Tana French’s ‘The Witch Elm’ Is an Exploration of White Male Privilege
The author on the apathy of straight white men who have too much luck in life Photo by Shane Young on Unsplash The protagonist of The Witch Elm,...
Why Has Ursula K. Le Guin Inspired So Many Musicians?
From pop to metal, bands cite the science fiction author’s themes as an influence Mow the Glass, the latest album from Oregon’s The Lavender Flu, rests...
Do We HAVE to Read Children’s Classics?
I recently started as a librarian in a new school library. I love my job. I get to show kids how fun libraries are, and we...
Instagram Accounts that Celebrate Book Cover Design
I love a good book cover, don’t you? You know what’s even better than seeing their spines on your bookshelves? Seeing them on Instagram, face out,...
20+ Of The Best Food Books from 2018
Get out your stretchy pants: these food books have set the table and are ready to absolutely delight you with their gastronomic knowledge, cross-cultural insights, and...
5 Reasons To Download Radish: A Sneak Peek, Free Reads, and Romance Galore
I have a new favorite app on my smartphone: Radish. Radish specializes in serialized storytelling. Basically, that’s a simplified way of saying that the site releases stories...
How Does 3D Printing Work?
Picture a robot-controlled hot glue gun that uses plastic instead of glue, and you have the basics of a 3D printer. Strands of plastic are fed...
What To Read During Scorpio Season
It’s Scorpio season, which means three things: blood, sex, and magic. That’s right, we’re getting spooky and sexy, we’re tripping on our own power and loving...
How to Meet Your Reading Goals by Year’s End
We’re moving into the final months of 2018 and it’s time to take stock of our reading goals. Maybe you’ve set yourself an ambitious target and...
Trump’s Terrible Presidency Book Club
Considering Trump is afraid of books and possibly can’t read (but, more tragically, definitely refuses to), it’s ironic that so many books about his administration have...
