Feature: When Tony Stark Meets Odysseus: Why Marvel Is Our Modern Mythology What do a billionaire in a flying tin suit and a Greek king lost at sea actually have in common? On the surface, it’s a stretch. One has an arc reactor; the other has a wooden boat and […]
Feature: Favorite Reads of 2025 Well it is that time of year, when readers share their favorite reads of the year, and even though both Christy and I haven’t read as much as we have in other years, we still want to share with you the books we enjoyed most! […]
Feature: On the Eve of Returning to Hawkins with A Wrinkle in Time The day before Volume 2 of Stranger Things drops feels like the right time to talk about A Wrinkle in Time (specifically the graphic novel edition) which I read to prep for Vol 2. Many thanks to […]
Book Recommendations: HoliGAYS for All! I mean I know it’s literally “The Holidays” right now, but just in case anyone wants to know what I am reading and enjoying this year, I thought I would throw together a little list of HoliGAYS for All to read and enjoy. This list […]
Feature: Holiday Traditions, Queer Love, and What These Books Get Right There’s something magical about a good holiday romance: the snow, the lights, the traditions that bring people together. But what makes the season even brighter is seeing queer love at the heart of those stories, authentic, warm, and unapologetically […]
Feature: Black Friday Reflection: Less is Liberation by Christine Platt This year, I have been trying to shift the way I think about “more.” More stuff. More sales. More scrolling. More everything. I picked up Less is Liberation by Christine Platt because I wanted a guide that spoke honestly about […]
Feature: Stranger Things Day Survival Kit The clock is ticking in Hawkins. On November 26, the final season of Stranger Things drops, and the endgame begins (😭). Stranger Things Day, today, marks the date Will Byers vanished in 1983, setting off a chain of events that would pull an entire […]
Feature: Into the Wild: Fiction That Finds Its Power in the Wilderness There’s a reason so many stories begin where the road ends. The wilderness, vast, unruly, and often unforgiving, is a setting that demands more than description. It becomes the story’s pressure point. It pushes characters to extremes, stripping […]
Blog Tour & Middle Grade Monday: The Cassette Tape Secret by Danielle Herzog Alex Bennett has figured out how to survive middle school: stay invisible. After years of being bullied for his OCD, blending in feels like the safest choice. But when the new girl, Ida May, insists on partnering […]
Blog Tour & Middle Grade Monday: Greta Ever After by Melissa Dassori Greta Starr wants nothing more than to be a reporter with stories that matter, but being stuck on the most boring beat of the school paper has her feeling invisible. Then comes her twelfth birthday gift: a cuckoo […]