From Jane Eyre to Janie Crawford, strong female characters make literature go round. All of the best authors seem to concur on their importance. They elevate and add more resonance to dystopian tales like The Handmaid’s Tale and The Hunger Games, and make novels like the Song of Ice and Fire series even more worth reading. Picking […]

We recently celebrated the return of the BBC’s Sherlock with a list of the best literary bromances. But why should dudes have all the fun? Tight-knit female friendships are as much of a staple of good literature as male kinship, and they even have their own awkward portmanteaus (“womances” or “femships”—pick your poison). Here are […]

You may have noticed pictures of rings posted all over social media during the past few months—perhaps you’re even among the newly minted betrothed! To celebrate the conclusion of “engagement season” on February 14, I compiled a list of momentous literary weddings. Word to the wise: don’t model your own nuptials on these events, because […]

Meet the Young Adults, the B&N Teen Blog’s swat team of awesome teenaged bloggers. YA literature is a strange and wonderful landscape of books that should be read by everybody, but each month we highlight the perspective of the teens reading the best of the best books written for and about them. Check back monthly to see what they’re […]