Min Jin Lee Finds Her Voice
Min Jin Lee, author of the bestselling novel Pachinko, recounts how she found her voice, going from a young student struggling with the English language to...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for May 29th, 2019
Sponsored by Audible These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals Carrie by Stephen King...
‘Nostalgia Serves No Purpose’: An Interview with Michel Barnier
Michał Matlak: What is most likely to happen now with the Brexit negotiations? Michel Barnier: There are three options: a deal based on the agreement finalized...
Racially Profiled in the Deodorant Aisle
“Security” by Yvvette Edwards Merle noticed the security guard the moment she stepped through the entrance of Penny World: a tall, heavy-set white man, mid-forties, who...
New Comics That Reboot Your Favorite Childhood Franchises
The past few years have seen a slew of retro reboots. Roseanne. Will & Grace. Queer Eye. Twin Peaks. Gilmore Girls. The Twilight Zone. I could...
If We Leave Earth, a Lot of Bullshit Will Fall Away
As Earthbound creatures, we might be forgiven for finding the universe—with its infinite distance, infinite space, infinite unknowability—a bit daunting. We are an explorer species, but...
Let’s Get Together: Pastimes and Hobbies in Graphic Novels
I’ve read a lot of juvenile and young adult fiction over the years. Many of the novels that I’ve read are about girls or young women....
Sandra Cisneros Collaborating on THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET Opera
Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street was first published 35 years ago in 1984. It is not hard to believe that her timely novel still resonates...
A Guide To Star Wars Myers-Briggs Types For Your Favorite Characters
About 100 years ago, Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers developed the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types, based on the work of Carl Jung....
10 of the Most Expensive Books on Etsy
Until recently, I never really thought to search for rare books on Etsy, but if you can buy vintage clothing there, why not vintage books? Let’s...
