6 Books To Read After ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine was a huge success in the UK, and it was an early frontrunner of what the British publishing industry has come...
The Painful Process of Getting Rid of Books
Because my wife is an actual human monster, she has decreed that we have to get rid of some of our books this year. (N.B. my...
The Journey of a Reader: 900 Books Later
No one ever says this, but reading is a skill. Really. Not only are you expected to decipher the etchings of a complete stranger, but also...
7 Bestselling Authors Who Used to be Educators
Literary success rarely happens overnight. Many successful authors had jobs before writing full time, and some continue to work non-literary jobs even after being published. The...
Toward a Philosophy on Book Collecting
Most readers without unlimited space or superhuman self control must develop a philosophy on book collecting. My method has evolved over the course of my life,...
DRACULA Themed Gifts for Your Favorite Stoker Fan
One of the best things about Bram Stoker’s Dracula is how ingrained it has become in our pop culture. Meaning that, among other things, when I...
7 Fiction Bestsellers From the New York Times List in 2010
For many of us it feels like a decade ago we were still in the ’90s or ’00s, but that’s not the case. A decade ago...
The Importance of Diversity in School Libraries
This post on diversity in school libraries is sponsored by Get Booked: The Handsell. Get Booked has added a weekly bonus episode called The Handsell! Jenn...
Riot Recommendation: 30 of Your Favorite Nonfiction Books About Racism and White Supremacy
This Riot Recommendation of favorite nonfiction about racism and white supremacy is sponsored by Sourcebooks. When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never...
Love Advice From 43 BC Roman Poet: Critical Linking, February 10, 2020
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web is sponsored by Get Booked: The Handsell. “From smuggling love letters...
