“Matthias cut a comical little figure as he wobbled his way along the cloisters, with his large sandals flip-flopping and his tail peeping from beneath the baggy folds of an oversized novice’s habit.” This is how we meet the first character in Redwall by Brian Jacques. Matthias is a mouse, by the way, and also…
2026 Book of the Summer
Summer is prime reading time. People are out of school, on vacation, by the pool, or maybe just staying inside where it's cool, and they're toting a book with them. Publishers schedule publication dates in April, May and early June to take advantage of readers hoping to pick up a book to take on vacation…
The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey hits theaters later this month. Demand always increases for book versions when film adaptations are released, and we expect the same for this one. With The Odyssey, though, you have so many choices! Nolan has cited Emily Wilson's acclaimed translation as a major source of inspiration…
Geraldine Brooks Awarded the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Geraldine Brooks has been awarded the 2025 Library of Congress prize for American Fiction. This prize is given to an American fiction writer with a long, enduring career and whose books have a strong, unique and imaginative voice. Geraldine Brooks' first novel, Year of Wonders, was published in 2001. Her novel March, inspired by Little…
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