Books, Arts, and Culture

Naheed Phiroze Patel’s debut novel Mirror Made of Rain follows Noomi Wadia, an indignant young woman raised in a Parsi family in India, through a world...

Might I interest you in some great new May comics to add to add to your pull list? Keeping up with what’s coming out when can...

Whenever I’ve been in the market for a new bookcase, I’ve always felt like it takes me a little longer to find something than it should....

You might not know the name Nobuko Yoshiya. I didn’t, until very recently. She was a wildly successful author in Japan, so much so that her...

Love historical fiction? Whatever your favorite flavor, there is something for everyone in this guide to the best historical fiction. Historical fiction, defined at its most...

I’m a pretty simple girl who usually doesn’t mind reading straightforward books that occur in chronological order and are in the point of view of just...

What are the worst books of all time? Before we can answer that, I must first ask: are there really such things as “bad” books? I...

If you’ve been online long enough, you have probably come across the page We Rate Dogs — if you haven’t come across it, please change that...

I’ve always been fascinated by the art and process of translation. I am also the kind of person who reads the acknowledgments before starting a book....

I’ve been watching Kiki’s Delivery Service since the days of Blockbuster Video, when my brothers and I used to go pick it out on VHS as...