A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)

Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, came out April 19. Swift has a long history of including literary nods in her music and this title suggests her most bookish album yet! Back when she announced the track list, we made some predictions about things. Let's see how we did and explore all of the literary references in her latest lyrics.

It's interesting to look back at the literature that withstands the test of time. We've been looking back over some of the titles that will turn fifty this year. Here are ten memorable books from 1973 and some notes on their significance.

Whether wicked or wonderful, mothers loom large in kid lit. In our recent survey about childhood reading experiences, we asked people to identify the best and worst mothers from the stories they enjoyed as kids. Here we reflect on some of the standouts from each category.