Family inheritance novels have become a popular subgenre of books in the last few years, and I am all for it. These are my ...

The Harry Potter books may be the series that started the trend of books with magical schools for kids, but it is not the ...

Forty is the new thirty, so it is not surprising that in recent years, there are more books with older protagonists. It is so ...

Finding historical fiction books for middle school aged children can be a little more challenging than you think. Kids ages ...

Oprah Winfrey started her first book club in 1996 as the OG celebrity book club. In the past 30 years, she has chosen over ...

The GMA Book Club List 2025 is a complete list of the Good Morning America Book Club picks for 2025. I wanted to make this ...

Carnivals are such an interesting part of history. I realized that carnival books are such an interesting subgenre of books that I wanted to make a list of my favorites in one place. Kirsten and I ...

In addition to in-person and virtual speaking events, Jackie and Kirsten have contributed to podcasts and articles. A sampling of their media appearances can be found below. Today, I am joined by ...

Each colorful block below represents the best book in a subgenre. Click on the arrow to reveal my “best” pick in any category. You’ll also be able to use a page jump to see more books in that section.