For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] After twenty-something years of existence and countless interactions with the opposite sex, I have made a problematic observation—the men in my life decidedly social distance themselves from fiction. It doesn’t end there. They generally display a misplaced sense of pride when they humblebrag about how they only read nonfiction (which is generally followed by … Read more
[ad_1] The dear old ’90s. A decade defined by mini buns, platform shoes, and questionable low rise pants (which are now making a comeback—please no). An era when punk rock was more mainstream than pop and Avril reigned the radio. A time which gave the world some of its best high school movies that featured … Read more
[ad_1] This February, Read it Forward editors Abbe, Jess, and Emma plowed through a novel (and former Reese pick) that everyone’s been talking about: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. A striking social satire about race and privilege that shines a searing light on the inexorability of whiteness and upward mobility, it’s a wonderfully layered … Read more
[ad_1] This month’s book club pick was The Starless Sea—a stunning homage to books and libraries through a magical realism filter—and Read it Forward editors Abbe, Jess, and Emma were enchanted. It all begins in Vermont when graduate student Zachary Ezra discovers a mysterious book featuring a tale from his own childhood. The quest to … Read more