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Why It’s Important to Keep Reading Books By People Even If They’re Monsters

I know we’re not supposed to admit to having favorites, but I’m going to do it anyway: Kit is one ...

My Bat Signal for Book Nerds

My sister is notoriously good at picking out Christmas presents, but this year she really outdid herself with my gift, ...

Please Don’t Bring Me Flowers

How I fell out of love with a childhood favorite read.

Your 25 Favorite Authors of Color

Inspired by a recent study by Lee & Low Books which revealed that of 124 authors who made the New York ...

The Most Surprisingly Literary TV Show I Watched This Week

The sitcom that inspired me to re-read a favorite classic book.

2014: The Year of the Reader

It has never been a better time to be a reader! It’s a brand new year, and already articles declaring ...

Our Reading Lives: Why I Like Difficult Novels

When I first read David Foster Wallace’s notoriously difficult novel Infinite Jest in the fall of 2008, just weeks after ...

On Reading Writers of Color

I am white. I am primarily of British, German, and Czech descent. I have light brown (formerly very blond hair), ...

The Decline and Fall of the Book Reviewing Empire

If anyone ever asked me what parts of the bookish world I’m embarrassed by, they might be surprised by the ...

Tackling the TBR: The Book Jar

It seems that every New Year’s, I come up with another elaborate resolution/book organization strategy/reading challenge/philosophy for the upcoming 12 ...