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Necessary Whimsy

detail from the cover of Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo
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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Celebrate Queer Joy

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detail from the cover of Chilling Effect
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Reading Recs for the Days You Want to Be Samwise, Not Frodo

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detail from the cover of Enchanting the Fae Queen
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When You Finally Read the Book Everyone’s Been Talking About

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detail from the cover of Sarah Beth Durst's The Spellshop
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Humor, Healing, and Cozy Books to Build a Nest In

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detail from the cover of Murder by Memory
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Suggested Reads for Heart-Eyed Romance Fans and Chocolate-Hungry Gollums

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Art from the cover of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett, depicting wild hogs pulling a sleigh through the night sky above a wintry landscape; illustration by Josh Kirby
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Necessary Whimsy: Wintry Reads for Hibernating Goblins

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detail from the cover of Moonstruck: Magic to Brew
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Necessary Whimsy: Stop and Smell the Flowers With Pouty Wizards and Centaur Baristas

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detail from the cover of The Short Con by Aleks Sennwald
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Necessary Whimsy: Fight the February Blues With Comics and Bloody Good Fun

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Art from Kate Beaton's The Princess and the Pony
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Necessary Whimsy: Grumpy Chickens and Other Fun Ways to Escape the Hectic Holidays

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Detail from the paperback cover of My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (Art by Hugh Fleming)
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Necessary Whimsy: Vampire Bunnies and Other Weird-But-Fun Halloween Reads

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detail from the cover of The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (Art by Viktor Koen)
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Necessary Whimsy: Combatting Book Shame and the End of the World

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detail from the cover of River of Teeth
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Necessary Whimsy: Hippos, Zombies, Ballroom Dance, and Dragon Vomit

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