For Adult recs, check out this post.
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
Queen of Faces by Petra Lord
Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore
The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa
Devil’s Like Us by L.T. Thompson
Monthly Archives: April 2026
New Releases: April 2026
Track Four is Not About You by L.M. Bennett (4th)
Bishop left without a word. Shiloh never knew why. Four years later, neither of them has recovered.
Now Bishop’s album is falling apart, and the only producer who understands her sound is the ex she ghosted. Shiloh doesn’t do chaos, second chances, or Bishop. But when she hears that dying demo, something cracks. Because the raw honesty on that track? That’s theirs. That’s what they used to make together. Before the fame. Before the silence.
Four months. One studio. Two people who used to be everything to each other, now barely able to share air.
The music is pulling them closer. The past is daring them to run.
And if track four isn’t about her…why does it sound like an apology?
Buy it: Amazon
Happy Asexual Visibility Day 2026!
Today on the site we’re celebrating Asexual Visibility Day (aka International Asexuality Day) as we do, with books starring asexual main characters or about asexuality! For even more recs, check out last year’s post.
Children’s
Love Looks Like Lola by Cody Daigle-Orians and
What does love look like? Is it holding hands? Sharing kisses? Getting married? When Claire spends the weekend with her amazing Aunt Lola, she discovers love can look like many things.
While watching her parents’ wedding video, Claire wonders why Aunt Lola never got married. Lola explains that she’s aroace – asexual and aromantic -which means she’s complete just as she is and loves people through friendship, care, and connection. Through their time together, Claire meets the friends, neighbours, and chosen family who make up Lola’s community and realises that love isn’t only about romance or marriage, but about kindness, respect, and belonging.
Love Looks Like Lola introduces asexual and aromantic identities and helps children see that love isn’t one-size-fits-all. With warmth, humour and heart, it invites readers to explore the many ways love can look and reminds us that every kind of love is worth celebrating.
Fave Five: Sapphic Sci-Fi
Teixcalaan by Arkady Martine
Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham
The Elysium Heist by Y.M. Resnik
The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
Happy Arab American Heritage Month 2026!
It’s Arab American Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating with books starring protagonists of Arab descent, authored by writers of Arab descent, or both! For even more recs, check out last year’s post.
Middle Grade Fiction
Wallflower by Iasmin Omar Ata
For as long as Marlena can remember, she has seen flowers growing on everyone she meets: personalized poppies and daisies and roses of every color that give away what their owners truly feel. Invisible to the rest of the world, the flowers have always felt too overwhelming, too much for Marlena to take in when they don’t always match what their owner shows. She’s long since given up convincing anyone else that they’re there.
Until she meets Ashe, a charming transfer student who can somehow see these mysterious flowers, too. Unfortunately for Marlena, Ashe wants nothing to do with her. But as their thorny connection blooms, so do hidden secrets buried years ago. In this stunning graphic novel where dreams are woven into reality and not everything is as it seems, Marlena and Ashe must unfold the truth together, no matter where it may lead.
Happy National Poetry Month 2026!
Happy National Poetry Month! Join us in celebrating by checking out these poetry collections and books in verse! For even more recommendations, check out last year’s post.
Novels in Verse
Saber-Tooth by Robin Gow
Jasper’s favorite person is his older brother, Callan. They go on fossil-finding missions and stay up late while their parents work nights. Callan even helped Jasper pick out his new name when he came out as trans.
But Callan starts to grow distant and leaves for college without taking Jasper on a promised fossil dig. Jasper feels abandoned—and angry. Who needs Callan? He will dig by himself, in his backyard. As he digs, he hears a voice: the bones of a saber-toothed tiger. He’s buried deep, and he wants Jasper to DIG.
Jasper is sure a discovery like this could change the world, or at least get Callan to text him back. But as the saber-toothed tiger finds freedom, Jasper realizes he may have unleashed a monster that no one was ready for, and that anger can empower you—or destroy you.