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Triggers, Trauma, and True Crime

Trauma is just so rude.

Why Comic Books are Like Soap Operas; Or, How I Learned to Love Continuity

Comic books are nerdy soap operas, so embrace the rich tapestry of decades-long and contradicting backstories.

It’s Time for Kindles to Natively Support EPUB

To democratize ebook reading, it’s past time to abandon proprietary file formats in favor of the widely used EPUB.

No More Computers as Magical Shortcuts

As technology has progressed in real life, its representation in TV and books is almost magical, but is this effective storytelling?

Censorship in Prisons is Part of Slavery’s Legacy

And books are vital for freedom.

There’s Something About the Maenads: Our Fascination with Greek Mythology

Ancient Greece is having a moment, as it often is. Our fascination with Greek mythology has captured the book-reading public again.

Please Help Me Start Reading Anything That’s Not a Book, I’m Begging You

I am very good at reading books and very bad at reading anything that isn't a book. Here is my strategy for starting to read articles.

What’s New In The World of Reading Research?

How we remember book titles, the value of comics in schools, and more recent findings.

Is Ghostwriting Ruining Literature?

Ghostwriting is a tradition that has been around since the 5th century, and has carried into the present day. But does it delegitimize a work?

How Isaac’s Reading List on HEARTSTOPPER is Diversifying Booklists

On the power of a queer book worm in teen media, as seen through HEARTSTOPPER's Isaac.