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The story behind the enigmatic Greek inscription on Morrison’s grave is also a story of fathers, sons, and personal demons Photo by Chris I f you die young,...

Titan Books has embarked upon a Project. I use the capital “P” there because it’s a big, demanding, perhaps somewhat counter-intuitive Project: they’re converting graphic novels...

Really, Tumblr? Another purge? And it’s not even an accurate one? You have got to be kidding me. While you did warn us this time, giving...

Goodness holy, there are a lot of bookish subs out there for us heavy readers. We covered Prime Reading vs Kindle Unlimited a few months ago....

Mary Poppins Returns comes out on December 19. We see more magic that comes from a spoonful of sugar, in theory. And I hope the story is...

The story we know today as The Nutcracker was first written in 1816 by German author E.T.A. Hoffmann. The story became a holiday classic after the Russian...

For many of us, December marks the season for holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. It also marks the closing of the calendar year. Often...

My family is big on traditions—elaborate birthdays, repeated vacation destinations, and more—so people are always surprised that we don’t have a ton of major Christmas traditions....

This list of must-read under-the-radar books of 2018 is sponsored by Riddance; or, The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children by Shelley Jackson....

This list of YA books about teens allergic to light is sponsored by Book Riot’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2018 Giveaway—enter here! Winter solstice, aka...