Going Back in Time to Relive the Ending of an Intense High School Friendship
James Frankie Thomas talks about his debut novel "Idlewild" and the teenage friendships that shape the rest of our lives
James Frankie Thomas talks about his debut novel "Idlewild" and the teenage friendships that shape the rest of our lives
Sarah Beddow, author of "Dispatches from Frontier Schools," recommends literature that portray educators with nuance
These protagonists come of age and lurk in libraries while pursuing degrees
Antonia Angress uses the queer female gaze to explores capitalism, wealth, and class in the art world in "Siren & Muses"
"Hole in the Wall," a prose debut by An Pham
Sara Nović" on bias, representation, and the challenges of depicting American Sign Language in her novel "True Biz"
The erasure of Black women in slasher films has larger implications about race in America
Bethany Ball, author of "The Pessimists," recommends books set in schools where things aren't quite what they seem
"My Prisoner," a short story by Tyler McAndrew
Ben Lerner's novel about high school debaters can teach us a lot about a certain kind of toxic white man