Poetry is not often celebrated for its literal use of language, but there is a charming literality to the title of Anna Swanson’s second volume of poetry. The Garbage Poems is a collection built by ... Read More »
Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You’re Missing unscrambles a technical topic – online algorithms – and makes it easy for young readers to grasp. Our internet habits can put us in ... Read More »
November 26, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
In a perpetually online, frenzied, and FOMO-driven world that celebrates hustle culture, demands efficiency, and, in ways, eschews true connection, “slowing down” is often held up as a self-care goal, but one that is rarely ... Read More »
November 19, 2025 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
It’s easy to see that Sketch, the boy at the centre of Jacques Goldstyn’s ode to the powers of creative individuality, is different. Where everyone around him is rendered in colour surrounded by bold, inky ... Read More »
November 19, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
Rebecca Hirsch Garcia’s fiction resists labels. In her work, human ordeals and the fantastic can intersect to poignant effect. Other Evolutions, the O. Henry Award–winner’s first novel, fuses a coming-of-age story with a family tale and ... Read More »
November 12, 2025 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
A young girl is plagued by a persistent buzzing sound that only she can hear. She compares the constant drone in her ears to the hum of a bumblebee. The child’s frustrations come through loud ... Read More »
November 12, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
I Won’t Feel This Way Forever is the sequel to Kim Spencer’s award-winning book Weird Rules to Follow. Readers follow Mia as she shares her life in short vignettes – almost like diary entries – ... Read More »
November 5, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
There’s an old joke that goes something like this: How many people do you know who went to Harvard? If you’re not sure, the answer is zero, because anyone who went there will make certain ... Read More »
November 4, 2025 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
Shannon Bramer’s Nightmare Jones begins with a poem about the eponymous character who visits town with “a bit of blood on his shoe” and “a snag of branch in his hair,” setting the tone for a series ... Read More »
October 29, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Andrew Larsen’s latest picture book, Call Me Gray, was co-written with his child and musician Bells Larsen and illustrated by Tallulah Fontaine. This accessible picture book sensitively depicts the anxiety of coming out to a parent ... Read More »
October 22, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
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