T Kira Madden’s Memoir Is a Love Letter to Misfits
The author of “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls” on navigating family darkness and yearning for answers T Kira Madden. (Photo by Jac Martinez) “For instance:...
Why We Should All Read Screenplays
Watching movies is one of those pastimes that pretty much everyone loves. There’s a whole range of genres so you’re sure to find something you enjoy,...
372 Pages of Jealous Haters: A Reading Bad Books Podcast
A couple of years ago, Zachary Littrell wrote a post about Celebrating Really Bad Books, putting forward the case for a bookworms’ version of Mystery Science Theater...
Are Some Books Impossible to Film?
When I learned that one of my favorite books from my childhood, The Giver by Lois Lowry, would be adapted into a movie, I considered a...
A Change on the Winds: Climate Fiction for YA Readers
This look at climate fiction for YA readers is sponsored by Sponsored by CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior. Read it Today! CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior, is the first...
50 More Must-Read YA Mysteries
This list of 50 more must-read YA mysteries is sponsored by HMH Teen. Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for...
Reading Pathway: Jason Reynolds
If you only know one thing about children’s and teen’s publishing, Jason Reynolds being a lovely human is probably that one thing. So, to be perfectly...
Depression Poems To Get You Through Tough Times (& Understand Those Struggling!)
One of the vital parts of putting an anthology together is the research. I’ll spend hours seeking out incredible, thoughtful writing and art by a wide...
10 Crockpot Cookbooks to Up Your Slow Cooker Game
All hail the mighty crockpot. Within this humble appliance bounties of chilis, soups, stews, and roasts slowly cook to feed batch cookers and kitchen newbies alike....
Voice Actor Rob Paulsen’s Autobiography Coming This Fall
Rob Paulsen won our hearts when he sang “Nations of the World” in the show Animaniacs. The man can still sing it from memory, even though the show...
