Not So Normal Norbert Author Joey Green Shares His Top 5 Favorite Funny Middle Grade Adventure Books
Don’t get me wrong. I would still read stuff. I bought every Peanuts paperback book ever printed and subscribed to…
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12 New October Picture Books That Make Perfect Gifts
Fall is in the air, bringing with it crisp weather, pumpkins, and mums. It’s also a perfect time of year…
Creepy Pair of Underwear Author Aaron Reynolds Shares His Top 10 Creepy Picture Books
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6 Reasons to Read A Series of Unfortunate Events Now That You’re Hooked on the Show
At long last, Lemony Snicket’s spooky and atmospheric A Series of Unfortunate Events has come to Netflix, and it is the perfect show to binge…
10 Books Even Adult Readers Will Love to Read Aloud
Growing up is a strange experience, mainly because we assume more or less arbitrarily that certain things we enjoyed as…
7 Books Celebrating Family: The Good, The Bad, and the Totally Crazy
What’s that slightly gross, but true, quote? You can pick your nose, and you can pick your friends, but you…
7 Fictional Schools That Are Definitely Not Up to Code
Fictional schools may seem wonderful and magical when you’re thinking about all the adventures your favorite students get up to, but…
5 Brave Books on Conquering Your Fears
As a kid, and let’s face it, sometimes as an adult as well, the world can be a scary place.…
8 Fictional Characters Who’d Make the Best Travel Companions
Picking a travel buddy is just as important as picking a roommate: you’re going to be stuck with them, probably…
5 Fictional Bookworms We Want in Our Next Book Club
When you love books, there is nothing better than surrounding yourself with other book nerds. The kind of people who…
6 Top-Notch Detective Books for Sleuths-in-Training
If you have a budding detective in your house, a good mystery is a great way to get your little…
The Book Lover’s Countdown to Christmas
Christmas is coming, and an advent calendar is a fun way to build anticipation. It’s like watching the ball drop in…
Here’s Who Should Play the Baudelaires, the Snickets, and Count Olaf in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
This week, one of the best book series of all time received extremely fortunate news: A Series of Unfortunate Events,…
5 Kids’ and YA Books that Transcend the Age Label
It’s not your fault. Everyone grows up. Getting older isn’t an achievement, like throwing a no-hitter. It’s just something that…
What to Read Next if You Liked We Were Liars, The Vacationers, City of Heavenly Fire, Dangerous Creatures, or The Target
The Target, by David Baldacci, is another breathless installment in his ongoing series of novels starring a steely government assassin. This…
6 Great Grade-School Reads by Authors You Already Love
The fact that young adult books are being devoured by the not-so-young is so last news cycle. Hooked by propulsive…
Match Wits With Snicket! The Donald J. Sobol Legacy in File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents
The latest book from fictional character and author Lemony Snicket is, according to itself, not a book at all, but…
Why is Jude Law the Quintessential Cinematic “Author” Character?
If you’ve seen Wes Anderson’s new super-meta comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel, you know that, in typical Anderson style, it…
Murderers, Kidnappers & Teachers: 10 Children’s Book Characters Who are Legit Insane
Remember how our parents used to tuck us in at night and send us off to dreamland with stories of…
Finding What Makes Your Heart Beat: An Interview With Kyle Minor, Author of Praying Drunk
Kyle Minor’s newest collection of short stories, Praying Drunk, was released earlier this month and has already garnered the attention of…