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A biography, Halloween spot-the-difference puzzles and a daily Waldo activity calendar offer engaging choices for middle grade readers.
In Kara LaReau’s middle-grade retelling of REBECCA, Kitty tries to belong in a home still shaped by the family’s late cat.
A survey of 2,825 readers traces changing habits, from audiobook growth and library use to the role of trusted community recommendations.
Sapphic fiction readers strongly favor human-created books, reflecting concerns about AI’s effects on authors and other creative workers.
Explore 15 sapphic reads that begin with couples already connected, spanning fantasy, suspense, science fiction and stories of love under pressure.
From a haunted theater to a remote train, these 15 sapphic picks mix romance, mystery and high-stakes suspense.
From second chances to family stories, these 15 books put sapphic characters over 50 at the heart of romance, desire and change.
A quiet morning ritual becomes a meditation on attention, natural rhythms and why meaningful work may begin with giving the day room to unfold.
Jeff Goins argues that writers need to learn the rules of their craft, then move beyond them through experience, curiosity and trust.
Jill Jemmett praises Petting Zoo Animals for its realistic baby animals and textured pages, making it an inviting interactive read for young children.
LeeAnn Dominick’s ‘Don’t Pat the Bunny’ turns a farmyard warning into playful touch-and-feel reading, with a different texture for each animal.
LeeAnn Dominick’s Monkeys and Apes pairs animal images with textured details, showing each species as a baby and as a grown animal.
Jill Jemm ett gives Taffy Tales’ At the Aquarium five stars for its sea-creature illustrations and trivia tucked behind playful flaps.
LeeAnn Dominick’s At the Zoo pairs colorful animal illustrations with lift-the-flap puzzles for young readers, earning reviewer Jill Jemm ett’s five-star rating...
Harry Caminelli’s board book turns a Christmas Day football plan into a playful holiday adventure for sports loving families.
Elena Sturgess and Michells Simpson turn a familiar piggy rhyme into a playful board-book trip across Canada’s provinces and territories.
Brian Won shares how a ribbon-like crocodile, colored-pencil textures and a hidden worm shaped his illustrations for Scott Rothman’s *Horizontal Crocodile*.
From a pumpkin story to a farm camera and a solar system adventure, these eight September picture books invite young readers to look, wonder and imagine.
From Fancy Dogs to This Is a Library Book, these eight forthcoming picture books offer plenty for family reading and book-club browsing.
From a forest spa to ocean adventures, eight children’s books arriving in 2026 offer plenty to explore with young readers.