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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

‘Kanye West – Reanimator’ Brings Lovecraftian Horror to Unexpected Realms

Tabitha Prisinzano, Columbia College of Missouri

By fusing Lovecraftian horror with the story of one of the most notorious names in hip-hop, Joshua Chaplinsky took the genre in a refreshingly hilarious direction.…

April 25, 2018

5 Graphic Memoirs You Should Read

Audrey Bowers, Butler University

Get more out of your reading by trying graphic memoirs.…

April 23, 2018

5 Classic Literature Books You Need to Give Another Chance

Sarah Hoenig, Texas A&M University

You probably read these classic literature novels in high school, but your adult experiences will give them a whole new meaning.…

April 11, 2018

5 Poets That Every College Student Should Read

Taylor Miller, SUNY Cortland

In honor of National Poetry Month, here are five poets who deserve your recognition whether you usually read poetry or not.…

April 5, 2018

The 7 Young Adult Books to Read After Watching ‘Love, Simon’

Audrey Bowers, Butler University

Here are some worth-while reads if ‘Love, Simon’ has left you craving more LGBTQ representation.…

March 31, 2018

5 Books That Will Help You Become a More Inspiring Leader

Briana Perez, University of Texas at San Antonio

Learning to become a leader is an achievable task for anyone, and these five books provide valuable lessons to get you there.…

March 14, 2018

You Need to Read These 5 Books Written by Inspiring YA Authors

Emily Craig, University of North Alabama

Writers learn from each other, so if you want to write young adult books, read the works of these YA authors for inspiration.…

March 9, 2018

Bizarro Fiction Is the Next Trend in the Literary World

Tabitha Prisinzano, Columbia College of Missouri

These authors will have your guts churning in delight!…

March 9, 2018

The Satirized Student Portrayed in Early and Modern Literature

Cason Ragland, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Since Geoffrey Chaucer published 'The Canterbury Tales,' satirized students have been a common trend in humorous rhetoric.…

March 2, 2018

8 Reasons Why You Should Read Derrick Levasseur’s ‘The Undercover Edge’

Brittany Sims, Temple University

'The Undercover Edge' is a great tool that provides tips on how readers can apply investigative tactics to live a better life at work, school and home.…

March 2, 2018

5 Classics That Are Freshly Relevant to the #TimesUp Conversation

Carli Scalf, Ball State University

These female empowerment titles will remind you that the fight for gender equality has always had standard-bearers in the heroines of fiction.…

March 1, 2018

Binge, Flick & Read of the Month: The #MeToo Edition

Shashank Rao, University of Michigan

With #MeToo going on, try out these three brilliant works of art to better understand our current sexual, feminist moment.…

March 1, 2018

5 Things Every College Entrepreneur Can Learn From ‘#GIRLBOSS’

Emilie Romero, University of Nevada

Sophia Amoruso's '#GIRLBOSS' is an inspiring book about the author's difficult journey of creating a successful business empire.…

February 28, 2018

Eni Asebiomo and ‘The Chronicles of a Millennial Virgin’

Taylor Miller, SUNY Cortland

Eni Asebiomo of Kean University deals with the struggles of navigating the college dating scene in her upcoming book 'Chronicles of a Millennial Virgin'.…

February 26, 2018