What’s More American Than Erasure?
A century ago, Robert Lopez’s grandfather Sixto left Puerto Rico for Brooklyn. Puerto Rico would have been a U.S. territory for decades at that point. “In...
Better Than Nothing? Exploring the Limitations of AI-Narrated Audiobooks from a Disabled Person’s Perspective
Since Apple launched its AI narrator program, the internet has been abuzz debating what is in store for the future of audiobooks. Is this the end...
Reading Pathways: Rebekah Weatherspoon
Rebekah Weatherspoon’s novels are such a gift to the romance novel community. I feel like she can do it all. From sweet, lighter romcoms to deeply...
What Happened to Vlog Adaptations of Books? An Exploration
Vlog adaptations of books were a huge phenomenon in the early-to-mid 2010s. The launch of the Lizzie Bennet Diaries in 2012 kickstarted a wave of similarly...
24 of the Best Coming-of-Age Novels
Coming-of-age novels are some of my favorites; the genre feels relatable because it’s something that we all have lived through. Our experiences may vary, but everyone...
QUIZ: Can You Guess These Famous Authors’ Most Read Books?
Some famous authors are primarily associated with only their most popular book. Others have a huge catalog of bestselling titles. How well do you know your...
8 Terrifyingly Claustrophobic Horror Books
When I saw The Descent over a decade ago (a movie based very loosely upon the book), it wasn’t the subterranean cave-dwelling monsters that scared me....
10 Recent Siren and Mermaid Books to Dive Into
Many cultures have myths of mermaids, mermaid books, or similar accountings of mythical marine creatures. In 1998, Basil H. Johnston, an Ojibwe author and scholar from...
Let’s Go Lesbians: Books That Actually Use the Word Lesbian to Describe Their Characters
I love queer literature celebrating all identities, across genres, in all kinds of forms. But seeing your own identity affirmed by characters on the page hits...
How Chia-Lun Chang Found Power in Poetry
Chia-Lun Chang is one of the funniest and most serious people I know. Often, she’ll say something so profoundly grave with such good humor that I’ll...
