7 Books about the Heartbreak of Losing a Sibling
Perhaps one of the more bizarre aspects of having siblings is the sense that this person, your sister or brother, could have been you. Some other...
“Give My Love to the Savages” is Satire About Black Masculinity
In “This Isn’t Music,” from Chris Stuck’s debut short story collection Give My Love to the Savages, a Black man who has recently moved home is...
Demolishing Public Libraries From The Inside: Niles Public Library Is a Warning
Who sits on the board of your local library can mean the difference between a thriving library ecosystem or a community resource being pulled apart brick...
How to Find a Book Using a Vague Description
We all have those books. The ones that nestled deep within our hearts, left brilliant flashes of impression in our memories, left quotes that shaped us...
Does Solving the Mystery Make a Difference?
When I was younger, I was a mystery writer’s dream reader because I never solved a mystery before the big reveal. I would get completely absorbed...
What Does Your Inner Narrator Sound and Look Like?
We all read for a variety of reasons. Some read to feel a certain emotion or to understand something from a different point of view. For...
My Grandfather Gave Me a Copy of I CAPTURE THE CASTLE. 20 Years Later I Understand Why.
The image of the green mat cover of Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle is one of those odd memories that has somehow engrained itself in...
9 LGBTQ+ Comic Book Characters That Give Us Hope For More Representation
I think that all superheroes should be queer by default. I can’t imagine being a superhero with unique abilities and being attracted to one gender. That...
Vintage ’90s Teen Horror To Enjoy
With the recent release the first two installments of RL Stine’s Fear Street trilogy on Netflix, there’s no better time to dig into the campy, fun,...
12 Korean Children’s Books
Whether you’re Korean yourself, riding the Hallyu, or interested in exposing your children to different languages and cultures, there’s no denying that it’s become a phenomenon...
