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#OwnVoices is a term coined by the writer Corinne Duyvis, and refers to an author from a marginalized or under-represented group writing about their own experiences/from their own perspective, rather than someone from an outside perspective writing as a character from an underrepresented group.

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The Papercutter by Cindy Rizzo: Book Review

The Papercutter by Cindy Rizzo is a YA dystopian novel with a focus on Jewish youth trapped in an increasingly dangerous situation. It’s the future and the USA has split

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The San Francisco Snatch by Kitty Knish: Book Review

Zap, Krak, Pow! Holy bolts of lightning The Shocking Adventures of Jewish Lightning #1 The San Francisco Snatch by Kitty Knish is an electrifying and gloriously campy super heroine novella

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How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole: Book Review

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole is a reinterpretation of Anastasia and the second book in the Runaway Royals series. It fully stands alone, so you don’t have

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Hani and Ishu’s Guide To Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar: Book Review

Hani and Ishu’s Guide To Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar is a wonderful queer young adult love story that gave me all the feels. Humaira “Hani” Khan is the epitome

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Objecting To Her by JJ Arias: Book Review

Objecting To Her by JJ Arias is an enemies-to-lovers story that has you wondering if the two leads are going to strangle each other or rip each other’s clothes off.

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When Tara Met Farah by Tara Pammi: Book Review

When Tara Met Farah by Tara Pammi is a romantic coming of age story with a Bollywood backdrop. At nineteen, Tara Muvvala is the only one of her friends not

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Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers: Book Review

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers is a poignant coming of age novel that highlights the importance of finding inner peace, making the best decisions for yourself and having deep and

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Masquerade by Anne Shade: Book Review

Masquerade by Anne Shade is the story of one woman’s journey to find herself and live the life she desires despite being a black lesbian in 1925 USA. Set in

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Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera: Book Review

Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera is the kind of coming out and coming of age story that I wished I’d read when I was a teen. This beautiful

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