Part 1 of 2 about differentiating between research and inquiry and detailing a new type of project, the inquiry map.

As my life and writing journey have taught me: no matter how hard others may try to suppress it, love should never shut up. Love must always dare to speak its name.

Foreigners is a book that is predominately set about 60 years ago in 1966. And yet, of the four novels that I’ve written (three of which are contemporary—this is my first historical), it is by far the...

Ready to see what 35 pounds of new books looks like? Read on!

Our underrepresented populations have been underrepresented throughout history, and none of us popped into existence as part of a fad.

46 new and forthcoming books for your fall TBR!

Author Leanna Renee Hieber and artist Elizabeth Wakou talk about bringing Hieber's story to life with the cover of her new book.

Make a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children.

Helping students discover they are readers opens the whole world to them.

Maggie Stiefvater gave me the right words to describe my experience. She also gave me permission to claim the label: I didn’t have to be ashamed to have OCD, because one of my role models had it!

Authors Brittany Cavallaro and Jeff Zentner join us to talk about their new book, WAYFARERS.

This darkly atmospheric and suspenseful story of ghosts, secrets, traditions, and small towns will have wide appeal. The ghosts in this one are not particularly scary, but, boy, the people sure are. A...

From Pura’s puppets to Anne’s dolls, the librarians of the early twentieth century sowed magic in my hometown: the city of stories.

I love Black naming practices.To be more specific, I love Black American naming practices and I want to learn more about the many varied practices of Black cultures around the world.

In short: making Kansas City the center of the storyworld unlocked the everything for me.

If the best way to learn democracy is to practice it, then the earlier we invite young people into that practice, the more likely they are to see themselves as people with agency who can help shape th...

13 July titles for your summer TBR!

Daily reading for pleasure in the U.S. dropped by more than 40% over the last 20 years

What we create from a place of play and joy and hope will always be the spark that burns brightest, even in times as dark as what we’re facing right now.

Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts talks mental health and psuedo rage rooms

New books from Dori Hillestad Butler, Philip Stead, Joy McCullough, Erin Entrada Kelly, Jason Reynolds, and more!

Author and illustrator Alfredo Cáceres joins us to talk about his new book, THROUGH THE BLACK GATE.

Teen reviewer L. E. Mayo shares her thoughts on the soon to be released YA book WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS by Dana Swift

It’s difficult to completely be yourself in a household of immigrants when who you are is breaking the mold of what you should be to that culture.

19 new books just waiting for you to discover them!

I think one of the important takeaways of this book is that sometimes we need someone in our life to help us to be the person we want to be.

It’s such a human impulse, the magical thinking that tells us that if we have the answers, if we do the right thing, we will be safe.

Why am I so fascinated by the Fae Realm?And what does this captivation say about me?

Authors Rosiee Thor and Madeline Dyer join us to talk about their new anthology, BEING ARO.

Although it wasn’t my original intention, In the Country I Love became a love letter to refugee families, both first and second generation.

Author Joy McCullough joins us to talk about her new book, KESTREL TAKES FLIGHT.

Author Priya Swaminathan joins us to talk about her new book, DEEPA, M.D.

Byron Graves and Brian Lee Young discuss their new books, how they've evolved as authors, and the best parts of being published by Heartdrum, a Native Voices imprint.

The May 2026 Penguin TBR features THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE, FIND MY WAY DOWN TO YOU and DOE

Author Malia Maunakea joins us to talk about her new book, THE SHARK PRINCE.

We often say, “I wouldn’t trade that memory for anything,” after a meaningful event. What if you quite literally could, though?

Sometimes coming up with a publishable idea for a story feels harder than the actual writing.

Authors Candace Lee and Eric Newman join us to talk about their new book, GEORGE GOODWIN, DRAGON SLAYER: A SCOUTING LEGEND.