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Take 268: What Amanda Read in 2025
Usually on Fridays I do Take Five lists, recommending five books to read. But this first Friday of the new year is a Take 268 list. That’s right, this past year I read 268 books.
Most Anticipated Young Adult Reads of 2026
2026 is just around the corner and with that comes a whole bunch of books I can't wait to read.
Most Anticipated Middle Grade Reads of 2026
Buckle up for a bunch of 2026 titles you'll surely want to add to your TBR!
Take Five: My favorite grown-up books this year
While I read a super ton of books for kids, I do still also read books written for adults. Here are my favs of the year!
Book Mail: 29 New and Forthcoming Books to Check Out
I'd say 29 books is a pretty good haul for a month that's usually rather slow for book mail.
Reclaiming My Korean-American Identity: One Recipe at a Time, a guest post by Lydia Kang
Without effort, our culture will inevitably dissipate over generations. It takes intention to keep the stove on. To keep the recipes alive. To talk to our parents and grandparents to learn what we can, and pass it down to the generations that follow.
Are Kids Just Miniature Adults? A guest post by Simon Stephenson
The best storytellers I know put their emotions on the page or screen and don't seem to make a distinction between children and adults.
Take Five: Books with the most holds at my school this school year
I don’t know why, but I find it incredibly charming when kids ask to have books put on hold. I love that they’re so into wanting to read them that they want to remember that they want to read them, and then I get to see the utter delight on their faces when it’s finally […]
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