A Place of Vanishing: Barbara Newhall Follett and the Woman in the Woods
On the mysterious disappearance of a once-famous child author....
Echo Park in Birmingham: An Interview with Kerry Madden-Lunsford
The children’s book author discusses her influences, the importance of MFA programs, and the challenge of long-distance commuting....
When Speaking Is Not Enough: On Laurie Halse Anderson’s “Shout”
A new verse memoir about sexual abuse uses poetry to indict and heal....
Storytelling Can Change the World: An Interview with Ashley and Leslie Saunders
An interview with the authors of a new YA dystopia....
“Immerse Yourself”: Jodie Lynn Zdrok on the Pleasures of Historical Fiction
A new YA author discusses her historical mystery set in 19th-century Paris....
In “Bloom,” a Romance Flours
A sweet new tale of gay romance set in a family bakery....
“Dumplin’” and the Fat Female Protagonist
A new Netflix film explores fat-shaming and body positivity....
It Has to Be Real: A Conversation with Kim Purcell
A prominent YA author on the challenges of creating diverse characters and stories....
Anne of the Armistice: Girls’ Book Heroines Confront the Great War
Looking back at YA novels of the home front on the centennial of the World War I Armistice....
The Love Story We Need
A young adult novel that restores readers’ faith in the romantic comedy genre....
“Read Everything, Son, Everything You Can Get Your Hands On”: James Baldwin’s “Little Man, Little Man: A Story of Childhood”
James Baldwin’s 1976 young adult novel, reissued....
The Charred Remains of the Fairy Tale
A Nigerian author’s new novel shows why #BringBackOurGirls is a Western fantasy....
