How Trump Sabotaged Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, now a rogue leader and a singular menace to international security, sees Ukraine as having fallen under malign sway of the West...
Why Didn’t The New York State Education Department Defend Its State Librarian?: This Week’s Book Censorship News, March 11, 2022
In celebration of Read Across America Day, schools and libraries championed favorite books in a giant celebration of all things reading. Among the participants on social...
A Review of Filthy Figments: An Erotic Comics Website
For as long as people have been making comics, people have been making erotic comics. Luckily for us, we live in the blessed age of the...
Quiz: What Fictional Character Are You?
What fictional character are you? Have you ever wondered? If so — or if you are just bored and want to take a fun quiz —...
Julius Caesar in Modern and Contemporary Literature
Quick! Name a historical figure from 2,000 years ago whose likeness also appears on a pizza box. Julius Caesar. The answer is Julius Caesar. March 15,...
Horror Where the Supernatural Takes a Back Seat
After reading an advance copy of Claire Kohda’s Woman, Eating back in October (don’t worry; it’s finally out next month), I did what I usually do...
Bookish Newsletters Are a Throwback to Book Blogging And I Am Here for It
It was somewhere around 2006 when I first learned what blogging was, and it didn’t take long for me to set up my very own, learning...
Why I Used to Be Scared of Poetry (But Can’t Get Enough of It Now)
Poetry. When I was really young (I’m talking grammar school age) I loved the stuff. Silly poems about dudes in bathtubs, nursery rhymes, that ridiculous “red...
Inspiring Interior Design Books
I’m gonna be honest: I’m kind of obsessed with interior design books right now. While I love the ones that show a bunch of beautiful homes...
Pride, Prejudice, And Peril: How Is Asian Fiction Exposing The Tattered State Of Our Democracies?
Democracies are a fragile affair. The pride of the ruling class, the prejudice of the majority, and the perils of the underprivileged are all part and...
