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Book Nerds: Virginia Woolf is Not a Feminist Icon

Renowned and praised for her radical critique of the patriarchy, Virginia Woolf remains a trailblazer for feminism despite her complex history of racism and anti-semitism.…

June 7, 2024

A balding man with brown hair and beard in a black seat sits in a brown chair at a desk in front of grey-green background. He is writing intently on a crisp sheet of paper, quill in hand, inkwell before him, maroon book to his side, as be brings his story to life.

Life Lessons in Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”

Hamad Naroze, Hunter College

Or: How a stuck-up, miserly, selfish old Scrooge was taught timeless life lessons by ghosts in a classic Christmas tale.…

May 22, 2024

A writer in a black sweater with square, rimmed glasses peers over his latest manuscript, glowing with a nefarious green light. In the faded background, a puppet sits and stares at him with an enthusiastic look on its face, twisted in the disturbing tone which belies only the most horrible fantasies.

The Life and Process of R.L. Stine

Hamad Naroze, Hunter College

What best-selling children's horror author R.L. Stine can teach up-and-coming writers through his professional process.…

April 22, 2024

Student laughing at college humor magazine she is reading.

Marooned Lampoons: The Abandoned Art of College Humor Magazines

Amelie Allen, University of Arizona

Many old universities have long-running humor magazines that, while once extremely popular, are failing to keep up with the culture.…

April 18, 2024

You’ve Heard of John Green. Now, Meet His Brother, Hank

Gracie Riley, University of South Carolina-Columbia

The two are currently on tour promoting Hank's first novel, 'An Absolutely Remarkable Thing,' and their lovable dynamic is on full display.…

October 5, 2018

Meet Artist Ashiya Kisa, the Watercolor Foodie

Caitlyn Conville, Bergen Community College

The Russian visual artist’s breathtaking illustrations will leave your jaw hanging and mouth watering.…

October 1, 2018

‘The Great American Read’ Will Have You Adding Books to Your to-Be-Read List

Michelle Dreyer, Southern New Hampshire University

Will your favorite novel be the same as America’s?…

September 29, 2018

Jennifer Mathieu’s ‘Moxie’ Captures the Electricity of High School Feminism

Myah Clinton, University of Alabama at Birmingham

The novel follows 16-year-old Viv as she anonymously publishes activist zines to combat her peers’ misogyny.…

September 28, 2018

Harry Potter and the Controversial Casting of Nagini

Maya Ramani, University of Virginia

Is it still positive representation if the actress plays a snake?…

September 28, 2018

5 YA Novels That Help Explain the Necessity of the #MeToo Movement

Haley Newlin, Southern New Hampshire University

Young adult literature is doing far more than dominating the bestseller’s list. It’s taking a stand.…

September 26, 2018

Harry Potter and All the Things Wrong With the New ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Trailer

Rebecca Crosby, American University

The official trailer for 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' was released Tuesday, and people have a lot to say about it.…

September 26, 2018

Civil Wants to Make Journalism Financially Viable Again

Josue Romero, Southwest School of Art

Can blockchain technology provide a sustainable, democratic platform to sustain honest journalism?…

September 23, 2018

The World Is Overdue for Another ‘Chicken Soup for The Teenage Soul’

Myah Clinton, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Only soup can save us now.…

September 22, 2018

What We Can Learn from Angela Davis About Prison Abolishment

Josue Romero, Southwest School of Art

Davis’ book, ‘Are Prisons Obsolete?’ proposes a radical solution to the problem of prisons.…

September 22, 2018

The 8 Most Important Graphic Novels of 2018

Erika Skorstad, Champlain College

From a society populated solely by women to a young ghost who delights in wearing a sheet, these stories will haunt you in every possible sense of the word.…

September 19, 2018