Books, Arts, and Culture

When kids are exposed to Egyptian books in English, it’s mostly mummies and pharaohs. For adults, it’s mostly Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz. But Egyptian literature has...

This is a guest post from Linh Anh Cat. Linh Anh Cat is a scientist who loves reading so much she does it for work and fun. She...

Sensual, dangerous, and unforgettable are ways to describe some of the best suspenseful romance novels. These books need the perfect balance of drama and edge of...

Halloween is over, but you’re still craving for a spine-tingling read? No worries, this November all you need to bring back the Halloween vibes is to...

It is always such a delightful surprise when a body-positive art project I follow online has a print product in the works. This time, it’s one...

This list of November 2018 YA books is sponsored by Tor Teen. Susan Dennard’s Windwitch, the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling novel Truthwitch is now...

This giveaway is sponsored by Fierce Reads and Archenemies by Marissa Meyer. They are the world’s best hope . . . but each other’s worst nightmare. In...

Sponsored by Park Row Books and EVERGREEN TIDINGS FROM THE BAUMGARTNERS by Gretchen Anthony. However, showrunner Chris Chibnall—who previously worked with Whittaker on three seasons of...

Asa Yoneda on translating the strangeness of Yukiko Motoya’s ‘The Lonesome Bodybuilder’ Photo by Cyril Saulnier on Unsplash The eleven stories in The Lonesome Bodybuilder are as...

1. Step beneath the outermost leaves and the temperature drops, the light dapples, the path narrows, the situation becomes uncertain. There, out of direct sunlight, life...