The Book Title: Bookish and the Beast Author: Ashley Poston Publisher:  Quirk Books Release Date: 8/4/20 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: In the third book in Ashley Poston’s Once Upon a Con series, Beauty and the Beast is retold in the beloved Starfield universe. Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck—on her college application essays, in her … More Food and Book Pairing: Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston

The Book Title: Tweet Cute Author: Emma Lord Publisher:  Wednesday Books Release Date: 1/21/20 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming ― mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life … More Food and Book Pairing: Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

The Book Title: These Violent Delights Author: Chloe Gong Publisher:  Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: 11/17/20 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Trigger Warnings: Mentions and descriptions of blood, violence, gore, character deaths, transphobia, explicit description of gouging self (not of their own volition), murder, weapon use, insects, alcohol consumption, parental abuse.  Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: The year is … More Food and Book Pairing: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

The Book Title: The Chicken Sisters Author: KJ Dell’Antonia Publisher: GP Putnam’s Sons Release Date: 12/1/20 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi’s and Chicken Frannie’s have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state–and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the … More Food and Book Pairing: The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia