It’s hard to look within ourselves, with or without an endoscope or years of therapy. (Having both isn’t a guarantee.)
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Holiday Reading Wish List #3: Brave New World, Five Winter Reads That Defy Genre and Reality
All of the books on today’s holiday wish list refuse to be categorized.
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #2: Cold Comfort, Five Winter Reads
Today, our holiday reading wish list series continues, this time with five books that offer us a port in the proverbial snowstorm.
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #1: Brief Candles, Five Short Story Collections for the Winter Holidays
Shorter days. Longer sleeves. Lower temperatures. The slow creep of winter is hard to ignore, especially this year, when at-home pastimes aren’t just enjoyable but essential.
Continue readingEight Books to Read This Halloween
We have a confession: we’re slightly fanatical about Halloween.
Continue readingRecommended Reading: Six Books to Help You Wrap Your Mind Around the Sixth Extinction
Today, we’re delighted to share a reading list curated and annotated by Kate Sutherland, author of The Bones Are There (published on October 13th) and How to Draw a Rhinoceros.
Continue readingSix Modern Fables for Modern Life
In a world full of stories, there are some that stick to us like burrs, told and retold with trace edits for centuries.
Continue readingFive More Books That Fight Back
We’re not done yet: our list of #booksthatfightback continues today with five more powerful titles.
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Today’s selection of books shines a light on historical injustices: colonialism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, and ableism, to name a few.
Continue readingA #StillSummer Reading List
As we approach the end of a thoroughly weird summer—and, for that matter, a thoroughly weird year—we return to books as a means of processing.
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