The 'Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts' (Lonely Planet Kids) shines as a spooky-season (or all-year!) inspiration to dive deeper into legends and myths.

Vampires. Almost every culture in the world has a variant thereof. Some are ugly; many are beautiful. Most drink blood. Some can be ...

Does the second book of The Thorne Chronicles, 'How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge,' hold up to its predecessor? Read our review to ...

With the tools of awareness Kenneth C. Davis presents in 'Strongman,' we can safeguard our collective home from another fascist Strongman.

'Escape Book: Mystery Island' is a great introduction to gamebooks, especially those where you need to keep track of information.

Do we really need another translation of 'Beowulf?' We do if it's Maria Davhana Headley's 'Beowulf: A New Translation,' and I will tell ...

The truth can be stranger than fiction, and if you're going vampire hunting, you should know whether stakes and crosses are actually going ...

What do the films of Hayao Miyazaki mean to you? I remember them as some of my first exposures to Japanese art and ...

If you even dabble in creating manga-inspired art (of if you have a budding artist in the house), you need to add these ...

Halloween is going to be different this year, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun! Pull up a bowl of your favorite ...

'The Secret of Phantom Island' is more than a simple make-a-choice-and-turn-to-that-page gamebook. It's WAY better than it has any right to be.

'Harrow the Ninth' is a weird-ass book. A lot of people were... disenchanted. I think Muir's narrative risk taking paid off. Here's why...

History is fun. Don't believe me? A challenge then: read Bettany Hughes' 'Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire' and then change my ...

Urban fantasy has found its footing as a full on subgenre in the last half decade. See what David R. Slayton is doing ...

Like UDON's previous books, 'Mega Man Star Force Official Complete Works' is gorgeous. It's WELL worth picking up if you're a fan in ...

I made some assumptions about 'More Than Just a Pretty Face.' I was wrong and I am 100% fine with that. Syed Masood's ...

In Valerie Valdes's second novel, 'Prime Deceptions,' the crew of La Sirena Negra think they have it all under control. Which means it's ...

I have absolutely no chill about either 'Legendborn' or 'Cemetery Boys.' I don't know why you're bot reading both of them right now. ...

The second volume of 'Spy X Family' ramps up the action, intrigue, and feels as Anya attends her first day of classes at ...

Read 'The Archive of the Forgotten.' Enjoy it. Then look deeper and learn the lesson it offers. Listen to your own story. Listen to ...