Soft and Quiet: Self-Censorship In An Era of Book Challenges
In the wake of ever-increasing book challenges, legislature meant to silence educators, and hostile board meetings for schools and libraries, what’s gone unsaid is the means...
In the wake of ever-increasing book challenges, legislature meant to silence educators, and hostile board meetings for schools and libraries, what’s gone unsaid is the means...
An obsessive rereader, I added a “revisited” shelf and a “want-to-reread” shelf on Goodreads. When I realized that I hadn’t reread any graphic novels or memoirs,...
I’ve been on a quest to find books like The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society since I first read it in 2018, a full...
I’ve mentioned previously how my first experience with R.L. Stine wasn’t actually Fear Street but Goosebumps, his series targeted towards younger readers. My sister preferred Christopher...
Whew, Valentine’s Day is finally over. As much as I love love, I’m definitely relieved to see the kitschy pink hearts and saccharine sweet romantic sayings...
The lines between the horror and thriller genre have constantly been crossed. What’s scary to you may not be to me, and equally what we consider thrilling...
These days, reading apocalyptic fiction can be either a bit too real or a comfort in the “well, it could be worse” sense. We’re living through...
Starting a teen book club can feel daunting. The upcoming generations have access to more information than ever before. Sometimes that makes it feel like they...
I have always been the person people tell their stories to — my joke is that I make good “understanding eyes.” I have heard many confessions...
When I was an obnoxiously precocious baby writer, I entered a short story competition for kids. I didn’t win, but my mum bought me an anthology...