Books, Arts, and Culture

Brando Skyhorse’s new novel My Name is Iris, is a harrowing and, at times, darkly funny exploration of one woman’s complex relationship with her own identity...

You can tell a lot about a country by the culture it consumes. The Bush era was defined by a brand of bombast befitting a blundering...

The jury is still out on social media as a whole, but every now and then it brings us something delightful. (See: Bigolas Dickolas.) This morning,...

2023 has been an excellent year for biographies, with plenty of well-researched and innovative new releases for fans of the genre to immerse themselves in. Among...

There’s something about comics as a medium that lends itself to learning about history. In fact, Rioter Carina Pereira explores this exact phenomenon in the essay...

2023 has been a banner year for trans lit, and especially transfeminine lit. I have lost count of the number of books by trans women and...

We are now officially in the “ber” months. It’s the last bit of the year. Some misplaced nostalgia is permissible. Ten years ago, reading was less...

Maria Bamford doesn’t worry about being noticed at the dog park. “It’s Los Angeles,” she tells me over the phone when I ask if anyone recognizes...

When it comes to learning different ways to write, you will want to spend time learning the advanced techniques to make your writing even stronger. In...