For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] R.J. Palacio is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the Middle Grade book that took the world by storm and inspired the Choose Kind movement. Wonder centers on August Pullman, a young boy who was born with a severe facial deformity that has greatly impacted his life. Now, for the first time in … Read more
[ad_1] Friday is Midsommar’s Eve in Sweden. Always celebrated on the Friday between June 19th and 25th, Swedes flee the cities for the countryside to raise a Midsommar’s pole, or Midsommarstång, and adorn it with greenery. They weave flower crowns and gather with friends and family, eat outside at long tables, dance, sing, and drink. … Read more
[ad_1] We’re highlighting some amazing Black bookstagrammers who are a vital part of the book community that we know and love. They’ve shared with us photos of their favorite books by Black authors and told us a little more about who they are and how books have changed them. We think their stories—and the stories … Read more
[ad_1] Nic Stone is awesome. Seriously. Most known for her bestseller Dear Martin, which tackles police brutality against a young Black teen and the media coverage that follows, Nic Stone writes important books about the Black experience that everyone should read. Her latest, Dear Justyce, is a follow-up to Dear Martin—it centers on an incarcerated … Read more
[ad_1] I’ve long marveled at the ways that writers connect themselves to other writers—ones from the past and ones from the present. For more than a decade, Shirley Jackson has been one of those writers for me. And this week, as the movie Shirley opens, based on my 2014 novel about Jackson, I’m marveling all … Read more
[ad_1] “I hate memoirs. They’re so self-indulgent.” Those words spoken by a friend stayed present in my mind the entire time I wrote my own memoir, In Pursuit of Disobedient Women. The book tells the story of how I turned upside down my Brooklyn life to move to Dakar, Senegal, to become my family’s main … Read more
[ad_1] My partner Julia owns a 1965 paperback edition of Hemmingway’s A Moveable Feast. It lives on our bookshelf in a special section, asleep atop Dickens, Faulkner, and Allan Sichel’s The Penguin Book of Wines. It is creased and cracked, the back hangs on by a quarter-inch of yellowing paper, and a dog’s ear adorns … Read more
[ad_1] This video was filmed in May, before George Floyd’s brutal murder by the police. Watching it is surreal, seeing how we were primarily concerned with the pandemic and now, we’re outraged by the racism that runs rampant through our country and the world. We recognize our privilege in being infuriated by current events instead … Read more
[ad_1] When the three of us started The LadyGang, we never set out to create an insanely powerful community of women all around the world. This family of ladies kind of blossomed on its own, and has become such a valuable support system for so many women. And when there’s a lot of darkness in the world … Read more
[ad_1] In recent weeks, I found myself turning away from fiction. How could I justify escaping into a novel when so many urgent issues deserve my attention, and my action? Eventually, though, I realized a distinction exists between avoidance and restoration. I discovered that if I allow myself a brief respite with a good book, … Read more