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Book Riot is a web resource for readers and authors alike that has become just phenomenal and
essential since its inception in 2011. Champions for diversity in literature and all the wonderful
representation that includes, I often get a lot of my reads from their articles. Earlier this month,
Namera at BR (clickable link her to bio!) recommended 9 Diverse Romantic Comedies that are
certain to put a smile on our faces. I've added them all to my TBR, but here are the five I'm most
looking forward to! Find these quickly through Namera's article by clicking here.

1. Dial A for Aunties (Jesse Q. Sutanto) - The title resonates because I, too, am an Auntie! Once I

looked it up and read the synopsis, I was sold. I'm gonna leave it at that, because you need to
experience it for yourself!
2. Pumpkin (Julie Murphy) - I honestly had no idea that Dumplin' was the first of a series. I
swear I'm not living under a rock. *drunk emoji*

3. Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous (Suzanne Park) - Not only am I charmed by books with
long titles, but it's important that we all know and understand that most of us have been
Sunny Song at one point or another.
4. Neanderthal Seeks Human (Penny Reid) - I first heard about Penny Reid's work on Book

Riot's blog, When In Romance (podcast worth adding to your library, I promise!). "Smart
Romance" is her tagline, and she is not even playing. This book follows Janie, a neurodiverse
knitter who is legitimately worth her weight in gold, and that's just going off the synopsis. I
really can't wait to tuck into this one.

5. Prom Theory (Ann LaBar) - Like 'Dial A for Aunties', this one won't be out for another few
weeks. But when I found out that Iris, who is non-verbal, is committing to getting her crush
to ask her to prom through love science, I decided that I couldn't *not* give this a read.