Viola Frey: Ceramic Sculptor of the Anthropocene
The first image in “Viola Frey: Center Stage,” supersized on an atrium wall of the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Napa, California, and printed...
Raphael Bob-Waksberg Will Break Your Heart and Make You Laugh About It
“This book, I will warn you: I can’t read it in public because I will cry.” That was one of the initial messages my editor sent...
16 Book Covers as Rihanna Outfits
There’s little doubt in my mind that we are approaching a singularity in which Rihanna is an essential part of all cultural consumption. She’s dominated music,...
18 Free or Cheap Literary Reading Series in NYC
New York City is a mecca of creative power, housing together individuals with the same passion and literary conviction toward forming and sustaining active community. With...
8 Feel-Good Queer Comics and Graphic Novels
I’m not sure why, but the comics scene in particular is one where truly fantastic queer stories and art blossom into existence. While many are familiar...
R.F. Kuang, The Nanking Massacre, and Reading Flashbacks
Last year, I read R.F. Kuang’s debut novel The Poppy War. I found myself flung backwards in time to August 2013 to a place that haunts...
Rainbow Bookshelves For Pride (Or Anytime)
It’s a tried and true debate among bookworms everywhere: how to sort your bookshelves. Alphabetical? By genre? A mess of stacks and piles because you simply...
Reading Pathways: The Best Nikki Giovanni Poems
I was 15 when a friend and I found Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni in our school library. We took turns reading them out loud. Nikki...
6 Easy How-To Computer Books For New Tech Users
I’m a librarian. That means that my job is 10% books, 25% fixing the copier, and 500% teaching new tech users, most of them older people,...
A Gathering of Epic Historical Fiction Books
Historical fiction authors bring textbook events to life. By creating backstories and intricate narratives, authors can turn a few lines in history into a fully detailed...
