Reading While Chronically Ill or, the Books Will Wait
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...
What is a “Dark Web Scan” and Should You Use One?
Experian and many other companies are pushing “dark web scans.” They promise to search the dark web for your personal information to see if criminals are...
30 Thanksgiving Books for the Little Ones In Your Life
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....
Great Again: My Take on SUPERGIRL Season 4
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...
50 Must-Read Books with Unreliable Narrators
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...
Reflecting On Emma Cline’s Legal Win
There was good news last summer for writer Emma Cline, author of the critically acclaimed bestseller The Girls. On July 20, 2018, Federal Judge William Orrick...
13 Amazing Free Reading Apps to Take Your Books Everywhere
When one is a voracious reader, one is frequently in the difficult position of figuring out how to take their books with them. On the subway,...
10 Great Underwater Sci-Fi and Fantasy Works
This list of underwater sci-fi and fantasy books is sponsored by Lost Arrow, Book I of The Kalelah Series by Marshall Ross. Millennia ago, the starship Kalelah...
Book Fetish: Volume 331
This week’s Book Fetish is sponsored by Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost. Master vampire Ian has made many enemies over 200 years, including Dagon, a demon...
Quiz: Which Literary Cat Are You?
This literary cat quiz is sponsored by Hanover Square Press and THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CATS: How to Understand Your Cat for a Better, Happier Relationship by...
