Crossed Hearts' Glam Beat!, a Dedicated Girls' Love Imprint, Debuts with Yuri Manga Borrowing Your Textbook 175160 This April 2026
Crossed Hearts' GLAM BEAT!, a dedicated Girls' Love Imprint, debuts with Heartfelt Yuri Manga Borrowing Your Textbook 175160 this April 2026
Dallas, TX | February 11, 2026
Crossed Hearts, a Dallas-based global publishing house specializing in the English-language release
of manga, manhwa, manhua and Asian novels, today announced the inaugural title for its newest
imprint, GLAM BEAT!, a label dedicated exclusively to Yuri, Baihe, and Girls' Love narratives.
The imprint will launch with Borrowing Your Textbook 175160, a heartfelt and intimate high-school yuri manga by creator Taa RO, scheduled for release in April 2026. This title marks the first of a carefully curated slate of 12 GL releases planned for GLAM BEAT!'s inaugural year, reinforcing Crossed Hearts' long-term commitment to emotionally grounded, character-driven romance and intimate storytelling that resonates deeply with readers.
About the Series
Su Yao is 175 cm tall and painfully aware of it.
Liu Xi is 160 cm tall, close enough that Su Yao never quite knows where to place her hands, her gaze,
or her heart.
It begins with an excuse too small to question.
“Can I borrow your textbook?”
One excuse becomes another.
A shared desk.
A sleeve gently tugged.
A smile warm enough to linger.
Su Yao tells herself she's only being thoughtful. Only being kind. But every time Liu Xi tilts her head and looks up, something inside her falters.
Borrowing Your Textbook 175160 captures the aching sweetness of first love and the fragile courage it takes to reach for it. It is a high-school yuri romance about first love, unspoken longing, and the aching sweetness of wanting someone already within arm's reach—and wishing, desperately, to be closer still.
Tender. Intimate. Achingly sweet.
“Borrowing Your Textbook 175160 captures exactly what we envisioned for GLAM BEAT!. The first chapter will be released digitally this April 2026, and this is just the beginning for the imprint. We hope readers stay excited and continue this journey with us, as our next announcement will further expand what GLAM BEAT! represents. It's a Baihe, releasing both digitally and in print, complete with collectible extras!” — A representative of Crossed Hearts
GLAM BEAT!: A Dedicated Home for Yuri, Girls' Love & Baihe
GLAM BEAT! was created as a passion-filled imprint with a clear editorial mission: to give Yuri, Girls' Love, and Baihe stories the focus they firmly deserve. Rather than treating GL titles as a subset of a broader romance line, Crossed Hearts has positioned GLAM BEAT! as a fully realized imprint with its own identity, release strategy, and reader-focused initiatives.
From tender school-life romances to sweeping adult love stories, GLAM BEAT! focuses on women- driven narratives that are intimate, bold, and unapologetically romantic, celebrating Girls' Love in all its intensity and emotional complexity. The imprint is committed to showcasing vibrant romantic storytelling between women with care, authenticity and heart.
In its first year, GLAM BEAT! will roll out a mix of Japanese Yuri manga, Chinese Baihe titles and Korean Girls' Love works, spanning digital-first releases coupled with premium print editions. Print releases will be thoughtfully designed with reader-requested collectibles, including acrylics and other curated extras, ensuring that each title feels special, cherished, and beautifully presented.
The imprint's next announcement will be a Baihe title, scheduled as its upcoming reveal. This release will expand GLAM BEAT!'s scope beyond manga and signal Crossed Hearts' commitment to bringing Girls' Love stories from across Asia to global readers, thoughtfully localized and meaningfully presented.
About Crossed Hearts
Crossed Hearts is a global publishing house headquartered in Dallas, USA, specializing in the English-language localization and international release of Japanese manga, Korean webcomics, Chinese manhua, and Asian novels. In 2026, Crossed Hearts will debut over 30 print series across romance, action, fantasy, horror, mystery, and beyond, with romance at the heart of its publishing vision.
Crossed Hearts' books are distributed worldwide reaching readers across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, parts of Southeast Asia and the Middle East, ensuring broad global accessibility for its releases.
GLAM BEAT! is a dedicated imprint from Crossed Hearts focusing on Yuri, Girls' Love, Baihe, manga, manhwa, manhua and novels. The imprint exists to spotlight romantic stories between women: stories that are emotionally rich, deeply personal and unapologetically romantic. Through thoughtful curation, premium presentation, and close attention to reader experience, GLAM BEAT! aims to become a definitive home for Girls' Love storytelling worldwide.
For the latest updates, readers can follow Crossed Hearts on:
X: @CrossedHearts_X
Instagram: @TheCrossedHearts
Website: thecrossedhearts.com
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