Books, Arts, and Culture

If you’ve read anything about the history of vampire fiction, you know that Dracula was far from the first English-language vampire novel. However, it cannot be...

Among the many reasons graphic novels and comics capture our attention is that the visual storytelling adds an entire additional layer to the book. Art adds,...

I love the mystery and thriller genre, but like many readers, I’ve grown weary of the mysteries that position women as the perpetual victims, murdered and...

Or, you know, in the near future. I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control is a quote you’ll find in Emma by Jane...

Jazz Age romances have always fascinated me: the turmoil of the era, the glitz, the innovation. But up until recently, I always assumed that the era...

It’s always great news when books enter the public domain. They’re no longer under copyright constraints, so they become available for free on various e-libraries, like...

Pride. Popularity . . . Poetry? Middle school. Ruby and Mia are total opposites: Ruby is a little awkward, not a “joiner,” and loves to write...

I Know What’s Best For You, Stories on Reproductive Freedom, a multi-genre anthology that I compiled and edited for McSweeney’s, will be released on May 24, a few weeks...