There’s Room for Both Dark and Fluffy Queer Media
There’s an ongoing battle in queer online spaces about representation, and it’s been raging since the LiveJournal days. In it, two sides argue about what makes...
Give Us Stories to Retell: An Argument for the Canon as a Springboard
Reading the so-called “classics” of western literature is not on my reading bucket list. It’s not that I have something against any of the individual books...
10 Bookmarks for Pop Culture Lovers
I think we all like little things that remind us of other things we love or enjoy. More often than not, we can agree that those...
The History of Nazi Book Burning
The rise in book censorship across the United States is reminiscent of the fascist tendencies throughout history. While book banners and censorship supporters paint their concerns...
April New Releases: Mystery/Thriller/True Crime
It’s a new month and that means that a ton of new crime books (mystery, thriller, suspense, and true crime) are being released because our TBR...
ASTRO BOY: 70 Years of Manga Magnificence
Ever wondered why so many manga characters have such big eyes? Well, it’s not ‘all the better to see you with!’ It is one of the...
Scenes From Books That Stay With Us Become a Part of Us
What makes you the person you are? There are a lot of possible answers to this question: the people we know, the things we’ve experienced, the...
18 of the Best Asian American Books to Read This Year
A couple years ago, I made a conscious decision to actively track all the new releases by Asian American authors that I could find. The pursuit...
Mid-Century Romance: 10 of the Best 1950s Romance Books
Romance books set in the 1950s aren’t a dime a dozen. If I learned one thing while compiling this round-up, it’s that very few authors seem...
10 Easter Books for Kids
Easter was always one of my favorite holidays growing up. It offers hope after a long winter season, the promise of new life blooming, and chocolate...
