A Story Submerged in Sleaze, Told by a Creep
Sometimes a book comes along that’s so bracing and fresh, I feel like the writer has pushed me into a swimming pool. Rebecca Rukeyser’s debut, The...
Sometimes a book comes along that’s so bracing and fresh, I feel like the writer has pushed me into a swimming pool. Rebecca Rukeyser’s debut, The...
Introduction by Halimah Marcus Adina Talve-Goodman had the kind of exuberant, playful, perfectly weird personality that made you want to be in cahoots, to follow her...
Earlier this week, I dug into the ways in which YA paperback books have increased in price. It’s not a surprise that many saw an increase...
In a recent article for The Pudding, a digital publication that explains ideas debated in culture with visual essays, Matt Daniels used Open Syllabus to explore...
We’ve lived through some *sigh* unprecedented times. And there have definitely been moments throughout the past few years where it has felt like our favorite dystopian...
I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons for about four years. Before that, I hadn’t played since I was around 12 or 13. I never thought about...
I have never been a fan of big books. In fact, I have written for Book Riot before proclaiming my dislike of them, and if you...
The online world is enormous, and often difficult to understand — and, at times, it can be dangerous. Online security is increasingly important, and poor password...
Ocean Vuong’s poetry collection Time is a Mother became an instant hit. The book has a lyrical writing style and a relatable theme, things that you...
There was much to do after my father died last year, following a prolonged bout with blood cancer. Not just the funeral arrangements but the other...