A Fort Made of Books

It was a balmy -27 degrees Fahrenheit this morning in my little town in northwest Minnesota. I heard someone mention the awful words "3...

A few years ago, when my book review column was still active at Mugglenet, I set myself a goal to read as many Newbery Medal winning and sho...

Last night I took myself out to see A Complete Unknown in a mostly packed, small theater downtown. In case you're not paying attention,...

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell Recommended Ages: 12+ The last time I remember opening a book to its first page, reading its f...

It's been a while since I've added a new hymn to my next hymn-book project . Looking back, the last one was this Summer Psalm . So, ...

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst Recommended Ages: 13+ Kiela has spent most of her adult life holed up in the stacks at the great libra...

The Ivy Cube is another corner-turning specimen in the vast Rubik's Cube family of 3D puzzle games, roughly akin to the Dino Cube and t...