Books, Arts, and Culture

In our series “Can Writing Be Taught?” we partner with Catapult to ask their course instructors all our burning questions about the process of teaching writing. This...

Despite a lifetime of being compulsively apologetic and avoiding conflict, my favorite fictional characters are just the opposite.  I’m drawn to the reckless and impulsive, those...

Marc Brown’s original Arthur is one of the biggest reading icons in our lives. Even his last name is Read! As a franchise that started as...

Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents was one of the most anticipated nonfiction books of 2020. It certainly did not disappoint. Wilkerson’s razor sharp...

There are a lot of interesting history books that have been published or are upcoming. It can be tricky to decide what to read when there...

If funny female authors are your jam, then good news! We’ve got some hilarious female comedian books and memoirs for you! These memoirs vary in genre...

Do you love a good whodunit? A protagonist with an itch to discover the truth, no matter the obstacles? Some of the best detective books in...

Single dads had their turns and moms went next. Of course, it’s kids who make parents into parents in the first place, so I figure they...

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I have spent a lot of time watching people talk about books. It’s so easy to pull up YouTube and watch people do book hauls and...