A Year in Reading: Kevin Barry
Jean-Patrick Manchette, the French crime novelist who died much too young in 1995, continues to attract new followers, and a cloud of cultish devotion now surrounds...
A Year in Reading: Dustin Kurtz
Had a fun year this past year. No real reason for it. Ever have one of those? Just a good time. Each morning waking up, feeling...
There Are Two Kinds of People: People Like My Boyfriend and People Like Me
Boyfriend My boyfriend explained the plot of a TV show I had fallen asleep while watching. He said, “When people have emotional needs, that signals they’re...
7 Bookish Tea Blends to Pair With Your Perfect Book
Few things are better than cozying up with a piping hot cup of tea and a good book. Now that winter is almost in full swing,...
Check Out These Artsy Colourful Covers
For several weeks, every time I checked out the English section of the bookshop at my workplace, a specific book caught my attention. With pale colours,...
The Big Cities Little Foodies Children’s Series Creators on Representation
As the parent of a small child, I read a lot of children’s books. Since said child is two years old, most of the books we...
Quiz: What Should You Read Before THE RISE OF SKYWALKER?
Whether you were counting down the days, hours, and minutes until Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker came out in theatres, or you plan...
10 BAD BLOOD Book Club Questions: Your Reading Guide
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou is the shocking true story of Elizabeth Holmes, an American business woman who...
DC’s IDENTITY CRISIS, 15 Years Later
In 2004 I was working part time at Borders (RIP) and just getting into comics. My manager at the time was also a big comics fan,...
Bestseller Atlas: 5 Bestselling Novels You’ve Never Heard Of
Bestseller lists are as widespread as they are different. A few years ago, I started realizing just how flawed, and at some points unnecessarily complicated, many...
