Margaret Devereaux’s Fate in ‘Tulsa King’ Leaves Dwight Facing a New Loss
Margaret’s apparent death reshapes Dwight’s closest relationships and leaves the cause of the plane crash unresolved.
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Margaret Devereaux’s Fate in ‘Tulsa King’ Leaves Dwight Facing a New Loss
Margaret’s apparent death reshapes Dwight’s closest relationships and leaves the cause of the plane crash unresolved.
Sacha Baron Cohen Defends Ali G: Who Iz I? as Boycott Calls Grow
Sacha Baron Cohen says Ali G’s return confronts prejudice, as critics challenge the character and cinemas prepare for th...
Liana LaRocca’s The ABC Song Pairs Alphabet Learning With Animal Fun
Mother Moose leads a letter by letter animal tour in Liana LaRocca’s The ABC Song, a board book for young readers beginn...
Slow Horses Season 6 Finale Recap: River’s Fate Is Left Unclear
A safe-house attack brings Lamb and Taverner together, while the finale leaves River’s fate—and Frank’s next move—in dou...
Janasha Prabhu on Queer Desire, Family and Small-Town Suspicion in Monster in the Mirror
Janasha Prabhu discusses the inspirations, family tensions and queer relationships behind her thriller Monster in the Mi...
Winter Solstice Hill by Cathy Stefanec Ogren Welcomes Young Readers to a Family Tradition
Cathy Stefanec Ogren’s picture book follows Ella’s first winter solstice outing and her worry when clouds threaten a che...
Middle Grade Roundup: Reviews, Author Interviews and New Stories
This week’s middle grade roundup features fantasy, verse, magical realism, author interviews and a bookstore mystery.
Three Middle Grade Gift Picks: Mo Farah, Spooky Waldo Puzzles and an Advent Calendar
A biography, Halloween spot-the-difference puzzles and a daily Waldo activity calendar offer engaging choices for middle...
Yiyun Li on John Field, Percherette and the Hope Behind *Music Against the Night*
Yiyun Li discusses the musical world behind her new novel, its prodigious young artists and the hope Percherette finds i...
Bonnie Jo Campbell on Family, Memory and The Spirits
Bonnie Jo Campbell discusses the haunted Christmas dinner at the heart of The Spirits, its Dickensian roots and the Whit...
At the Zoo by LeeAnn Dominick: A Lift-the-Flap Board Book for Animal-Loving Kids
LeeAnn Dominick’s At the Zoo pairs colorful animal illustrations with lift-the-flap puzzles for young readers, earning r...
Midnight Manor Turns Bedtime into a Playful Halloween Adventure
Sid Sharp’s picture book follows witches, goblins and other residents through a topsy-turvy night of familiar routines a...
Jeff Goins on Writing Rules, Creative Practice and the Value of Mystery
Jeff Goins argues that writers need to learn the rules of their craft, then move beyond them through experience, curiosi...
Bibi Belford’s Soccer to the Max and Kelly Yang’s Front Desk Graphic Novel
A soccer-camp summer gives way to new friendships in Bibi Belford’s middle-grade novel, while Kelly Yang’s Front Desk re...
Mary Louise Kelly on the Vienna Dog Parks Behind <em>Dogs In Coats</em>
Mary Louise Kelly explains how Vienna’s dog parks, her teaching career and 400 real dogs shaped a playful introduction t...
Japan Revisited Through a Playful Color Experiment
A year after visiting Japan, the writer revisits its photographs with a playful color process that turns travel memories...
Monkeys and Apes by LeeAnn Dominick: A Tactile Board Book for Young Animal Fans
LeeAnn Dominick’s Monkeys and Apes pairs animal images with textured details, showing each species as a baby and as a gr...
Why Sapphic Fiction Readers Draw a Firm Line at AI-Written Books
Sapphic fiction readers strongly favor human-created books, reflecting concerns about AI’s effects on authors and other...
2026 Sapphic Fiction Reader Survey: How Readers Find, Buy and Enjoy Books
A survey of 2,825 readers traces changing habits, from audiobook growth and library use to the role of trusted community...
LeeAnn Dominick’s Petting Zoo Animals Brings Baby Animals to a Tactile Board Book
Jill Jemmett praises Petting Zoo Animals for its realistic baby animals and textured pages, making it an inviting inte...