How Roxane Gay’s HUNGER Helped Me Write About My Different Ability
Reading Roxane Gay’s What inspires me the most about Hunger is the way that it’s written. Gay has never been shy when it comes to honesty and speaking...
Authors Like Cheryl Strayed: For Those Who Need More Wild in Their Lives
Here are ten authors like Cheryl Strayed, for those of us who can’t get enough of her writing. Readers might know and love Strayed for different...
5 Under 5: Audiobooks Under 5 Hours for One-Day Listening
I like to always have a few short audiobooks sitting on my TBR for when I need a quick listen to break me out of a...
Contemporary Pakistani Literature: A Brief Introduction and Guide
What does it mean to be Pakistani? Growing up, I had difficulty squaring my Pakistani culture with its stereotypes in the American media. Pakistan tends to...
Vampires Through the Ages: the Comics Anthology We Need
A few weeks ago, inspired by Doctor Sam Hirst’s online lecture series #RomancingtheGothic, I wrote a post about gothic novels I thought would make exceptional graphic...
Quiz: Which Member of Dumbledore’s Army from Harry Potter Are You?
Okay, I’ll admit making Harry Potter quizzes might be one of my pandemic coping mechanisms. But I’m going to keep going in case taking Harry Potter...
8 Arms To Hug Your Books: The Perfect Octopus Bookends
What has eight arms and can deliver an excellent hug? The answer is an octopus. In addition to so many arms, the coleoidea subclass of invertebrates—which...
How Local Literary Communities Can Find Strength During Social Distancing
You’ve been supporting your local bookshops. You’re tuning into virtual readings and author events. You’re curling up with new books and talking about all of it...
10 of the Best May YA New Releases to TBR
We’re giving away a 1-year Kindle Unlimited subscription to 5 lucky winners, courtesy of Macmillan’s eDeals Newsletter. Enter now! Hey, YA readers! May is here, and...
Harlequin Mass Paperbacks Getting Sized Up: Critical Linking, May 6, 2020
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by “Beginning in March, Harlequin quietly began introducing a...
