Books, Arts, and Culture

In 1856, an obscure-ish writer, frustrated by the non-recognition of his newest self-published oeuvre, took matters into his own hands. He sent copies of his book...

In 2014, Huda Al-Marashi and I met at a writers’ meet-up. Afterward, we kept up with each other’s writing on social media. By reading each other’s...

Fans of Eoin Coffer’s Artemis Fowl, your day has arrived. Disney has finally dropped the first teaser trailer and its…well I’ll let you see for yourself....

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Is writing worth it? Does it make any sense at all to pursue literary glory? Are the writers we praise really the best anyway? In 1824,...

The author of “White Dancing Elephants” creates space in her stories for pondering violence, vulnerability, and betrayal Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s debut collection White Dancing Elephants (winner of the...

With the gifting season upon us, we figured it was time for a little shopping inspo for those awesome comics nerds in our lives. I endeavored...

Happy belated birthday, Frances Hodgson Burnett! She’s one of my favourite authors and The Secret Garden is one of my favourite books. Not only is it...

Winter is basically Stephen King audiobook season. Let me explain. Every year, as the months get colder and we approach the holiday season, two things remain...

When I think of my mother, she is always surrounded by books. Dusty stacks of gorgeous coffee table books on art and needlework. A well-loved mystery...