Reading as a Cure for Homesickness
"Last night I found myself surrounded by books about the South, as well as my North Carolina guidebook, eating a Moon Pie and drinking a peach Nehi soda. You could say I was a little homesick."
"Last night I found myself surrounded by books about the South, as well as my North Carolina guidebook, eating a Moon Pie and drinking a peach Nehi soda. You could say I was a little homesick."
"...it’s not an acceptance of multiple origin stories that has allowed me to love comics – it’s more of a wary coexistence with my cognitive dissonance."
Where's Princess Leia? How about Jessica Jones or Wonder Woman? Oh, exclusively in the women's section. On the erasure of female characters in branded merchandise and why that's bunk.
"For the hipsters, a little David Foster Wallace, looking pensive." Literary Funko POPs we'd like to see!
To celebrate March Madness, a round-up of books about college basketball.
Season 2 of Jessica Jones features an all-female director lineup: learn more about the women, and check out the rad posters designed for each episode, all from female artists!
Come see the best comics we read last month!
Lorde was a feminist, poet, writer, lesbian, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. Right now, we - the world at large, the #Resistance especially - need her words, her voice, her vision, more than ever. Here are the best in Audre Lorde quotes, on resistance, activism, and more.
Take a look at the newest trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story, the newest Star Wars film focusing on the earlier story of Hans Solo.
What books did you acquire (inbox) and finish (outbox) this week?
Books about parenting that don't pretend it's all hashtag blessed.
A love letter to the Strand bookstore in New York.
RIP Carrie Fisher: Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own bra.
Our favorite Chanukkah books for kids to help your family celebrate the holiday!
“We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope.” Our favorite Star Wars quotes about rebellion and standing up for what's right.
