#Essays

Censorship in Prisons is Part of Slavery’s Legacy

And books are vital for freedom.

There’s Something About the Maenads: Our Fascination with Greek Mythology

Ancient Greece is having a moment, as it often is. Our fascination with Greek mythology has captured the book-reading public again.

Please Help Me Start Reading Anything That’s Not a Book, I’m Begging You

I am very good at reading books and very bad at reading anything that isn't a book. Here is my strategy for starting to read articles.

What’s New In The World of Reading Research?

How we remember book titles, the value of comics in schools, and more recent findings.

Is Ghostwriting Ruining Literature?

Ghostwriting is a tradition that has been around since the 5th century, and has carried into the present day. But does it delegitimize a work?

How Isaac’s Reading List on HEARTSTOPPER is Diversifying Booklists

On the power of a queer book worm in teen media, as seen through HEARTSTOPPER's Isaac.

Better Know an Author: The Joys of Reading Author Catalogues in Publication Order

There is something incredibly intimate about reading an author's books in publication order. It's a way to better know them and their work.

Why Do Kids Love GARFIELD Comics?

Why is it that Garfield comics, with their simple illustrations and everyday setting, have endured as a favorite of kids for decades?

The Bookish Life of boygenius

boygenius, an indie band formed in 2018, has many a bookish influence. Here's on how books have both connected them and inspired them.

In Defense of Didactic Literature

Whatever lesson didactic literature is trying to teach, there's a place for it in the reading landscape of the world.