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From the Bookbed Room: ‘The Temptation of Adam’ by Dave Connis
by Miguel Galang When I first found out about The Temptation of Adam by Dave Connis and its wonderful premise, I was like, “omg, I need this book asap.” Because where have I seen a YA novel that talks about porn addiction? I have never encountered one prior to this , but let’s face it: talking about what gets you…
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From the Bookbed Room: ‘Call Me by Your Name’ by Andre Aciman
by Miguel Galang Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman follows Elio as he reminisces the time when he was 17 years old and living in Italy with his parents. Every summer, Elio’s parents would take in an academic guest who would live in their villa for six weeks and help with his father’s academic paperwork. They also…
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From the Bookbed Room: ‘Flame in the Mist’ by Renee Ahdieh
by Miguel Galang Set in feudal Japan, Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh follows Hattori Mariko, the daughter of a prominent samurai, who is promised to the emperor’s son, Minamoto Raiden. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, she narrowly escapes an ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she…
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From the Bookbed Room: ‘Magonia’ by Maria Dahvana Headley
by Miguel Galang “If you look at the sky that way, it’s this massive shifting poem, or maybe a letter, first written by one author, and then, when the earth moves, annotated by another. So I stare and stare until, one day, I can read it.” Reading Magonia takes me back to those nights where I would…
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