Rachel Wagner
Rachel Wagner is a writer from New Jersey, currently living in Newark with her son. Her blog and more of her published writing can be found at rachel-wagner.com
Trump’s Name in Pre-2016 Books
December 12, 2017Coming across 45's name in pre-2016 books is increasingly unpleasant.
On Being Forced to Read
November 20, 2017Did you do your assigned reading in school? Did it turn you off reading for fun?
Raising a Reader
November 7, 2017A Rioter on raising a reader and the importance of books in her relationship with her growing child.
Broke and Moving with Books
A reader on the difficulty of moving with books when you're absolutely broke and your only option is to work with what you have.
The Rabbit Hole, Or, How I’m Finding New Books
October 28, 2017Despite a pause on browsing for new books, one reader is still adding books to their TBR.
How to Read Problematic Baby Books
September 29, 2017On that moment when the book you're reading to your kid has racist or sexist parts: do you keep going, or stop?
Ode to Library Holds
September 14, 2017A reader muses on library holds and interlibrary loans, which make books more accessible and their patrons' reading lives more convenient.
Exploring the Art of the Short Story Through Murakami’s THE STRANGE LIBRARY
August 24, 2017A Rioter unpacks the experience of reading short stories--the joy and finality that comes with it--through Haruki Murakami's THE STRANGE LIBRARY.
A Case for Lower Case L Literature
August 7, 2017Why genre books deserve more critical and academic attention.
Unreading a Poem
August 6, 2017How poems can make us confront the ugliness of life, even when we don't want to.