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06/23/2026
June is Pride Month!
Tash Aw is a critically acclaimed author who has had three novels longlisted for the Booker Prize. His novel, The South, follows a young man who travels to his family's dilapidated farm in Malaysia and the intense love affair he experiences while there.
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06/22/2026
Happy Motivational Monday!
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06/18/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Nebula Awards!
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06/16/2026
June is Pride Month!
Stephanie Wambugu is an author and editor.
Her award-winning debut novel, Lonely Crowds, explores the intense lifelong friendship between two women.
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06/15/2026
Happy Motivational Monday!
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06/11/2026
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has awarded this year's Locus Awards!
Congratulations to the authors!
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06/10/2026
Anyone else still thinking about the Artemis II? With NASA recently unveiling the plans for new robotic landers for the next Moon mission, we have our friendly space neighbor on our minds.
While we may be a ways from building a lunar base, plenty of authors have envisioned how that might pan out.
Swipe through our latest to pick your next lunar read!
06/09/2026
June is Pride Month!
Billy-Ray Belcourt is an Indigenous poet and scholar.
His work has been nominated for multiple awards and included in "best of" lists.
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06/08/2026
Happy Motivational Monday!
Visit us in person or head to our website to check out more of Lewis B. Smede's wise words today!
06/02/2026
June is Pride Month!
Dylan Hardcastle is an award-winning non-binary author, artist and screenwriter.
Their latest novel, A Language of Limbs, follows the parallel lives of two women in Sydney, Australia and the pivotal moment when they finally meet.
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