Calling all reality TV show junkies—have I got a book for you! “Attached at the Hip” by Christine Riccio is an upper-YA novel that feels like “Survivor” meets “The Bachelor,” with contestants competing for a…
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Have you ever read an adaptation of Greek mythology that focuses on a nymph and her journey to gain her family’s approval, win her husband’s love, and help Odysseus on his quest in the Odyssey? …
Different types of reading experiences are perfectly encapsulated within different seasons. However, summer becomes one of those times in the year that leads us into a realm of transformation. We find ourselves in a period…
Through the simplicity of life comes an unsaid urgency to embrace the mundane. In novel-writing, there tends to be a large expectation to follow Freytag’s Pyramid in order to tell a story. As exciting as…
Warning: contains minor spoilers Plagiarism is an ongoing topic in the literary world, from Emma Cline being accused of stealing her ex-boyfriend’s notes for what would become the blockbuster novel “The Girls,” to Ian McEwan…
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles Last week, my attempts…
“How many times in life can we make decisions that are important but will not hurt anyone? Are we obligated- maybe we are- to say yes to any choice when no one will be hurt?…
Ma. You once told me that memory is a choice. But if you were god, you’d know it’s a flood. Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous This is a book I had to sit…
Sarah’s Fiction Fridays: Friday Black
Sarah Wheeler“I had become a devotee to a religion of my own creation. Its most integral ritual was maintaining a precise calm especially when angry, when hurt, when terrified.” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Friday Black I wish…