And that’s my list for the best new baby books of 2021. If you’re still looking for more, you might try this list of 50 must-read board books. And if you need inspiration for what to write in a baby shower book, this post can help.

Happily, that isn’t the case today. There are infinitely more options for children of color. Book Riot has even showcased articles about this, focusing on older readers, as well as books to read to celebrate Black History Month. This list of Black children’s books by Black authors are ones which you may want to get for the kiddos in your life. This is a mix of current and older titles....

I’ve pulled together a list of great crossover books published in the last handful of years. Your favorite might not be on the list; neither may be the title published five or ten years ago. This is meant to be a wide-ranging list of mostly non-genre reads, including contemporary titles and nonfiction. I’ve included a smattering of romance and historical fiction. Genre books certainly have tremendous crossover appeal and make great adult books for YA readers, but for the purposes to keeping the list to 20, they weren’t the bulk of titles included....

We utilized standard book club process of using specific passages to support our positions. Soon, we deviated from the norm and simply read the prose from Their Eyes Were Watching Good that had most moved us. What follows are some of those passages. 1.) “Ships at a distance have everyman’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the same horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked away by Time....

Unfortunately, it is my sad duty to announce that, as a result of this post, 20. “Thou hast been Bard from making Shakespeare puns.” —Unknown Want more of the Bard? Check out some of his best quotes and a number of Shakespearean insults. Maybe indulge in one of these awesome pins.

As you prepare your shopping list with the best gifts for book lovers, you may still wonder what to get the kid in your life that already seems to have everything and more. Why not a personalized book that puts them front and center into the action? What kid wouldn’t be excited to hear their own name in a bedtime story?! If you are ready to delight the child in your life with the gift they can devour for hours and treasure for a lifetime, then keep reading for our round up of the best places to find personalized books for kids....

This guy goes all Mission Impossible-style, hiding cameras and secreting a book with a poem he wrote for his intended. Get ready to get schmoopy. This proposal at a Barnes & Noble involves an original book about the couple called The Story of Queen Vanilla Bean and Her Count Chocolate Crunch. If that’s not enough to make you want to watch, the super-sweet soundtrack oughta do it. These lovebirds are a little on the quiet side, but their faces say it all....

In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado This is the incredible story of how Machado arrived at grad school and very quickly fell for a woman who was charming and charismatic and seemed to like Machado back—even though she already had a girlfriend. Quickly, she and Machado began dating, but before long Machado began to notice that her girlfriend was emotionally abusive. Confused and distressed, she stayed in the relationship hoping that things would improve, but the emotional and verbal abuse escalated into intimidation, and she knew she finally had to get out....

Why isn’t there more original anime? Writing an original story takes much longer than adapting an existing one and involves a larger staff (and thus more people who have to be paid). Adapting an existing story with a large and enthusiastic fanbase basically guarantees marketshare, where a new one means a larger advertising budget and more effort spent recruiting viewers. It also means success isn’t guaranteed, whereas an adaptation of My Hero Academia, Given, Jujitsu Kaisen, or Haikyu!...

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Felix worries that he won’t ever find love. He’s Black and trans, and he’s afraid that will be too much for anyone. When an anonymous troll begins sending him transphobic messages, dead-naming him, and sharing pre-transition photographs, Felix comes up with an elaborate catfishing scheme to try and figure out who his harasser is. But this scheme also puts him into an unexpected love triangle that forces him to confront his feelings about his identity and learn to accept himself....

Something is very wrong amid the trees and fog of the Lost Coast, and whatever it is, it can kill. Lush, eerie, and imaginative, Amy Rose Capetta’s tale overflows with the perils and power of discovery — and what it means to find your home, yourself, and your way forward. This spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, is shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets of the ancient California redwoods....

A Cosmopolitan Best Young Adult Book of 2019 Sparks fly between a K pop starlet and a tabloid reporter in this heartwarming rom-com from Maurene Goo. 10:00 PM.: Lucky is a huge K-pop star who just performed her hit song to thousands of adoring fans. She’s tired but dying for a hamburger. 11:00 PM: Jack sneaks into a fancy hotel on assignment for his tabloid job. He runs into a cute girl wearing slippers — a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger....

After stepping on a crack and breaking her mother’s back, Alex Mills must journey to Haphaven, the world where Earth’s superstitions draw their power. All she needs is a rabbit’s foot to save her mom but retrieving it won’t be easy. Not only is the lucky foot guarded by Haphaven’s most formidable creature, the Jinx, there’s also a forest full of trees that knock back, people named Penny who don’t like to be picked up, and a vindictive black cat who will not be crossed....

The world, thanks to Netflix bringing To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before to life, is finally catching up on the fact that YA fiction is the jam. As viewers and readers alike follow Lara Jean onscreen, let’s not forget about one of the reasons the trilogy is so beloved: the Song Covey sisters and their dramatic but sweet relationships with one another. For those hungry to read more about siblings and all the pain and laughter that accompanies family, here are three contemporary young adult books to check out next....

In honor of the month, I’ve pulled together 30 books for 30 days of Ramadan (give or take a day, it being a lunar calendar and all). From children’s books to journals for adults, this list of Ramadan books comprises all the need-to-haves for the month. Whether you are unfamiliar with Ramadan or you’re getting excited at the mere mention of it, these Ramadan books will satiate your hunger for knowledge, feed your appetite for fun, quench your thirst for…you get the idea....

I’ve broken the list down into categories to make it easier for you to locate the special book to meet your gift-giving needs. Happy shopping! Beautiful Books Because who doesn’t judge at least some books by their covers? Also, I can’t be the only one who likes illustrations in my books. Books With a Social Justice Focus These books might help make sense of what’s happened in 2020 and move toward positive change in 2021....

Tayeb Salih – who was on the so-called “Arab Nobel shortlist” of 1988 – is the best-known Sudanese author in English. Salih is author of the classic Season of Migration to the North, translated by the inimitable Denys Johnson-Davies. The 10-day event focused on living writers, a number of whom have not been translated into English. But here are five books you can read in English to celebrate P21’s great writers from Sudan and South Sudan:...

Without further ado…here are five books to match your favorite Christmas song. “All I Want for Christmas is You” “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” “Blue Christmas” “Joy to the World” “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

So, here are five recent and upcoming books produced by independent publishers, from sublime nonfiction to glorious graphic novel. Handiwork by Sara Baume (Tramp Press) Handiwork is Sara Baume’s nonfiction debut, her previous autofiction work having received awards multiple times over. She dexterously weaves a narrative about creating, seeing words as just another art form in a plethora of options, the entire volume a carefully considered series of thoughts about making, about nature, about life....

When you find a special title, why limit it to just one person on your gift list? Get that book into all the right hands. Books aren’t monogamous. There’s no shame in this. Don’t raise that eyebrow – I’m not talking about regifting! Although it’s a good idea to spread the books out among people who a) won’t be opening the gifts in front of each other and b) won’t soon see the same book on each other’s sofas....