By Amanda Hess Her own is called “Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me,” which follows anthologies that grew out of founding the Well-Read Black Girl book club. In their ...
In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. As spooky season approaches, the master of ...
Roger Lewis explores the historical injustices done to women throughout the Ancient history in Joan Smith's new book. The deaths of Abraham Lincoln, JFK and Natasha Richardson were some of the ...
About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...
Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto is one of the most iconic manga series ever produced, setting the standard for the shonen genre. Unsurprisingly, new spin-offs and adaptations are arriving all the time ...
The world can be a dark place at times, and we all need something light-hearted to entertain and distract us. Happily, there are a host of witty, satirical and downright hilarious books out there, ...