Books, Arts, and Culture

On August 25 Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò published an eleven-page letter in which he accused Pope Francis of ignoring and covering up evidence of sexual abuse...

Writing is hard. Even the best writers think so. Hemingway once said “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter...

Biopics of the author, including the new “The Happy Prince,” focus on his tragedy more than his wit Rupert Everett in “The Happy Prince” Shortly after the ensemble...

The author of “The Best Bad Things” shares her most influential books by women and non-binary writers What are the best bad things? I think at...

This is a guest post from Kristen Kwisnek. Kristen Kwisnek is a public librarian based near Baltimore, Maryland. She specializes in children’s books and loves nothing more than...

This is a guest post from Julia Rittenberg. Julia is a professional nerd who can be spotted in the wild lounging with books in the park in Brooklyn,...

When I finished grad school in May 2016, I was thrilled. Finally, I’d have time to read for pleasure again. Except. Unexpectedly, my brother passed away...

One Thanksgiving, when my grandmother was visiting, she showed us how to do the Electric Slide, which she had just learned at her line dancing class....

When Supergirl debuted in 2015, I was super excited (ha). I hadn’t read much of her in the comics, but the prospect of a female-led superhero...

Whenever we encounter a first person narrator in a novel, we as readers know we’re getting a character’s version of the story rather than directly witnessing...