Books, Arts, and Culture

Before my first Asian American Studies class, my last semester of college, I thought my brown ass was white. Nowadays, I credit ethnic studies—from CRT to...

Sneha, the 22-year-old protagonist of Sarah Thankam Mathews’ debut novel All This Could Be Different, is the dutiful immigrant daughter. Despite the long recession, she bagged...

I really wish folks would get the whole story before they go running around spreading inaccurate information. People are just so eager to create a villian...

Who else has eaten half the bag of pretzels before they’ve even finished the first episode of a Netflix night? I have often inhaled snacks without...

In 2020, a time when we were stuck inside and just beginning to feel the weight of living through a pandemic, The Baby-Sitters Club was rebooted...

If you’ve wandered into a comic book store or read a Marvel comic in the last few months, you’ve probably heard about the next big event:...

It’s complicated to bring up teacher books before September. Teacher burnout has never been higher than these past few pandemic-scrambled years, and any educators who haven’t...

YA celebrity romances always win me over. The headline is: Teen falls for famous teen, drama ensues. It gets me every time. Give me your teen...

Romance readers know a particular, niche embarrassment: Listening to romance and erotica audiobooks in public. I can’t be the only one who has had their headphones...

Goosebumps covers are as iconic as the stories themselves. So iconic that you’ve probably lost hours of sleep wondering what Goosebumps book cover most defines who...