The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

Recently my first niece was born, and judging by the brilliance she has already displayed in her first six months of life, I can only assume she’s destined to be the next Leslie Knope, or maybe the founder of a NASA competitor. I’m already curating the list of books I want to give her throughout her […]

Sometimes it seems like parents in YA (at least one, if not both) are either checked out or dead. So it’s always nice to come across a fictional parent or two that not only exist as an actual presence in their children’s life, but also act like totally normal parents—in other words, completely and utterly embarrassing, all of the time. […]

Tris, Katniss, Hermione—we know there are some truly badass teens in YA fiction. But the ones who make it to the big screen are just the tip of the dauntless iceberg. And as these awesomely fierce females demonstrate, you don’t have to be able to move mountains to rock the world. (Though it can’t hurt!) […]

Summer reading is a standing part of a school’s curriculum, but what prepares you for class in the fall doesn’t necessarily prepare you for, well, anything else. College is a whole different animal from high school, and if you really want some reading to help you prep for new people, new living situations, new emotions, […]