Choreographed Uncertainty
In March 1962 the choreographer and dancer Trisha Brown debuted Trillium, her first original performance, at the Maidman Playhouse in New York City. In the three-minute...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 24, 2022
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $2.99 A Lady for A Duke by Alexis Hall Get This Deal $1.99 After I...
Who’s Afraid of the Gender Apocalypse?
We hold onto things more tightly when we feel they are in danger. We cling to a relationship as it falls apart; we know we must...
10 Books About Young Women in (and Out) of Love
The best literary fiction is in some ways a simple character study. It is a roadmap into the interiority of a specific character: the way they...
Librarian Vandalizes 2 Public Libraries, Spray Painting “Groomers”: Book Censorship News, June 24, 2022
This week, as thousands of library workers descend upon DC to attend the first in-person ALA annual convention since the beginning of the pandemic, just down...
Book Deals in Nonfiction, Lifestyle, and Cooking: June 24, 2022
Lifestyle and Self-Development $1.99 Good Vibes, Good Life by Vex King Get This Deal $1.99 The Story of You: An Enneagram Journey to Becoming Your True...
Forbidden Romances in Contemporary YA
The star-crossed lovers or forbidden romance trope is always a big draw to me as a romance reader — who doesn’t love all that angst of...
The Subversive Verse of Shel Silverstein
Children’s verse offers the opportunity to normalize children’s taboo feelings, urges, and actions. This approach means acting as a reaction to didactic traditions and the society’s...
Nonfiction Manga to Teach You Something New
As I dip my toes into the wide world of reading manga, I’ve found nonfiction to be my favorite place. It’s a fun way for me...
Heather Has How Many Mommies? The Importance of Community to The Creation of HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES
I’d heard of Lesléa Newman’s Heather Has Two Mommies long before I read it — after all, the book has been lauded and attacked, referenced and...
