Books, Arts, and Culture

At some point you’ve likely read about swashbuckling explorers or intrepid sea-farers who’d made arduous but gutsy journeys into the vast dark unknowns, to sniff out...

I believe in magic. I have always believed in magic. Sure, the belief has taken different forms and come to me in varying degrees throughout my...

One might expect a list of books to read in your 30s to be mostly nonfiction. Practical books about finance, career, family, relationships, health, fitness. But...

Sci-fi is a vast genre, with stories ranging from fast-paced comedy to high-tech sagas with detailed worldbuilding. While there are many recurring sci-fi tropes, like intergalactic...

While there are many literary prizes out there, The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year might be one of the most unusual. Since 1978,...

You love a good thriller. Me too. But sometimes you want a little more from your thrillers than edge-of-your-seat storylines and shocking plot twists. Sometimes you...

After writing my piece on disability representation in children’s publishing, I felt hopeful that publishers were trying to be intentional and thoughtful about disability representation in...

In the early decades of the 20th century, before there were comic books, there were comic strips. And among those strips was The Outbursts of Everett...

Margaret Rogerson may only have three YA fantasy novels on shelves, but judging by the massive amount of bookish swag you can purchase inspired by her...