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The Ultimate Guide to Spring 2024 YA Book Releases

This spring's 2024 YA releases have something for everyone, including compelling nonfiction, immersive fantasy, sweet romances, and so much more.

The Right Way to Organize Your Bookshelves

An interior designer reveals the right way to organize bookshelves, a literary advice columnist ways on book lending etiquette, and more.

Jack Kirby’s Most Inexplicable Creation Is Now a Drag Queen in Smallville, and That’s Beautiful

More than 50 years later, no one really knows what Jack Kirby was thinking when he created Goody Rickels.

They’re (Paper)back!: Winter 2024 YA Paperback Books for Your TBR

Your TBR has just grown by leaps and bounds, thanks to the winter 2024 YA paperback releases about to hit shelves.

Winter 2024 YA Book Releases To Enjoy This Season (& Beyond)

Grab your TBR. It's about to explode with new titles once you dig through the winter 2024 YA book releases roundup.

When Do Parents Trust Their Children With Materials at the Library?: Book Censorship News, December 15, 2023

Here's what parents believe about their children's access to age-appropriate material. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

My Book Was Banned Again — This Time In Retaliation for My Anti-Censorship Work: Book Censorship News, November 10, 2023

A serial book banner managed to get BODY TALK banned again. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

8 Unputdownable Authors Like Ali Hazelwood

From authors that Hazelwood herself recommends to authors who explore similar themes, find more authors like Ali Hazelwood to read next!

10 Pen Pal Romance Novels

A list of pen pal romance novels, including Yours Truly by Abby Jiminez, where relationships begin on the page turn into real life loves.

Neck-cessary Reading: 20 of the Best Vampire Books of All Time

We love a good vamp. From the classics to recent urban fantasy, these are the best vampire books of all time to read.