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“It’s Gay and It Slaps”: TikTok’s Favorite LGBTQ Books

After looking through the top 50 queer BookToks, here are the most popular "it's gay and it slaps" books. Plus: charts and statistics!

How To Learn a New Language By Reading Slightly Beyond Your Scope (And Other Tips)

Looking to learn a new language? Here are some tips for how to improve your language skills by reading novels!

A Guide to Pastoral Poetry

As I sit down like I do every year to write some pastoral poetry, I thought I'd share a guide to this venerated school of poetry.

Black Bookstores a Year After a Summer of Protests

Black Lives Matter protests prompted an uptick in support of Black bookstores, but how are these bookstores doing a year later?

Cookbook Showdown: Best Apple Pie Recipes

We tested the best apple pie recipes from Martha Stewart, Samin Nosrat, Ruby Tandoh, and Lucy Baker. Which one was a slice above the rest?

Are Little Free Libraries Better in Wealthy Neighborhoods?

Are Little Free Libraries better in wealthier parts of town? I visited 25 of them in different areas of my city to compare and find out.

Books About Indian Residential Schools In Canada: Nonfiction and Fiction

Learn about the ongoing legacy of Indian residential schools in Canada with these history books, memoirs, novels, and poetry collections.

The Past, Present, and Future of BookTube, According to BookTubers

Here's what veteran BookTubers have to say about the state of BookTube today, how we got there, and what might be coming up next.

Racebending in Superhero Adaptations, 2001-2021

Here are the characters whose race changed from the comics to the movie adaptation and what that says about diversity in superhero movies.

Overanalyzing Every Book in TED LASSO Season 1

While we wait for the new season, here is every book ever shown or mentioned in TED LASSO season 1 and what they might mean for season 2!