#Pop Culture

A Heart’s a Heavy Burden: 10 Books Like HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

*plays HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE theme song on repeat*

Give Us What We Want: On BARBIE, FLASH, and BATGIRL

The Barbie movie is Warner Brother's highest grossing film ever. So why do they not seem to want to make many female-led movies?

May The Pop Culture Be With You: 8 Titles To Get You There

These fascinating pop culture books dive into culture, community, gender, race, disability, society and more through music, film, and TV.

Reminder To New Users: Bookish Instructions for Bluesky

Bluesky users have been giving out tongue in cheek "Reminders to new users." Can you match them to the books they're referencing?

12 of the Most Unexpected Book-to-Stage Adaptations

From a Das Kapital play to an opera about a toy rabbit, here are some of the most surprising books that have been adapted to the stage.

Beyoncé, Western Lit, and the Cowboy Renaissance

Why no, this is definitely not just an excuse for me to talk about Beyoncé. Whatever do you mean?!

More Like Miyazaki: 13 Mesmerizing Manga and Graphic Novels for Fans of Hayao Miyazaki

The films of Hayao Miyazaki are truly exceptional! These manga & graphic novels tap into that Miyazaki magic, including Alice in Kyoto Forest by Mai Mochizuki, illustrated by Haruki Niwa,

What is the Millennial Genre?

The idea of a millennial genre has been floating around for a while and seems to be here to stay. But what is it, and who does it cater to?

The Bookish Life of Lindsay Lohan

Love her or loathe her, Lindsay Lohan has had a bookish career. Let's look at some of the highlights...and, well, some lowlights.

The 10 Best Librarian Characters In TV and Film

From Twilight Sparkle to Conan the Librarian and more, here are the top 10 librarian characters in TV and movies, ranked.