Looking Again at a National Book Critics Circle Finalist: Caroline Fraser's Biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder

In an interview with the Amazon Book Review, author Caroline Fraser discusses her discoveries about Wilder's father, Charles Ingalls; the sources of Laura's ecstatic relationship to landscape; and the much-debated question of how much Wilder's daughter, Rose, contributed to the writing of the books that made Wilder so beloved to generations of children.

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Best Books of the Month: Literature and Fiction

Our January selections are bittersweet, with a posthumous release from the late, great Denis Johnson, a novel that examines the after-effects of a school shooting, and one about a psychic renown for being able to foretell the day anyone will die (ok, I swear, there is some sweet in here, too)...

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The Best Mysteries & Thrillers of January

With weather like this, it's a great time to read a mystery or thriller. The best seller lists bear that out.

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10 Well-Read (Aloud) Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Slip on your headphones or pop in your earbuds and allow these excellent narrators to sweep you off to faraway worlds.

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Graphic Novel Friday: Best of January

Welcome to 2018, where we begin with five excellent graphic novels that feature love, politics, and depressed superheroes.

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Weekend Reading

In this edition, a book to help you cure your commitment issues, an action/adventure to moon over, and inspiration to spur another Ice Bucket Challenge...

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10 Highly Anticipated New Romances

Ten new romance novels hitting shelves between now and the end of April... and that we can't wait to get our hands on.

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2018 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists

For the first time, the finalists for the PEN/ Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction are all women...

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Ready for the Big Game? A Recipe from "The Culinary Bro-Down"

A group of friends + a big football game + a smoking hot grill = a good time in the making. 

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Yeah, But the Book's Way Better

We're accustomed to films based on books. But let's explore another kind of tie-in, one usually found in supermarket spinner-racks or airport kiosks specializing in mints and magazines. Books for those who need more after leaving the theater or switching off the TV: more Battlestar Galactica, more Porky's, more Buck Rogers, more....

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Announcing the 2018 Edgar Nominees

The mystery of who is up for the Edgars has finally been solved...

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Hugs & Kisses: Valentine's Day Books for Kids

A fresh batch of children's books to celebrate the holiday of the heart.  Some of them are sweet, some are funny, and some remind us that love is all around us, every day of the year. 

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Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018)

Science fiction and fantasy pioneer Ursula K. Le Guin passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018, after a rich lifetime of writing inventive, intelligent fiction and sharp-eyed nonfiction.

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Ask the Editors: Expectant Mother Seeks Rocking-Chair Reading

Chicklit, mysteries, and a handful of classics for reading in the wee small hours.

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"A Desperate Attempt to Speak with the Past": Stefan Merrill Block on "Oliver Loving"

Why read fiction? In this guest post, the author of one of our Best of the Month picks for January, offers a very compelling reason... 

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