For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] This Mother’s Day, you might be in one of two very unique positions: finding yourself completely isolated from everyone you love (including your mom), or cooped up with your family (including your mom) who’s slowly but surely driving you crazy… even though you love each other dearly. This year, there is no brunch to … Read more
[ad_1] In the sixty-seven years since its designation as a buffer zone to the border demarcating North and South Korea, the 4-by-250-kilometer area that is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) has gone undeveloped by humans. Today, it exists as one of the most heavily militarized borders on the planet and the site of a de … Read more
[ad_1] Growing up in rural Washington, my inexplicable fascination with the world of elite American schools began with a dog-eared copy of The Preppy Handbook. My L.L. Bean Blucher moccasins stood in sharp contrast to the Tony Lama cowboy boots roaming my high school hallways on the daily. But I believed if I studied the … Read more
[ad_1] The Civil Rights Movement produced some of the most iconic music ever created. While protest music is not a popular genre on most streaming services today, it was a driving force which energized a people to push back against organized oppression and fight for the right to exist. Ian Zack’s Odetta: A Life in … Read more
[ad_1] During this stressful time in quarantine, we’ve been turning to simple pleasures like puzzles, games, and coloring books. According to the Cleveland Clinic, coloring can help adults relax their brains, stay in the present moment, and get to a meditative state. Sounds pretty good to us! That’s why we think it’s the perfect time … Read more
[ad_1] “They put fish in the oven. / They pull dreams out of the earth.” This is how Lebanese poet Abbas Beydoun begins the poem “Dreams and Potatoes.” Though a modern staple in his family’s Lebanon, the potatoes have only a supporting role in Ralph Nader’s newest book, The Ralph Nader and Family Cookbook: Classic … Read more
[ad_1] Another month of remote discussion for the Read it Forward crew! We’re becoming pros at this, now. This month, our readers selected The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward as our book club pick. Unfortunately, Abbe was unable to join Emma and Jess (she was sick, but she’s fine now!) for The Jetsetters book club … Read more
[ad_1] In this challenging time, it can feel like you’re trapped—not just by stay-at-home orders, but by the relentless pace of the news, uncertainty about the future, or anxiety about health, finances, and loved ones. Now more than ever, you need to take self-care very seriously and give your mind, body, and spirit the space … Read more
[ad_1] All her life Sylvia has made sure to never let anyone see the centipedes that emerge from her body. It’s gross and impolite. Until finally she reaches her breaking point. This is a speculative exploration of rape culture and hiding pain in favor of others’ pleasure. Content warning for fictional depictions of sexual assault. … Read more
[ad_1] It’s no small chore to keep a reader’s attention for more than nine hundred pages. In choosing Andy Warhol as his subject, author Blake Gopnik’s task became all the more daunting: Warhol was well-known for his obstinance, and the rotating cast of characters in Warhol’s rogue’s gallery of superstars sometimes threatens to supersede the … Read more