Best-selling author Rebecca Elliot is a champion of children’s illustrated literature. Her Owl Diaries series is known around the world for its positive themes and imaginative illustrations. While children’s stories in literature have evolved over the years to be more inclusive, tell new stories of acceptance, and feature new voices — the themes remain constant … Read more
The 39 Clues eleven-book series has sold over 8.5 million copies worldwide and comes from the minds of multiple authors. Mystery fascinates children, and there is a long legacy of mystery stories throughout the stories that have focused on getting children engaged with reading. While the following list of novels is targeted toward children, there … Read more
Taylor Jenkins Reid is becoming a rock star, not literally, but rock star fits the theme of the list we’re about to tackle today. Reid is the author of the extremely popular Daisy Jones & The Six. The book has sold over one million copies, easily placing it on the New York Times Bestseller list. … Read more
Brit Bennett is known for her ability to tell heart-wrenching stories that have themes of race, discovery, and family. Her New York Times Bestseller, The Vanishing Half, touches on numerous emotional aspects of life and family. Bennett is also known for The Mothers, a novel that is also a New York Times Bestseller; that touches … Read more
Larry McMurtry is known as one of the best ‘Old West’ novelists in the history of US literature. More specifically, his 1985 piece Lonesome Dove won a Pulitzer Prize, and many will argue it is the best ‘western’ novel of all time. McMurtry also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain, which won … Read more
The original Frankenstein was published in 1818, drafted by English author Mary Shelley. The original title was Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, and became the benchmark of gothic horror for the genre’s millions of fans. While modern gothic horror has taken an evolved approach, classic elements remain in vogue as well. While Shelley wrote predominately … Read more
Orson Scott Card probably didn’t know he was drafting what would become a military sci-fi classic while working on the critically acclaimed and financially successful Ender’s Game. The novel went on to win numerous awards, spawn sixteen novels, thirteen short stories, forty-seven comic issues, an audio play, and a film. Without question, Ender’s Game is … Read more