For The Book Obsessed
[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] All magical requests come with a price. A girl with witchcraft, no friends, and only her mother’s bees to confide in will pay whatever’s necessary to keep the girl she loves safe. I was somebody’s firstborn child, the price somebody paid for gold and a spotlight. I was made to be given away … 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] Khalil Gibran wrote in his poem On Marriage that love in which the couple was tied too tightly would strangle love. But loose bonds come with their own slippages. A hundred years after Gibran, couples still search for clues as to why some marriages make it to their Diamond (60th) anniversaries while others are over before … Read more
[ad_1] As an ex-smuggler and two-time reluctant revolutionary, Alyssa is used to staring into the razor-sharp jaws of death. But now she’s embarking on the most terrifying adventure of her life—journeying into the darkness to become a new type of being, one who can help humanity to survive. And deep at the heart of the … Read more
[ad_1] What makes for a great book about music? While the genre abounds with tell-all memoirs and other chronicles of excess, the range of subjects covered by music books is as wide-ranging as, well, music itself. Incisive writers and novelists around the world have used music as a way to explore everything, from politics to … 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] November is here, along with falling leaves, whipping winds, and the possibility of other, more dramatic weather patterns—all of which are related to climate change, the urgency of which you can read about in Greta Thunberg’s newly collected speeches, featured as one of our favorites of the month. But wait, there’s more! We’ve got … Read more