Iran: The Case Against War
The similarities between the current situation and the prelude to the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2002–2003 are unmistakable. A pugnacious and insecure US president...
Mira Jacob Recommends 5 Inspiring Books That Aren’t By Men
It doesn’t feel like an exaggeration to say that Mira Jacob’s latest book Good Talk is a blueprint for a kinder world. In this graphic memoir,...
Are Ducks Evolving Backwards?
CJ Hauser’s novel, Family of Origin, tells the story of two estranged half-siblings who journey to a Gulf Coast island inhabited by quack scientists—where their father,...
These Books About How to Evaluate What You See and Hear Have Never Been More Important
Can a book change the way we think? I don’t mean that in the sense of a reader’s opinion or ideology shifting—of course the right literary...
4 Novels That Need the Graphic Novel Treatment
Not every prose story can make it as a graphic novel. The dialogue has to be particularly strong, the world-building top notch, the pace active enough...
16 Mystery Book Series That Keep the Twists Coming
For a reader, finding a good series is like hitting the literary jackpot. It takes all the guesswork out of deciding what to read next (at...
The Omegaverse Plagiarism Lawsuit, One Year On
We’ve seen a fair number of copyright controversies in the last year or so. First up in May 2018 there was the ‘Cockygate’ controversy, where author...
Keep Reading, or, a Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 17-Year-Old Me (and anyone who ever needed to hear it, too), I know you feel a little bit like an outcast and you think the...
One Small Step, One Giant Leap: 16 Must-Read Space Books
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history when the astronauts became the first people to step onto the surface of Earth’s Moon....
How to Keep Up With New Book Releases
It can be daunting keeping up with new book releases. So many new books come out EVERY! WEEK! (every Tuesday, to be precise) and there’s so...
