123. In 2021, I completed 123 books, a personal record that I still can’t wrap my mind around completely. Throughout the year I encountered new favorites and disappointments. I learned that book recommendations from TikTok are… not great. I fell in love with new genres, new writers, and old favorites. I blew the dust offContinue reading “Favorite books of 2021”
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My favorite horror novels
I love horror. My friends and family know this well, and have endured year after year of me being obsessed with Halloween, dragging them to opening night showings of new horror films, and deceptively suggesting they read horror novels. I love the thrill of being scared, of diving into the unknown, unsure of whether theContinue reading “My favorite horror novels”
Spooky – not scary – books for some seasonal fun
I’m a huge fan of horror. Whether on screen or on the page, I love the thrill of being scared. Every October I try to read and watch as much horror as I can, filling my days and nights with scares to celebrate the season. However, there are many people who don’t share the sameContinue reading “Spooky – not scary – books for some seasonal fun”
Your guide to the major literary awards
As you noticed from my Oscars series, I love awards, and luckily there is no shortage of awards to be found in the book world. But what do these awards really mean? While publishing companies will not hesitate to include any award that a novel received on its cover, some are significantly less prestigious thanContinue reading “Your guide to the major literary awards”
#Booktok made me read it
Your guide to the most popular books on TikTok A little over a year ago, the mobile app TikTok gained a significantly larger audience at the start of the pandemic, going from a Gen Z dominated platform to an app that seemingly everyone with a smartphone was on. The app’s impressive algorithm was able toContinue reading “#Booktok made me read it”
Best of the rest: my favorite films of 2020
Each year, Oscars Sunday is my official cutoff for my favorite films of the previous year list. This year, because of the Academy Awards pushing their ceremony two months, I’ve had extra time to catch up of 2020 films. I’ve already written about some of my favorite documentaries from last year, and each of thoseContinue reading “Best of the rest: my favorite films of 2020”
“A blank place on a map is the most valuable part”: my favorite nature writing
I’ve always celebrated the coming of spring by reading books about nature, trying to defrost from long winters and appreciate the warmer months ahead. The best nature writing helps us connect to the natural world, and better understand the active role we play in its survival. Today, I’m giving you nine of my favorite piecesContinue reading ““A blank place on a map is the most valuable part”: my favorite nature writing”
Midas touch: an overview of celebrity book clubs
As an avid reader, I’d always romanticized the idea of belonging to a book club. Reading was always such a solitary activity for me (and for most people), but the idea of a shared experience reading and gathering with close friends to discuss a title every month warmed my heart. Having recently started a bookContinue reading “Midas touch: an overview of celebrity book clubs”
A primer on Joyce Carol Oates
There are very few writers as prolific as Joyce Carol Oates, and even fewer who are able to maintain a high level or literary quality like Oates can. Since her first novel in 1963, Oates has published 58 novels, as well as numerous collections of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. She has won a NationalContinue reading “A primer on Joyce Carol Oates”
We tell stories to remember
We are coming up on a full year in some version of lockdown, as our country’s failure to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic becomes clearer every day, taking the lives of over 400,000 people in the United States alone. But this wasn’t the first time. Over 40 years ago, HIV/AIDS ravaged queer and black communitiesContinue reading “We tell stories to remember”
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