White Writers Pushed Me Out of Fiction and Into the Essay
“Nonfiction,” I said, when we had to go around in a circle and define our work at an artist’s residency in Minnesota. “I write nonfiction.” “You...
7 Books About Magic Doors for the People Narnia Left Behind
You know how these stories go: Someone, a misfit kid or an English schoolgirl, finds a mysterious door—and of course she walks through it, because she...
Mary H.K. Choi Thinks That Instagram Is Doritos
Mary H.K. Choi needs no introduction. But I’m told I need to write one anyway, so I’ll use this space to tell you a few things...
Book Lists That Should Exist
Lists have become one of the major formats through which we consume information on the internet. And why not? Lists are easy to read; they have...
7 of the Best Books for MINDHUNTER Fans
Spoilers ahead! Even in the wake of all the true crime enthusiasm, there’s something about David Fincher’s adaptation of the book Mindhunter by John Douglas that’s especially haunting....
Volunteer as Tribute and Take the Hardest YA Quiz!
Are you a mega fan of young adult literature? Take the hardest YA books trivia quiz and see how you stack up. Only super readers can...
The Best Chapter Books for Kids: Engaging with Words
How do you find the best chapter books for kids? At first, encouraging the switch from picture to chapter books can be a challenge. Of course...
Is It Too Late for a Black Widow Movie?
In 2014, a friend and I went to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The members of the audience were given a survey to fill out...
Finding, Quoting, and Learning to Love Virginia Woolf
Sometimes it takes me a long while to read a big author, let alone collect quotes from them. Virginia Woolf was one of those authors. She isn’t...
What Happened to Barnes and Noble and What’s in Store for the Chain
For more than a decade, we’ve been hearing about how Amazon has been the death of bookstores all across the country. And yet Barnes and Noble...
