Best Books of 2025
Review of the Day: The Reel Wish by Yamile Saied Méndez
Un-put-downable. A little more complex than its cover implies, this is a title to hand to that kid that always has to be the best, even if it kills them.
Review of the Day: Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, ill. Cátia Chien
Today's book is best described as beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original. “Swish Zing Tizzle-ting POOF!”
Here Is an Interview: A Talk with Elisha Cooper About Here Is a Book
"Here are paintbrushes and wastebaskets and thought." Elisha Cooper talks structure, color, rhythm, and love, as how they pertain to his latest book.
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Review of the Day: The Black Mambas by Kelly Crull
This book? It’s a wonder. A joy. A small pinpoint of light in the darkness that is 2025. If you are in need of something that takes your faith in humanity and gives it a jolt to the gills, that would be this title.
Tentacles!! I Talk Hilarity and Board Books with Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
Arms! Tentacles! Real estate in the board book format! I'm talking with two picture book-turned-board book creators about how you create a title for the littlest of readers.
Climate Shock Realized: A Cover Reveal and Conversation with Nicholas Day About A World Without Summer
A global disaster on an epic scale all thanks to a single volcanic eruption? It's not science fiction, it's history, and today I get to grill Nicholas Day about his deep dive into the world of 1816.
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More Than Enough: A Conversation with Richard Michelson
"I was reading Maimonides (yes, I know how that sounds), the greatest Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages, and realized he tackled the same issues in the 1100s." A talk about a book with much to say to all of us today.
Educational Justice: A Nikkolas Smith Interview About The History of We
A behind-the-scenes glimpse at humanity's very beginnings in a picture book form! I talk with Nikkolas Smith about the incredible The History of We.
Review of the Day: Candle Island by Lauren Wolk
Lauren Wolk's power is her ability to intrigue, enchant, and eventually surprise. A beautiful book that is about art while being art.
Sneak Preview: A Cat Nap Conversation with Brian Lies and a Peek Inside This Fall Release
That's it. I'm through messing around. This is so legitimately creative and original that I'm going to have to insist that you put everything down and come over here to see this. Seriously.
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