Please Don’t Make Me Read in Order
At this point, I’ve been reading romance for more than half of my life and I’m well-versed in its conventions and tropes. While I’m very much...
Gorgeous Farmhouse Bookshelves for Every Room
It’s hard to deny the appeal of the farmhouse aesthetic — cozy, comforting, simple. Old farmhouses always feel to me like they were made for long...
Mermaid, Selkies, and Sea Creatures, Oh My! Under the Sea Comics for All Ages
As the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman song says, “the seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake,” and it’s definitely true that there’s something appealing...
12 Great Indigenous Memoirs
Seeking out Indigenous writers is a good way to find a great book. The 12 memoirs in my list below tell powerful, moving stories. Many of...
Get To Know Satyajit Ray: Bookish Polymath Extraordinaire
This year is the birth centenary of legendary Indian filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award. He is an icon in...
Google wants to stop echo-shaming on Meet calls once and for all
There’s nothing worse than being annoyed at constant echo at a Google Meet call, only to find out it was your equipment causing it. OK, perhaps...
10 of the Best Horror Novels Featuring Cults
I can’t remember when I first became interested in cults, but I know that it was before I hit my teens. The first thing I remember...
The Long History of Little Golden Books
You know them by the glinting foil spine. That yellow foil edge lining children’s books is the hallmark of Little Golden Books, the kid lit franchise that’s...
Experience the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with Google and YouTube
While some of the Tokyo 2020 Games are over, others are just beginning: The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are right around the corner. And just like...
A new NSO zero-click attack evades Apple’s iPhone security protections, says Citizen Lab
A Bahraini human rights activist’s iPhone was silently hacked earlier this year by a powerful spyware sold to nation-states, defeating new security protections that Apple designed...
