Why Didn’t We Notice the Man Convicted of Alice Sebold’s Rape Was Innocent?
In 1982, Alice Sebold, an 18-year-old freshman at Syracuse University, was brutally attacked during an evening walk in Thornden Park. Though Sebold reported the crime to...
My Trump-Loving Family is Ruining My Relationship
The novel Groundskeeping takes places in the months around the 2016 presidential election. Aspiring writer Owen Callahan moves back home to live with his Trump-supporting uncle...
How Do The Themes Of Exile And Dispossession Feature In Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry?
Mahmoud Darwish is one of the most spectacular poets who encapsulates the experiences of Palestinians. His poems often trace themes of homelessness, exile, freedom, and the...
What Adaptations of “Little Red Riding Hood” Tell Us About the Lasting Power of Fairytales
We forget a lot of things as human beings. And with the passage of time, memory tends to fade and fade until it disappears all together....
The Interrupted Literary Career of Friedo Lampe and the Underpinnings of the Nazi Obsession With Books and Literature
On May 1, 1945, six days before the Nazis would surrender to Allied forces, Friedo Lampe found himself six miles outside of Berlin, in the way...
Why I Love Reading Memoirs By Poets
I make my living as an editor. This means that grammar rules…well…rule my life. The literal definition of my job is to find and fix incorrect...
Exactly Who is Moon Knight?
Disney+ is about to launch another exciting Marvel Cinematic Universe show: Moon Knight. This begs the question: Who is Moon Knight? You may have seen the...
Intro to the Social Horror Genre
Do you recall what it was like when you watched Get Out (2017) for the first time? I do. I remember feeling that I had never...
Easily Flushable Knowledge: A Brief History of UNCLE JOHN’S BATHROOM READER
Bookworms and pop culture junkies alike can’t help but be familiar with a particular line of books geared towards reading in the restroom: Uncle John’s Bathroom...
Untranslated & Perfect: 8 Books That Blend Languages
I only speak one language: English. Knowing English is a privilege, both in life and in the world of books. It’s one I’m aware of and...
