The best novels in verse for teens reflect a diversity of voices, identities, perspectives, and poetic forms. The YA novels in verse
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The. best mystery books for kids are engrossing and engaging, intriguing and interesting. In this roundup of the best middle grade mystery books, you’ll find an assortment of different kinds of mystery stories. Featuring amateur sleuths and kids who crack
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It often feels like the world is a cold, dark place, especially today in modern times. I turn to fiction as both a place to escape our grim day-to-day and as an
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What exactly is a dark fantasy book? Chances are you’ve already read a dark fantasy book or have seen a TV or film adaptation of one of these stories, which often feature
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Now that my MFA program has started, I’m reading and writing more than ever, but it’s harder to make it to my blog to update as much as I want to, so
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The tarot is misunderstood to be a frivolous science, when in fact learning tarot is a lifelong, personal journey through the wisdom of the ages, aka history, religion, mythology, symbolism, and much
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Like books, tea is a life force for me. I’m obsessed with the ritual of tea, everything from selecting a blend of tea to drink to the percussive, smooth sound of pouring
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Every time a book smashes genre conventions, literature evolves. Authors who fearlessly push against help genres progress rather than stagnate. That doesn’t mean it’s always comfortable to experience, but, indeed, the controversy
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Who doesn’t love books you can read in one sitting? If you’re looking to jumpstart your reading, quickly add a few books to your Goodreads Challenge tally, or are prepping for a
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I can’t sleep. I’ve been reading again, restless and thinking about books again, why they matter, why now, how. We’ve already passed into the new year, yet my best books of 2017
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Right now, I am snowed in. Philadelphia, and much of the United States, is under a “bomb cyclone,” some kind of wild term for a snowstorm. I admit, it’s pretty fun. My
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Even though we are supposedly living in the era of “Peak TV,” it is amazing that few shows really rise above the background noise and stand out. Netflix’s drama Mindhunter was one of
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