B List Bonanza: Marvel’s Hercules
The other day as I was cruising Twitter and came upon another hilarious offering from Her Majesty Gail Simone, it struck me that B-list comics villains,...
8 Marvelous May Books Out in the UK
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing publishers to postpone publishing dates of several books, May turned out to be a month with unusually few books being released....
11 Great Book Puzzles You Can Buy Right Now
Puzzles: they’re having a moment. They’re challenging to find online, and more, the few stores most of us have access to right now have been sold...
What Does a Poet Laureate Do?
On April 30, 2020, Joy Harjo was appointed to her second term as the U.S. Poet Laureate. She is the nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate, the first...
Essential Until We’re Not: An Angry Librarian On the Disregard for Library Staff Safety
As I write this article, many, many libraries across the country are planning to reopen in some capacity, whether it’s offering curbside pickup services or allowing...
3 Great Recent YA Books Without Romance
Blue is having a hard time moving on. He’s in love with his best friend. He’s also dead. Luckily, Hamal can see ghosts, leaving Blue free...
Interactive Videos Help Kids Process Emotions With Poetry: Critical Linking, May 20, 2020
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by our Robyn Carr Prize Pack giveaway, courtesy of...
You Can Request Early Access to Transfer Play Music to YouTube Music
After years of running overlapping Play Music and YouTube Music side-by-side, Google is working on transitioning users from the former service to the latter. The transfer...
How to Stop Steam From Launching at Startup
Like many gaming apps, Steam will start automatically when you sign in to your computer. This can lead to clogged bandwidth, as games update automatically or...
Dell XPS 13 (2020) Review: Hail to the Tiny King
For years I’ve read that the Dell XPS 13, or rather the version following the 2015 redesign, was the best all-around Windows laptop out there. As...
