I bought three brand-new shiny young adult books this month, and I plan to keep all of them for myself. That almost never happens. But I cou...

My husband has some remarkable longevity in his family. Until just a handful of years ago, all of his grandparents were still living. The s...

I really didn’t want to read Go Set a Watchman . I was in shock, at ALA Midwinter, when it’s discovery was announced. I, like so many Alab...

Reading Quiet this summer was a revelation. Since Susan Cain spoke at ALA Annual, I know I am late to this particular introversion insig...

I have always enjoyed the Walden list from the Assembly for Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN...