On authors adding token characters so their work can be marketed as "diverse."
Little boys are shamed out of enjoying “girly” books. But how can we expect them to learn empathy when they hear that girls' stories don't matter?
Rethinking what makes writing sensual based on an experience with a poem.
Panelteer Kris reviews THE SPECTATORS by Victor Hussenot from Nobrow Press.
On the inevitability of- and problems with- whitewashed summer reading.
On how bookish lists can enrich your reading life (and aren't the end of literary discourse).
Why one Rioter can't get enough of fiction about the immigrant experience.
