The normally grown-up reviewer Maureen Corrigan (heard mostly on NPR's Fresh Air program) has gone crazy over the latest installment of the tween-boy series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." Of Dog Days she says, "Kinney's books are funny--the kind of funny where you have to stop reading every so often because you're laughing so hard … Continue reading "How’s that for an erudite critical endorsement?"

When Eoin Colfer was tapped to write the sixth book in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (yeah, yeah), he faced a lot of criticism from the series' diehard fans. One of them even told Colfer, "I'm gonna read this new book before I hate it."Rather than try to beat them, he joined … Continue reading "I’m gonna read this new book before I hate it."

Claire LaZebnik of the blog Bookstore People has posted an invaluable list of "The Top Ten Books to Read with Your Teenaged Son." On the list are some I already know and love (The Phantom Tollbooth), some I know by reputation (Ender's Game), and a few I don't know at all (Sea of Trolls).The full … Continue reading The Top Ten Books to Read with Your Teenaged Son