Throughout the holiday season, we’re gathering books that make the perfect gifts for everyone on your list—from your mother and the teen in your life to your foodie friend and the coworker who loves Harry Potter. Need more ideas? Check out all of our guides. We, the Internet Ministry’s Office of Acceptability, are pleased to inform you that […]
Today the film adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s crazy-good debut novel, How I Live Now, hits theaters. The YA book drops prickly, steel-spined American teen Daisy among cousins she’s never met in the English countryside, including Edmond, with whom she falls in love. But after England is effectively taken hostage by an unnamed country, her coming-of-age story unfolds against a backdrop […]
Book award season is upon us! Last week, under a new set of rules, the National Book Awards released four nominee longlists for the first time ever. This is fantastic news for book-lovers, as it gives us a chance to sample the work of double the authors. Without further ado, the talented authors who were recognized […]
In order for the protagonists in middle grade novels to shine, their parents often fade to black and exist on the pages much like all the adults in a Charlie Brown cartoon; dads, even more so. However, every once in a while there are a few stand-out fathers who shape the story as well as our […]