I may not be an OG Penn Badgley fan, but I am a fan of his now and that's what is important, right? I first found him while watching You on Netflix, so when I heard he was putting out a book, I was intrigued. Then, Gallery sent me a free copy and I had to dive in. Penn wrote…

There are few times I've been livid at my phone for dying while I was reading a book, and even more rare for that to happen at one in the morning. Such was the case for Ali Hazelwood's first paranormal romance, Bride . Naturally, I was ecstatic to hear that she was publishing a sequel. I picked up Mate on audio through the PRH Audio program for booksellers because…

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As YallWest 2025 was getting started, I noticed a blue piece of paper on the ground that said something along the lines of 'open me' or 'read me'. I picked it up and it said to turn it in at the Sourcebooks booth for a free book. However, a publicist later let me know that the books didn't arrive for the event, but they'd send a copy of the book my way.

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I became familiar with Gayle Forman when her book, If I Stay became a movie a few years back. I enjoyed the movie, but never got around to reading the book. When I snagged an ARC of Gayle's latest book at an event, I decided this would be the one I started with reading. It just took me a year and I still did it by audio instead.

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I'm a big K-Pop fan, so when Webtoon asked if I was interested in checking out a new graphic novel with idol vibes, I was intrigued. When it showed up with a photocard of the main character, I knew I was going to pick it up sooner than later. Death of a Pop Star: Volume 1 introduces us to a debut performer who is topping the charts.

Sports romance is quite popular these days, and I love that authors are branching out and giving us more sports to fall in love with. I hadn't thought much about rugby as a sport for a good romance, but the fine team of Forever were singing this book's praises, and I trust them. So really, this is all their fault...

Season two of Amazon Prime’s smash hit adult animated series Hazbin Hotel is bringing more attention to the show’s major question: is redemption possible? It’s a topic that seems to go against current culture and its obsession with canceling people for large and small problems alike. At the end of season one, Sir Pentious (Alex Brightman) sacrificed himself to save Cherri Bomb (Krystina Alabado) and appeared in Heaven, redeemed.

I don't know why I haven't been writing up proper reviews for manga and manhwa, so here I am, jumping in with a review that's current to the series. Oops. If you haven't read the previous books, might want to skip this until you are caught up. I highly recommend catching up on this series because it is my most favorite manga.

At New York Comic Con, Jayci Lee gave me the first bookmark with the cover of her upcoming book on it, and the group of bookstagrammers I was hanging out with burst into the song that the title com…

One of the hot ARCs people were desperate to snag at YallWest 2025 is the new adventure from Chloe Gong, Coldwire. Chloe's first two series were adaptations of Shakespeare, so there's a lot of curiosity on how she'll handle her first original series. Coldwire is a dual POV cyberpunk story, partially set in a reality called Downcountry and partially set in a virtual world called Upcountry.

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The horror short film The Littles held its public premiere at New York Comic Con 2025 in front of a full house. Volunteers estimate turning away more than two hundred people after filling all the seats and allowing some to stand along the walls for the film's debut and panel. The Littles stars Violet McGraw (Thunderbolts*, Black Widow…

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If you've been around LiteraryHype for a while, you might be surprised to see a review for a kids book here since I don't have kids. But this is a special book, and I couldn't resist. My cousin is one of the authors! A History of Fashion for Children is written by Celia Joicey and my cousin Dennis Nothdruft, with Rose Blake as the illustrator.

I snagged a copy of One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman through Berkley's influencer program solely on vibes. I love a good murder mystery and was excited to jump in. One Death at a Time takes us on a journey along with Natasha Mason, who goes by her last name, as she meets a cranky, old actress at Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Every once in a while I gotta throw a non-fiction book into the mix. Gotta keep me brain on its toes or whatever. I picked up Healing the Wounds of Rejection by Joyce Meyer and Ginger Stache after chatting with Ginger about coming on the podcast. (Joyce is in her 80s and doesn't really do much press anymore, so I knew she wouldn't join for the chat.) It's an important topic, especially in this digital age where we can get rejection from all over the place all the time.