8 Magical Novels by Women Writers
My absolute favorite stories are ones that suggest magic is not just adjacent to our lives, but that it threads its way through our lives. That...
Brad Listi Thinks You Should Write as if You Were Already Dead
Brad Listi has made a name for himself by talking to other people. On his podcast, Otherppl with Brad Listi, now in its tenth year, Listi...
Business As Usual: Book Censorship News, May 27, 2022
This week, 19 children and 2 teachers — all primarily Latine — were killed. Less than two weeks ago, 10 Black people — all primarily older...
Serialized Substacks of Classic Literature You Need in Your Inbox
Get ready for a summer of crushing the classics with serialized Substacks. What are serialized Substacks, you may ask? They’re newsletters on the Substack platform that...
Some of the Best Recent Book Adaptations
Book adaptations are such a tricky thing. For starters, the format is really important. There’s just no way to fit in as much detail in a...
11 Comic Villains Becoming Heroes
The pages of comic books are filled with colorful heroes and villains. In comics, like in the real world, those heroes and villains are people with...
15 Memorable Manga for Middle School Readers
I first began reading manga in middle school when I discovered the InuYasha series at a Waldenbooks in the mall. (Oh, how I miss the days...
What Makes a Good Mr. Darcy?
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an author retelling Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, must understand Mr. Darcy. Unfortunately, many do not. And the same...
Delicious Cookbooks for Chefs
As the wife of an amazing chef, and as a person who loves reading and recommending books, people often assume that I’m great at picking out...
New Spanish Literature in Translation
Every season I pour over the catalogs and galleys of new releases in translation and highlight some of the titles that I’m excited about for Book...
