1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (250+ words) Titus soon learns that with money comes strength and eventually begins to understand the agency he now has in determining the relationships around him. As Charles writes, "He was becoming someone who decided how he let people treat him, and…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (439+ words) Jesse Q. Sutanto's Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block is a great feel-good read that reminds us that there's no age restriction on new beginnings. Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block Married for over 40 years to a…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (109+ words) As summer vacation draws near, keep learning alive with these three insightful and engaging novels. 3 middle grade novels that make history lessons exciting Readers will root for Mei Mei, the protagonist of Victoria Chang's Eureka, as she and her friends…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (393+ words) Solid pacing, strong insights into human nature (often delivered via talking dog) and a steady dose of humor make Suzanne Palmer's Ode to the Half-Broken a sci-fi standout. Ode to the Half-Broken For a retired, currently nameless battle robot who…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (409+ words) Priya Parmar drops readers into the thick of pre-Hays Code Hollywood, where careers were made and broken, fantasies were fabricated and fractured, and skeletons lurked not only in closets, but on sets and in bedrooms. Most of us born after…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (354+ words) The first scholar to gain access to Stephen King's archives, Caroline Bicks explores the master of horror's seminal works in her superbly shudder-inducing Monsters in the Archives. Monsters in the Archives Add this one to the coolest-jobs-ever list: In 2017, Shakespeare…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (444+ words) With the beautifully rendered Until We Meet Again, Lily Kim Qian delivers a young adult memoir that feels like the first step in the lifelong process of healing. Until We Meet Again Growing up in a family of artists can…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (175+ words) When I set out to research what would become Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear With Stephen King, I understood this on an intellectual level. But I had no idea that I'd come to feel it in my…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (387+ words) This Vast Enterprise deftly moves Lewis and Clark out of the spotlight to reveal the "fascinating and unruly ensemble" of people who were part of the Corps of Discovery. In This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (462+ words) Jayne Anne Phillips" memoir in essays, Small Town Girls, is an ode to her Appalachian roots and a powerful example of her immense talents Whether writing fiction or nonfiction, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jayne Anne Phillips (Night Watch) deploys unique depth and…...