How to Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging on Android
Every Android device—from Amazon Fire TV to Samsung Galaxy—has a hidden “Developer Options” menu chock full of goodies. You don’t have to be a developer to...
Schools Saw a 33% Increase in Book Bans Last Year; Average Publication Date of Most Banned Books Is 2005
PEN America released their latest report on the state of school book bans, showcasing a 33% increase in the number of books banned in the 2022-2023...
The Fastest Way to Share Photos in iMessage
The iPhone Messages app in iOS 17 removed the messy row of iMessage apps. Instead, there’s just a plus (+) button. The downside is it requires...
Electric Lit Is Thrilled To Welcome Deesha Philyaw to Its Board of Directors
Electric Literature is excited to welcome Deesha Philyaw, acclaimed author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, to its board of directors. Much of Philyaw’s fiction...
“Can’t You See That the Wall Is Growing?”
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...
7 Novels that Defined the Obama Era
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...
Reminder To New Users: Bookish Instructions for Bluesky
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,...
The Best New Biographies of 2023
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...
The Power of Story: Historical Graphic Memoirs to Educate and Enlighten
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...
8 Incredible 2023 Releases by Trans Women & Transfeminine Authors
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...
