For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] Kiki de Montparnasse. Such a great name. It’s an exciting name, an erotic name, a name that evokes a certain place and a certain time. But it’s not a name that we immediately recognize, although her image is. I asked my small circle of friends and associates—most of whom have more than a passing … Read more
[ad_1] For most people who study literature in school, be it at the high school, collegiate, or graduate level, we embrace the Western canon at the exclusion of other work, and to truly grow as a reader it takes a conscious unlearning. For me, I’ve found tremendous meaning in contemporary works by BIPOC writers. In … Read more
[ad_1] At the end of the world, Kate is Bertie’s best friend. In the aftermath of a world war, after enduring terror and loss together, they still have each other. Until Kate decides to move away—and Bertie is left to grapple with her own personal apocalypse. In End of the World House, Adrienne Celt delivers … Read more
[ad_1] For all the antagonizing, ruminating, and even moralizing that comes with defining the parameters of literary fiction, perhaps the one point of (near-) universal agreement debators enjoy is over the notion that such a book should be in some way realistic, should faithfully reflect life and those who live it. How this is to … Read more
[ad_1] If Six of Crows is in your pile of Re-Read Forever books, then here are a few more high stakes thrillers we think should be on your list! League of Liars by Astrid Scholte Get ready for high stakes, a ragtag group of criminals on the run, and an INTENSE prison break. League of Liars is coming to shelves this … Read more
[ad_1] Sasha Fletcher is a poet who has catapulted himself onto the fiction scene with his first novel, Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World. An unpolished description of the text could be the following: an absurdist, historical fiction love story set in the near future. Sam and Eleanor are an … Read more
[ad_1] It’s officially swoony season, and that means swoony reading! Today, we’re sharing chapter 1 from Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram, a smart, sexy YA novel about a boy band star, his first breakup, his first rebound, and what it means to be queer in the public eye. Hunter never expected to be a boy band star, … Read more
[ad_1] Cooking competition shows are beloved for their delightful cast of characters, methodical rhythm, and delicious artistry. They have also been safe havens for queer people to find representation. It only stands to reason, then, that novels can do the same thing for readers, and Anita Kelly delivers and then some in their first traditionally-published … Read more
[ad_1] Van Gogh’s self-portraits are among his most famous and beloved works; presidential autobiographies fly off the shelves when they inexorably appear a year out of office. For the novelist, however, no such allowances are made. A common refrain from that amorphous, ominous entity public opinion seems to be that novelists are far too interested … Read more
[ad_1] The Love Makers begins with a two-hundred-page novel by Aifric Campbell, Scarlett and the Gurl. Over the span of a day, on a road trip in the near future, the reader meets two archetypes: a bourgeoise woman named “Scarlett” and a poor woman who calls herself “Gurl,” honouring herself with the universality of gender. … Read more