CLEreaders

Super excited for this weekend in Cleveland.  
 
Saturday is Independent Bookstore 📚 day. I know not everyone is able to go out and make a purchase, but what you can do if you’re looking to help out is leave a great review with a bookstore. You can even just share a post on social media, tell your friend about your favorite bookstore, don’t buy from you know who, you can make a different even without spending money!  
 
Here are some bookstores to check out if you’re interested!  
 
 
 
Sunday we have the spring 🐛 edition of To Books and Beyond at / to keep the local ball rolling. Come have a coffee, grab some food and browse all the awesome vendors. There will be some familiar faces and some new ones.

Double post today since today is PUB DAY for and her newest book Chosen Daughters.    
 
Please make sure to check the list of triggers before reading as this book may not be for everyone.   
  
This is my 3rd read by Jessica and once again I was drawn into the world she creates with her characters. I was really invested in this one because I wanted to see how everything was going to play because of the cult aspect with romance mixed in. This is a standalone novel, but I do highly recommend checking out the other works by Jessica.

May announcement here! Mark your calendars since we are back with another memoir to celebrate Asian American / Pacific Islander authors. Join us 5/20/25 at

Had to add a Dolly Parton song to this month’s post.  
 
This month we discussed the memoir by  
 
We had a variety of reviews this month making it a great discussion! Next month we will be reading What you are looking for is in the library and meet 4/22/25 at  
 
Still time to get in your recommendations for May, just remember it’s Asian American / Pacific Islander authors- any genre.

April votes are in! Mark your calendars for the meeting 🙌🏻

ebruary is in the books!  
 
This month we read The Reformatory, which is based on the Dozier school for boys.  
Very heavy subject matter, but we all agreed it was still worth the read. Overall very highly rated with everyone.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
 
Next month we will be meeting 3/18/25 to read Everything I Know About Love by  
 
April’s theme is bookstore vibes so feel free to recommend anything with the word book/bookstore in the title, setting could be a bookstore, or deal with publishing etc.

Y’all voted for March’s book of the month! Cant wait to discuss this one with everyone. Meet up 3/18/25 at 📚

Thanks so much everyone who came out to our last meeting of the year! Can’t wait to see what 2025 brings for us. Keep an eye out for the February poll that will be posted tomorrow. Peep the super cute cookie cake thanks to . Hope everyone is having a safe and fun holiday season 🎄

If you get our newsletter you have already seen this update. 2025 is going to bring us monthly themes! Each month we will try to pick from a selected theme to help change up our selections. The months with readers choice mean you can nominate any author and any genre. Get those nominations for February ready.

Demon Copperhead is out and Project Hail Mary is in! Let’s end the year on a high note 🚀