What Happens When Our Mostly White MFA Classrooms Fail Us
Dear Reader, Hi! With this note, I’m inviting all of you, our generous, thoughtful Electric Literature readers, to come with me on a small monthly sojourn....
The Coolest Literary Tattoos on the Internet
Books and tattoos have one major thing in common: ink. Maybe that’s why book-lovers like getting literary tattoos so much. A few weeks ago, I asked...
Times Are Changing: COVID-19 and Library Late Fees
Almost any reader with a library card will be familiar with the concept of library fines. Developing the ability able to return my books on time...
12 TV Shows Based on YA Books
While I love a good movie adaptation, I have been living for all of the YA books turned into TV series — you get all of...
Wait A Minute, Mr. Postman: Sweet Stationery Kits for Letter Writing Joy
Stationery kits are all the rage right now, and it’s likely thanks to the dark academia aesthetic, combined with the realization that we’re still in a...
Why “Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover” Is Bad Advice
It’s a Saturday morning and you’re looking for a nice way to relax from your hectic week. You’re tired, but you still want to get out...
The Essential, Authoritative, and Indispensable Collection of Literary References in Calvin and Hobbes
While some beacons of childhood nostalgia are better left as memories, I suspected Calvin & Hobbes might warrant a revisit. Indeed, what I loved about the...
Eight Horror Books About the Ocean That Will Make You Glad Summer is Over
As summer draws to a close and fall emerges, us beach-goers say goodbye to the water for now. It is time to pack up our towels...
“What did I know of mortal babies?”: Six Parenthood Lessons From CIRCE
Nothing truly prepared me for parenthood until I was thrown right into it with the birth of my son. I could read parenting books and blogs,...
The Best Isekai Light Novels
Isekai novels are a sub-genre of light novels that have taken the manga and anime worlds by storm. The term isekai (異世界) roughly translates to “different...
