the support that people who feel some sort of connection with the content I put out there has been overwhelming and amazing. But of course, there are downsides as well, and one of the times where I see this the most is anytime I talk about where I get my books. \ \ I love books in all forms - I love a good special edition of a book that I adore. I love buying used, and I like buying new. I consume stories in all forms, including hardbacks, paperbacks, e-books, and audiobooks, and use a library when possible. And inevitably, when I post about a specific kind of purchase, I hear from the opposite tribe. If I post about being a Broken Binding rep, I can count on a comment about special editions ruining books and gatekeeping reading. If I talk about a used purchase, I will get someone telling me I should support the author and buy new. Team Kindle is always lurking, and of course, team library is always there as well. \ \ I personally think that having a plethora of options is good for reading. As more and more studies come out showing how, all around the world, the percentage of people who read for pleasure is declining, and literacy rates are dropping, giving people options is a good thing. If you have disposable income and love buying a big fancy expensive special edition, that's awesome - you're supporting a publishing company, the author, and the artists involved. If you have a great library near you and you never buy books, that's awesome - you're supporting a great thing, and supporting the author with your rentals. Used books support other book buyers and allow stories to perpetuate, and I've encouraged a lot of people to buy a new book because of my review of a used one. E books are accessible for lots of folks, and audiobooks have made reading stories easier and more accessible for a myriad of people (busy parents, people with reading disorders, folks with long commutes and busy lives, etc.). And while I am always a big supporter of shopping local, and using resources like Libro.fm for audiobooks and Bookshop.org for purchasing online and supporting independent booksellers, I understand that for some folks, financial and logistical pressures make Amazon the best route for purchasing. It's easy to judge, but reality is messy, and we all have different and unknown circumstances. \ \ The same can be said for toxic fandoms - as a Lord of the Rings fan, I would never criticize someone for mispronouncing a word (I do it all the time), but it happens everywhere. If someone doesn't like my favorite books, why would I criticize them? It wasn't their thing, and I can't force you to like something. However, we see it all the time in the book world. At all levels, tribalism can turn into gatekeeping, and put people off from reading. \ \ So my hope for the book world, and something I encourage highly, is to make our tribe the tribe of people who love books and stories, and who encourage and support people who read, no matter what that looks like (as long as you're not stealing of course)! Offer people options, but don't criticize their choices in how they interact with or consume books. Talk about the books you love, but don't get mad when they don't like your favorite book - talk to them about the why! Let's encourage more reading, even if that reading doesn't look like your reading. \ \ What do you think about tribalism in the book space, and have you encountered it in any way? Let's chat down below!\ \ The Rx: What I'm Reading and Doing \ \ My new Fable Book Club starts this Wednesday, July 1 with Our Sister's Keeper by Jasmine Holmes. The book club is called Dr. Bob's Literary Apothecary, and our goal is to read diverse authors, diverse genres, and try to find diverse books that aren't popping up on your algorithm! I'd love to have you join, we'll do a book a month, and no changes to our usual book club. I'm really excited to kick this off, and would love to see you there!\ \ In terms of reading, I was on vacation last week and, being at the beach, had loads of great reading time! I finished our Dark Travelers June book, Stoner by John Williams, Songs of the Dead by Brandon Sanderson and Peter Orullian, The Dungeon Crawler Carl Graphic Novel, and The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen. Be on the lookout for my reviews on IG and TikTok, as well as some here, in the coming weeks!\ \ I am currently all over the place with reading! I should be finishing up What Blood Remembers by C William Phillips this weekend, and am loving the Audiobook of Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove. I started our July Doc of the Dark Arts Book Club pick Jade City by Fonda Lee, and am enjoying it so far - if you want to be part of that book club, make sure to join us on Discord! And I also started a deep dive reread of the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien with the Celebreabird read along. A second read there has been amazing so far!\ \ Given I was off, I didn't;t do a weekly reading update or a YouTube video last week, but I will be back this week. One of the YouTube videos I'm working on is a Q&A Video, so if you have any bookish/book content/personal questions you'd like to ask, let me know!\ \ July is going to be a great month - as I said we are doing Jade City for the main bookclub, Our Sister's Keeper for the Fable book club, and the Dark Travelers book for July is going to be Headlights by CJ Leede. \ \ It is also time for our July reading challenge! Participants are eligible for a $25 bookshop.org gift card. To be eligible, you have to either complete the challenge on StoryGraph, or share what you read on the challenge channel in our Discord server. If you are outside of the US, we can figure out a website/gift card/prize for you if Bookshop is not available to you. The theme for July is "Choose a book by its cover." The goal here it to pick a book just based on whatever is on the cover (so the cover, the description on the back/inside the dust jacket). No looking up reviews, no advanced information, just finding something that looks and sounds cool. I am going to be reading A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang. \ \ Want More In-Depth Access? \ \ If you enjoy getting into the details with me about reading, then consider upgrading to The Dark Travelers tier! My Dark Travelers get an exclusive Discord role and channels, a weekly deep dive reading update video, early access to YouTube videos, and each month they get to pick a book for me to read. 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The Cavanaughts\ \ Kate\ \ • Jun 21

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Poll:\ \ Are you excited for summer??\ \ Happy first day of summer, friends! ☀️\ \ A couple weeks ago, I took a quick trip to Las Vegas with my mom and sisters-in-law. And we did Vegas right. We saw The Empire Strips Back (a burlesque comedy show that I simply cannot recommend enough), used my grandma's old gambling method to come home with some extra cash (...like $20, lol), and had brunch in the Eiffel Tower!\ \ Best of all, we got in a lot of hours by the pool. I've officially hit the 109 page mark in this story so I feel confident announcing our first ever book club pick:\ \ \ \ It's JADE CITY by Fonda Lee!!!\ \ I talked about this elsewhere before, but now I feel really good about this book. I'm fully invested. I'm on the ride. I'm excited to see where Fonda Lee takes me.\ \ \ \ (Double the pools, double the fun.)\ \ I'll be attending San Diego Comic-Con this year (and announcing some exciting news while I'm there 👀) so we won't have our LIVE book club discussion until after I'm home! Tentatively our chat is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29th, but I'll post before then with a confirmation and link. :)\ \ Also! Expect a reading vlog of this book to be released a couple days before. This copy has traveled with me to Alaska and Vegas, so maybe I'll have to show it San Diego, too, lolol.\ \ Thanks everyone and happy reading!

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DocoftheDarkArts\ \ Bob Stuntz\ \ • Jun 21

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[Poll:\ \ Do your reading habits change in the summer?\ \ The Sunday Prescription \ \ One reading topic, one week of plans, and plenty of books administered weekly for chronic readers.\ \ Symptoms: Reading in the Summer \ \ Happy Sunday gang, and Happy Father's Day to any of the bookish dads out there! I hope everyone is doing well, and welcome back to my Sunday Newsletter. This week, I've been thinking a lot about summer reading patterns. \ \ As someone who yaps a lot about books online, I hear a lot of feedback about what other people do for reading, and it always fascinates me how different we all are! I have two beach trips coming up this summer, and for me, summer is always a time when I read more. I work from home these days, and the school year means driving kids all over the place, and having a lot of my free time taken up by activities during the school year. So when I get to go on a trip, and during the summer especially, I always wind up reading more. Having less time in the car and less time at teenage kid activities gives me more time to read. In addition, I'm outside working more, so I'm listening to more audiobooks, and generally just consuming more written and spoken stories. \ \ Now when it comes to packing for a trip, I always over do it when it comes to books. For a typical week long beach trip, you will usually find me packing 4-5 books along with my e-reader. As a certified feral mood reader, this gives me plenty of variety. On top of that, I usually find a local beach bookstore and make my way there as well. In terms of what I like to read, this is definitely when I'm going for shorter/less intense stuff. Cozy fantasies like the House in the Cerulean Sea and Tress of the Emerald Sea come to mind (which we're reading right now for our book club!). I of course love it when a book leans into the water, piracy, or hot/desert climates. Which reminds me, I need to start Children of Dune here soon!\ \ However, I hear from other people that when they head into the long, hot days of summer, and go on vacations, they read less. They cite more time in summer/outdoor activities as barriers, and say when they go on vacation they don't want to read more, or are too busy. It does seem an increase in audiobook consumption is pretty well agreed upon, given more time outside, and time spent on road trips in the car. So I'm interested to hear from you all - how does summer change your reading habits? Do you read more or less? Do you read more on vacation? Do you pack a ton of books like some sort of book goblin like me?\ \ The Rx: What I'm Reading and Doing \ \ I did announce this week that I was starting a new Fable Book Club! We will be starting July 1 with Our Sister's Keeper by Jasmine Holmes. The book club is called Dr. Bob's Literary Apothecary, and our goal is to read diverse authors, diverse genres, and try to find diverse books that aren't popping up on your algorithm! I'd love to have you join, we'll do a book a month, and no changes to our usual book club. \ \ In terms of reading, I finished off my reread of Tress of the Emerald Sea, and I just enjoyed it so much. I listened to the Michael Kramer version for the reread as I read it physical last year, and I'm not a graphic audio fan usually, especially abridged versions. I also finished an Arc of Songs of the Dead by Brandon Sanderson and Peter Orullian. More to come on that in a future review. And Today, I'll be finishing up Stoner by John Williams, which is our Dark Travelers monthly pick a book. That has met spellbound at the moment! If you want to read with us you should join up as a Dark Traveler!\ \ I also released this week's YouTube video, which is all about ARC's - what they are and why they exist, what you can do to start becoming an ARC reader, and the major Do's and Don't of reading ARCs. \ \ In terms of what's next, I have a bunch of options and I'm not sure where I'll go for sure!\ \

A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab - probably next\ \
Jade City by Fonda Lee - researching for next month's book club!\ \
The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen - sent to me by the publisher, and sounds cool.\ \
Valor by John Gwynne - Really want to continue, and my TBB versions should show up soon. \ \
What Blood Remembers by C William Phillips - probably next on my e-reader. \ \
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove - Up next on audio!\ \ \ I also picked up an Assassin's Creed game for the Nintendo Switch, which I'm interested to give a try, and I heard a rumor that I might be getting a sweet Lego set for Father's Day!\ \ Like Discounts and Helping Me out? \ \ Did you know I have a bunch of different affiliate codes? I you head to the link in my bio, you'll see a bunch of affiliate codes. Some of these, like the Flowers and fantasy 10% off, the 15% off TBB regular publishing website, or the Pango books $5 off your first order codes, will save you money! Others, like the Broken Binding special edition code, my Bookshop.org Affiliate, and my wishlist are more just support for me. I also have links to all of my social sites if you're looking to follow elsewhere as well!\ \ Join for free or login](https://docofthedarkarts.binderybooks.com/item/RSKW1H0xzYOUFRxqBpH1/)

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DocoftheDarkArts\ \ Bob Stuntz\ \ • Jun 1

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Thank you to everyone who voted for our Q3 book club books! If you are not a member, and are interested in how my book club works, check out the pinned post where I explain it all! The winners and months are going to be: \ \ July: Jade city by Fonda Lee\ \ AugustL The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem\ \ September: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman\ \ If you are a member here on Bindery and want to participate in the Discord server/Discord portion of the book club, but have not gotten into Discord, you can either check your emails from when you Joined as a Bindery member for the Discord invite, or click here to join the channel (there are a few application questions to ensure no bots are getting in!). \ \ Also, for those interested, we will be having our in-person discussion on Sunday, June 7 at 8 PM EST. That runs through th video chat channel on Discord, and would love to have you all there to discuss this really interesting book! If you are seeing this and are not a member, you do need to be a member (free or paid tier) to join in our book club, so join on up!\ \ Finally, remember you can buy books through the links here on Bindery, buy through my Bookshop.org affiliate store, or buy through Pango for used books and get $5 off your first order of $10 or more and it all helps me out! Looking forward to some great reads in the next quarter!

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DocoftheDarkArts\ \ Bob Stuntz\ \ • May 25

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[Poll:\ \ Q3 Book Club Picks - Select up to 3 choices\ \ Hi everyone! Hard to believe, but it is time to vote for our Q3 Book Club picks! For those of you who are new around here, we pick our books out quarterly to give people time to find the books and prepare their reading plans. We are now selecting our books for July -September 2026. \ \ If you are just here on Bindery and not on our Discord server, we take proposals on Discord. Everyone has a week to post suggestions, react, and comment. I then whittle them down based on the following:\ \

Popularity: How many emojis/comments did a book get.\ \
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Ensuring a diversity of reads, authors, book/story types, and sizes.\ \
Last but not least, my interest is the tiebreaker when things are close. \ \ \ We had 31 submissions for this quarter, and so many amazing books to choose from! We had 5 clear top choices, 3 that were pretty clearly next in line, and then one that I picked amongst a few that were all pretty close. \ \ This poll will close in one week, and the final choices will be announced June 1. You may select up to 3 choices! And don't forget, if you are looking for more beyond the book club, consider upgrading to the paid tier where paid member's get to choose a book to read with me each month, or check out our many buddy reads we have going at all times over on Discord!\ \ Happy voting!\ \ Join for free or login](https://docofthedarkarts.binderybooks.com/item/GMzm18nX34PMJ1tjwJXl/)

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The Cavanaughts\ \ Kate\ \ • Apr 30

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[Hello friends!\ \ I'm home. I'm home. After one week, two cities, and four different bookstores, I'm home from my very first book tour.\ \ There hasn't been enough time to recalibrate that this incredible life is, somehow, my reality. So instead, I'd like to chat about books. Specifically! All the books I bought while on tour. :)\ \ Because that was one of the most delightful parts of the trip. Getting to meet so many new-to-me faces and explore new-to-me places. And what friendlier faces and places than at independent bookstores???\ \ Here's a look at my fifteen best purchases:\ \ \ \ (Samwise is also happy I'm home so he can become the star of all my pictures again.)\ \ \ \ (I'm so ready to cozy up and get my puzzle on, perhaps with an audiobook for company.)\ \ Please excuse the preponderance of stats I'm about to throw at you. The books I bought were:\ \

53% hardcover vs. 47% paperback\ \
80% new-to-me stories (since I bought a copy of my own book, Becca's book that I beta read, and the Agatha Christie classic)\ \
20% nonfiction (Now Departing, How to Write Erotica, and The Haves and Have-Yachts)\ \
From 7 different independent bookstores (Liz's Book Bar, Love & Legends, Mysterious Bookshop, The Fountain Bookshop, Books Are Magic, The Ripped Bodice, and McNally Jackson Books)\ \
20% Fantasy (Jade City, Burn the Sea, Graceless Heart), 20% Romance (Love Bites, The Princess and the P.I., Gwen and Art Are Not In Love), 7% Contemporary (Superfan), 7% Horror (Thrall), and 26% Mystery/Thriller (The Ending Writes Itself, And Then There Were None, Grandma's Little Secret, and my book, Thanks For Watching)\ \ \ I'd love to get a stat on how many of the books have death as a central theme or plot point, but I might need to wait until I read them all. 👀 Dare I guess 50%???\ \ One of these stories is also going to be our first ever book club pick, coming in May! I am so very excited. (And I'll give you a hint: it's in the ~~fantasy~~ category.)\ \ Thanks, Story Scouts! Chat with you as soon as I've finished recovering from all the travel. In the meantime, happy reading! 📖](https://thecavanaughts.binderybooks.com/item/lzy4QN83TIFZeFFTjW0G/)

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Alysha Fortune Reads\ \ Alysha\ \ • Jan 14

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Women Fantasy Authors that arent romantasy

Here is my completed list of fantasy and scifi books written by women that aren’t Romantasy! #books #booktok #bookstagram #booksta #bookworm #fantasybooks #fantasy #scifi #Romantasy #womenauthors

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Alyssa’s Library\ \ alyssa\ \ • Jan 2

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aaaand the winner for our first bookclub book of the year is …..\ \ Jade City by Fonda Lee !!\ \ this is going to be a reread for me (i loooove the greenbone saga) but i’ve been meaning to reread it for a while so this is perfect! i hope you all love it as much as i do (or are joining me for a reread👀)

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Alyssa’s Library\ \ alyssa\ \ • Dec 30 2025

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[Poll:\ \ january book\ \ my bookclub (diverSCIFI your reading) is making a comeback for 2026!! please vote on our first book of the year and i’m so excited to read with you all🧚\ \ book options:\ \

a song of legends lost by m. h. ayinde\ \
jade city by fonda lee\ \
the gilded abyss by rebecca thorne\ \
to be taught, if fortunate by becky chambers \ \ \ tbh i don’t even know which one to vote for!](https://alyssaslibrary.binderybooks.com/item/JJul0sjANxZKRZzU14AE/)

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Alysha Fortune Reads\ \ Alysha\ \ • Dec 13 2025

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My top 10 reads of 2025 and looking ahead to 2026

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Nathan’s Booktok!\ \ Nathan\ \ • Dec 12 2025

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Ten before the end yes, no, maybe!

Here’s the 10 books I read before the end of the year and whether or not I would recommend them to you!

Books mentioned:

Malice by John Gwynne City of Brass by SA Chakraborty Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristof Before they are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie Cellos Gate by Maurice Africh Babel by RF Kuang Jade City by Fonda Lee Strength of the Few by James Islington Ironbound by Andrew Givler

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Nathan’s Booktok!\ \ Nathan\ \ • Dec 2 2025

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Weekly Reading wrap up

Here is what I read last week! Books mentioned!

Babel by RF Kuang

The Strength of the Few by James Islington

Cellos Gate by Maurice Africh

Jade City by Fonda Lee

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Alysha Fortune Reads\ \ Alysha\ \ • Nov 4 2025

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Women Fantasy Authors

I sometimes get comments about why does it matter if it’s written by a woman or not or why do I make the distinction between Romantasy and non Romantasy and I wanted to address this! My favorite fantasy is often written by women and anytime I can get you guys to read them I’m gunna! #books #booktok #bookstagram #booksta #bookworm #fantasy #fantasybooks #womenauthors #fantasybookrecs

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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Apr 2 2025

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\ \ I took a little break from posting & now I'm back to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day! This is the very first for this virtual celebration so I'm kicking it off with 36 amazing book recs for y'all.\ \ Learn more about this celebration here: https://www.diversebooks.org/celebrate-we-need-diverse-books-day\\ \ As my og followers know, I started my bookstagram in order to promote diverse books back in 2021. So I'm gonna give y'all a ton of book recs (old & new) by and about BIPOC, disabled, LGBTQ+, and neurodivergent folks. I hope y'all find something that interests you!\ \ \ \ Books shown:\ \

The Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele\ \
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The Emperor & the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang\ \
One for All by Lillie Lainoff\ \
The Deep by Rivers Solomon\ \
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna\ \
The Pretty One by Keah Brown\ \
The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.\ \
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera\ \
The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa\ \
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Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas\ \ \ \ \ Books shown:\ \
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This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm & more\ \
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Sex, Lies, & Sensibility by Nikki Payne\ \
Iron Widow by Ziran Jay Zhao\ \
Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir\ \
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A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 1 by Katherena Vermette\ \
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang\ \
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Jade City by Fonda Lee\ \
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Plantains & Our Becoming by Melania Luisa Marte\ \
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan\ \
Transgender History by Susan Stryker\ \
Puerto Rico by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo\ \
The Name Bearer by Natalia Hernandez\ \
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana\ \
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi\ \
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera\ \
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose\ \
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow\ \ \ Comment a diverse book you're reading or have read below and follow #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay on IG!](https://bookish-afrolatina.binderybooks.com/item/pv1KFYmuFNEWdAp3AjVL/)

36 Amazing Book Recs to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day

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Daph's Reads 📚✨\ \ Daphne\ \ • Mar 25 2025

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My entire fantasy physical TBR!

My entire fantasy physical TBR! 📚🔮⚔️

#booktok #fantasybooks #tbr #toberead #bookhaul #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #fantasy

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Andromeda's Fragments\ \ Raquel\ \ • Mar 13 2025

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All the books I got for Christmas!

All the books I got for Christmas! 📚 Books Mentioned: — Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee — Song of the Last Kingdom series by Amélie Wen Zhao — Six Crimson Cranes series and The Blood of Stars series by Elizabeth Lim — Dune series by Frank Herbert — Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon Oh, and the book I'm hyped for is called The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao! (@Penguin Random House 🖤) #buffyreads #booktok #bookish #bookhaul #christmashaul #fantasybooks

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Skies Press\ \ Emma\ \ • Aug 22 2024

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4 Recent Reads I've Loved

Contrary to my total lack of motivation to post lately, i have been reading things and loving things! Could do a full video on any of these if y’all are interested but i just needed to stop overthinking and sit down and be like “hey i liked this book” for a sec 📚

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Skies Press\ \ Emma\ \ • Aug 18 2024

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Newsletter #6: August 18, 2024

# I know I started my last Newsletter by being astounded by the date, but holy hell what do you mean it’s August 18th? I literally missed a Julie Soto signing yesterday because I didn’t realize it ...

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Skies Press\ \ Emma\ \ • Jul 19 2024

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Books you may not know are on Kindle Unlimited

I had no idea about any of these 👀 These are on KU in the US at the time im posting this. If youre in a different country or seeing this video six months from now i got nothing 📚

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Skies Press\ \ Emma\ \ • Jun 22 2024

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Attempt at a D.O.B.

Gotta thank @TomesAndTextiles | Booktokker and @Mari - booktok + media reviews for putting this trend on my feed and i believe it started with @Meagan Carioti ☁️ 📚 also yes this is days old and Paladin’s Grace was 2 books ago 😅 i loved it!

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Written Reveries\ \ Krystal\ \ • Apr 8 2024

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Book Shelf Tour

Long overdue bookshelf tour!

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Fantasy & Frens\ \ Zoranne\ \ • Apr 12 2023

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what are some of your favorite books from the past few years? here are mine! 😊📚 ##favoritebooks##bookrecommendations##fantasybookrecs

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Fantasy & Frens\ \ Zoranne\ \ • Mar 30 2023

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