An Education on North Korea Through Books
Before 2014, I had not read anything longer than a news article on North Korea. Despite living in Japan for two years, I did not know...
Before 2014, I had not read anything longer than a news article on North Korea. Despite living in Japan for two years, I did not know...
With libraries closing across the country in the wake of COVID-19, many of us are stuck at home without our usual access to physical library books....
A crucial part of any exceptional book is the setting. Fantasy authors pour their hearts into world-building. Historical fiction writers research meticulously to bring another place...
All over the country, innovative community reading programs work to spread the love of literacy. Many of these programs were created out of a clear need...
Like many, I’m feeling a constant sense of anxiety due to the current coronavirus situation. Fortunately, books are a great escape from panic, boredom, and the...
Have you ever wondered how your favorite book characters would handle certain situations (like, perhaps, how Pride and Prejudice characters would react to social distancing)? On...
Medusa is best known as the monstrous creature of Greek myth, maligned and hideous, with snakes for hair and the power to turn people to stone...
Owing to my cultural heritage, it’s a shame that I don’t know enough about Pakistani literature. As a child of immigrants who willfully chose not to...
The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy father and their San Antonio neighborhood. After her senior year of high school, Ana, the oldest...
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