Supervillainy: A Guest Post by John Scalzi
A hiss-terical story about the (un)luckiest nepo-baby of all time, Starter Villain follows an everyman who inherits his uncle’s supervillain…
Funny Stuff
5 Funny Historical Fantasies To Read Right Now
In the hands of the wrong teacher, history can be a bore, full of dusty dates and details. Where’s the…
16 of the Funniest Moments in the Harry Potter Series
We all know the Harry Potter series is an international phenomenon that has inspired millions of children to read and…
10 Harry Potter Halloween Costumes You Haven’t Thought Of
Halloween is right around the corner. You’ll be dressing up as someone from Harry Potter, obviously (you’ve been doing this…
Where Are They Now?: The Supporting Characters of Harry Potter
If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly plagued by the idea that we have no clue what’s going on in…
The Dark Days Club Author Alison Goodman Shares Her Favorite Facts on Regency Underthings
Book one of best-selling author Alison Goodman’s (Eon/Eona) new Lady Helen series, The Dark Days Club, is set in an archly…
YA Recs for the Gang at Sweet Valley High
Everyone has those books from childhood that deeply influenced them, whether classics or graphic novels or, for modern teens, hopefully…
YA Recs for Every Member of the Baby-Sitters Club
If, like me, you’re a child of a Certain Decade, there’s a good chance you grew up reading Ann M. Martin’s…
7 Ideas for Your Book-Themed Halloween Party
Here’s my idea of a book-themed party: everybody brings a novel. We read in front of a roaring fire while…
7 Times YA Books Came to the Rescue in Pop Culture
While being stuck in the 1990s often trips up the titular heroine of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, sometimes her time-capsule-esque knowledge comes in…
How to Spot the Other Book Nerd at the Party
For some reason (you ran out of books? You can’t find your reading glasses? You’ve got a book hangover?) you’ve decided…
The YA Lover’s Guide to Dating Dealbreakers
Congratulations! You’ve just had a wonderful first date with a really cute boy/girl/androgynous snowman, and you’re finally feeling like you…
6 YAs That Made Us LOLFR
Sometimes when life gets you down, you just NEED something to pick you back up. Something fun and charming and…
Seven One True Snack Pairings for Your Fave YA Books
In the YA community, readers talk a lot about One True Pairings. OTPs. And while all of us certainly swoon…
Quiz: Which Weasley Are You?
Last week, a mere 17 years after the bloody Battle of Hogwarts, the world—wizards, witches, squibs, and muggles alike—finally got…
Don’t Stay Up Late, and More Rules of Surviving Fear Street
I confirmed something this week: even though I’m now a college-educated adult, R.L. Stine still has the capacity to give…
What Genre Are You Living In?
You wake up. The air around you seems a little…fuller. You’re pretty sure the colors in your bedroom are more…
The YA Lover’s Foolproof Guide to Landing a Date
Dating can be treacherous, particularly for our favorite YA characters. But despite having to contend with both mundane and magical problems,…
Our Weirdest Fictional Crushes
Tomorrow is February 14, internationally recognized as a day to celebrate Whitman samplers, engagement rings in champagne glasses, and the weirdest fictional crushes you’re…