The period of ancient Egyptian history, called the New Kingdom, is the setting for the second installment of NL HolmesLord Hani mystery series, The crocodile doesn’t make a sound† Egypt is in turmoil under King Akhenaten’s controversial policies, and when…
Charlotte Nebres is a 13-year-old pre-professional ballet dancer who made history in 2019 as the first black ballerina to dance the role of Marie in the New York City Ballet’s much-loved production of George Balanchine’s the Nutcracker† After this experience…
Cece Bell’s 2014 Kids Graphic Memoir, El Deafo, was not only a Newbury Honor book but also a Kirkus Prize finalist, and it’s easy to see why. With beautiful, colorful illustrations and a keen sense of humor, the author tells…
Violence is an important element of the spy thriller, and it could be argued that it is the most important. Indeed, the adventures of James Bond, Jason Bourne or Jack Bauer would be bland if those adventurers weren’t in constant…
An author writes an in-depth biography of his astronaut father In the mid-1970s, it seemed that the brilliant, celebrated and accomplished pilot Bruce McCandless II would never go to space. Since almost every other member of his astronaut class was…
A writer describes how to make something beautiful out of something that is broken writer from Minnesota Jeannine Ouellettememoirs, The part that burns, tells the story of her life the same way everyone remembers theirs – in fragments. Ouellette reflects…
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, there are approximately 2 million farms in the United States. They are a huge part of American life – not only because they help feed the world, but also because they are…
Marc Brown is a three-time Emmy Award-winning author and illustrator of nearly 100 children’s books. His beloved Arthur series has been a breath of fresh air for children and adults for decades; today, the titular Aardvark and his friends appear…
Keep an eye out for Kirkus’ upcoming columns in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video series reacher (premiered February 4), based on Lee Child’s mystery thriller kill floorand a theatrical film version of Graham Swift’s novel starring Kirkus,…
American Latinx poet, author, editor, activist and spoken word artist Emanuel Xavier was born in humble circumstances in Brooklyn. Growing up in the 1970s, he was abandoned by his father, bullied by other children and kicked out of the house…
Bill Hayes is the author of numerous non-fiction works, including: Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood (2005), The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy (2007), and Insomniac City: New York, Oliver and Me (2017); the latter…
Jack Reacher, the hero of Lee Child’s long-running mystery thriller series, is a highly decorated ex-military police officer who now lives an uprooted life as a drifter. He just wants to “wander,” as he puts it, and see parts of…