Books are Like Time Machines: Remembering Life Through Books
Experts say our senses can strongly affect our memories. Particular songs or scents can trigger specific memories and evoke feelings you haven’t experienced in years. For...
Spotted at BookExpo: Upcoming Titles by YA Authors of Color
This year at BookExpo, I had one question: Which novels by YA authors of color will I want to tear into next? I’d marked my calendar...
8 Books to Read After You Finish DAISY JONES AND THE SIX
Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones and the Six hit pretty much every single best beach read books, summer books, and new books for the summer list....
What BBC’s His Dark Materials Adaptation Needs to Get Right
After hearing that the BBC is creating a miniseries based on Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, I immediately went to my bookshelf and pulled down...
10 Magical Children’s Books About Fairies
There is something about fairies that makes them fascinating to children and adults alike. The concept enchanted me as a child. I read stories, books, and...
Thanks, Dad, For All the Sci-Fi
As an adult, with complete reading autonomy, it can be hard to remember how much your reading choices as a child are shaped by adults. Think...
Canadian Giveaway: THE WOMAN IN THE WHITE KIMONO by Ana Johns
This giveaway is sponsored by HarperCollins Canada. Japan, 1957: Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura prepares for her prearranged marriage to the son of her father’s business associate. But...
8 Funny Books Featuring Queer Adult Women: The List List #353
The List List is sponsored by Libby, the one-tap reading app from your library and OverDrive Meet Libby. The award-winning reading app that makes sure you always have...
Library Works With Church to Revive Canceled Drag Queen Story Hour: Critical Linking, June 14, 2019
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web, is sponsored by Libro.fm. “It’s about a community that has more...
Homosexual Panic: The Millions Interviews James Polchin
We tend to use the word “homophobia” loosely, as if it were interchangeable with the term “anti-gay.” But the root of the word points something more...
