Books, Arts, and Culture

What follows is a list of the books I read in high school: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (freshman year) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott...

Following the passing of Toni Morrison, the literary world devoured her works, and sales for Toni Morrison’s books increased sharply. The week before Morrison’s death, Beloved...

While the relationship between Iran and the United States has been playing out in front page headlines for many years, recent events have heightened tensions between...

How  would you describe your personal library in just a few words? When I posed this question to eight avid readers, including two authors, a book...

This post is about whether to stay up late to finish your book. It is not for people suffering from real, medical, chronic insomnia, which is...

Australia is burning, the ice caps are melting, and the reefs are dying. You’re being told that it’s your fault for using a plastic straw, when...

The Berbellion Prize is a new award for an author whose “work has best spoken of the experience of chronic illness and/or disability.” It will be...

Did you know that from 1910–1920, ethnic Mexicans living along the Texas-Mexico border were targets of state-sanctioned violence? Violence against Mexicans didn’t only occur for those...

This list of historical romance series is sponsored by Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas. Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any...

This list of audiobooks with Muslim girl characters is sponsored by Book Marks: A Reading Tracker. Meet your new reading buddy: an all-in-one spot to record...