Moms have the power to transform child care in America. This is what stands in their way.
A new mom never knows when she’ll feel utterly alone and desperate. Maybe it’ll be when she’s laid out her pumping equipment in a closet-sized room...
Here’s a running list of all the ways climate change has altered Earth in 2019
Earth is now the warmest it’s been in some 120,000 years. Eighteen of the last 19 years have been the warmest on record. And concentrations of...
How every parent can help get rid of toxic masculinity
Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your...
An Interview with Thy Bui, Book Cover Designer and Illustrator
What’s the first thing you notice when you look at a book? The cover right? It plays an important role in attracting readers to a book...
The Best Children’s Dictionaries For Young Readers
When it comes to helping your kids develop their language and vocabulary skills, there’s no better tool than a dictionary. Today’s children’s dictionaries aren’t the boring,...
The Only Appropriate Responses to the ebook vs Print Book Debate
There are so many opinions on ebooks vs print books. Like, so many. Every so often, on one of my librarian or bookish Facebook groups, a...
How Fake Reviews Are Manipulating You Online
Maryna Pleshkun/Shutterstock Fake reviews are everywhere online and they’ve probably influenced some of your purchases. Fake reviews can be positive or negative, and they’re obviously unethical...
Book Blurbs That Did Not Make the Jacket
When it came time to design the book jacket, these blurbs did not make the cut. “This literary tour de force was so literary and so...
5 Book-Related Phobias for the Curious Bookworm
There are over 100 phobias ranging from the fear of small spaces to fear of spiders to the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof...
Graphic Novels Made Me Try New Things
I’ve always been casually interested in attending a Renaissance faire. As a kid, the idea of prancing around a village full of actors and vendors in...
