Who Was the First Asian American Author You Read?
Popular culture in America rarely looks Asian. Only one percent of Hollywood lead roles go to people of Asian descent, and the canon of “Great American...
7 Novels About Black People in Love
When I picked up Wuthering Heights for the first time I was at an age when I’d just started craving the drug it dealt: the first...
Julia Child Was a Champion for Reproductive Rights
People who have never cooked a single recipe of Julia Child’s have still heard about that time she dropped and re-plated a chicken on live TV....
Fashion Disasters: Clint Barton
Some comic book characters who have been around for decades have iconic costumes that have stood the test of time. Some have progressed through a series...
The Best Beach Books of 2019
Summer is near, which means people are headed to the nearest (or sometimes farthest) beach to catch some rest, relaxation, and vitamin D. And there’s nowhere...
Let’s Be Reasonable About Spoilers, OK?
Five years ago, I was reading Anna Karenina in a bookstore. I am holding the book open, 50 pages in. It’s an 800-page book. And someone walks over...
Reading in the Age of the Personalized Book Subscription Service
The so-called “subscription economy” is doing big business right now. According to Forbes, 15% of online shoppers have subscribed to some kind of subscription box service....
Epic Fantasy Adaptations We Need Post–GAME OF THRONES
We have reached the end of an era. The HBO adaptation of Game of Thrones has reached its end (though whether Game of Thrones author George...
15 Free Handmade Book Patterns
Maybe you need a really special gift. Perhaps you want to show off, or treasure fond memories of handmade book arts fairs of yore. Maybe you just love...
Queering King Arthur: An Interview with Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy, authors of Once & Future
All someone had to say were: “queer,” “retelling,” and “King Arthur”—immediately I was like, DJ, TURN IT UP, THIS IS MY JAM. If you’re anything like...
