Malevolent Vulvas Collapse the Veil Between Worlds in “Stranger Things”
In the climax of Stranger Things 3 a giant laser punctures the wall of an underground bunker, breaching the veil between ours and the Upside Down....
On a South Pacific Island, Two Siblings Face a Difficult Choice as Racial Tensions Flare
In Nishant Batsha’s novel Mother Ocean Father Nation, a family’s life shatters as the horrors of a military coup befall a fictional South Pacific island. The...
New Releases Tuesday: The Best Books Out This Week
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for new book releases! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to your TBR. This...
How Does Goodreads Make Money?
Much of the book industry relies on Goodreads for a lot of things. From readers and authors, to publishing professionals and journalists, the book-focused platform is...
Enough Marvel and DC Movies: Give These Superheroes a Movie Adaptation
I’ll admit it, it can be pretty difficult to find a superhero comic these days that the Big 2 haven’t had their fingers in. There’s probably...
Cult Classics: 32 Fascinating Books About Cults
Imagine making a Venn diagram of the kinds of nonfiction you’re consistently drawn to. For me, there’s a deep overlap between books about cults, books about...
Words Fail Me: Why the Miscommunication Trope is Here To Stay
As an avid reader who likes to keep a varied personal library, and who reads a bit of everything, I admit that I often complain about...
Mary Oliver in Popular Culture
Mary Oliver, one of America’s most beloved poets, died in January 2019, a year before the coronavirus pandemic. Yet, her poetry lit the darkest days of quarantine...
12 Amazing Queer Short Story Collections to Read Right Now
I didn’t used to be a huge fan of short stories. I tried to read a lot of story collections, but I’d always find myself mildly...
Pick a Cozy Video Game and Get a Book Recommendation
It’s never a bad time to spend an evening in with a cozy video game. What I look for in a video game above most other...
