Why I Took Reading Apps Off My Phone
About a month or so ago, my spouse noticed that the Samsung tablet was on sale. I had been in a market for a new tablet...
8 Family Drama–Filled Books to Help You Avoid Socializing at Holidays
It’s that time of year, and even in the best of circumstances giant holiday family gatherings can induce a whole lot of feelings. Many people are...
How To Audit Your Reading Life
I don’t believe in unnecessary self-imposed pressure. This mentality has served me especially well through this ongoing pandemic, as I’ve been able to temper expectations with...
That Time Iron Man Almost Died at Comic Con
San Diego Comic-Con has been a little weird the past couple of years. In 2020 and 2021, they hosted a special event, Comic-Con@Home, consisting of prerecorded...
2022 Bookish Calendars for the Readers on Your Holiday List
Looking for a gift for a bookish friend? Or perhaps you need one for yourself. Consider getting a bookish calendar to help get 2022 off to...
8 Sapphic Foodie Romances to Read on Kindle Unlimited
A couple months ago, I found myself in a familiar place: scrolling through Netflix, looking for something mindless to watch because I wasn’t in the mood...
The Things I Learned During My First 9 Weeks as a School Librarian
Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can’t read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder—especially the...
8 Great Children’s Books About Money
Whitey and Cahoots, two sharks, convince giant tortoise Arlene to invest in their sure-fire, money-making scheme. Arlene takes the bait. So do all her friends, and...
Diagnosing Billy Pilgrim: On Tom Roston’s ‘The Writer’s Crusade’
1. A couple of months ago, when I was feeling stuck in a revision of the novel I’ve been working on for too long, I decided...
Kashmir’s Cycle of Death
Shopian, Kashmir—On the morning of April 29, 2021, in this small town at the southernmost edge of Kashmir, a sixteen-year-old student rose from sleep and quietly...
