Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice Love Radio The Bruising of Qilwa Catherine House Strike the Zither: The Kingdom of Three Duology, Book One Making a Scene
River Woman, River Demon Partners in Crime Bitter Medicine Lunar Love As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Love Times Infinity Partners in Crime
This Place Is Still Beautiful Hell Followed with Us Why Do You Look at Me and See a Girl?: Volume 35 Amulet of Wishes Daughters of the New Year (Original) Big Chicas Don't Cry Bindle Punk Bruja
Bindle Punk Bruja A Thousand Miles to Graceland Beating Heart Baby The Women Could Fly A Thousand Miles to Graceland Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics If You Could See the Sun (Original)

Summer 2022 Reads

Summer 2022 Reads

By Bookish Brews
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Alisha Rai

$16.99 $15.80

I'm not sure the crime ring made sense in this book but Alisha Rai managed to write a book that was so exciting I didn't care at all! It was a delightful ride!

A Thousand Miles to Graceland

A Thousand Miles to Graceland

Kristen Mei Chase

$15.99 $14.87

I'm always looking for mixed Asian representation because there is hardly any out there. Forever really gave us a treat with this one (plus I'm now a Forever fan!). I cried three separate times and devoured this book in a single day.

Bindle Punk Bruja

Bindle Punk Bruja

Desideria Mesa

$17.99 $16.73

More mixed representation! I am not a big fan of mob stories AT ALL but Bindle Punk Bruja isn't that at all. It takes place in the 1920s and there are debt collectors but this book is SO MUCH MORE. I absolutely adored it! Desi completely understands the mixed experience and throwing in the magic was wonderful.

Making a Scene

Making a Scene

Constance Wu

$29.00 $26.97

I was completely impressed with Constance Wu's writing style. She shifts between first person and third person when things get hard as she disassociates, but this is also in parallel with the multi level metaphor for "making a scene." I'm also a huge fan of how she very clearly talked about her assaults. More books that directly confront what exactly consent is will change the lives of many.

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

$19.99 $18.59

This is a heart-wrenching love story to Syria. Zoulfa did a beautiful job of building a story about loving and losing a difficult home. Absolutely beautiful.

Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

Craig Steven Wilder

$32.00 $29.76

I read this in preparation for my Dark Academia post! Make sure to read it!

Hell Followed with Us

Hell Followed with Us

Andrew Joseph White

$18.99 $17.66

Super gory and tragic but hopeful at the same time. This book isn't afraid to say that horrible things can happen, and we may come out changed, but we DO come out on the other side.

If You Could See the Sun (Original)

If You Could See the Sun (Original)

Ann Liang

$18.99 $17.66

This is a fun and light story of a girl in an elite school selling her invisibility services. I love stories that trade in secrets!

Strike the Zither: The Kingdom of Three Duology, Book One

Strike the Zither: The Kingdom of Three Duology, Book One

Joan He

$18.99 $17.66

I am a Joan He FAN and she did not disappoint with this one. It's way different than I anticipated but it is wonderful.

Daughters of the New Year (Original)

Daughters of the New Year (Original)

E. M. Tran

$27.99 $26.03

I am so honored that books about Vietnamese women are coming out. I am starting to finally feel like I understand what it means to be a Vietnamese woman through books like this while simultaneously learning that being a Vietnamese woman is to just be me. Life changing.

The Women Could Fly

The Women Could Fly

Megan Giddings

$26.99 $25.10

This is one of my new favorite books because of the social commentary. I'm absolutely obsessed with the way that the modern day witch hunt was displayed here. Masterfully done.

Lunar Love

Lunar Love

Lauren Kung Jessen

$15.99 $14.87

Another mixed Asian rep story that made my heart sour. Lauren showed us that there is no one right way to honor our heritage and that is absolutely crucial.

Bitter Medicine

Bitter Medicine

Mia Tsai

$18.95 $17.62

Mia did a FANTASTIC job of blending languages, mythologies, and peoples in this book. I'm so impressed with how wonderfully everything went together in this one. Because in a modern city there WOULD be many peoples who would have multiple mythologies and languages and that is so rarely represented in books. Brilliant!

Big Chicas Don't Cry

Big Chicas Don't Cry

Annette Chavez Macias

$12.95 $12.04

Love Times Infinity

Love Times Infinity

Lane Clarke

$17.99 $16.73

This book made me sob the entire time. It's incredible.

This Place Is Still Beautiful

This Place Is Still Beautiful

XIXI Tian

$18.99 $17.66

River Woman, River Demon

River Woman, River Demon

Jennifer Givhan

$28.99 $26.96

A beautiful blend of cultures in this book!

Beating Heart Baby

Beating Heart Baby

Lio Min

$18.99 $17.66

Beating Heart Baby has my whole heart. Honestly it was too real for me at some points about having online friends and having them mean the world to you. This book is a new favorite

The Bruising of Qilwa

The Bruising of Qilwa

Naseem Jamnia

$15.95 $14.83

A beautiful examination of being from an empire that has risen and fallen. A must read for any fantasy fans

Love Radio

Love Radio

Ebony Ladelle

$19.99 $18.59

Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice

Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice

Loretta Ross, Jael Silliman, et al.

$24.00 $22.32

a must read after the overturn of roe v wade

Amulet of Wishes

Amulet of Wishes

Rita A. Rubin

$15.99

Catherine House

Catherine House

Elisabeth Thomas

$27.99 $26.03