A Journey to the Underworld in Poems
Debut poetry books are often forecasters of a poet’s potential but every so often, a true masterwork seemingly springs forth fully formed as if the goddess...
High School English Class According to Teen Movies
Welcome to high school. It will either be the best or worst time of your life. You will either fall in with the perfect group of...
Books On Loss And Longing: How Literature Helped Me Cope With Platonic And Romantic Breakups
Being sad about breakups, romantic or otherwise, is one of the many indignities of living and loving. To love someone is to figure out how to...
Best Book-Focused TV Episodes
Books and TV have an odd relationship. There’s a misconception that you cannot enjoy both, but that is big wrong. Television is dependent on literature, much like...
You Should Always Have a Book With You
Hello. I am here to convince you of something in which you probably already believe. We all carry books with us as a course of habit,...
Hunting for Podcasts That Feel Like Literary Novels
I leaned back, sighed, and savored the beautiful feast of characters, setting, and storylines I’d just finished. It’s an emotion I always have after finishing an...
QUIZ: Can You Match the Book Banning Quote to the Decade?
If you’ve been in the world of books and reading for a while, today’s climate about book banning might feel awfully familiar. The “Think of the...
12 Things You Didn’t Know About LeVar Burton
There’s a lot you already know about LeVar Burton, everyone’s favorite advocate for literacy and books. We watched him play Kunta Kinte in the 1977 ABC...
Hygge Home Goods for Bibliophiles
It’s wintertime, and there’s nothing better to do during this season than hunker down and enjoy some hygge. What exactly is hygge? In its most basic...
15 of the Best Books for Newborns
What are the best books for newborns? As of a mother of a newborn just a few short years ago, I have to be honest: you...
