#Opinion

Genre Kryptonite: Non-YA Books About Teenagers

The Power of Women Writing Women

Panelteer Jess Plummer muses on the power of women writing women-led comics.

Tropes and Why We Love Them (And Love To See Them Smashed)

Why do we create story tropes (and then get excited when they're destroyed)?

How to Win at Picking a Diverse Judging Panel: PEN Literary Awards

When an awarding body chooses a diverse judging panel, book lovers, authors, publishers and booksellers all benefit.

Constantine Unfiltered: Hellblazer #1 (1988)

Jay and Dave talk through Hellblazer #1 in their reread of the series that featured John Constantine.

When Trilogies Should Be One Long Book

Sometimes, a trilogy should just have been one long book.

A Defense of Teaching Black Authors During Black History Month (and At All Other Times)

A response to The Atlantic piece about teaching white authors to black students during Black History Month.

The Art of the Start: Descender #1

In The Art of the Start, we look at Descender #1 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen from Image Comics.

Jonathan Franzen Is a Parody of Jonathan Franzen

Jonathan Franzen is a parody of himself. Here's how he misses the point this week.

Why Some Book-to-Film Adaptations Fail

Some books-to-film adaptations are fantastic, some are emphatically "meh," while others are staggeringly bad.