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Rachel Cordasco

Rachel Cordasco has a Ph.D in literary studies and currently works as a developmental editor. When she's not at her day job or chasing three kids, she's writing reviews and translating Italian speculative fiction. She runs the website sfintranslation.com, and can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

In Translation: November Fiction and Poetry

Well, it’s November, and here in the U.S. that means Thanksgiving and holiday shopping. So what better way to pass ...

Happy Bookish Birthday To Me

Husband: “Honey what do you want for your birthday.” Me: “Three hours to read at a cafe by myself.” Husband: ...

Kids Should Read Whatever They Want, Whenever They Want

Time and again, I’ve come across scenes in novels where a young character is wandering around a library, whether personal ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read In October

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, and much, ...

Dear Sylvia Plath

Dear Sylvia Plath, you would have been 83 years old today (it’s my birthday, too) had you not committed suicide ...

The Lives of Janis Joplin

October 4th marked the 45th anniversary of Janis Joplin’s death. One of music’s most unique and powerful vocalists, Janis has ...

In Translation: October Fiction and Poetry

It’s finally October, so obviously you’re thinking about upcoming works in translation and what to get me for my birthday ...

An Absolutely Serious Analysis of THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT

Have you ever read Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit to your child? Yes?? Come here. Sit down. We ...

Reading Across Italy

Italy: the birthplace of opera and home of outrageously yummy food. But, of course, this country that is shaped like ...

9 Banned Books From Across the Globe

Unfortunately, books are still being banned across the globe, and it’s up to us to know what they are so ...