Grace Lapointe

Grace Lapointe’s fiction has been published in Kaleidoscope, Deaf Poets Society, Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, and is forthcoming in Corporeal Lit Mag. Her essays and poetry have been published in Wordgathering. Her stories and essays—including ones that she wrote as a college student—have been taught in college courses and cited in books and dissertations. More of her work is at https://gracelapointe.wordpress.com, Medium, and Ao3.

Why Oppressive Fictional Societies Suppress Reading–and How They Mirror Our Current Culture

Suppressing knowledge by banning books and outlawing libraries in fiction gets its inspiration from real life.

The Story Beside the Story: 6 of the Best SFF and Horror Sidequels

A sidequel (also called a paraquel) is a type of spinoff set in the same world as the original fictional ...

100 Years of Gatsby, Old Sport!

100 years of reinvention and empty, lavish parties.

Are We in a Golden Age of Plagiarism?

In the NYT, Emily Eakin analyzed “the plagiarism plot,” using recent, popular examples like R. F. Kuang’s 2023 novel Yellowface. ...

Genre-Defying Historical Fiction

Many readers have strict definitions of historical fiction. For example, they might think it must be plausible or at least ...

The Best Recent Coloring Books, from Classic Fairy Tales to Streaming Series

Coloring books are the only kind of bookish merchandise I buy regularly. I find them creative and relaxing. In 2021 ...

Everything You Need to Know Before Watching NICKEL BOYS

Will be watching Nickel Boys?

8 of the Most Infamous Literary Hoaxes

Which of these do you find the most shocking?

Your Favorites On Screen: The August Adaptation Roundup

Catch the latest in book adaptations on the big and small screen this month.

“Books That Made Me Forget I Was Reading” is Trending. But What Does It Mean?

What does it feel like for you, when a book makes you forget you're reading?

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