Support Indie Bookstores Without Leaving Your Home
For the past six years, Independent Bookstore Day—billed as a “one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country”—has taken place on the...
Every Pixar Movie Is Really About How We Tell Stories
At the heart of every great Pixar movie is a story about storytelling. Films like Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Up, and most recently, Onward, aren’t just...
The @PublishrsWeakly Twitter Account Is Calling Publishing to Task
The elements of Book Twitter are usually pretty predictable: unbridled and sometimes smug love for literature, self-promotion, subtweeting. There are hot controversies (spine-in books, anyone?) and...
Friday Fund Days: Drop Some Dollars And Help Some Classrooms!
With the world being a difficult place for those of any marginalized background, one of the things those of us who are looking to do something...
Funny Self-Help Books to Rock Your World
If you’re like me, you’re a sucker for self-help books. Especially funny self-help books. The humor knocks out the gentle, woo-woo side of self-help and gets down...
How Audiobooks Helped Me Feel Less Lonely Staying Home with my Newborn
In these quarantine days, I miss the casual conversations. Gone are the spontaneous chats on the sidewalk or over cubicle dividers, in cafes or across playgrounds. For...
A Brief Tour into the World of Cozy Mystery Authors
Cozy mysteries are one of my catnip genres. Those new to cozy mystery authors and stories may not know these differ from other tropes in the...
Middle Grade Books That Help Unpack Complex Conversations
Sometimes there are things in our lives that are challenging at any age, but especially if you’re a tween: grief, the loss of a loved one...
Bookish TED Talks For When You Can’t Read Right Now
We are all going through very uncertain times right now, and many of the things that once comforted us like reading have become unmanageable. Plus, all...
Pass/Fail: “Batman: Hush”
Welcome to another edition of Pass/Fail, where I take on the question of how well a comic/graphic novel is adapted for either large or small screen....
