If there is anything we love more than reading books... it's talking about them! Scroll down to see what books we are raving about this month.
"Kurt Vonnegut's debut novel is a stunning parable of class warfare and the fate of a mankind subjected to pure bureaucracy. Set in a fully automated utopia, the machines make all the decisions, leaving people free to spend their days servicing the machines. When this punch card paradise fails to provide those ineffable, human concerns, which computers cannot comprehend, a conspiracy of merrymaking saboteurs confront society's binary operating system, if only for something worthwhile to do for only a little while." -Steven
A great mix of the fantasy and mystery genres. Hoping this is the start of a fun new series! Perfect for fans of more modern fantasy worlds and unique world building." -Will
"I've been having the hardest time finishing books lately, but this one I picked up and blew through in one sitting. Sweet, melancholy, and charming, these four interconnected vignettes about cats and their owners spotlight the day-to-day joys and sorrows that make up a life. Refreshing and poignant palate cleanser, take as needed!" -Mindy
"For two decades of her life, Dolly Alderton lived wildly and dysfunctionally, drinking heavily, going out until all hours of the night, and bouncing from fling to fling. But despite her riotous and chaotic lifestyle, she clearly did something right, because never have I read a memoir written by someone so young with quite so much wisdom and poise. She is sharp, sparkling, simultaneously hilarious and tender. Reading this book felt exactly like what Dolly loved best: Sitting on the couch in a pile of your best girlfriends on Sunday morning, gabbing about everything that went wrong (and right) the night before." -Eileen
"SO WEIRDLY HEARTWARMING. A folktale retelling for both children and adults, a little girl finds a good friend in a skull. The awesome illustrations give the story a creepy and distant feel. Give this a read before Halloween. "I enjoyed this story", said Otilla. "I did too", said the skull." -Nicole
"This captivating, witty, and macabre dystopian short-story collection is a must-read. Numerous urgent "what ifs?" are unpacked with electric humor and a brilliantly engaging narrator. Themes like Blackness, accountability, complacency, American folly, and surrealism are prevalent, handled with precision and empathy. My favorite short story is either “Zimmer Land” or the titular story "Friday Black", which pulls from the annual capitalist day of stampede inducing sales. "Zimmer Land" is about a theme park whose white patrons get to enact—or as it is marketed "problem solve"—their fantasies. In other words, these racist white patrons are encouraged by the amusement park to act out their violent desires against people of color they find threatening.
If your interest is piqued, I highly recommend dashing over here to buy this and Adjei-Brenyah's newest book, Chain-Gang All-Stars." -Em
"Since the '90s, Emily the Strange has been incomparable representation for the odd, spooky girls (and gays and theys). This collection of graphic novels, originally published in the early '00s, follows thirteen year old evil-scientist Emily as she experiments with golems, potions, and all things creepy-crawly (with the help of her many black cats). You'll find yourself falling in love with the irreverent, cynical, spooky lens with which Emily views the world. For fans of Edgar and Ellen, Nightmare Before Christmas, and the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Buy this book for all the weirdos in your life!" -Jerakah
"Like all great adventures, this too begins in desperation and ends in hope. Oracles both of this world and not guide the way, friends come and go, enemies are vanquished, and perseverance finds a way. A swashbuckling epic told by masters of the art, this story propels itself ever onward towards a tempestuous crescendo as astonishing as it is inevitable." -Steven