Recommendations for Middle Grade March / Women’s History Month
Happy Pride Month, everyone! If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you know my household is always on the lookout for great middle grade and YA SFF. We're…
Mar. 2026 – The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
I'm always waiting for that moment where a book just clicks. Where I stop evaluating and just get lost in it. Where “I can appreciate this” morphs into “Please don't…
5 Middle Grade SFF Books to Check Out for Black History Month
I wasn't going to do the obligatory Black History Month book post because, well, it feels obligatory and therefore kind of fake. I believe we should all be reading writers…
Feb. 2026 – Amari and the Night Brothers
Just under the wire, here comes my recommendation for February: Amari and the Night Brothers. Now, not all middle-grade fantasy lands with adults. A certain amount is just whimsical, kid-centric…
Jan. 2026 – Daughter of the Deep
Happy New Year, everyone! I really want to make this year focus more on indie kidlit, and I still have that as a goal. Unfortunately, that means I have to…
Dec. 2025 – The Firefly Code
Hey there, faithful readers! The weather is cold (even here in Central Texas), the calendar is out of new months for the year, and Star War characters have started popping…