Children’s Books
Children’s Book Roundup: June 2026

Big new titles perfect for the littles.

    Conspirator in Chief: The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency
    The Golden Road

    Book Review

    The Golden Road

    By William Dalrymple

    A sweeping new assessment of the Subcontinent’s star player.

    Author Q&A

    An Interview with Katie Yee

    The debut novelist talks humor, cancer, and the incredible weight of names.

    Book Review

    Cromwell’s Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War: The Life of George Downing

    The famous London street was named for a rather infamous character.

    Book Review

    Strikingly Similar: Plagiarism and Appropriation from Chaucer to Chatbots

    A profoundly dull examination of an otherwise compelling topic.

    Book Review

    The First and Last King of Haiti

    This revelatory work restores a lost figure to the pantheon of pivotal world leaders.

    Feature

    Our Week in Reviews: 1/24/26

    A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

    Book Review

    The Cannibal Owl

    By Aaron Gwyn

    The Cannibal Owl

    An orphan finds succor and sorrow among the Comanche in this lean, hypnotic tale.

    Essay

    Don’t Trust — Just Verify

    By Scott D. Seligman

    Don’t Trust — Just Verify

    Those AI-powered search engines can lead you down the garden path.

    Book Review

    Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy

    Perhaps Russia’s future, if not its present, will be female.