Media Literacy Conversations About Conspiracies and Culture Wars
The past two months I’ve been working on a media literacy project with fellow educator and colleague Brian Turnbaugh (@wegotwits) which we have titled, “Conspiracies and...
Get Your Claws on BEDTIME FOR CRANKY CRAB (plus a giveaway!)
Let’s face it, we’re all cranky right now. We’ve been sequestered at home for months without any clear end. Plus my regular bookstore “date with myself”...
This Perfect Pint Sized Speaker Is Only $8 Right Now
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The Long, Fraught History of Outlaw Translation
Two hundred meters beneath a chateau in the Italian countryside, eight people stand trembling in a bunker, backs against the concrete wall. Apart from expressions of...
9 Books About Being Homesick for A Place That Doesn’t Exist Anymore
Gov. Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order for Illinois starting on March 21st. Ever since then, I’ve been watching Chicago out of my third-floor apartment window, walking...
What Was the First Comic Book?
For nearly a hundred years, our pop culture has been saturated with figures from comic books, superheroes and otherwise. The traditional comic book industry alone brings...
My Favorite Authors and Their Zodiac Signs
When I was bored one day at work, I decided to open a spreadsheet and record my favorite authors and their zodiac signs. It was the...
12 Queer Witch Books to Bring the Magic to Your TBR
Witches are always popular around Halloween, or even just in the fall, for that autumnal vibe. In my part of the world, we’re just entering summer,...
Reflections of a Professional BookTuber
In September 2019, as I was preparing for my teaching practicum—the most stressful time in my life so far—I got a job offer. Book Riot was...
5 Books On the Necessity of Police Reform
It has been over four months, and the police who murdered Breonna Taylor have not been arrested yet. Coverage of the protests for George Floyd, Breonna...
