Books, Arts, and Culture

If you know of Josh Gondelman, it’s probably for his comedy, but it might also be for his Twitter pep talks or the fact that he’s...

Most of the independent press books in my round-up for this month are about motherhood in some way—the day-to-day experience of caring for children, the challenges...

If you love traveling, you may have noticed that backpacking has been on the rise lately. And it’s not difficult to see why. You spend less...

The world is changed. It seems that human civilisation has now threatened the ground beneath us, the water around us, and the air we flail through...

The Harry Potter book series is full of unforgettable characters including humans, beasts, and creatures. One lovable bunch are the Weasley family, which take Harry in...

Welcome to Shark Tank For Books! There’s blood in the water already—literally, we had to haul out the riot gear to beat back the tide of...

To the little Asian girl reading poetry on the subway: The trains in New York are a bit scary, aren’t they? You and your mother even...

It’s no secret the United States is currently guilty of some very serious human rights violations (and just general awfulness) around immigration. Every day, it seems,...