For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] It’s February, which means Blackathon is back! #Blackathon2020 is an Afrocentric read-a-thon challenge inspired by Black History Month. Helmed by BookTubers Jesse from Bowties & Books and Lauren from The Novel Lush, Blackathon has created fun opportunities to celebrate books and works by Black and African American authors and creators throughout the entire month … Read more
[ad_1] While some books of historical fiction use a historical event or person only as a jumping-off point, others are more biographical in nature, building on the factual details of a real person’s life with imagined thought, conflict and emotion. Allison Pataki’s new novel The Queen’s Fortune belongs mostly in the second category, but it … Read more
[ad_1] You’ve read Pride and Prejudice many times but still can’t get enough of the adventures of the five Bennett sisters. What next? We suggest you immerse yourself in these modern retellings of Jane Austen’s comic novel. Mrs. Bennett wants to marry off her daughters , regardless of how her daughters feel, and the sisters’ … Read more
[ad_1] It’s been a hot second since Legend by Marie Lu first hit shelves. (We still can’t believe it came out almost a decade ago…) Who can forget the first time they fell in love with June Iparis and Daniel Wing, better known as “Day”? If you’re looking for another pair of star-crossed-lovers in sci-fi, … Read more
[ad_1] The story of Chicago’s South Side often falls within two narratives — stereotypes of violence and crime, and brilliant, extraordinary individuals (like the Obamas) who find their way out. But this dichotomy is narrow and silences the experiences of many South Side residents. In reality, most don’t fall into these experiences, but somewhere in … Read more
[ad_1] Knowledge is key and reading is one of the best ways to learn. Books, fiction or nonfiction, can expand the mind and open our eyes to countless possibilities. Maybe not every book has a change-the-world kind of message—reading purely for pleasure is still reading! But there are definitely titles out there than can make … Read more
[ad_1] In 2012, as President Barack Obama publicly announced his support for same-sex marriage and effectively paved the way for marriage equality, Carmen Maria Machado was freeing herself from an abusive girlfriend. Machado once fantasized about marrying her and starting a family. Yet it’s this dangerous lover who stalks the chambers of Machado’s heart in … Read more
[ad_1] The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead was Read It Forward’s book club pick of October and it really sparked a lot of discussion. The brave, eye-opening novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim … Read more
[ad_1] Helen Phillips is a widely celebrated author of speculative fiction. Her new novel, The Need, published in July by Simon & Schuster, was recently long-listed for the National Book Award. The stories from her previous book, Some Possible Solutions, combine elements of science fiction, fantasy, fairy tales, and surrealism. Curious about her writing process, … Read more
[ad_1] In her debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton was praised for her nuanced portrayal of intergenerational relationships between strong female black characters. In her much anticipated second novel, The Revisioners, Sexton returns with a lyrical family saga that traces multiple generations from the antebellum South (on the brink of the Civil … Read more