By some, I mean two. If you think the word constitutes more than that, I just wanted the alliteration, okay? It is cliché but appropriate to end the academic year with some beach reads, though my idea...

I love a book with a strong aesthetic. Give me something that really commits to the dark academia, totally dives into a witchy fantasy vibe or fully immerses me in a narrative steeped in its historical...

The book had been haunting me for months. Every Barnes & Noble I've entered for the past year, it sat among the new paperbacks, seducing me with its stylish cover and vague title. Its premise drew...

I love books about fairytales. Give me anything whimsical, magical and everything in between. I especially love books that not only have a fairytale vibe or are inspired by one of the classics but take...

Fans of “The Hunger Games” rejoiced this past month at the long-awaited release of “Sunrise on the Reaping,” a prequel to author Suzanne Collins’ original trilogy. “Sunrise on the Reaping”...

Many of us have friends abroad right now, taking advantage of roaring nightlife and racking up passport stamps while the rest of us cross our fingers every weekend that Milo’s sporadically becomes fun. Getting...

I will always make time for what I consider the most underrated genre in all of fiction: children’s (or middle grade) literature. I firmly believe that we old people can enjoy a children’s book once...

Size doesn’t matter.  Standing at just over 10 pages, Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" has stayed at the forefront of my mind, reminding me exactly how powerful literature can...

After seeing and becoming obsessed with Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” (2024) over winter break, I was deeply inspired to revisit some of my favorite novels all about, you guessed it, vampires! Although...

As the fall season begins to draw to a close, I feel the need to take one final reviewing endeavor in the ultimate fall genre, mystery. I have such a deep love for mystery novels, specifically, Agatha...

I love weird books. And flowery writing. And wintery vibes. And strange stories about a magic toyshop that make you question what is real and what is fake. Angela Carter’s “The Magic Toyshop”...

I've never seen "Pulp Fiction" (1994). I know. I'll get around to it eventually. But I have read pulp fiction or at least a novel heavily inspired by it: Anna Dorn's most recent release, "Perfume &...