Books, Arts, and Culture

If you were a kid in the ’90s, chances were you were treated to such delights as Rugrats, Baby Bottle Pops, fanny packs everywhere (did you...

The first time I read Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky, I was blown away. Kurlansky manages to turn a book about an everyday object—one...

This November brings loads of eclectic new novels ranging from dystopia and modern fable to historical fiction. So without further ado, get reading! A Different Drummer...

Lots of things change when you have a child. For example, when my son was an infant, I watched Breaking Bad and The Office during night time feedings from...

Whether it’s the focus of the story, or just there to add (ahahaha) flavour, food is an important part of children’s stories. We’ve all imagined eating...

This list of YA books about teen writers is sponsored by Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan. Lei is a member of the Paper caste,...

Sponsored by Fierce Reads and Archenemies by Marissa Meyer. There have been brave librarians throughout history; sadly, in many parts of the world, librarians are often...

The co-author of ‘Mycroft and Sherlock’ isn’t interested in Holmesian pastiche that doesn’t include people of color Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spent decades proving his prowess on the basketball...

In early 2016, during a monthslong relocation to Barcelona, I fell under the spell of three contemporary masters of Spanish-language fiction: Javier Cercas, of Barcelona, Javier...

Official betrayal was epitomized in Britain by the Victory Parade of July 19, 1919. Lutyens, whose Cenotaph in London was the saluting point, may have sought...