The spooky season has officially arrived. So whether you're looking for a story to give you all the Halloween chills ( hello, Kingdom of the Wicked),  warm your heart during these cool autumnal nights (One Way or Another is the book for…

Steps are making a comeback and will be singlehandedly saving 2020 in… 5, 6, 7 8.

The post below was kindly written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea. California is on fire again. It’s been happening my whole life. One of my earliest memories is watching large flakes of ash fall from…

This post contains affiliate links, which means United By Pop receives a percentage if you make a purchase using these links. Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. September. It's the start of a new season filled with…

It's time to meet your new favourite fantasy read.

If you haven't already readYou Should See Me in a Crown, the gorgeous debut novel by Leah Johnson, stop what you're doing right now and start reading. Following Black, queer teen, Liz Lighty, as she sets out to become prom queen in order to…

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Following two teen rival overachievers over 24 hours on their last day of senior year, Today Tonight Tomorrow, the fantastic new YA rom-com from author Rachel Lynn Solomon, will make you laugh, smile and swoon in equal measures. It's truly…

"It all started because of the COVID-19 outbreak."

What Folklore does best proves that Taylor Swift manages to reinvent herself with every new album she releases, while somehow managing to stay true to her core and heart every time — and she’s one of the only artists who can do so…

With many of us currently staying indoors or enjoying the sunshine independently, there's never been a more perfect time to dive head first into a new book. Thankfully, with stories of monsters, politics, superheroes, vampires, love,…

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She says, "There are some amazing and fun singles coming out in the next couple of months."

Supporting Black authors  has always been and will always be, not only important, but absolutely necessary. However, historically, it's something that, as a society, we haven't been successful in doing. One reason being because books by…

Don't have any LGBTQIAP+ books by black authors on your TBR? It's time to change that.