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Happy Friday, everyone! Blessed Beltane to those celebrating this evening! April 30th is Honesty Day, and in the spirit of coming clean I...

YA is chock-full of so much stigma, pitfalls, and cringe-worthy tropes that us YA readers almost need to clarify we like different...

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