R.E.M. hits aside, most of us would like to avoid the world ending on our watch. Unfortunately, that's not an option for the characters in these novels, which take Revelation and stand it on its head, to hilarious results. The next time you feel nervous watching the Weather Channel or the evening news, pick up…
2018 Eisner Award Winners for Teens
The 30th annual Will Eisner Comic Book awards were announced at Comic-Con in San Diego last week. These "Oscars of the comic book world" honor the best of the best, through a variety of different awards. Check out some of the winners below! The awards for Best Publication for Teens, Best Writer, Best Painter, Best…
New Teen Guides to Activism
If you haven't seen them already, be sure to check out our new summer books about teen activism! You Are Mighty is pretty much a how-to manual for becoming an activist. With fabulous illustrations by artist Lauren Tamaki, you might have trouble not laughing out loud at her zany sense of humor (for instance, the introduction…
Judy Blume, Neil deGrasse Tyson to Receive 2018 Sandburg Award
Authors Judy Blume and Neil deGrasse Tyson will receive the 2018 Carl Sandburg Literary Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library. Erika L. Sánchez will receive the 21st Century Award. The Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner will honor the authors Tuesday, October 9 at The Forum on the campus of the University of Illinois at…
Hot New Paperbacks to Celebrate Paperback Book Day
Consider the humble paperback: While often derided as low budget or an airport read, these workhorses are beloved by millions of readers for their compact size and inexpensive cost. First introduced in Britain in the mid-1800s, the paperback enabled many literary debuts and extended the reach of classic and scientific authors through reprinting and wider…
Novel Destinations: Doing What’s Right In India
There is a great deal of wrong in the world: thievery, dishonesty, injustice, pick your favorite vice. But some people try to do the right thing. Picking India as a microcosm of the world (yes, I know it's a big country, but go with me), there are plenty of examples, at least in fiction, of…
Brontë Readalikes for Teens
To celebrate the bicentennial of Emily Brontë's birth, check out these teen fiction titles based on the classic novels and the lives of the Brontë sisters. Emily and Charlotte investigate the mysterious death of a local madwoman that ends up inspiring their stories in Always Emily. In My Plain Jane, Charlotte Brontë convinces her school friend…
Pilsen: Explore ‘Coolest’ Neighborhood Through Photos, Fiction, Film
Pilsen is on Forbes' 12 Coolest Neighborhoods Around The World list, alongside other “up-and-coming" communities. Praised for attractions including its popular murals and “cutting-edge culture and art,” Pilsen is also the subject or setting of three books, as well as an inspiring documentary—so you can explore the neighborhood vicariously before you visit. Brimming with photos…
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Readalikes
Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before is the latest teen bestseller to be adapted into a film. The movie drops August 17 on Netflix, but in the meantime, check out these other titles! In Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, Anna finds herself at a boarding school in France for…
Of Good Breeding: Mysteries Featuring Eugenics
Eugenics is an often-overlooked stain on our nation's history, yet most people don't know much, if anything about it. If you are in the majority, here's a very basic primer: eugenics was a junk science that held that people could breed themselves like farm animals to come up with and propagate the best traits and…
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