Thursday, February 25th, 2021
Lots of books are good no matter how you experience them—audio, print, and even digital versions might be equally appealing in those cases. But sometimes one medium just shines above the rest. That's the case for these audiobooks, where the performances and engineering add a little something extra we think you might miss if you read them only in print!
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
If you ever talk to me for more than about five minutes, chances are, I will pull out my phone and start showing you pictures of my garden. Or my seedlings. Or the awesome head of broccoli I grew this one time (seriously, it was gorgeous...and delicious). Or the patch of dirt that will, someday, be home to a riot of colorful blooms. Gardening is second only to my pets as the primary subject of my camera roll, and it's definitely primary occupation of my free time as soon as the weather breaks until everything is put to bed in the fall...
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
It started with a discussion of Unicorn Day.
For years, we've been meaning to put together something fun to celebrate Unicorn Day (April 9th, in case you need to mark your calendar), and as we were brainstorming recently, we were listing our favorite unicorn books for young readers. Slowly, we began to notice an unexpected trend...
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
When it comes to picture books, the illustrations can absolutely make or break the experience. While there are lots of talented artists out there creating beautiful books, here are a few we think are absolute standouts. Check out these beautiful books!
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
When it comes to predicting literary trends, there are no crystal balls involved. It's more like predicting the weather—the key is keen observation, an understanding of how it all works, and the occasional stroke of luck. We asked Kendall to turn her powers of observation on the world of publishing and give us her predictions for what's coming next.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Picture books are filled with animal characters who happily swim, fly, slither, clip-clop, and stroll through their pages. While plenty are genuinely cute and cuddly creatures like mice, rabbits, cats, and dogs, some, as Anthony points out, are a little more intimidating in the real world.
Thursday, January 28th, 2021
There are some books that grab your attention from page one. Others make you work to get fully absorbed in the stories they contain. While some of the books in the latter category end up unfinished and gathering dust on our shelves, others are worth the effort.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
It's no secret that I love a good rom-com. From Casey McQuiston's Red White and Royal Blue to Emily Henry's Beach Read, and even Emma Lord's Tweet Cute, there's always at least one that makes its way into my favorite books of the year. Sometimes, there's nothing I want to read more than a quick, relatively lighthearted story knowing that regardless of what drama ensues, it's almost guaranteed to have a happy ending.
Thursday, January 21st, 2021
For me, one of the most impressive moments during yesterday’s presidential inauguration of the Biden administration was the reading of the inaugural poem by the young Amanda Gorman.
Thursday, January 21st, 2021
I don't usually write under a pen name. To be fair, I haven't had much opportunity—I've got several tiny publishing credits to my name, two of which are in scientific journals and another for a story in Teen Ink Magazine I submitted when I was in high school. But when I was in college, I published a poem in the college's monthly literary magazine under the name "David Andrews."
