In 1971, college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the creation of one of the most beloved Broadway musicals, “Follies.” Needing college credit to graduate on time, he kept a journal of everything he saw and heard and thus was able to document in extraordinary detail how a

#BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author, Alex Aster welcomes fans to Lightlark, an island that appears every 100 years to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for

You sit down, ready to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and realize you should have prepped. Where do you start?  The new Amazon series brings the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. Taking place 2,000 years before “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” there’s

The summer is all about open skies and open roads. The only thing missing? A good playlist! Why not fill it with stories that will stick with you even after the summer season?   Whether it’s a solo drive, you’ve got your friends piled in, or the whole family is strapped in for a long drive,

You marathoned The Summer I Turned Pretty in one night and read all the Summer series by Jenny Han. Now what?  Amazon’s The Summer I Turned Pretty has quickly topped the watch list charts, becoming number one in the US. Watchers and readers alike are feeling the pull of a summer love triangle.   Here are

Celebrate Pride month with these 2022 LGBTQIA+ titles. From Young Adult romcoms to fantasy to middle grade and adult fiction, these new stories explore the lives of individuals across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Take a listen to these titles and more, not just during June, but all year round!     Ophelia After All Written by: Racquel

Darcie Little Badger has won a Nebula Award for her Newbery Honor book, A Snake Falls to Earth!  The Andre Norton Nebula Award honors the best middle grade or young adult science fiction or fantasy novel published in the United States in the preceding year. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) announced

You binged season 2 of Bridgerton in one sitting and read all of Julia Quinn’s novels. Now what? It is tough to understate how extraordinary the “Bridgerton Effect” has been for the novels of Julia Quinn. Suffice to say, the #1 streaming series of all time on Netflix is seeing similar success in audio. Where

Lillie Lainoff’s debut novel One for All is a gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood, and self-love. Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand. Everyone thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her weak, nothing but