From mid-July through mid-September, bomb threats rattled public libraries throughout the Chicagoland area. Among the recipients were Crystal Lake, Addison, Morton Grove, Wilmette, Park Ridge, Oak...
Electric Literature is excited to announce our latest initiative to support the freedom to read. Through Banned Books USA, any resident of Florida can order books...
My introduction to romance novels came when my high school crush handed me a book written by his mother’s friend under a pen name. It was...
Hannah Michell’s Excavations begins with tragedy. A skyscraper suddenly collapses in 1990s Seoul, killing hundreds and leaving devastation in its wake. Sae, the mother of two...
New York City-based Center for Jewish History opened its ambitious exhibition JewCE! The Museum and Laboratory of the Jewish Comics Experience from October 9th until the...
Anytime my family gets together, chances are high we’ll play a trivia game of some kind. Paying Jackbox’s Murder Party, Trivial Pursuit, watching Jeopardy!: it’s all...
I’ve been steeped in the horror genre for most of my life. I read my dad’s mass-market paperbacks in middle school. I watched my first R-rated...
There’s just something about a fairy tale retelling. As someone who loves to reread books and rewatch my favorite shows and movies, maybe it’s the comfort...
I’ve always loved cookbooks, and I’ve been an avid library user my whole life. I have checked out cookbooks from the library from time to time,...
You may recognize the telltale signs. When a dreaded reading slump sets in, a wandering mind plagues me. Words blur on the page and jumble as...
