My youngest mentor is relatively new to the academic scene. Carlee* met the requirements for matriculation in a Nevada Head Start program, beginning full-time in January. At age 4, going on 34, she ...

It was the best-of times (you know, that period in December when we do the best-of lists). But it could feel like the worst of times: There’s so much to read before the year finishes! Well, there’s ...

The world is far stranger and more complex than it appears. These five non-fiction books explore human evolution, psychology, science and society, offering ideas that challenge assumptions and change ...

Nonfiction is too often underrepresented in English/language arts classrooms, even though it’s “never been more vibrant or vital” for young people. That’s according to a new position statement by the ...

NPR's Books We Love is full of stories. The feature rounds up fiction and nonfiction of many different kinds, and it gives you lots of ways to find what you might love, too. Today, we're diving into ...

Evans’s The Correspondent and the BBC journalist’s ‘people’s history’ of modern Afghanistan, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, win £30,000 prizes Debut novelist Virginia Evans has won this year’s Women’s ...