5 YA Fantasies With Feisty Princesses
There are a great many YA fantasy tropes I love: dangerous games, unexpected magical powers, portals from one world to the next. The list goes on....
I Watched the SDCC Small Press Panel and Now I am 86% Rage Bees
San Diego ComicCon@Home was a pretty amazing event. Not the same as being there, but then, nothing is. You’d think tuning in from the couch would...
NYC Child Care Plan Includes Using Libraries
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced last week that the city would provide 100,000 “learning lab” seats to enhance the city’s plan for a...
The Art of the Vulgar Tongue: Slang’s Evolution
Do you ever wonder how slang shifts so quickly? Slang terms can evolve, like how “social network” referred to in-person networking (Oxford English Dictionary added it...
9 Great August 2020 YA Releases to TBR
In Lobizona, bestselling author Romina Garber weaves together Argentine folklore and what it means to be illegal “in a timely tale of identity and adventure that...
The Galaxy Note 20 and 20 Ultra are Samsung’s Biggest, Fanciest Non-Fold Phones
Samsung’s bi-annual smorgasbord of flagship products was held today, announcing (among many other things) the latest Galaxy Note phones. This year’s refresh is christened the Galaxy...
Hasan Minhaj’s Hilarious Take On Classic Children’s Books: Critical Linking, August 5, 2020
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy....
Why Recognising Culture Clashes is Important when Communicating through Sport
by Joshua Jibulu, Creative at Vensy Famously, a South African icon once said that “sport has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite...
Here’s What to Do with Your Family’s Old Photo Albums
Like most families, you probably have a few (or a few dozen) old photo albums lying around. Here’s what you need to do with the before...
How to Disable File Thumbnails on Windows 10
Even in our age of speedy PCs, many people use removable or networked drives that can be frustratingly slow to browse—especially if we have to wait...
