Dactyl Hill Squad written by Daniel José Older published by Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic (2018) next installment: Freedom Fire, May 2019 Magdalys ...

The Serpent’s Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, Book 1) written by Sayantani Dasgupta illustrations by Vivienne To published by Scholastic (2018) Next ...

City of Ghosts written by V.E. Schwab published by Scholastic (August 2018) As my kids have gotten a little older and we’ve delved more ...

San Diego Comic Con isn’t all about the pretty pictures and upcoming blockbusters. There’s actually a massive literary presence throughout the week and ...

Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, Book 1) written by Rebecca Roanhorse published by Saga (June 2018) Next Installment: Storm of Locusts, April ...

Heroine’s Journey written by Sarah Kuhn published by DAW (2018) I’m just going to come out and say it: I. Love. This. Series. ...

  Storm Front, the first Dresden Files novel, was published in April of 2000 and author Jim Butcher has taken the titular character, Harry Dresden, on ...

People have different reactions to celebrity deaths. When someone many of us admired takes his or her own life, the matter is further ...

The Big Bad Fox written and illustrated by Benjamin Renner published by First Second Books (2017) I don’t know why I let this ...

  The Poppy War written by R.F. Kuang published by Harper Voyager (2018) War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains. Listen, ...

This may sound boisterous, but hear me out. I know a lot about video games. I grew up during the golden age of ...

I’ve gotten a lot of excellent travel tips from Lonely Planet guides over the years. They are, in fact, my preferred reference source when planning ...

Turn This Book Into a Beehive! written by Lynn Brunelle illustrated by Anna-Maria Jung published by Workman Publishing (2018) We inherently fear that ...

Stray Magic written by Kelly Meding published by Harper Voyager (2018) It turns out there’s a reason Kelly Meding’s name sounded familiar when ...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Volume 1 written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa published by VIZ Media (2018) Listen, it’s impossible to read, watch, ...

Escape from Aleppo written by N.H. Senzai published by Simon & Schuster (2018) I found that it is only by being a little ...

Lights of the Amalou written by Christophe Gibelin illustrated by Claire Wendling published by EuroComics / IDW Publishing (2017) I’m going to be ...

The year is 1952. A meteor strikes just off the east coast of the United States, wiping out major population centers and their ...

First Second Books is the Studio Ghibli of the publishing world. Let me explain. Ghibli films are notorious for their strong female leads. ...

Black Panther: The Young Prince written by Ronald L. Smith published by Marvel Press (2018) This was when T’Challa felt most alive, in ...