5 Fantasies That Give Trolls the Spotlight
As a species, trolls could use a better PR plan. These mighty creatures have never recovered from the damage “The…
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Announcing the Winners of the 2019 National Book Awards
When the journalist and writer Sarah M. Broom decided to tell the story of her family—of the home her then-19-year-old…
Breaking the Frame: Sarah Broom Unearths Her Family’s Story in Her National Book Award-Winning Memoir The Yellow House
Last night, journalist and author Sarah M. Broom took home the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction for her memoir…
An Interview with Actress and Author Skai Jackson on Her New Book, Reach for the Skai
The Hollywood Reporter named Skai one of the “Top 30 Stars Under Age 18” and she has been featured in…
Didion, Revisited
“I didn’t know what I was getting into.” David L. Ulin on the experience of revisiting the writer whose novels…
15 Empowering Middle Grade Novels for Kids Interested in Social Justice
For generations, young people all over the world have taken an interest in social justice and found the courage to…
Vinyl Day Returns to Your Local Barnes & Noble
Music lovers, mark your calendars: Barnes & Noble is bringing back Vinyl Day to stores nationwide from November 22-24. It’s…
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…
Hope Exists: Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram Discuss Their Image Comics Saga Little Bird
A young Canadian girl—the titular Little Bird of the new graphic novel from creators Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram—finds herself…
Theresa Julian, Author of The Joke Machine, Shares Some of Her Favorite Funny Kitlit Books
The Joke Machine is on B&N bookshelves now! Back To Top
6 Sequels and Series Continuations We’ve Been Waiting For
The only thing better than loving a book is knowing the story isn’t over—that’s what sequels and companion novels are…
The Future, Unevenly Distributed: William Gibson’s Neuromancer at 35
When Neuromancer was published in 1984, its author, a newbie writer named William Gibson with not many credits to his name…
Try This at Home: Learn How to Draw the Titular Characters from When Pencil Met Eraser!
Once there was a pencil and an eraser…wait, where are Pencil and Eraser?! Can you help us draw Pencil and…
Announcing the Finalists for Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year
What is the book that defined 2019? This year, for the first time, Barnes & Noble has turned to its…
Nothing to See Here
In the new novel from the author of “The Family Fang,” a pair of siblings shares a mysterious — and…
7 YAs to Read After Ruta Sepetys’ The Fountains of Silence
November’s YA book club read, The Fountains of Silence, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys, is set in 1950s…
5 Poignant New Middle Grade Novels That Tackle Bullying
Bullying is a tough topic, but these great new middle-grade books tackle it head-on. Without flinching from the pain it…
Song of the Crimson Flower Author Julie C. Dao Shares 5 Can’t Miss YA Romantic Fantasies
If you love a good villain (who definitely thinks she’s the hero), then you no doubt adored Julie C. Dao’s…
5 London-Set Books to Read After You See Last Christmas
Anglophiles, assemble! Last Christmas hits theaters today, about a young woman (GoT’s Emilia Clarke) who works at a year-round ornament store and…
Fall’s Fiercest Feminist Fiction
We truly have been blessed with some incredible feminist fiction this year. For purposes of this post, I’m defining feminist…