February 10, 2022

15 YA Romance Novels by Black Authors

Elise Bryant’s debut romance novel Happily Ever Afters was released in 2021 and received multiple starred reviews. In Bryant’s 2021 “Debut You” feature on our blog, […]
January 7, 2022

20 Children’s Books for M. L. King Jr. Day

“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The federal holiday honoring the life of Dr. Martin […]
November 15, 2021

6 Festive Picture Books for Christmas

Recently chef and author Carla Hall appeared on a talk show to discuss her new holiday picture book Carla and the Christmas Cornbread. She shares that […]
October 1, 2021

Magic, Monsters, and Mystery: Children’s and YA Books for Halloween

India Hill Brown’s The Girl in the Lake (Scholastic Press) is described as “a truly chilling (and historically inspired) ghost story,” but Brown’s much anticipated sophomore […]