Treat Your Favorite Mom with These Healthy Yet Decadent Cookbooks
This Mother’s Day, make sure your mom has her cake and eats it, too, with six healthy/decadent cookbooks promising joyous…
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5 Bowl Cookbooks to Start the New Year Right
Most of the United States is under a thick layer of snow (even this author, in supposedly sunny Southern California,…
10 of the Best New Cookbooks for the Home Chef on Your List
It’s my favorite time of year: holiday gift guide time! This special time of year is dedicated to the cultivation…
4 New Books from Women You Want To Be Friends With
Imagine this: you’re invited to a party planned by Reese Witherspoon, in immaculate Southern fashion. Chrissy Teigen brings the food.…
This Summer’s Best New History Books
Summer is the time for learning new things (winter is a bad time for this—no one wants to learn anything…
5 Books That Would Make Great Animated Movies
Animation is awesome—just ask anyone who grew up during the 1990s Disney renaissance. Limited by imagination more than by the…
6 Books to Leave Behind in Your Summer Vacation Rental
Several summers ago, I rented a cabin in the Catskills for a weekend. It was perched on a hill in middle…
6 Books the Presidential Candidates Really Need to Read
Election years are, perhaps, not our most dignified as a nation. Maybe once the candidates have tired themselves out with…
Proof That Sci-Fi Loves Coffee and Tea
You can find a lot of unfamiliar things in the wide world of science fiction—strange landscapes, alien species, even completely…
May’s Best New History Books
Wars and presidents dominate May’s best new History releases: from George Washington to Gerald Ford, from the Revolutionary War to…
More Books Your Mom Will Love
This year, Mother’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, May 8th. Gifts we do not recommend: soap sets purchased from the…
April’s Best New History Books
Larger-than-life characters dominate this month’s best new releases in history, whether it’s the brilliant first ladies who stood alongside the powerful…
6 Inspiring Takeaways from Cameron Diaz’s New Book
When Cameron Diaz turned 39, the questions she fielded from journalists started to change. “As an actress,” they asked, “are you scared…
The 5 Creepiest Rabbits in Fiction
Easter is upon us, bringing its usual associates: egg hunts, little girls in frilly white dresses, Peeps, and, of course,…
7 SF/F Debuts to Watch for in 2016
It’s hard to say whether the line-up of awesome-sounding science fiction and fantasy debuts scheduled for release over the next few…
In Honor of Pi Day, 6 Great Novels for Math Nerds
Today is Pi Day (or, as the Internet has dubbed this year’s occurrence, Rounded Pi Day), which means it’s the perfect time…
40 Great Books Coming to a Screen Near You
Avid readers are familiar with the joys and sorrows of film and tv adaptations: for every awesome movie that brings…
March’s Best New History Books
March’s most exciting history releases largely revolve around important moments in American history, whether here or abroad. Some focus on…
How to Introduce Your Friends to Doctor Who (in 4 Episodes or Less)
So you’ve done it: you’ve convinced your friends that they do indeed want to discover the joy that is Doctor Who.…