Books, Arts, and Culture

In Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner—also known as the indie-pop musician Japanese Breakfast—writes of her mother’s battle with terminal cancer and the caretaking process. The...

At some point in the past few years, I’ve noticed that a certain kind of wildly popular self-help guru—male, young, obsessed with optimizing one’s life—has gotten...

Welcome to Book Fetish: Volume 452, your weekly round up of bookish clothing, art, accessories, reading tools, and more from around the web! A Midsummer’s Night...

What is a superhero without a supervillain? Not much. Some supervillains, however, are worth a lot more than others. Since the last thing the world needs...

The Oscar nominated documentary My Octopus Teacher really hit the spot. The film explores the relationship between Craig Foster, a South African filmmaker, and an octopus...

In the mood for a good YA romance filled with diverse characters going through emotional and personal growth? I know I am. As a huge fan...

I didn’t know it at the time, but I grew up reading fairytale retellings. Books like Cinder Edna and The True Story of the Three Little...

Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary passed away on March 25 of this year at the impressive age of 104. Even more impressive was the legacy she...

Imagine curling up with a mystery book that screams your favorite trope: a remote mystery, i.e. a group of people are stuck together and someone is...

Raising a child to be kind, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent is no easy feat. Given how many of the opportunities for socialization that have gone away...