4 Children’s Books to Help Families Celebrate the Lunar New Year
The 2020 Lunar New Year falls on January 25th, marking an exciting time of celebration for many Asian communities across…
Molly Schoemann-McCann
Notable Works from Peter Handke and Olga Tokarczuk, Newly Named Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Last year, the literary world lamented when the Swedish Academy announced that it would not award the 2018 Nobel Prize…
Announcing the 2019 National Book Awards Finalists
In late September, the longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards were announced, with the selection of finalists in each…
Announcing the Longlist for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction
Throughout this week, the longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards are being announced, with the selection of finalists in each…
Announcing the Longlist for the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction
Throughout this week, the longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards are being announced, with the selection of finalists in each…
Announcing the Longlist for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry
Throughout this week, the longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards are being announced, with the selection of finalists in each…
Announcing the Longlist for the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature
Throughout this week, the longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards are being announced, with the selection of finalists in each…
9 Lovely Books for Celebrating Grandparents’ Day (Sunday, September 8)
Whether grandparents (or grandparent-like figures) are active and adventurous, or prefer to look on at the antics of young generations…
Keep Skills Sharp Over the Summer with Brain Quest Workbooks!
Help kids practice their skills over the summer—from tracing and counting, to spelling, grammar, and math—with fun worksheets from Brain…
Books in Space: 5 Great Astronaut Memoirs
There’s just no cooler resume line item in the world than “astronaut.” You can take your actors, your rock stars,…
10 Captivating New Holiday-Themed Mysteries
Holiday-themed mysteries are lighting up the shelves this month, giving armchair gumshoes the opportunity to delve into halls decked with…
Creepy Pair of Underwear Author Aaron Reynolds Shares His Top 10 Creepy Picture Books
What are your favorite creepy picture books? Back To Top
On Finding the Right Books: A Guest Post From Because of Mr. Terupt Author Rob Buyea
Author Rob Buyea’s Because of Mr. Terupt, along with its sequels, Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt, immerse young readers in a middle…
5 Lessons Picture Books Teach Us That are (Sadly) Inaccurate
While realistic stories about childhood experiences are lovely, so are tales in which animals talk and muffins walk; books that offer a glimpse…
The Mysterious Benedict Society Author Trenton Lee Stewart Shares 5 of His Favorite Adventure Stories Featuring Unlikely Heroes
The 10th Anniversary Edition of The Mysterious Benedict Society is on B&N bookshelves now. To find out which Mysterious Benedict Society character…
June’s Best New Mysteries
Mystery readers know that a true literary sleuth never really goes on vacation—we just exchange our armchairs for deck chairs (and…
Rise of the Isle of the Lost Author Melissa de la Cruz Shares Her Summer Reading Picks
Rise of the Isle of the Lost is on B&N bookshelves May 23. Back To Top
Summer Reading List: Out of Abaton Author John Claude Bemis’s Top 10 Fractured Fairy Tales
In my latest series, Out of Abaton, I have re-imagined Pinocchio in a dangerous Venetian Empire, where he’s a mechanical…
May’s Best New Mysteries
Reading outdoors is increasingly becoming an option as spring’s thaw continues apace—but our favorite new mysteries can be enjoyed regardless of…