Practicing My Craft: A Guest Post by Amanda Peters
Our 2023 Discover Prize winner is back, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Taking you from the past to the…
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A Clash of Cultures: A Guest Post by Gordon Korman
Dexter is an old soul, and when he’s forced to leave homeschooling behind, he learns seventh graders aren’t known for…
Chocolates and Chapters: New Romance for Valentine’s Day
There’s nothing quite like Valentine’s Day, whether you’re spending it with that special someone, celebrating all of the nearest and…
A Love That Extends Across Culture and Time: A Guest Post by Poppy Kuroki
Dazzling and transportive, our latest Monthly Pick is a story of love across generations and ancestral ties that bind. Poppy…
Our Spiritual Heritage: A Guest Post by Erin Hicks Moon
There are days when I really miss MySpace. I grew up on the newborn Internet. We had Prodigy, dial-up, Internet…
DON’T YOU WANNA THROW DOWN?: A Guest Post by Neena Viel
Listen to Your Sister tells the story of an eldest daughter struggling to meet her family’s needs — all while…
Heroes and Villains: A Guest Post by Carter Wilson
Secrets, lies and crimes come to light in Carter Wilson’s latest. With breakneck twists and a complex protagonist we can’t…
Victorian England, Villains and Psychopaths: A Q&A with Virginia Feito
Virginia Feito’s latest is a sharp and surreal stay at Ensor House alongside a psychotic governess with an insatiable appetite.…
Love Begets Love: A Guest Post by Jessica Soffer
A novel about marriage, parenthood, life and death, This Is a Love Story is a timeless exploration of family and…
The Best Audiobooks of February 2025
Although the shortest month of the year, February is overflowing with new audiobook highlights. Our focus is on titles that…
Do You Believe in Monsters?: A Guest Post by Dennis Mahoney
What kinds of monsters plagued you as a kid? Was it Pennywise from It? Frankenstein, Dracula or Godzilla? Whatever your…
My Dream Fictional Town: A Guest Post by Sarah Adams
Sarah Adams returns with the third red-hot volume in her addictive When in Rome series. Rival undercover authors and schoolteachers…
Every Horror Story is About Power: A Guest Post by Eric LaRocca
Bestselling author Eric LaRocca returns with a dark, decadent story of loneliness and longing, life and death. With claustrophobic rituals…
I Didn’t Want to Write a Memoir: A Guest Post by Neko Case
Neko Case’s rural, quiet and lonely childhood paved the way to global stardom — this is the story of how…
Best YA Books of February 2025
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching and spring break plans slowly but surely coming together, why not kick back and stack…
Best Kids’ Books of February 2025
With holiday excitement at bay (for now) and gifted books already read cover-to-cover, we know those kids are itching for…
Best Books of February 2025
As we brave the winter and look forward to the coming days of spring, we’re passing the time with the…
Parallels, Parents and Perspective: A Q&A with Adam Haslett
Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett returns with a story about new beginnings, old grudges and complicated family ties. Read on…
I Did What I Do Best: A Guest Post by Lisa Yee
Your favorite outcasts are back following their adventures in A Royal Conundrum (our overall Children’s Book of the Year for…
On the Wild Side: A Guest Post by Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak, the treasured gem of a writer, tells the rich and rollicking tale of three wild dogs and their…