Trigger warnings for disturbing acts of violence against humans and animals. I’ve always been bothered […]
The Facemaker, by Lindsey Fitzharris
During the pandemic, in the months when the faculty and staff were working from home, […]
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Tracy Shapley Towley gives a very salient reason for not banning books because they’re “uncomfortable.” […]
Nuclear Family, by Joseph Han
It’s easy to mistake stability for coasting and it’s pretty clear from the beginning of […]
The Path of Thorns, by A.G. Slatter
Trigger warning for references to interpersonal violence. I’m not sure if this is true of […]
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Jane Alexander briefly talks about library cats. (Mental Floss) Christopher Huang looks at recent historical […]
Love Marriage, by Monica Ali
Trigger warning for brief discussion of rape. When Love Marriage, by Monica Ali, opens, we […]
Kaikeyi, by Vaishnavi Patel
I’m glad that I read Vaishnavi Patel’s essay on how the Ramayana and its stories […]
This fortnight on the bookish internet
Howard Timberlake asked other readers about what happens to them when they fall in love […]
The House of Marvellous Books, by Fiona Vigo Marshall
I can recall describing characters as crafty, heroic, clever, villainous, adorable, cantankerous, snarky, angry, and […]