Happy Half Hour (12/16/24)

Today, we’re chatting about the members of an LGBTQ+ club who find themselves accidentally framed for attempted murder, a brave and imaginative memoir by a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and a horror road trip where there’s no telling what else lies in wait just beyond the bend.

PRIDE OR DIE by CL Montblanc | 9781250340474 | 4/15/25
SAVING FIVE: A Memoir of Hope by Amanda Nguyen | 9780374615918 | 3/4/25
WHITE LINE FEVER by KC Jones | 9781250792716 | 3/18/25

Additional titles we mentioned:
CODEBREAKER by Jay Martel | 9781250355546 | 7/22/25
HARMATTAN SEASON by Tochi Onyebuchi | 9781250782977 | 5/27/25
IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD by Jonathan Parks-Ramage | 9781639736140 | 6/3/25
NOBODY IN PARTICULAR by Sophie Gonzales | 9781250352491 | 6/3/25
FLIRTY DANCING by Jennifer Moffatt | 9781250379283 | 5/27/25
THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by J.R. Dawson | 9781250805584 | 7/29/25
SPELLBOUND: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith by Phil Hanley | 9781250860156 | 3/18/25
SPITFIRES: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II by Becky Aikman | 9781635576566 | 5/6/25
DREAMING OF HOME: A Young Latina’s Journey to Pride, Power, and Belonging by Cristina Jiménez | 9781250275660 | 5/27/25
STATE CHAMP by Hilary Plum | 9781639735433 | 5/13/25
FERAL & HYSTERICAL: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women by Sadie Hartmann | 9798890032973 | 8/19/25
THE DISSENTERS by Youssef Rakha | 9781644453193 | 2/4/25
OVERGROWTH by Mira Grant | 9781250768230 | 5/6/25
GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner | 9781250908643 | 7/15/25
BLACK FLAME by Gretchen Felker-Martin | 9781250348012 | 8/5/25
THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP: A Memoir by Sarah Kendzior | 9781250879882 | 4/1/25
MAKE SURE YOU DIE SCREAMING by Zee Carlstrom | 9781250365675 | 4/8/25
BAD NATURE by Ariel Courage | 9781250360885 | 4/1/25
NEEDY LITTLE THINGS by Channelle Desamours | 9781250334817 | 2/4/25
BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney | 9781250337788 | 1/14/25
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell | 9781250356406 | 10/29/24
THE WAY OF KINGS by Brandon Sanderson | 9780765326355 | 8/31/10

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