6 Video Games That Feel Like Reading a Novel
Video games aren’t just about shooting zombies or jumping on mushrooms. A lot of them are downright literary—as in, the game revolves around reading text or...
Navigating Chicana Identity Through Poetry
When I began reading Sara Borjas’ debut collection of poetry, Heart Like a Window, Mouth Like a Cliff, I related to the way that she wrote...
Book Cover of the Award-Winning Book THE POET X Plagiarized
If you keep up with bookish news (or any news) at all, you probably have seen the gorgeous cover of Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X. It was...
8 Of The Best Pens for Bullet Journaling For Your Scribbles
I started using a bullet journal two years ago. Like many others, it started with a YouTube rabbit hole that ended with me at the craft...
30 of the Best Joan Didion Quotes
Joan Didion’s distinctive style and impeccable sense of character and irony have made her one of the best-known prose writers of our time. I found The...
Indie Press Round-Up: July 2019 New Releases
My round-up of the latest great small and independent press books is ready! This month, I have three novels in translation from Poland, Greece, and South...
20 New Beach Reads With Super Cute Covers You’re Going To Love
There are two things that I require in my beach reads: is the plot line sweet and funny, and is the cover colorful and cute? All...
9 Must-Read YA Books Out this Summer
Here’s a list of some of the best, absolutely must-read YA books coming out this summer! I must admit, though, that for the purposes of this...
I Tried to Teach High School English for a Month. Here’s What Happened.
Back in December, I wrote about my experiences as a “soon-to-be English teacher.” Since then, although I haven’t finished my program yet, I have gained some actual...
50 Must-Read Crime Titles from July and August 2019
This list of summer 2019 crime books is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Robert Dugoni is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series, The Extraordinary...
