J.k. Rowling
10 Books for Kids with July Birthdays
July is a splendid month for a birthday party—school’s out, the weather’s hot, the beaches and pools are welcoming, and…
5 New Book and Activity Pairings for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is almost here and what better way to celebrate the moms in your life than with a sweet…
10 Books to Inspire Graduates
Graduation is thrilling—and sometimes scary. Fortunately for today’s graduates, some very smart people have written down their thoughts on how to…
How Many of These 10 Bestselling Novels of All Time Have You Read?
I don’t have the exact numbers in front of me, but approximately more than eight kajillion books have been published…
Your Reading List for the Return of The Magicians
It’s official: Lev Grossman’s fantastic book series The Magicians has inspired one of the best adaptations on television. The series…
If Your Kids Love Fantasy, They’ll Love These 6 Fantastical Chapter Book Series
Do your younger readers imagine all day long? Do they pretend to be unicorns or cats, flapping their arms like…
Quiz: Which Harry Potter Edition Is Your Soul Mate?
With books, movies, theme parks, and plays, it’s hard to imagine life before Harry Potter! The last 20 years have…
20 Things We’ve Learned from Harry Potter
It has been twenty years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone first graced U.S. shelves and bettered our lives.…
Smart Kids Can Solve Anything: A Guest Post from Ernestine, Catastrophe Queen Author Merrill Wyatt
I was the world’s worst student. You know, the kid who never pays attention. The one who misses assignments because…
9 of the Best Meet Cutes in YA History
There’s lots to love about a good fictional relationship: the flirting, the breakups, the makeups, the happy endings, the sad…
8 Diverse Fantasy Reads for Harry Potter fans
You love Harry Potter. I love Harry Potter. Odds are most of the people you know love Harry Potter. And…
How Harry Potter Changed the World
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. That means we’ve all spent…
6 Incredible Animal Friends in YA Fiction
Have you ever watched a cute video of a puppy rolling around or a kitten learning to meow and thought,…
Why We Can’t Wait For Harry Potter: A Journey Through the History of Magic
Harry Potter: A Journey Through the History of Magic is a companion book to an exhibit at the British Library…
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns Author Julie C. Dao Shares 7 Villains Worthy of Their Own Antihero Origin Stories
This week marks the release of the stunning Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, the debut fantasy from author Julie C. Dao. The book is…
Harry Potter: A Beginner’s Guide to Evaluating Authority
“I want to teach my daughter to resist,” my friend said. “She’s going to grow up in a time when…
6 Harry Potter Plot Revelations You May Not Have Caught the First 10 Times Through
If you’re anything like me, you’ve read the Harry Potter books somewhere in the neighborhood of eight thousand times—soon to…
Harry Potter’s Birthdays, Ranked from Worst to Best
If you’re a regular person, your birthday probably consists of cake, balloons, maybe a present or two. But if you’re…