Alex Luppens-Dale

Alex Luppens-Dale won the “Enthusiastic Reader Award” all four years of high school. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Her favorite genres are memoir, witches, and anything with cults. She lives in New Jersey. You can keep up with Alex's latest work at her website.

Bookish Socks for Winter Nights

Bookish socks for your holiday gifting needs—because if you're gonna wear socks, they might as well be bookish.

The Best Tablet For Reading: 2022 Picks

Want a larger screen for graphics and illustrations? We love these picks. Find the best tablet for reading 2022 has to offer now!

Pulling Back the Curtain: Reading the Journals of Someone You Admire

"One thing I can never do is thank him." Why Alan Rickman's journals mean the world to one reader and writer.

So Fetch: Y2K-Themed Bookish Goods

The early 2000s are back and as bookish as ever! Here are some of the cutest bookish 2000s items to help you reminisce.

The Literary Life of Enya

Who can say what books Enya would read, which ones she'd enjoy? Only time. But for now, I feel equipped to make a few suggestions.

An Abbreviated History of American Girl Publishing in the ’90s

American Girl dolls were an iconic toy for many who grew up in the '90s. Here's a look into the books surrounding characters' stories.

Who Was Madeleine L’Engle?

Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle In Time, left behind a legacy of timeless writing, from poetry to nonfiction to children's books.

Salman Rushdie and the Power of Stories

Who is Salman Rushdie? A look at the writer's oeuvre, the history of THE SATANIC VERSES, and his championing of free speech.

The Weird Optimism of Novels About Doomsday Cults

How reading fiction about doomsday cults can actually be an exercise in optimism and hope. Someone has to live to tell the story, after all.

To the Authors I’d Follow Anywhere

There are some authors who take you places you'd never expect to go and you'll follow them because they're just that good.