All it takes to become a modern-day polymath is a bit of light reading—or, a lot of heavy reading. If you read the books on this list and pay attention, you’ll walk away able to discuss just about anything with the confidence of an expert. We’re not saying these books represent the sum total of […]
On Monday the 2017 #ALAYMAs (or American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, for the uninitiated) were announced. Also affectionately known as the Book Oscars or Librarian Oscars, these awards amaze, frustrate, and excite people every year, as we predict who will win, cry over our favorites being snubbed, go huh? when a book we never heard […]