This kid is awesome

I so wanted to be a detective when I was a kid — but beyond putting “clues” into my black notebook (which I’d covered with sparkly purple nailpolish) and following

Book Lovers Day

Ooh, this is a thing? Fantastic! Happy Book Lovers Day, world! One way to celebrate — other than reading, obviously — is to check out the work over at Ideal

Adult onset allergies

Interesting news via The New York Times and the rate of people who develop food allergies after the age of 18. I know here we focus on childhood food allergies

The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2017

Cool list from PW about the most anticipated #kidlit coming out soon, but CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT HOW IT’S STILL JULY AND WE’VE BEGUN TALKING ABOUT FALL? Sob.  

Happy 50th to From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E. L. Konigsburg wrote From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler fifty years ago, and to celebrate, The Met offered special Mixed-Up tours for fans of the classic middle

The news is terrible, except for this fanfic mistake

From EW.com: Harry Potter reader goes viral for mistaking fan fiction for Order of the Phoenix Love this, all of it.

Happy Ever After: 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances

I’m a sucker for a list. Romance isn’t a genre I’m too familiar with, but certainly I’ve read romance over the years. If you’re interested, there look like there are

Theme Parks: 2017

My latest for RetailMeNot, a roundup of what’s hot and new in the nation’s biggest theme parks. (Note: I’ll be hitting Orlando this fall with my kids. Really looking forward

The Amsterdam in Rhinebeck works

I got to review The Amsterdam, Rhinebeck’s newest restaurant, for Rural Intelligence. I wasn’t going to even try it out but couldn’t resist a request from my delightful editor. So

Food Allergies Found in Less Than 4 Percent of Americans

This is good news! The number of Americans with food allergies is lower than previous estimates. Next up, seeing if OIT can be the cure we’re all waiting for.