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  • One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

    If you’re in the mood for chocolate cupcakes, but you’re out of milk, eggs, and butter, here’s a quick and easy vegan recipe that will do the trick.

  • Observing at Feeders: Birdwatching for Beginners

    Bird feeders are an easily accessible place to start observing, identifying, and appreciating the birds around us. Learn the basics with advice from acclaimed nature illustrator Clare Walker Leslie.

  • Learn to Make Homemade “Srirawcha”

    Farm, Family, and Friends—the cool story of how Marcus McCauley of Foremother Foods got his start making hot sauce, plus a simple recipe to try for yourself. 

  • How to Make Quark in an Instant Pot

    A delightful substitute for yogurt or sour cream, this nutritious German cheese is easy to make at home with guidance from expert cheesemaker Claudia Lucero.

  • Gift Ideas that Go Beyond the Book

    From puzzles and games to oracle cards and temporary tattoos, we have something for everyone on your list!

  • Conversation Starters for Your Holiday Table

    Extra time around the table makes the holidays a special opportunity to bridge the gap between generations with books that educate and inspire.

  • How to Wrap a Book without Tape

    Discover how the presentation of a gift can carry meaning beyond the gift itself with this step-by-step excerpt for wrapping a book with gratitude, creativity, and care from The Soul of Gift Wrapping.

  • Backpack Explorer is now on Roblox  

    Learn how the Backpack Explorer experience on Roblox came to be through a fun Q&A with project leader Kimberly Thompson Panay.

  • November Praise

    Open your mind to everyday wonders with poems that celebrate life's small yet meaningful moments.

  • Q&A with Wake Up Grateful author Kristi Nelson

    Drawing from her own cancer experience, Kristi Nelson shares how her journey awakened her to grateful living, offering thoughts on the distinction between gratitude and gratefulness and the connection between grief and gratitude.

  • How to Dry & Store Herbs

    Drying fresh herbs is a lovely way to preserve their flavor and doesn't require any special equipment. Learn how, and make your own delicious herbal salt, with advice from The Garden Maker's Book of Wonder.

  • Orange-Walnut Pumpkin Bar Recipe

    Canned pumpkin and a flurry of fall flavors—like orange zest, ginger, and allspice—come together in this irresistible dessert from The Pumpkin Cookbook.