55 Essential Memoirs You Should Read
Memoirs tell a story or a collection of particular stories from someone’s life, but the best ones are able to…
Jen Harper
When is Your Kid Ready for Harry Potter? A Guide for Getting Started
“You’re a wizard, Harry.” As a bibliophile and a parent, you’re so eager for the day your kid is ready…
7 Books for Kids of All Ages About Environmental Activism and Climate Change
Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg has taken the world by storm with her passion for environmental activism and tireless efforts to effect…
Celebrate the Deluxe Signed Edition of Becoming with 15 Inspiring Quotes from Michelle Obama’s Iconic Memoir
A year after the release of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir Becoming, readers continue to revel in the…
9 Books to Read if You Loved The Ninth House, October’s B&N Book Club Selection
The Barnes & Noble Book Club selection for October, The Ninth House, found readers tearing into a richly dark fantasy…
6 Baby-Sitters Club–Inspired Halloween Costumes for Couples
As everyone who filled out the Baby-Sitters Fan Club application in the back of Claudia and the Sad Goodbye back…
Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever: 5 Things We Love About Dork Diaries
Whether you’re a self-proclaimed dork or cute, cool, and, popular (a.k.a. a CCP), middle school offers plenty of tricky terrain…
5 New Middle-Grade Novels for Animal Lovers
Nearly everyone’s kid goes through a phase of pretending to be an animal 24/7. If you haven’t gotten to that…
Wrecking Ball is Almost Here! We’re Celebrating by Ranking Every Diary of a Wimpy Kid
To celebrate this exciting addition to the series (which was most recently expanded by the hilarious Diary of an Awesome Friendly…
8 Books to Read if You Loved The Testaments, September’s B&N Book Club Selection
The Barnes & Noble Book Club selection for September, Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, picks up more than 15 years after…
5 Picture Books to Teach Kids about Consent and Bodily Autonomy
As an adult, can you imagine if someone told you that you have to go sit on the lap of…
Guts Review: 6 Ways Raina Telgemeier’s New Book Shows Real Guts
It takes real guts to survive tweendom, and bestselling author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier definitely had what it takes to…
9 Books to Read if You Loved Inland, August’s B&N Book Club Selection
The Barnes & Noble Book Club selection for August, Téa Obreht’s Inland, combines magical, mystical elements with historical fiction set…
Wacky Summer Vacation Stories for Kids of All Ages
Whether your kids’ summer break is packed with car trips, plane rides, train treks, or fun-filled family staycations, there’s plenty…
Raina Telgemeier’s Share Your Smile Helps Readers Tell Their Own Stories
Fans of Raina Telgemeier’s bestselling graphic novels are anxiously awaiting the release of her new book Guts out September 17.…
7 Fun New Gift Books for Graduates of All Ages
We can almost hear those opening notes of “Pomp and Circumstance,“ as everyone rushes to wrap a new copy of Oh,…
10 New Coming-of-Age Middle-Grade Books for March
The tweenage years are a tumultuous time for everyone, and additional challenges like health issues, childhood trauma, parents struggling with…
The 10 Best Dr. Seuss Books to Read Aloud
Dr. Seuss’s kooky characters, tongue-twisting rhymes, and invented words have long made his entire collection of books fantastic read-alouds for…