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Among Friends

Friends or Foes?  Author: Hal Ebbott Have you ever trusted someone, only to have that trust violently upended? Have years of your friendship ever been met with secret hate and scorn? Have you ever thought that you’d do anything to undo the knowing, to go back to the way that things were? Among Friends is a surprisingly poignant and vicious look at toxic relationships and the resounding effects they have on our lives and families. It starts slowly and, frankly, pretentiously. Amos and Emerson have been friends for 20+ years, since they met over a game in college. Their bond goes [...]

2026-08-16T12:06:02-07:00August 16th, 2026|Tags: , , |

Cartographers, The

“Maps are love letters written to times and places their makers had explored.” Author: Peng Shepherd To us, maps may just be a means to an end, a way to navigate from point A to point B. But what are maps, actually? They are visual storytellers, magical doors that go beyond mere navigation to reveal the heart and beauty of a place, even its secrets. This is how Nell Young felt her whole life, learning from her esteemed father, Dr. Daniel Young, who is a legend in the field of cartography and high-up in the map-lovers academic paradise, the New York [...]

2026-05-06T11:23:03-07:00May 6th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Oasis

"The desert . . . . it’ll devour you whole if you display any sign of weakness." Author: Katya De Becerra While I was reading Oasis, Trav and I were housebound by the Snowcrete, so a book set in a lovely hot desert with supernatural overtones sounded like the perfect way to break the ice and free me to adventure, if only in my mind. It starts, as these things inevitably do, with a band of young friends, freshly graduated from high school and looking for their last hurrah before going off to separate colleges. Alif is our main character. Her [...]

2026-04-09T17:50:16-07:00April 9th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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