An image from The Squickerwonkers by Evangeline Lilly, illustrated by Johnny Fraser-Allen. From China to Zimbabwe, from Lebanon to Japan, from Istanbul to Greece—even from one pole to the other—these sixteen children’s books stretch... Read More

The 2015 Youth Media Awards were announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference on Feb. 2 in Chicago. Several independently published books were recognized at this ceremony and won prestigious awards for their... Read More

Independent publishers in the twentieth century took great risks in promoting the realities of cannabis. Connecting an underground readership in a peer-to-peer knowledge network, they often relied on free speech provisions and claims of... Read More

Every so often, another obituary for the short story will appear in print. But, despite the wailing and tears, the form is proving itself surprisingly resilient. Good, even great short fiction is still being written—stories capable of... Read More

Change can be troubling even in the best of times, but it’s especially vexing when the old guard is comfortable with the way things are. Sometimes an outsider’s perspective is needed to shake things up. The protagonists in these eight... Read More