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National Book Award Winners: 2026 Picks, Then Browse by Year
Meet the 2025 National Book Award winners across five categories, then use the Foundation archive to explore past picks by year and find your next read.
Authors: Who Pays? Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing
Compare self publishing and traditional publishing on costs, royalties, rights, reach, timing, and marketing, then choose the route that fits your goals.
Find Literary Agents Safely: 5 Checks Before You Query
Use trusted directories to find a literary agent, verify leads, prepare a focused query package, and spot scams before sending your manuscript.
Trigger Warnings in Books: 5 Places to Check Before Reading
Find trigger warnings in books through reader databases, reviews, publisher notes, and author sites. Research shows how to use them to decide what to read.
Short Books Under 200 Pages for One Flight or a Weekend
Explore short books under 200 pages, from classics and novellas to concise nonfiction, with picks for a flight, a weekend, and a reading challenge.
Bibliotherapy Books: 10 Picks Clinicians Recommend for Kids and Adults
Explore 10 bibliotherapy books for adults and children, with clinician insight, research on how reading helps, and practical guidance for using each title.
Query Letter Tips for Aspiring Authors: 3 Hooks and an Annotated Query
Write a query letter agents want to read with three hook formulas, line edits, an annotated example, quick drills, and practical submission advice.
Reading Challenge Ideas: 3 Templates for Book Bingo, Not Page Counts
Use librarian vetted Book Bingo prompts, project themes, and three repeatable templates to build a reading challenge beyond book counts and keep the habit...
Evidence Backed Buddy Reading for Parents & Readers: Real World Tips
Practical help for parents and readers: research backed paired-reading techniques, real world buddy-read tips, short 10–15 minute routines, and podcast...