By A.O. Scott These refreshingly authentic and playful picture books celebrate the many kinds of love that can fill kids’ lives. By Travis Jonker The writer Kelsey McKinney tries to wrestle ...

Authority! Identity! Hormones! In this world, being a teenager is hard. Rather than slam your head into the brick walls of ...

While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing. By Elisabeth Egan In “Summer ...

A corner–stone of the Buddhist worldview, Shantideva’s verse finds new, albeit unacknowledged, expression in two recent books: Jeff Sebo’s provocative, if didactic, The Moral Circle and Webb Keane’s ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Breathing Room” has a highly anticipated new book centered around a wedding. Gail Baines struggles to navigate her relationship with her ex-husband, Max ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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Nourish Your Soul: Inspirations from and Lives of Great Saints is a humble tribute to eleven ... What she taught by her living example cannot be learnt merely by reading books. Episodes from her life ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

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