[How it Works](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/how-it-works/) [Bookshop](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/books/bindery/) [Publishing](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/publishing/) [Team](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/team/) [Contact](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/contact/) Log in or Sign up I Love You Don't Die: A Novel Jade Song Save to Your Books [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/3857/978-0063433885) 100% of affiliate revenue supports Casey the Reader Acclaimed author Jade Song (Chlorine) returns with her latest literary exploration: a lyrical, poignant, and heartfelt novel about the meaning of love, friendship, debt, depression, and death in New York City—a coming-of-age for a new generation, in the vein of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh. For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only inevitable thing in life. From living above a Chinatown funeral parlor to working at a celebrity start-up for bespoke urns, she has surrounded herself with death—in her home, in her work, and in her ever-growing collection of zhizha, paper creations meant to be burned for the dead, adorning the walls of her apartment. Yet, though living in Manhattan and working her dream job is all she ever wanted, she still struggles to have meaningful connections—or find any meaning at all—in her life. Too often she spends the day in bed, only drawn out from time to time by her best (and only) friend, Jen.That changes when a dating app leads her into a throuple with an artist and a labor organizer, who offer exactly the kind of love she needs. For some time, it’s perfect, but no one understands better than Vicky that all things must end. As doubts grow over the love in her life, her friendship with Jen, and her professional success, the oddly comforting abstraction of death starts becoming something else altogether. With everything beginning to feel hollow and temporary, Vicky must decide how to keep moving forward. To try and hold on to what she has, or to once again do what she does best: destroy. Show more Get the Bindery app * * * Posts about this title from Casey the Reader [Casey the Reader\\ \\ Casey\\ \\ • Jul 13](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/) [This was a very slow reading week for me. I plowed through two books last weekend during the heatwave and then...stopped, ha. I couldn't focus, and then a migraine whacked me at the end of the week. Anyway, here's what did get read. Books marked with a \* are books I was gifted.\\ \\ **Murder In The Dressing Room by Holly Stars\* -** A cozy mystery about the murder of the owner of a drag cabaret? Yes, please! With this one, I loved the characters and story but not the execution. The MC kept endlessly rehashing old clues without getting anywhere new, and then everything happened right at the end. I did love that our MC was a nonbinary drag queen, and that we got to see how them being Joe vs being Misty was both separate personalities and also impossible to separate.\\ \\ **I Love You Don't Die by Jade Song\*** \- Anyone who gave this one a low rating is INCORRECT. I love love love Song's writing style. This book is less physically visceral than CHLORINE was, but it's...emotionally visceral? Is that a thing? Well, it is. This book is super heavy, but I loved the explorations of the intersections of friendship and love, life and death.\\ \\ Well, that's all for this week. Come on over to the Discord and share what you've been reading!](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/item/H5f4UU9IMud3XzIX6kmi/) [Mini Review Monday - July 13, 2026](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/item/H5f4UU9IMud3XzIX6kmi/) * * * 2 books 1 [Casey the Reader\\ \\ Casey\\ \\ • Jul 3](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/) [Now that I'm doing weekly reading roundups on Mondays, it doesn't really make sense to do a fave of the week on Fridays. I don't know exactly what I'm gonna do yet (I KNOW it doesn't have to be the same every week. But my brain does not! It likes routines!), but today I've got my June wrap up and a look forward at some books I hope to pick up in July. (Books marked with a \* were gifted to me and books marked with a ^ I was paid to read.)\\ \\ For June reads, it's no surprise that all my faves (starred) were books I read for Pride Reading Bingo. Queer books forever!\\ \\ \\ \\ THE QUARTER QUEEN^\\ \\ WHY ARE PEOPLE INTO THAT?\\ \\ LONDON FALLING\*\\ \\ ⭐️ SEVEN DEVILS\\ \\ ESCALA'S WISH^\\ \\ ⭐️ THE MAIDENHEADS\*\\ \\ DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL (reread)\\ \\ ⭐️ SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON\*\\ \\ DIVERGENT (reread)\\ \\ POOL HOUSE\*\\ \\ LOVE IS AN EX-COUNTRY\\ \\ RAISING ARTEMIS^\\ \\ THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME\*\\ \\ ⭐ ONE OF THE BOYS\*\\ \\ DEATH OF THE AUTHOR\*\\ \\ ⭐ SHAPES OF LOVE\*\\ \\ * * *\\ \\ Here's what's on deck for July. (Ish...you know how that mood reading life goes.)\\ \\ \\ \\ **MOSS'D IN SPACE\* - This is the July Found Family Book Club pick!**\\ \\ CHAOS\* - This space romance series is a fave of mine and I've been saving this latest installment for when I needed a treat.\\ \\ MAKE ME BETTER\* - Gailey is a fave author and normally I would have gobbled this up by now but for some reason I thought it was a fall release and therefore I didn't prioritize the ARC. Whoops!\\ \\ BLACK SALT QUEEN\* - I've been meaning to read this fantasy about royalty, romance, and betrayal for awhile and the sequel recently came out so I better get to it!\\ \\ I LOVE YOU DON'T DIE\* - I'd intended to read this for Pride Bingo and didn't get there. I adored Song's debut CHLORINE and am looking forward to more of that.\\ \\ THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS\* - Another Pride Bingo fail. I've been very into cozy, comedic fantasy lately so I'm ready to wrap myself up in this one.\\ \\ OUT OF STEP, INTO YOU\* - The last of my Pride Bingo intendeds. I thought Burch's debut YA novel a few years ago was seriously underrated, so watch out for me yelling about this one soon.\\ \\ **Books I'm carrying over from June:** My current reads are Love In A F-cked Up World by Dean Spade and Coldwire\* by Chloe Gong.\\ \\ **Other miscellaneous July reads:** I run an in-person book club that reads spicy books and I our July pick is The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, which will be a reread for me. I also read the first chapter of Murder In The Dressing Room\* by Holly Star yesterday. There will be other audiobooks because I can't commute without them, but I haven't picked any yet.\\ \\ Is that a packed enough TBR for you or what!](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/item/RjgobKuiwId4ySBsPVwi/) [June Wrap Up + July Hopefuls](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/item/RjgobKuiwId4ySBsPVwi/) * * * 26 books 4 Posts about this book from across Bindery [Casey the Reader\\ \\ Casey\\ \\ • Jul 13](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/) [Mini Review Monday - July 13, 2026](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/item/H5f4UU9IMud3XzIX6kmi/) * * * 2 books 1 [Casey the Reader\\ \\ Casey\\ \\ • Jul 3](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/) [June Wrap Up + July Hopefuls](https://caseythereader.binderybooks.com/item/RjgobKuiwId4ySBsPVwi/) * * * 26 books 4 [Tattooed Library\\ \\ Emily\\ \\ • Jun 18](https://tattooedlibrary.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ Upgrade for $5 or login](https://tattooedlibrary.binderybooks.com/item/RrRksAmzi6NxFzS4nxe6/) [EARLY ACCESS TO MY YOUTUBE VIDEO: MID-YEAR BOOK TAG](https://tattooedlibrary.binderybooks.com/item/RrRksAmzi6NxFzS4nxe6/) hi besties! i can't believe we're halfway through the year but i love watching everyone do this challenge, so i figured i'd join in this year! the prompts are down below if you want to make your own video, or want to answer in the comments!! mid year book tag 🏷️ 1\. best book you've read so far 2\. best Sequel you've read so far 3\. new release you haven't read but want to 4\. most anticipated release this year 5\. biggest disappointment so far this year 6\. biggest surprise so far this year 7\. favorite new author--debut or new to you 8\. new fictional crush 9\. new favorite character 10\. book that made you cry 11\. book that made you happy 12\. what book(s) do you still need to read? * * * 10 books 1 [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Apr 10](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [all the books I want to read this spring 🌸📚 a long overdue book haul!](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/iepx0g2gN4dwIfSOC5De/) open for an exclusive giveaway! 👀 * * * 22 books 15 [4](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/iepx0g2gN4dwIfSOC5De/#comments) [Sapph-Lit\\ \\ Nina\\ \\ • Mar 30](https://sapphlit.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Hello Bindery Babes!! I am so excited for Pride this year -- Sapph-Lit and grotto in NYC have some incredible events planned and I just can't wait for it to be warm and read at the beach, the pool, on the porch and in my yard.\\ \\ Summer to me is always when I read the most books -- there's so much sapphic romance and contemporary lit fic to get to! -- and for this upcoming Pride month Sapph-Lit has a fiction pick slotted for June.\\ \\ Here are all of the books that are on my radar -- What is standing out to you? Is there a title that's not here you think we should vote on? Let me know in the comments!\\ \\ As always, thank you so much for your support Bindery Babes!! xx Nina\\ \\ - Girl's Girl by Sonia Feldman\\ \\ - Nymph by Sofia Montrone\\ \\ - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave\\ \\ - I Love You Don't Die by Jade Song\\ \\ - Sweetbitter Song by Rosie Hewlett\\ \\ - Best Woman by Rose Dommu\\ \\ - Girls Girls Girls by Shoshana von Blanckensee\\ \\ - Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenberg\\ \\ - Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth\\ \\ - Perfume and Pain by Anna Dorn\\ \\ \\ Upgrade for $5 or login](https://sapphlit.binderybooks.com/item/FM4R6jtY5epZIDI5RSB3/) [Sapph-Lit PRIDE MONTH BOOK POLL!!](https://sapphlit.binderybooks.com/item/FM4R6jtY5epZIDI5RSB3/) Which novel should we read in June? * * * 10 books 4 [14](https://sapphlit.binderybooks.com/item/FM4R6jtY5epZIDI5RSB3/#comments) [Boneyard Picnic\\ \\ Natalie Meagan\\ \\ • Mar 20](https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ Join for free or login](https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/item/VcCrbLqtaZSNRPtRjARn/) [March Releases](https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/item/VcCrbLqtaZSNRPtRjARn/) Sorry I'm late with this but I do have a list so let's add some titles to our TBRs together! * * * 19 books 9 [Ronnica Reads\\ \\ Ronnica Fatt\\ \\ • Mar 16](https://ronnicareads.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Here are some March 17th new book releases on my radar (and should be on yours!). First, the ones I've had a chance to read:\\ \\ **_I Love you Don't Die_ by Jade Song** 5.0/5 stars\\ \\ Put this on your TBR if you enjoy books with mental health rep. This book made my best books read in 2025 list. The throuple will likely gain the most attention, but the discussion of depression is what most interested me.\\ \\ **_The Plans I Have for You_ by Lai Sanders** 4.25/5 stars\\ \\ Put this on your TBR if you enjoy thrillers with some depth. We're exploring cancel culture, feminine rage, and anti-Asian hate with unlikable FMCs.\\ \\ And the four I'm still waiting to get my hands on:\\ \\ **_Innamorata_ by Ava Reid**\\ \\ Why it interests me: Ava Reid is a must-read author for me. This is described as dark and gothic: yes, please.\\ \\ **_Sisters in Yellow_ by Mieko Kawakami**\\ \\ Why it interests me: by the author of _Breasts and Eggs_, translated from Japanese.\\ \\ **_Under Water_ by Tara Menon**\\ \\ Why it interests me: climate fiction and grief.\\ \\ **_A Mask the Color of the Sky_ by Bassem Khandaqji**\\ \\ Why it interests me: a Palestinian passes for Jewish in order to gain greater access in Israel. This book was written while the author was imprisoned for his political activities.](https://ronnicareads.binderybooks.com/item/49fNvVfYH7xPCpKI34Tg/) [March 17th Releases to Put on your TBR](https://ronnicareads.binderybooks.com/item/49fNvVfYH7xPCpKI34Tg/) * * * 6 books [Boozhoo Books\\ \\ Naomi\\ \\ • Jan 31](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Hi Friends, \\ \\ Back with another 10 more horror books written by women that I can't wait for this year! There are way too many books coming out this year, I have no idea how I'm going to read them all. Have you heard of any of these?\\ \\ 1. I Love You Don't Die by Jade Song (3/17) This one is for the weird girls. \\ \\ \\ \\ _For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only inevitable thing in life. From living above a Chinatown funeral parlor to working at a celebrity start-up for bespoke urns, she has surrounded herself with death—in her home, in her work, and in her ever-growing collection of zhizha, paper creations meant to be burned for the dead, adorning the walls of her apartment. Yet, though living in Manhattan and working her dream job is all she ever wanted, she still struggles to have meaningful connections—or find any meaning at all—in her life. Too often she spends the day in bed, only drawn out from time to time by her best (and only) friend, Jen._\\ \\ \\ \\ _That changes when a dating app leads her into a throuple with an artist and a labor organizer, who offer exactly the kind of love she needs. For some time, it’s perfect, but no one understands better than Vicky that all things must end. As doubts grow over the love in her life, her friendship with Jen, and her professional success, the oddly comforting abstraction of death starts becoming something else altogether. With everything beginning to feel hollow and temporary, Vicky must decide how to keep moving forward. To try and hold on to what she has, or to once again do what she does best: destroy._\\ \\ 2. Afterbirth: Novel by Emma Cleary (3/24) An unsettling, hypnotic descent into the visceral heart of “mommy horror,” _Afterbirth_ is a story of fractured sisterhood, aching hunger, and irrevocable transformation—reverberating with the echoes of classic horror cinema.\\ \\ 3. Wayward Souls by Susan J Morris ( 3/17) gothic sequel to Strange Beasts, a delicious gothic suspense following the daughter of Dracula's killer and the daughter of criminal mastermind Moriarty. \\ \\ 4. Indigent by Briana Cox (3/20)\\ \\ \\ _LEIGH PIERCE ESTATES is home to a diverse array of tenants: families, immigrants, students, the forgotten elderly. All working poor, and all in danger._\\ \\ _Because the tenants of Leigh Pierce are disappearing._\\ \\ _Live-in handyman Xavier seems to be the only one who notices. Or cares. After a chance encounter with the culprit leaves him infected with something horrifying, Xavier is thrust into a surreal nightmare of starvation and consumption all too familiar to his gentrifying Atlanta neighborhood._\\ \\ _Succumbing to his infection, Xavier is drawn into the cobbled-together family squatting in Leigh Pierce's basement. People who, through a myriad of doomed roads, fell into the same self-destructive cycle of indigency, harboring dark secrets... and darker appetites. Trapped in a dynamic of codependency and complicity, Xavier and his family- new and old- are forced to confront the cost of survival in a world that has disregarded them_\\ \\ 1. Hex House by Amy Jane Stewart (4/28) A feverishly told, dark and unsettling Scotland-set fairy-tale about a safe haven for women which transforms them into vessels of revenge, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, A. G Slatter and Julia Armfield\\ \\ 2. The Lady in Chains by Bonnie Quinn (4/28)\\ \\ \\ _Every year, campground manager Kate sends out a pamphlet titled “How to Survive Your Camping Experience.” It includes a list of rules to help campers have an enjoyable experience and hopefully survive any encounters with the campgrounds other…inhabitants._\\ \\ _With the campground in the throes of a bad year, it will take more than a list of rules to keep everyone safe. Monsters that were previously lying dormant are starting to stir and they’re waking up hungry. Among them is the Lady in Chains, a creature feared by both human and inhuman things alike._\\ \\ _Her reappearance creates an upheaval in the balance of power in the campground by renewing an old grudge with the harvesters, who are willing to sacrifice anyone they get their hands on in order to gain an advantage. On top of all this, the man with the skull cap has started taking an unusual interest in Kate. But with the harvesters on the prowl, the Lady in Chains hunting her down, and a sinister spider infestation, Kate is going to need all the allies she can get, even if those allies aren’t actually…human._\\ \\ 1. Wife Shaped Bodies by Lauren Cranehill (4/14) _Sorrowland_ meets _Manhunt_ in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed—covered in mushroom growths like all the other wives in her community—strikes a precarious balance between following her husband’s strict rules and pursuing an intense connection with a woman who makes her question everything.\\ \\ 2. Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker (4/21) **I** n this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.\\ \\ 3. Molka by Monica Kim (4/30) Dahye can't believe her luck when she finds herself in a whirlwind romance with handsome, charismatic Hyukjoon, the heir to a multi-million dollar fortune. But then a shocking revelation threatens everything: the couple has been caught on a spycam amid Korea's growing molka epidemic, and the video is all over the internet.\\ \\ 4. Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce _The woods are known as the place to avoid. What goes in, doesn’t come out._\\ \\ Hazel has been gone from her small hometown of Idless in the English countryside for years. Now returned in the wake of a traumatic divorce and crumbling personal life, her simple plans are to lay low at her parents’ vacated house, reconnect with her prickly sister Cathy, and slowly get back on her feet.\\ \\ \\ \\ Cathy is surprised when Hazel doesn’t show. Their relationship strained from a fallout half a decade ago, she didn’t expect them to get back into a sisterly rhythm…though she hadn’t counted on Hazel bailing, either. \\ \\ \\ \\ But something isn’t adding up. Other people in town whisper of a threat that can’t be shaken. The woods are known for being restless. And Cathy knows the old saying.\\ \\ \\ \\ If you go looking for trouble, you just might find it.\\ \\ \\ Which ones are you preordering? Which ones are you adding to your TBR? \\ \\ I want to read ALL of these and I want to read them RIGHT NOW!](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/LbkeMBWpt5oFTNa2iUFl/) [On Your Radar: Women in Horror 2026](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/LbkeMBWpt5oFTNa2iUFl/) * * * 10 books 7