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15 October Releases We’re Excited About
And What You Can Read in the Meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 26, 2022
Our TBR shelves are already overloaded, but that doesn’t stop us from browsing (and buying!) new books! Here are fifteen exciting October releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy in the meantime.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
10 Authors to Add to Your Reading List
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 22, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual event held from September 15 to October 15. It is a chance to recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to US history and culture. In celebration, here are ten essential Hispanic-American authors.
Fresh Fall Reads—YA Edition
20 Highly Anticipated Titles for Teens and Young Adults
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 20, 2022
As we head into fall, there are so many exciting books coming out. Cooler weather means we're spending more time indoors and we need something good to read. Here are twenty hotly anticipated titles for teens and YA readers.
25 Literature-Inspired Movies for Kids of All Ages
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 18, 2022
Book-to-screen adaptations can be a great way to inspire kids to pick up a book. Make it a family project. Read the book, watch the movie and discuss the difference between the two. Read on for 25 literature-inspired films for a range of ages.
Banned Books Week 2022
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 15, 2022
Celebrate "the freedom to read" during the ALA's Banned Books Week. This annual event is designed to draw attention to books that have faced bans and challenges in regional areas around the US. With these challenges on the rise, it's ever more important to stand against literary censorship.
Fresh Fall Reads in KidLit
20 Great New Titles Coming out for Young Readers
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 11, 2022
As we head into fall, there are so many exciting books coming out for kids. Cooler weather means kids are spending more time indoors and they need something good to read. Here are twenty hotly anticipated titles for kids of all ages.
Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich
The Life and Work of a Tenacious Journalist
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 08, 2022
Barbara Ehrenreich never tired of asking the tough questions. The journalist and activist, who passed away on September 8, was the author of more than twenty books and dozens of articles and reviews. Learn about her life and legacy.
Artful Artifice: 10 Brain-Bending Novels with Unreliable Narrators
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 06, 2022
Books with unreliable narrators are the literary equivalent of the sand shifting under our feet. Told from the POV of characters who can't (or won't) provide a complete or accurate account, they are, at once, both bewildering and thrilling. If you like this kind of story, here are ten great titles to consider.
14 September Book Releases We’re Excited About
And What You Can Read in the Meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 04, 2022
Our TBR shelves may be overloaded, but that doesn’t stop us from browsing (and buying!) new books! Here are fourteen exciting September releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy in the meantime.
The Multiverse of Great Expectations: ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 01, 2022
We’ve been having fun exploring the "Multiverse" of selected classics, by curating a collection of inventive adaptations. So far, we’ve featured installments on Alice in Wonderland, the Brontës, The Wizard of Oz, and Pride and Prejudice. Here we offer a collection of ten imaginative takes on Charles Dickens.
Game of Thrones Trivia: 10 Little-Known Facts About the Original Books and Show
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 30, 2022
We've been busy revisiting everything Game of Thrones in preparation for HBO's new House of the Dragon series. Along the way, we've learned some pretty interesting things. Here are ten little-known facts we've uncovered.
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