Books, Arts, and Culture

For many of us, this time of year is full of bundling up to mitigate the cold temperatures outside. I know I do! I buy hot...

Audiobooks — especially the best audiobook thrillers — are great for the holiday season. There are so many little tasks that come along with whatever it...

As a writer, I often connect the things I encounter back to writing. Sometimes I learn a new-to-me word on a TV show or film and...

Earlier this fall, I cataloged my entire book collection. I’ve keep a detailed reading spreadsheet for the past six years, and I have a list of...

In 2022, I reviewed 13 books, including Emily Hall’s The Longcut, Chelsea Martin’s Tell Me I’m an Artist, Li Zi Shu’s The Age of Goodbyes, and...

2022 was one of the most traumatizing years of my life although, to be fair—to be fair, ha!—it included love and friendship and adventure and all...

I started the year on a high from reading the totally fantastic Paris Stories by Mavis Gallant and José Saramago’s The Year of the Death of...