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5 Novels About the JFK Assassination

November 22 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Countless books have been written on ...

Percy Jackson: The New World of Kid Lit

Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series is technically closer to YA than the Percy Jackson series, but only because the ...

7 Classic Authors Who Would Win NaNoWriMo

This is a guest post by Beth Bartlett, Freelance writer and humorist Beth Bartlett keeps busy with her award-winning Wisecrack Zodiac newspaper column, ...

The Girl Myth in YA Fiction (And Beyond)

The topic of likability is one that gets played out a lot when it comes to female characters in fiction. ...

For Sale: The Luxury Home Libraries of Your Dreams

These four incredible luxury home libraries are all currently on the market. Which one would you save your pennies for?

Blurbs: What Are They Good For?

Margaret Atwood shall blurb no more forever, but what effect to blurbs have on readers purchasing habits in the first place, I wonder?

The Importance of Queer Friendly Bookstores

October was LGBT History Month, and like every other month in our recent history, there was exciting progress–welcome to the ...

Reading Pathway: Ann Patchett

I was introduced to Ann Pachett, the lovely and enchanting authoress, through her best friend, the late Lucy Grealy. And it ...

The Folly of Child-Proofing Harry Potter

Recently, an article came out in the New York Times in which Lynn Messina, who is a mom, discussed her difficulties ...

Handwritten Manuscripts You Can Read Online

I have to confess, I’m a bit of a handwriting junkie. I do a lot of my writing by hand, ...