The Post-Traumatic Novel
What I have found myself hungering for is literature that stretches past legal testimonies and sentimental appeals toward what, for lack of a better phrase, I’m...
Serfs of Academe
In 1969, 78 percent of instructional staff at US institutions of higher education were tenured or on the tenure track; today, after decades of institutional expansion...
L’Engle’s Cosmic Catechism
During the summer of 1959, Madeleine L’Engle and her family embarked on a cross-country road trip. At night, after the children had gone to bed, she...
Say It Is So: Baseball’s Disgrace
Baseball faces a moment of truth unlike any it has known in a century. Until and unless Commissioner Manfred lifts his ludicrous immunity offer and deals...
In “Black Sunday,” Four Siblings Lose Everything but Each Other
Tola Rotimi Abraham’s debut novel, Black Sunday, follows a Nigerian family after they lose almost everything. Once the mother loses her job and the father makes...
The Tech World Is So Embarrassing
Working the door at a San Francisco bar in the early 2010s, a friend of mine turned away a newly-transplanted tech entrepreneur for not having an...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 20, 2020
Sponsored by Book Marks: A Reading Tracker. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured...
The 10 Best HAMLET Retellings, Ranked
This list of Hamlet retellings is sponsored by Wednesday Books. Jade, Jenny, Mads, and Summer rule their glittering LA circle. Untouchable, they have the kind of...
Shakespeare Retold Through Ballet
This post on ballet adaptations of Shakespeare is sponsored by Wednesday Books. Jade, Jenny, Mads, and Summer rule their glittering LA circle. Untouchable, they have the...
Pairing Covers of Shakespeare Retellings With the Original Play
This post matching the covers of Shakespeare plays with retellings is sponsored by Wednesday Books. Jade, Jenny, Mads, and Summer rule their glittering LA circle. Untouchable,...
