Notre Dame Is Never Lost
As any French Romantic knows, there is no love more profound, or more sacred, than that between man and a building. This was certainly true for...
“Dear Scarlet” Is a Graphical Memoir of Postpartum Depression
As someone who has written extensively about mothering and mental health in Asian America and in Asia, and the outsized impact of maternal mood disorders on...
7 Incendiary Books About Fires
My obsession with fires and burns comes from the accident that happened when I was 10, during our last winter in Korea. School had just let...
Young At Heart: 25 Children’s Books About Grandparents
Grandparents are special. They dry our tears, always have a hug, and give us unending chocolate. In the best scenarios, they support us and adore us,...
5 YA Poetry Audiobooks Read By the Author
Poetry is meant to be read aloud. The words and rhythms come alive when they’re spoken, which is why we are so fortunate to be living...
On Creating Bookshelves For An All-Digital Public Library
So, I work for the first all-digital public library system in the country. Our library branches house no physical books; instead, our resources are housed on...
Booksellers at Used Book Sales — Can You Not?
Friends, we have to talk about something serious. I need to get something off my chest. As I do every April and October, I recently headed...
5 Instagram Comics To Follow
I’ve recently discovered the world of Instagram comics, and my only thought is: where has this been all my life?! I’ll admit it—Instagram is probably my...
50 Must-Read Crime Novels on Shelves April–June 2019
We’re finally making it through this terrible, terrible winter, and thankfully, we have an enormous pile of crime novels waiting for us, just in time for...
An Open Letter to John Boyne Addressing Transphobia Around MY BROTHER’S NAME IS JESSICA
Dear John Boyne, Most people know you from your bestselling book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and its chilling, heartbreaking film adaptation. You have name recognition...
