I’m a Sucker for a Good Family Drama
As a theater critic, I like to think I have been privy to a wide variety of productions. I know that a certain amount of forgiveness...
Margaret Atwood Gets Personal
You probably already know how you’re going to feel about Margaret Atwood‘s newest collection of short stories, Old Babes in the Wood. That Atwood is a legend...
10 Novels About Bees That Teach Us How to Be Human
Several years ago, on a perfect August day, I lost 40,000 honey bees. My hive had been flourishing, the honeycomb filling out the frames, the brood...
Anti-Censorship Groups Across the US: Book Censorship News, March 10, 2023
If you’re looking for an anti-censorship group to get involved with, you’re in luck. There are dozens across the country, with more popping up all of...
8 of the Best Manga Websites
In the high school library that I manage, I run a manga club that is very popular with the students. In the past eight years I’ve...
Must-Read Literature by Transgender and Non-Binary Authors
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). When I think of this holiday, the word “celebration” comes to mind. Often, life as a transgender...
That’s the Truth: New Nonfiction to Read in March 2023
The weather is getting nicer and the days are slowly stretching out a little more — some days are just begging for some outside reading at...
Marveling Over Closing Poems
Like the excitement surrounding a much-anticipated season finale, closing poems are an occasion, but that’s not to say that I don’t love all the other parts...
Ghoulish Goods for Gothic Literature Lovers
Gothic is a word that embodies so many different things. It can call up ornately designed cathedrals, haunted houses, heavy black eyeliner, and dance moves like...
A Bookish Guide to the 2023 Oscars
The 95th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12. As is the case every year, and has been the case since the first Academy...
