“Homeland Elegies” Examines What It Means to Be Muslim American Post-9/11
Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, Homeland Elegies, is a song to and about America, subverting the idea of the so-called “American Dream.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, like...
PS5 Preorders Are Sold Out, Here’s How to Get Notified When They’re Available
Preorders for the PS5 begin today, September 17th. But most outlets, including GameStop and Amazon, are already sold out of PS5 preorders. Here’s how to get...
The Latest Roomba i3+ Will Empty Its Dirt for Less Money
Once you get a Roomba vacuum, you rarely go back. That’s because iRobot has nearly mastered the promise of a convenient vacuum that does most of...
A Little Library Life: On Finding Sanctuary in On-Campus Libraries
My college career was nothing like the stuff I’d read about in books. My freshman year wasn’t filled with cute crushes and fun parties, but rather...
6 Books for the Goth Gardener
Do you like to thrust your hands into the dirt and dwell on burial rites? Do you savor the reputations of nightshade and oleander? Do your...
6 Book Recommendations for Broadway Lovers Missing the Theater
With Broadway closed for the foreseeable future, I have been blasting the cast recordings of my favourite shows and watching a lot of animated music videos...
5 Poetry Collections As History Lessons
I will be the first to admit I am no history addict. Important dates are slippery in my mind, not always sticking when they should. But...
Reading The Baby-Sitters Club for the First Time as a Twentysomething
With the renewed hype around Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club, I decided it was high time I read it—at least, some of it. After all,...
Middle Fantasy: A Sub-Genre for All Fantasy Lovers
Fantasy is one of my favorite genres to read and fangirl over. The magic! The world-building! The unlikely hero! As a known fantasy fangirl, I’m often...
Quiz: Which Book of Magic and Mystery Should You Read Next?
Al MacBharrais can cast spells with enchanted ink and uses his gifts to protect our world from the Fae. But anyone who hears his voice begins...
