As Gary Coleman once taught us, it takes different strokes to move this world, and that means that people who love to read must work hand-in-hand with people who regard reading as the worst way to spend any amount of free time. In fact, you might even be close friends with (or related to) someone […]
For those who don’t know (and oh, how I both pity you and envy the journey that awaits you), the greatest fantasy adventure of the last three years is not a book, nor a movie, but a podcast—one begun on a lark, at that. Three years ago, podcasting stalwarts the McElroy Brothers (Travis, Justin, and […]
Two years ago, I reread the entire Harry Potter series from start to finish over the course of about a month. This was a reread for comfort: I’d already read and listened to the series at least half a dozen times. It had been a few years, though—a rough few years—and I wanted to return […]
Just Right Reads is a series hosted by Kamilla Benko, children’s book editor and author of the forthcoming The Unicorn Quest, featuring newly released middle grade books and Q&As with your favorite authors! Cassie Beasley, New York Times-bestselling author of Circus Mirandus, chats with Kamilla about Tumble & Blue, her new magic-infused novel about a […]
Ghosts, goblins, vampires, your kids all hopped up on candy—there are lots of things to fear when the howling October wind whistles through the trees. But running out of awesome books for your kiddos to read is definitely not one of them. We’ve rounded up some of the best of the best for young readers […]