Most people can name off all of Santa’s reindeer, but can you tell the difference between each one?

I know that we tend to feature books for adults (or at least young adults) on this Books That Matter blog. However as

Christmas draws near I can’t help but reflect on my childhood Christmases and the books that I truly loved…

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Christmas in Serbia is an important event for everyone. The Serbian word for it is Božić, and for the faithful, the preparations begin on November 28. Religious Serbs fast for 40 days during Advent (the time leading up to Christmas)…

Featured Author: Julie LaNasa

Giving advice and helping people have always been characteristic of Julie LaNasa. Not only as a successful…

The Evolution of Writing

I thought typewriters were a thing of the past until last weekend. I was browsing through Kickstarter (a site where…

Young Adult Books: Not Just for the Young

Tucked behind the adult novels and nestled among the shelves of children’s literature…

When I was in first grade, my class had a tradition where one of our classmate’s moms would come in and read to us once a week. I remember for a while it alternated between chapters of the Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park and some other book I have long since…