10 Exuberantly Queer Graphic Novels
The space of the graphic novel allows a “coming out” process that is uncompromising and by definition “alternative” (like a great underground ‘zine). This glorious, sometimes...
“How to Sit” Is Part Fiction, Part Essay, and All Black
Tyrese L. Coleman’s How to Sit: A Memoir in Stories and Essays, follows a young Black woman’s coming of age in America. A finalist for the...
Why is This Ted Bundy Book So Hard to Find?
With the release of the Netflix film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, the world is fascinated yet again with the horrific crimes of Ted Bundy. The...
8 Modern Career Books For Entrepreneurs and Creatives
Whether you’re an aspiring business owner, an artist, or a side-hustler, these eight titles are modern day career books for entrepreneurs and creatives. Each of these...
What Not to Say When You Meet Your Favorite Author
Meeting your favorite author is intimidating. You want to express your appreciation of their work without sounding like a total fangirl, but you also kind of...
5 Strong Female Characters Who Don’t Need a Prince Charming
Semi-spoiler alert: None of these books featuring strong female characters ends with a woman being rescued by romance. Now that we have that out of the...
Poetry on the Barracks Walls of Angel Island
Angel Island is the small, green-forested island that complements the picture-postcard scenery of Alcatraz Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the San Francisco Bay. Hard to...
Writing and Addiction in Stephen King’s MISERY
I read Stephen King’s Misery for the first time this year. It was during the Popular Culture Association conference in April, and I was stuck in...
5 Fantastic National Summer Reading Programs for Kids of All Ages
June is a time for the final countdown to freedom from the classroom. And then, the summer reading assignments begin. Of course, for a book lover,...
Bookish Stops on the Southern Route
After 26 months in Livermore, California, my partner and I spend Valentine’s Day squeezing our belongings into the truck before locking up our home. For the...
