#1 INDIE NEXT LIST pick for September/October 2026 Kids' List. “Each of Sharp’s painstakingly composed paintings should both command interest and generate a raised eyebrow...All in good, creepy fun.” - Kirkus Reviews
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“The articles and interviews in this extraordinary book delve into the evolution of rock music and music writing, reflecting contemporary artistic and cultural perspectives and the era’s distinctive journalistic flavor.” - Library Journal, starred review
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OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK FOR MAY “...[B]rilliantly weaves a complex and compelling story that ultimately shows us the power of love in a world that is hostile, in a world that is judgmental.” – Oprah Winfrey
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"...[T]his gently elegiac novella deserves to be slowly savored." - New York Times review
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"An invaluable window into urban Black America." - Kirkus, starred review
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"...Lullaby for the Grieving feels buoyant, luminous, bold. It is an incomparably fine meal, each poem to be savored, each so good as to make readers doubt the next poem could measure up. But it does. It always does." - Shelf Awareness, Best Books of 2025
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Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Books of the Year
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Barnes & Noble's 2025 Book of the Year
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"Taylor packs her book with beautiful photos of coast horned lizards (aka 'horny toads,' who really can shoot blood out of their eye sockets) and fence lizards (the state’s ubiquitous 'blue-bellies'), as well as compelling stories about sighting these creatures over her years taking students out into the field." - New York Times
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