The Best Halloween Books This is a list of the best books that are 1) about Halloween itself and/or 2) take place during Halloween. 1. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 2. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 3. Dracula by Bram Stoker 4. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Read more…
7 Must-Read Children’s Halloween Books These picture books about Halloween will delight your kids without frightening them. Halloween is a huge deal at my house. My kids love dressing up year-round, and the combination of dressing up and free candy is almost too much for them to handle. I like Read more…
When is Your Kid Ready for Harry Potter? A Guide for Getting Started “You’re a wizard, Harry.” As a bibliophile and a parent, you’re so eager for the day your kid is ready to read those words and enter the wizarding world of Harry Potter. But along with fanciful components Read more…
August’s Best New Fiction This month’s best new work includes the second book of the Half-Drowned King Viking fantasy trilogy, a portrait of a Midwest town in decline, a debut roman à clef by an Iraq veteran currently imprisoned for bank robbery, and a historical about the Black Plague. And for lighter, Read more…