B&N Reads
Book Nerd Tweets of the Week: In Remembrance Edition
There is nothing quite like knowing you have a book on your bedside table that's so good it feels like…
Jen Williams Talks Testing Her Writing Mettle in The Copper Promise
Jen Williams is a British fantasy author whose Copper Cat series, already a buzz-generator in its native UK, is finally coming…
Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars Aftermath: Life Debt Reflects a Diverse Galaxy
Last year, as we all waited very patiently for the new Star Wars movie, author Chuck Wendig was handed an assignment…
Swing to these 5 Jazz Age Romances
The Jazz Age was a time of social upheaval, lawlessness, and changing morality. It certainly had its dark underbelly, especially regarding violence…
5 Books That Find Beauty in the Apocalypse
The apocalypse is an event usually rendered in lurid shades of deep despair. It’s only natural—the extermination of all life on earth…
5 Romantic Second-Chance Love Stories
Second-chance love stories make for gleeful and efficient reads. The couple already knows each other, which means we can all…
6 Books for Kids Nervous About Summer Camp
Heading off to summer camp can be nerve-wracking for kids. While it is often the adventure of a lifetime (oh, how…
Grover Cleveland, Again! Author Ken Burns Shares His 10 Favorite Presidential Facts
Children have an endless appetite for fun facts and unforgettable stories, and our nation’s history—particularly when it comes to our presidents—offers…
15 Authors Discuss Name Changes, Diversity in Literature, and More in July’s YA Open Mic
YA Open Mic is a monthly series in which YA authors share personal stories on topics of their choice. The…
Christine Feehan’s Shadow Rider is One Hot Ride
Naughty. Unbelievably steamy and naughty. That’s what I said to a friend after I finished the first book in Feehan’s Shadow…
Lara Avery’s The Memory Book Will Destroy You (And It’ll Be Awesome)
Be warned: You won’t make it out of The Memory Book alive. In Lara Avery’s latest, Sammie McCoy is a girl focused…
6 New SFF Books Invading the Literary Fiction Section
I sometimes think of SFF as the home base of genre crossover. The speculative genres’ interest in reshaping old stories into…
Valley of the Dolls: 50th Anniversary Edition
Charles Taylor looks back at Jacqueline Susann’s controversial bestseller on the occasion of its 50th birthday.
Manga 101: A Beginner’s Guide
From marauding giants to magical girls, manga has some of the best stories in comics, but it can be a…
5 Writers Who Were (Probably) Killed Because of Their Books
For the most part, writing seems like a pretty safe job—sitting behind a keyboard and tapping away certainly doesn’t seem…
Victoria Schwab on Monsters, This Savage Song, and Staying Loyal to the Story
Victoria Schwab (or V.E. Schwab, if you’re reading A Darker Shade of Magic) alternates between writing young adult, middle grade,…
6 Books That Will Inspire You to Lace Up Your Hiking Boots
There is no greater celebration of the summer season than getting outdoors and immersing ourselves in nature. No matter what…
How Dark Matter Went from Graphic Novel to Syfy Hit
Dark Matter returned last weekend for its second season on Syfy. The action-heavy series about a mind-wiped crew that awakens…
A Love Affair of Blood and Bourbon in Tiffany Reisz’s The Bourbon Thief
In The Bourbon Thief, Tiffany Reisz spins a tale as old as time; an epic historical novel about the unraveling of a…