A Young Dancer’s First Glimpse of Her Future
An excerpt from The Archer by Shruti Swamy For a time Vidya had not had a mother or a brother, she had only the idea of...
Holding Autumn in My Jewish Heart
In 2012, upon the publication of my first novel, Flatscreen, I was asked to write a short essay about Jewish identity for the website myjewishlearning.com. I...
Get Paid $1300 To See Which Stephen King Movies Give You Nightmares
USDish, a television provider, is holding a contest for a horror fan’s dream job: getting paid $1300 to watch 13 Stephen King movies to see definitively...
The Best Horror Books Of The Decade
Two full decades past the new millennium, time has gotten…well, wonky. Maybe it’s the pandemic stress causing us to lose track of time, but a lot...
Book Character Costumes for the Coolest Teacher in School
Book character costumes for teachers? Sign me up! If there’s one thing I miss about teaching elementary school, it’s the silliness. It was so easy to...
I Love You A Latte: 10 Delicious Coffee Shop Romances
Coffee shop romances demonstrate how fiction and fan fiction have been blurring the lines since forever. What are Shakespeare’s histories if not real person fiction? What...
If You Love GOSSIP GIRL, These Books Are Perfect For You
*Kristen Bell voice* Hello, friends. This is your one and only source for the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite! Okay, okay, let’s start again. I grew...
What Witches Actually Do During the Autumn Equinox: A Bookish Guide to Mabon
Welcome to autumn, friends! While most places in the Northern Hemisphere are already experiencing the beauties of the harvest, the Fall Equinox officially marks the beginning...
The Reader They Don’t Think They Are: Building A Reading Habit in Elementary-Aged Kids
There is a discussion in reading spaces about reading preferences, and it hinges on this: it’s totally okay not to like reading. This makes me nervous....
16 French Books Available in English Translation
I’m back once again to recommend you a list of incredible books available in English translation. This time, the books were all originally written in French....
