Hi, my loves!
If you've been here a minute, you know I don't resell Advanced Reader Copies I am sent — it has a seal on the cover and everything! It tells you not to!
Anywho, I prefer to share the wealth wherever I can, and that means coming to y'all first. These are all 2026 releases, and if you're interested, comment below with the title you'd like me to send you! Any that aren't claimed by Sunday will go to a Little Free Library in my area.
"If I Ruled the World" by Amy DoBois Barnett (published January 27) follows Nikki Rose as she leaves her job at a prestigious fashion magazine where she is the only Black editor to take over an up-and-coming hip hop and lifestyle magazine called Sugar. Think late-'90s New York City, self-discovery, and the cost of ambition. — I definitely recommend this one! Just not one I think I'll reread, so she needs a new home.
"Body Electric" by Manoush Zomorodi (published May 6) is a non-fiction book that explores the very real health costs of being constantly plugged in to a digital world. The author also hosts the NPR podcast of the same name, to which I have become thoroughly addicted. — I enjoyed the book, but I think I prefer the podcast!
"The Lowe Job" by Grace Alexander (published June 16) begs the question: what happens when a young woman's salacious scandal meets a talent agent/momager's ambition? Fame, fortune, family drama... and all the comes with it. The cost of notoriety is high, but the tensions between mother and daughters may be higher. — I got a final copy of this in the mail just days after the ARC came, so I plan to read it soon! Meanwhile, I don't need both.
Let me know! I'm so happy you're here.
