Megan Beauregard

6 Fantasy Books with Powerful Female Leads

Powerful female characters don’t only wield a sword and fight evil. Grand, sweeping fantasy novels present these women with dangers and challenges that they must learn to face bravely. But they can cast spells and slay dragons while being a multitude of other things: strong-willed, determined, vulnerable or flawed. A…

Megan BeauregardSeptember 26, 2022

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10 Dark Academia Reads to Obsess Over this Autumn

Dark academia lurks on the underside of academia — with a focus on the illicit, the murderous and the obsessive. When students become wildly fixated on their studies, they careen into forbidden territory, uncovering secrets that become the subject of the novel. This subgenre's appeal is not unlike the pull…

Megan BeauregardSeptember 23, 2022

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One Young Woman’s Rebellion Against a Society Divided by Race

The Great Peony: Safina Cameron (Pretty Publications) flips the script on racism and discrimination, imagining a world where dark-skinned people thrive in High Society, while light-skinned people make up the lower class with less access to resources and education. Jannah Bayyan has crafted a fascinating piece of speculative literary fiction…

Megan BeauregardSeptember 15, 2022

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A Female Blade for Hire Leads this Gripping Fantasy Novella

“The soul of the warrior was servitude. The only reason to fight was to protect yourself or defend those who could not protect themselves. If a person never had to bleed in the field or watch their friends die in the mud, then you, as a warrior, were doing your…

Megan BeauregardSeptember 8, 2022

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United We Stand: 6 Stories of Americans in the Age of Protest

To summarize 1960s America with one event or novel would be a tremendous disservice to that era. The decade was shaped by the Vietnam War, political protests, the civil rights movement, second-wave feminism, hippie counterculture and a thriving music scene. But these major events weren’t the only factors in shaping…

Megan BeauregardAugust 29, 2022

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In “Blind Expectations,” Romance Meets Family Drama

Coming from a low-class neighborhood meant Pete had to work three jobs to afford a spot at Stepney Green, his prestigious New Jersey college. Most of all, he thought that college would be the perfect opportunity for finding true love. Instead, he graduates with a hard-earned degree, a promise to…

Megan BeauregardAugust 23, 2022

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Gritty Nordic Noir Unravels Past and Present Crimes

Johanna Mo’s The Shadow Lily (Penguin) is as intricate as it is alluring. This second book of The Island Murder Series stands alone, filling in crucial details about the previous novel while setting the scene for a third. Part thriller, part police procedural, The Shadow Lily weaves a missing persons…

Megan BeauregardAugust 11, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

“All This Could Be Different,” A Radiant Portrait of a Young, Queer, Immigrant Woman

This novel is as vibrant as its cover, alive and awash with people and love. Its first chapters begin in a rhythm that is clipped and clear, the beat of it ticking along like a clock until suddenly, it shatters, lurching into the life of a young, queer, Indian woman. All…

Megan BeauregardAugust 5, 2022

Fiction Romance Romance - Featured

Blended Family Learns Love and Acceptance

After a series of online dating mishaps and five years after the loss of her husband, Daisy thinks she's finally found the one. But as she settles into her new relationship with Brad, she realizes that everything takes work — not just romance and friendship, but supporting Brad’s children along…

Megan BeauregardJuly 19, 2022

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The Charm of Contradiction: 9 Opposites Attract Romance Novels

We all love a good romance trope: enemies to lovers, fake relationships, forbidden love. What is at the core of so many of these tropes is the conflict between lovers. You know they’ll end up together, but you’re desperate to know how they’re going to overcome their obstacles. Opposites attract…

Megan BeauregardJune 27, 2022

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Unlikely Friends Conquer Their Fears in “Cornbread & Poppy at the Carnival”

Friends don’t have to agree in order to get along; they just have to empathize with each other. Being friends with someone different from you can make your world feel bigger. This is the idea behind Cornbread & Poppy at the Carnival (Little, Brown and Company) by Matthew Cordell, the…

Megan BeauregardJune 27, 2022

Megan Beauregard

6 Fantasy Books with Powerful Female Leads

10 Dark Academia Reads to Obsess Over this Autumn

One Young Woman’s Rebellion Against a Society Divided by Race

A Female Blade for Hire Leads this Gripping Fantasy Novella

United We Stand: 6 Stories of Americans in the Age of Protest

In “Blind Expectations,” Romance Meets Family Drama

Gritty Nordic Noir Unravels Past and Present Crimes

“All This Could Be Different,” A Radiant Portrait of a Young, Queer, Immigrant Woman

Blended Family Learns Love and Acceptance

The Charm of Contradiction: 9 Opposites Attract Romance Novels

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