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“Return Trips”by Alice Adams Some years ago I spent a hot and mostly miserable summer in an ugly yellow hotel on the steep and thickly wooded,...

Many critics love reading mean book reviews, even if they don’t like to write them. This was a finding from my book Inside the Critics’ Circle wherein...

In Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung, Nina MacLaughlin spins anew the tapestry of tales that makes up Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Her retelling gives voice to more than 30...

What is it about bad guys in love that captivates fans’ hearts? Is it watching two flawed people learn to care for each other? Or maybe...

Harry Potter is a phenomenon in the pop culture world. It has stayed with us for a very long time and continues to be there for...

If you want to read one of the world’s best poets, Pablo Neruda is the perfect place to start. Start with five of the best Pablo...

For many, the 2010s have been a tremendous decade of change. It was ushered in under the presidency of Barack Obama, where hope and change wove...

Octavia Butler was the author of more than 15 books. If you’ve ever wanted to read more of her work, this is our guide to the...

One of the most practical ways to combat stigma around mental illness is to raise awareness in society about it, and what better way to do...

Ever wanted to cover yourself in Calvin and Hobbes tattoos? Well, they might have something to say about that. “Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one...