Books

Folklore and horror go together like blood and flesh. One cannot exist without the other. Stories were originally passed down by word of mouth, long before any written language existed. Fables and fairy tales are subgenres of folklore, and we all know how horrific such fairy tales can be whenever someone–adult or child–gets their comeuppance.
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Every year, everyone gets very excited about all of the creepy books there are to read at Halloween–and justifiably so. But the rest of fall deserves love, too! I decided to dig around and look for some books that reflect all of the best things about autumn, not just Halloween, though there are a couple
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Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo She’s back! After a several-year hiatus, Acevedo returns to YA, and it’s a good one. Lil always seeks freedom, and she’s not afraid to admit to being a little rebellious. Currently on probation through a DC juvenile detention facility and wearing an ankle monitor, Lil feels the
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Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Award began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War
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Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle In this dual-perspective love story, LaDelle offers a narrative in which the main characters deal with PTSD, anxiety, and parentification. Both teens feel the weight of their parents’ expectations heavy on their shoulders, and each one deals with past situations that have left them shielding parts of their truth. The way
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Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Award began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War
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The most popular books on Goodreads this week are familiar titles, so this felt like a good time to check in on the most popular books on the StoryGraph. This isn’t a one-to-one comparison: the StoryGraph list tracks the books that have been added to shelves recently, not necessarily read, but it is an indication
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But every single one of these settlements is a significant win right now. Each represents a librarian who did their job by defending the First Amendment rights of every person in their community. Each also represents something we simply have not seen play out well in the courts right now: decisive insight into whether public
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One of the most well-known celebrity book clubs celebrates 30 years this month: Oprah’s Book Club. Launched in September 1996, Oprah has highlighted 124 books.  Oprah’s Book Club began as a monthly segment on her television talk show, with a break from the monthly cadence in the early 00s when Oprah said she could not
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