April 2022

A few years ago, I had the great pleasure of attending a magical reading retreat at The Twinflower Inn Bed and Breakfast in Bishop Hill, Illinois....

Nothing beats a good adventure story – except a good adventure story with a healthy dollop of magic. Middle grade fantasy books have been beloved by...

Jacqueline Wilson is a former Children’s Laureate whose children’s novels have been translated into over 30 languages. Through her writing, she speaks about the issues and...

There’s a style of romance books I have always loved, and while I once thought they were the norm, I’ve since discovered they’re not: single point...

These days, it’s pretty much impossible to think of comics without thinking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which seems to break its own world box...

I didn’t used to read nonfiction at all. Five years ago, if I read one nonfiction book in a year it was a miracle. These days,...

Is there anything better than the pure escapism of fantasy romance novels? A little magic, a little love, and a perfectly happy ending — that’s exactly...

I’m delighted to start this post by saying that it was difficult to choose only 11 LGBTQ books for high schoolers. Back in the Dark Ages...

Would you like to visit the joint without being convicted? Check out what it’s like “Inside” while retaining the right to leave? Maybe sample incarceration across...