The Last Castle
By Denise Kiernan
"The Last Castle" is a detailed but perfectly readable account of the story of the Biltmore House and Estate in North Carolina - the largest private...
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Recommended Reading on Parenting in the Digital Age
California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world.
For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.
Banned Books Supporting Freedom to Read
For every book sale from this list, Pegasus Book Exchange will make a donation to the Freedom to Read Foundation's legal defense fund through September. To browse our full collection of featured banned books, come swing by our store in West Seattle.
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Overexposed Online
Oh, the allure of what's portrayed online...so tempting, no? At least until it all goes wrong. These books reveal the dark side of being in the online world. Whether it's the risks of over-sharing, the opportunities for exploitation, or the obsession with curating the perfect online persona, seeing the potential consequences of being too online is a useful reminder to proceed with caution.
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Revisiting the Classics
Classic literary works, myths, and fairy tales reimagined for the modern world, told through a new perspective, or ending with a novel twist that will keep readers engaged - even those familiar with the originals.
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Saving Noah (Deluxe Edition)
By Lucinda Berry
How do you explain that you loved a book centered around a topic that is so heinous most people won’t even discuss it? This is my first experience...
Hyperscale
By Paris Marx
This is a remarkable book for our age—and a reminder that data centers have been taking up acres of land and humming along since the birth of the...
Yesteryear
By Caro Claire Burke
I devoured this book. It hit real close to home and masterfully on religious cult ideologies and how they uphold patriarchy, which helps no one.
The Gate of the Feral Gods
By Matt Dinniman
I think this is my favorite of the series so far. The politics behind the games is way more interesting to me than the actual competitions and boss...
Girl, Forgotten
By Karin Slaughter
Not until the second chapter is there any indication that this book is related to "Pieces of Her." That was odd. Not a big problem, but it made for...