Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade witticisms with Alphonse Wetmore and Mark Twain, the frontier folk who keep us civilized today. If you keep company with storyteller Mary Collins Barile, you'll even catch a glimpse of the Mississippi River running backward from an earthquake that was all Missouri's fault.
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Friday, May 16, 2025
Happily Never Ever by Kenzie Reed, 314 pages
Help me. I’m trapped in a rom-com novel with no way to get out. It sounds crazy, but I was sitting on
a park bench reading my favorite rom-com when I got hit by lightning. Unfortunately, my surly,gorgeous, billionaire boss was standing right next to me when it happened—and now we’re stuck
together in the weird universe of a Serena Lovelace book.
Archie Showcase Digest #22: Archie's Valentine's Special, 225 pages
Not sure what to get your valentine? Archie’s got you covered! Delight your sweetheart with this showcase of the best and most heart-warming stories, puzzles, and fashion pages all featuring, hearts, candies, romance, dating, and love—like only Archie can!
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Flirting With the Frenemy by Pippa Grant, 272 pages
Mission: Survive my best friend's wedding, where I must play nice with my ex and his perfect new girlfriend.
Strategy: Bring the hottest fake boyfriend on the planet.
Target: Grady Rock. Master Baker. Dimples. Muscles. The unicorn of fake boyfriends.
Complication: Wyatt Morgan. My brother's best friend. My sworn enemy. Military man. Sexy as hell single dad. The man I let into my panties for one night of hot hate sex after my ex dumped me.
And the man who just scared off that perfect fake boyfriend.
By pretending to be my real boyfriend.
I can roll with this though. What’s the harm in Flirting with the Frenemy if it helps me get the job done?
Complete my mission and move on.
Or so I thought.
Until Wyatt kisses me again and I start feeling things I shouldn't.
The thing about weddings...nothing ever goes as planned.
Fourth Wing Parody: Fifth Wing by Reid Mockery, 156 pages
What if Fourth Wing was written by someone with no filter, a grudge against fantasy tropes, and a plus-sized heroine who gives zero sh*ts? Welcome to Fifth Wing.
Vile Soreinbut isn’t graceful, chosen, or even particularly motivated—but she’s confident, curvy, and somehow bonds with the most temperamental dragon in the sky. Now she’s stuck at Mudbath Community War College, dodging flaming obstacle courses, toxic rivals, and one very broody, leather-clad disaster named Xadence Marriott.
Xadence was supposed to be a dark, mysterious heartthrob. Instead, he’s being emotionally dismantled by a woman who eat pastries during battle briefings and thinks seduction starts with mild insults.
This laugh-out-loud fantasy parody skewers everything you love (and secretly hate) about the tragic backstories, enemies-to-lovers angst, overly dramatic deaths, and dragons who might be high.
World of Archie Comics Digest #148, 225 pages
Mittens? Check. Silly hat? Check. Cocoa? Check. Now you’re ready to cozy up with this wonderful wintertime collection of heart-warming tales from Riverdale. Just remember to keep your cool in the heated action of a snowball fight!
Monday, May 12, 2025
Ozark Tales and Superstitions by Phillip W. Steele, 96 pages
Phillip Steele has collected 26 stories in an attempt to preserve the rich lore indigenous to the Ozarks.