I always felt bad for the Cassandra of Greek myth. She knew what was going […]
The Latinist, by Mark Prins
Ever since she was a teenager and fell in love with Roman poetry, Tessa has […]
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, by Zoraida Córdova
Orquídea Divina has been keeping her secrets for a long time. Now that she’s about […]
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Cody Delistraty takes a closer look at some classic monstrous characters and wonders if they’re […]
The Maid, by Nita Prose
Even if everything else in her life is not great—recently deceased grandmother, no boyfriend, behind […]
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David Streitfeld reports on the price wars on Amazon’s bookstore and what’s happening to sellers. […]
The Misinformation Age, by Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall
Two of my colleagues and I lead a book club for faculty this fall semester […]
Every Day the River Changes, by Jordan Salama
This Thanksgiving weekend, I went to South America…via Every Day the River Changes, by Jordan […]
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Bahira Amin tours the oldest bookstores in Cairo. (Middle East Eye) John Koenig talks about […]
The Kitchen Front, by Jennifer Ryan
Trigger warning for brief domestic violence and emotional abuse. In her note at the end […]