Books, Arts, and Culture

The highest compliment I’ve ever received came to me on the University of Chicago campus. Late for a panel at a graduate conference, I was rushing...

Do you ever wonder how books just magically show up on Goodreads right after they’re announced to the world, ready to be added to everybody’s to-read...

As you may know from reading previous posts, I’m Black, queer, and an education professor. It’s super cool, and sometimes I get to do random fun...

Book festivals are the ultimate book lover’s experience. I used to work in digital products for an encyclopedia post–graduate school. With that experience came the great...

I recently started a reread of Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness books for the second time in less than six months without realizing it. This...

I used to love conspiracy theories as a kid. I found them a fun way to read and to kill time. Today? Not so much. I...

My reading spreadsheet informs me that I first read Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’s Saga in 2013. I know that I went back and forth...

Dungeons & Dragons is more popular now than ever before, but that doesn’t mean it’s for everyone. In fact, plenty of fantastic tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs)...

With Thanksgiving nearly here and December right around the corner, I can confidently say that it’s officially the holiday season! Yes, it’s a season of laughter,...