Today we have an early peek at Alan Shapiro’s forthcoming novel, Broadway Baby, landing in bookstores on January 24th. We have five autographed copies to give away to our readers. For a chance to win one, just leave a comment here or on our Facebook page and you’ll be automatically entered! About Broadway Baby: AsContinue reading

We’re thrilled to give you an early look at Mei-Ling Hopgood’s upcoming book, How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm and Other Adventures in Parenting Around the World, publishing next week. This grand tour of global parenting techniques proves once and for all that there’s more than one way to diaper a baby. See below forContinue reading

Today we have another batch of quotes from What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups from Children’s Books, which makes a great stocking stuffer for just about everyone on your list–the young, the young-at-heart, and especially the folks who might need a gentle reminder every now and then to embrace their inner child. What theContinue reading

“One day while I was happily pretending to myself that I was Madame Curie, I blew up the lab,” recalled Madeleine L’Engle in her 1983 Library of Congress address. These days, L’Engle is known and loved for her vibrant imagination. Her high school chemistry teacher probably wasn’t so smitten. In First Words, a collection ofContinue reading

It’s time for our second round of quotes from Amy Gash’s wonderful compilation What the Doomouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children’s Books. We’ll post a few of our very favorite quotes throughout November and December. What the Dormouse Said draws quotes from the classics of children’s literature as well as from lesser-known gems. TheyContinue reading