If you’re in need of a late summer pick-me-up, we’ve got the perfect solution: a fabulous new read (was there really any doubt?). Our newest Monthly Picks are here, and the end of summer just got a little sweeter. Get caught up in a big little lie, root for a sharp new detective, dismantle the […]
Every year the Office for Intellectual Freedom, a branch of the American Library Association dedicated to fighting censorship, compiles a list of the books that have been banned or challenged by parents, schools, or libraries. When you look at these lists through the years, you begin to see patterns in the type of content challengers […]
Hearts can break over so many things, it makes them seem awfully fragile. They can break over losing love, or never having enough to begin with. Grief cracks them wide open. Thwarted ambition can do some damage, too. With as much of a beat-up as these poor organs yet, it’s no wonder YA lit is […]
Weddings are great fun—unless they happen to be yours. As you get closer to the big day, it’s natural to be a bit of a stress case. So why not take a momentary break from such life-and-death questions as, “How can we seat Uncle Fred and Aunt Jan at the same table without bloodshed ensuing?” and, “Why […]
An admission: I’m not a very nice board game player. As a child I sulked when I lost, crowed when I won, and cheated when I could, and as an adult I just barely manage to slap a thin veneer of politeness and fair play over the savage brat within. So when I hear families talk […]