Books, Arts, and Culture

Now that we are past the big gift-giving season, and we’ve flooded our friends and family with our books, I’m thinking about my book giving practices....

Happy Black History Month! There are a few bookish Black history hashtags happening that are too wonderful not to share. First up, Black Girls Create (@weblackandnerds)...

I’ve been reading before I go to bed almost every night since my mom stopped reading to me every night before I went to bed. But...

Pen names are not something I’ve ever considered in great detail before. I have flirted with the possibility of using one, considering my real-life initials and...

During the Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington, the American Library Association announced their top books of 2019, the winners of the Book, Print & Media Awards,...

The weather may be gray or may be cold, and most days, it is going to be both of those. The days can easily make you...

Valentine’s Day is creeping closer, and soon enough stores will be full of red and pink heart-shaped decorations. Before the bombardment of love-infused marketing takes hold,...

The Super Bowl allows for Americans to enjoy football, and for companies to display highly creative advertising. We’ve had live Pac-Man in the past, dogs traveling...

This list of thrillers about siblings is sponsored by The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Two brothers meet for the first time in months in the Australian outback;...

This romance trope quiz is sponsored by Shadow Mountain Publishing. As the only doctor in the Wyoming Territory, Gideon needs the help of a nurse. And maybe something...