I rounded up the best dragon books for tweens to help your tween stop browse the web and start reading stories that capture ...

If your tween reader is anything like mine, they gravitate towards fantasy books with magical creatures and mythical places.

The winter 2025 book releases mark the end of 2024 and the start of a brand new year of reading. I love to see the trends ...

The 2025 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 8th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have ...

There is something about stories set in the back lots of Hollywood that spark such imagination. Old Hollywood books are filled with the glitz, glamour, and mystery that seems to elude Hollywood ...

The minute I read Fourth Wing, I knew this fantasy series would be epic. I first created the Fourth Wing summary for myself. I wanted to keep track of all the plot points and characters. The more ...

I love that recent books showcase many different people and personalities. The surge in books with neurodiverse characters feels like a welcome change from the books written in the 90s and 2000s I ...

I am so excited to read the February 2025 book releases. I know choosing a new book can seem daunting with hundreds of book choices, so I included only the books that Kirsten and I cannot wait to read ...

In this post, you will find a summary of Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger, a review, a character guide, and an explanation of the ending. Like Mother, Like Mother is a character-driven family ...

I realized how many dragon books for adults I have read recently and I wanted to make a list of my favorites. There are a lot of books about dragons written for kids. But I think adult dragon books ...

Hollywood novels are so much fun to read. It is almost ironic to read a book about Tinsel Town. All the books on this list are about movies or movie stars and Jackie and I read and loved all of them.