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The Lost Queen & The Forgotten Kingdom
by Signe Pike
– WhitneyBook one of a historical trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth—a real queen from sixth-century Scotland—twin sister of the man who inspired the legendary character of Merlin.
Neon Gods
by Katee Robert
– Whitney🔥A modern retelling of the Hades & Persephone myth, but full of consent and lots of SPICE.🔥
The Wedding Date
by Jasmine Guillory
– Adam
The Engineer’s Wife
by Tracey Enerson Wood
– Regan
The Angel of Rome and Other Stories
by Jess Walter
– Regan
Verity
by Colleen Hoover
– Sai
House of Sky and Breath
by Sarah J. Maas
– Sai
The Love Hypothesis
by Ali Hazelwood
– Sai
The Copenhagen Trilogy
by Tove Ditlevsen
– Kiersten
White on White
by Aysegul Savas
– Kiersten
Vladimir
by Julia May Jonas
– Kiersten
The Hacienda
by Isabel Canas
– Kiersten
Cult Classic
by Sloane Crosley
– Kiersten
Either/Or
by Elif Batuman
– Kiersten
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuon
– Veronica
Liberation Day
by George Saunders
– Kevin
  • Non-Fiction

Invisible Storm
by Jason Kander
– Yeng
Finding Me
by Viola Davis
– Yeng
Here’s the Deal, Don’t Touch Me
by Howie Mandel
– Yeng
The Power of Regret : How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
by Daniel H. Pink
– Neera
Everybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains in The Power of Regret. They’re a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives.Drawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience, and biology, Pink debunks the myth of the “no regrets” philosophy of life. And using the largest sampling of American attitudes about regret ever conducted as well as his own World Regret Survey—which has collected regrets from more than 15,000 people in 105 countries—he lays out the four core regrets that each of us has. These deep regrets offer compelling insights into how we live and how we can find a better path forward.As he did in his bestsellers Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind, Pink lays out a dynamic new way of thinking about regret and frames his ideas in ways that are clear, accessible, and pragmatic. Packed with true stories of people’s regrets as well as practical takeaways for re-imagining regret as a positive force, The Power of Regret shows how we can live richer, more engaged lives.
Life Changing Quotes
by Jay Shetty
– Neera
“Remember, saying whatever we want, whenever we want, however, we want, is not freedom. Real freedom is not feeling the need to say these things.”
“When you learn a little, you feel you know a lot. But when you learn a lot, you realize you know very little.”
Stay True
by Hua Hsu
– Regan
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder
– Regan
Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids
by Scott Hershovitz
– Regan
The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life after Brain Damage
by Drew Magary
– Shelly
Baby 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for your Baby’s First Year
by Denise Fields
– Shelly
Raising Twins: Parenting Multiples from Pregnancy through the School Years
by Shelly Vaziri Flais
– Shelly
The Little Book of Baby Massage: Use the Power of Touch to Calm your Baby
by Jo Kellett
– Shelly
Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond between People and Dogs
by Caroline Knapp
– Shelly
Salt Fat Acid Heat
by Samin Nosrat
– Kevin
  • Young Adult

Throne of Glass series
by Sarah J Maas (book one; all books)
– Whitney
“Twisted Tales” series
by Liz Braswell, and others (all books)
– WhitneyIt’s kind of like Marvel’s What If…? but with Disney fairytales. Basically books that ask what if things played out differently from the fairytales we know and love.
Seasparrow
by Kristin Cashore
– Liz
As Hava sails across the sea toward Monsea with the world’s only copies of the formulas for the zilfium weapon, she makes an unexpected discovery about one of the ship’s crew, but before she can unravel the mystery, storms drive their ship off course, wrecking them in the ice far north of the Royal Continent.
The Edge of Being
by James Brandon
– Liz
Seventeen-year-old Isaac Griffin sets out to find the father he has never met, only to discover that perhaps the missing pieces of his life were never missing at all.
The Depths
by Nicole Lesperance
– Liz
After suffering a near-fatal freediving accident, seventeen-year-old Addie Spencer tags along on her mother’s honeymoon to a private island where she unearths dark secrets–a child ghost, moody flowers, and a deep pool where no one feels pain–before realizing the island might not be willing to let her go.
Firekeeper’s Daughter
by Angeline Boulley
– Liz
Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.
The Name She Gave Me
by Betty Culley
– Liz
Rynn was born with a hole in her heart–literally. Although it was fixed long ago, she still feels an emptiness there when she wonders about her birth family. As her relationship with her adoptive mother fractures, Rynn finally decides she needs to know more about the rest of her family. Her search starts with a name, the only thing she has from her birth mother, and she quickly learns that she has a younger sister living in foster care in a nearby town. But if Rynn reconnects with her biological sister, it may drive her adoptive family apart for good.
The Honeys
by Ryan La Sala
– Liz
Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline’s radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who’d grown tragically distant. Mars’s genderfluidity means he’s often excluded from the traditions–and expectations–of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the prestigious Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy where his sister poured so much of her time. But with his grief still fresh, he insists on attending in her place. What Mars finds is a bucolic fairytale not meant for him. Folksy charm and sun-drenched festivities camouflage old-fashioned gender roles and a toxic preparatory rigor. Mars seeks out his sister’s old friends: a group of girls dubbed the Honeys, named for the beehives they maintain behind their cabin. They are beautiful and terrifying–and Mars is certain they’re connected to Caroline’s death. But the longer he stays at Aspen, the more the sweet mountain breezes give way to hints of decay. Mars’s memories begin to falter, bleached beneath the relentless summer sun. Something is hunting him in broad daylight, toying with his mind. If Mars can’t find it soon, it will eat him alive.
Katzenjammer
by Francesca Zappia
– Liz
In chapters that alternate between the past and the present, Cat slowly recalls her life before she and her classmates were trapped inside School, where half of them are mutating, everyone is fearful, and self-destruction seems to be the only means of escape.
Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space
– Liz
In this collection of stories by acclaimed young adult authors the Latin American diaspora travels to places of fantasy and out into space.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
– Liz
When Lily realizes she has feelings for a girl in her math class, it threatens Lily’s oldest friendships and even her father’s citizenship status and eventually, Lily must decide if owning her truth is worth everything she has ever known.
A Snake Falls to Earth
by Darcie Little Badger
– Liz
Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She’s always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from home. He’s found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli’s best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven’t been in centuries. And there are some who will kill to keep them apart.
Does My Body Offend You?
by Mayra Cuevas
– Liz
When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAlister stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the school’s dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship.
Kiss & Tell
by Adib Khorram
– Liz
On boy band Kiss & Tell’s first major tour, lead singer Hunter Drake grapples with a painful breakup with his first boyfriend, his first rebound, and the stress of what it means to be queer in the public eye.
All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir
– Liz
A family extending from Pakistan to California deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness.
  • Graphic Novels

The Devil is a Part-timer!
by Satoshi Wagahara
– Whitney
I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
by Yuusuke Shiba
– Whitney
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
by Taiki Kawakami (manga), created by FUSE
– Whitney
My Hero Academia
by Kohei Horikoshi
– Whitney
Die
by Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans
– Adam
The Nice House on the Lake
by James Tynion IV & Álvaro Martínez Bueno
– Adam
Something is Killing the Children
by James Tynion IV & Werther Dell’Edera & Miquel Muerto
– Adam
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
by Alison Bechdel
– Shelly
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
by Lucy Knisley
– Shelly
  • Music

Everyday is Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
by Sia
– Shelly
Nightroamer
by Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
– Adam
Crybaby
by Tegan and Sara
– Adam
HOLY FVCK
by Demi Lovato
– Adam
Fall in Love Not in Line
by Kids on a Crime Spree
– Adam
Growing Up
by The Linda Lindas
– Adam
Synthetica
by Metric
– Adam
Inside
by Mother Mother
– Adam
Spirituals
by Santigold
– Adam
Darklife
by death’s dynamic shroud
– Liz
Gemini Rights
by Steve Lacy
– Liz
DISCO4 :: PART II
by HEALTH
– Liz
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
by Big Thief
– Liz
Midnight
by Taylor Swift
– Sai
  • Movies

Prey
– Adam
Nope
– Adam & Kiersten
Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Adam
Jersey
– Neera
Thirteen Lives
– Neera
Our Towns
– Regan
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
– Sai
RRR
– Sai
Irma Vep
– Kiersten
Tár
– Kiersten
The Power of the Dog
– Kiersten
The Worst Person in the World (and streaming)
– Kiersten
The Outfit
– Kevin
  • TV

Our Flag Means Death
– Adam
Yellowjackets
– Adam
Severance
– Adam & Kiersten
Interview with the Vampire
– Adam
Upright season 2
– Adam
Reservation Dogs season 2
– Adam
Outer Range
– Adam
Fauda
– Neera
Fauda (Hebrew: פאודה, from Arabic: فوضى fawḍā, meaning “chaos”) is an Israeli television series developed by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff drawing on their experiences in the Israel Defense Forces. The series premiered on February 15, 2015 and now is onto season 4.
Bodyguard
– Neera
Bodyguard is a British political thriller television series. The six-part series centers around the fictional character of Police Sergeant David Budd, a British Army war veteran suffering from PTSD, who is now working for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police Service. He is assigned as the principal protection officer (PPO) for the ambitious Home Secretary Julia, whose politics he despises. The series draws attention to controversial issues such as government monitoring of private information and its regulation, the politics of intervention and terrorism, and PTSD.
Ozark
– Neera
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
We Are Ladyparts
– Regan
Hacks
– Regan
Somebody Somewhere
– Regan
The Dropout
– Regan & Kiersten
Lincoln Lawyer
– Regan
Conversations with Friends
– Regan
Love and Anarchy
– Regan
The Bear
– Regan & Kiersten
Offspring
– Regan
Justified
– Regan
The Morning Show
– Regan
The White Lotus
– Regan
Ted Lasso
– Regan & Neear
House of Dragon
– Sai
Moon Knight
– Sai
Obi-Wan Kenobi
– Sai
The Rehearsal
– Kiersten
Irma Vep
– Kiersten
Dead to Me
– Shelly
Little Fires Everywhere
– Shelly
Archer
– Shelly
Perfect Couples
– Shelly
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