Recommendations: Fiction Books by Queer Black Authors
Going into this week we had planned to write a post to celebrate pride month. However, this week is not a celebration, it is a fight, and it is … Read More
Going into this week we had planned to write a post to celebrate pride month. However, this week is not a celebration, it is a fight, and it is … Read More
Tired of staring at the screen? Finished all the print books at home you had purchased in the past few years? Libraries still closed? How about trying something new? If … Read More
In times of stress we often turn to books for comfort, or even guidance about what to do. In a practice known as bibliomancy, or “book magic,” a person faced … Read More
Who doesn’t want to be set up with an enchanting stranger — particularly one you can simply put down on the shelf if you don’t find a spark? In the … Read More
“This storm will pass. But the choices we make now could change our lives for years to come” – Yuval Noah Harari, Financial Times, March 20, 2020. Following the trend … Read More
Comfort in re-reading Kicked out of our comfort zone and trying to make sense of what is happening around us, I find that a few healthy regressions may help make … Read More
Reality shows: fun to watch, and sometimes a bummer to binge. So if The Real World (not to mention the real world) has you down, why not dip into a fictional … Read More
We’ve been talking A LOT about pandemics and viruses and I think it’s time to take a break. In fact, I think it’s time to escape. However, since we can’t … Read More
New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley has a suggestion in the March 27 issue of the New York Times for entertainment during the pandemic era: reading plays aloud! Now is … Read More
No doubt that, once again, old fashioned books have become the go-to escape solution for many of us during these times. The new norms of sheltering in place, self-quarantining, or … Read More