Netflix’s “Tales of the City” Confronts the Queer Community’s Generational Divide
You can’t expect something called Tales of the City to be just one person’s story. For readers of Armistead Maupin’s weekly San Francisco Chronicle column, which...
The Allen Ginsberg-Charles Schulz Mashup You Didn’t Know You Needed
“Grief (For Linus Van Pelt)” Part I I saw the children of my neighborhood destroyed by mangle comics, disease comics, and gory comics, aggravating hysterical fussbudgets,...
“The Gone Dead” Conjures the Restless Ghosts of the Deep South
There was a point while reading Chanelle Benz’s debut novel, The Gone Dead, where I realized I wasn’t going to bed until I finished it all....
8 Librarian-Recommended Picture Books for Summer Reading Challenges
We’re in the thick of summer here in the northern hemisphere, and elementary students everywhere are keying into some sort of summer reading challenge or other....
10 STRANGER THINGS Read-Alikes For All Ages
While Stranger Things was basically lab-created to appeal to the nostalgia of adults who came of age in the 1980s, it’s developed a fanbase much broader than just...
10 Anime and Manga Enamel Pins to Make You Smile
Do you like reading manga and want something tangible to show off your favorite series? What if you like manga art just fine but you’re looking...
Read More Books by Entirely Disconnecting From Reality
So you want to read more books to beat Becky in the Goodreads challenge. She’s beaten you every year, but not this year. BECKY IS GOING...
Be Your Own Friend: Reflections on Growing Up Bookish and Male
Quiet, sensitive, and bookish boys have nothing. We really don’t. I understand, support, and appreciate the notion of quiet and bookish girls using their knowledge for...
8 Vacation Tips for Book Lovers
It’s peak getaway season and we’ve got vacation tips for readers of every kind. Wherever you’re going and whatever you’re doing, we already know you won’t...
50 Must-Read Greek Mythology Books
My first bookish memories are of holing up in my closet (my favorite reading spot) and reading my illustrated ancient Greek mythologies for hours. My fascination...
