We’re always on the lookout for stellar romantic fantasies, so when Eileen Gonzalez’s review ofDaughter of the Salt King came back with an emphatic STAR, we jumped at the opportunity to connect Eileen with Salt King‘s talented... Read More

Bookseller Shaun Bythell can be famously curmudgeonly about his customers. But while reflecting on his shop’s second lockdown, he’s discovered something surprising. The owner of The Bookshop, the largest second-hand bookshop in... Read More

Foreword’s Lit Hit—Indie Books that’ll blow you away / Whether your introduction was Barney or Jurassic Park, there are few people who can claim to have escaped a dinosaur phase. Dinosaurs of the non-purple variety are most often... Read More

FOREWORD’S LIT HIT—INDIE BOOKS THAT’LL BLOW YOU AWAY / New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald prompts you to sit up and listen without making a sound in his nearly wordless picture book, Hike. A father and son embark on... Read More

However nontraditional, it’s still the dawn of summer in the northern hemisphere, and people are creaking their doors open and heading to the beach for some socially distanced fun in the sun. In between sandcastle supplies, sunscreen,... Read More

FOREWORD’S LIT HIT—INDIE BOOKS THAT’LL BLOW YOU AWAY / Between film, television, magazines, and the inescapable internet, teen girls are perpetually bombarded with unrealistic images and expectations. Twenty-three-year-old... Read More

As much as humans pride themselves on being creatures of logic and reason, we cannot deny our enduring preoccupation with the unseen and unexplained. It may defy logic that your bedroom fills with monsters the moment the lights go out,... Read More

FOREWORD’S LIT HIT—INDIE BOOKS THAT’LL BLOW YOU AWAY / What does it take to earn the distinction “pop icon?” Hordes of screaming fans? Elaborate stage performances? Eyeliner? Sasha Geffen posits another commonality in their... Read More