Margaret Kingsbury

Margaret Kingsbury grew up in a house so crammed with books she couldn’t open a closet door without a book stack tumbling, and she’s brought that same decorative energy to her adult life. Margaret has an MA in English with a concentration in writing and has worked as a bookseller and adjunct English professor. She’s currently a freelance writer and editor, and in addition to Book Riot, her pieces have appeared in School Library Journal, BuzzFeed News, The Lily, Parents, StarTrek.com, and more. She particularly loves children’s books, fantasy, science fiction, horror, graphic novels, and any books with disabled characters. You can read more about her bookish and parenting shenanigans in Book Riot’s twice-weekly The Kids Are All Right newsletter. You can also follow her kidlit bookstagram account @BabyLibrarians, or on Twitter @AReaderlyMom.

Rainbow Colors, Rainbow Families: An Interview With Children’s Book Author Michael Genhart

Clinical psychologist and #ownvoices author Michael Genhart talks about his newest children's book Rainbow: A First Book Of Pride.

Feminist Fairytales For Children That Teach Modern Values

Fairytales don't need to be sexist. In fact, in the hands of the right storyteller, fairytales for children can be feminist and reflect modern values.

10 of the Best Feminist YA Fantasy Books of 2019

Get out your misogyny slicing swords and your anti-sexist sorceress robes, because these feminist YA fantasy books are ready to crush the patriarchy.

Beyond The Wild Rumpus: A Guide To Maurice Sendak Books

Despite being a child that did not agree with being naughty, Where the Wild Things Are became one of my ...

Young At Heart: 25 Children’s Books About Grandparents

These children's books about grandparents show all the ways grandparents are special, from city-hopping nanas to gardening grandpas.

50 Must-Read Poetry Books For Kids

The rhythm, word play, and creativity in poetry books for kids make them the perfect companion to language acquisition and ...

2019 Hugo Award Finalists Announced, and the List is Gorgeous

The 2019 Hugo Award finalists have been announced, and the list is gorgeous and full of award-worthy authors and books. Highlight: women SFF writers rock.

The Best Comics We Read January–March 2019

Rioters share their best comic book reads from Jan-March 2019.

I Need More Older Found Friendships In My Comic Books

My obsession with found friendships in comic books began with the Lumberjanes, of course. As Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and ...

Nnedi Okorafor and Wanuri Kahiu to Adapt Octavia Butler’s WILD SEED for Amazon

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon are developing an Amazon adaptation of WILD SEED, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu.