It’s a good month for criticism in the literary world, with new books in April exploring everything from early-’00s feminism ...

New York Times Best-Selling author L.J. Smith, who is best known for writing The Vampire Diaries book series, has died. She ...

The YA book is the first in a series by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka. It follows 17-year-old Olivia Owens who ...

Cicada Books expands graphic novel publishing with YA and Adult Titles, Everything Amplified and Shushu form 2025 and 2026 ...

When it comes to the world of reading, a lot has changed since the days of Shakespeare and Jane Austen. Even since Harry Potter in the 90s. Thanks to TikTok, or more specifically BookTok, the reading ...

Featuring 298 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this special International Issue: profiles of Abdulrazak Gurnah, Mayumi Inaba, Leila Boukarim, and Siri ...

March 26, 2025 Smith, who was born in Florida in September 1958,, wrote several young-adult book series including “Night World” and “The Secret Circle” but was best known for creating the ...

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

M.K. Lobb’s Seven Faceless Saints series was an impressive dark YA fantasy debut with a murder ... But for her second book, To Steal From Thieves, Lobb has shifted gears a bit.