8 Magical Libraries in Literature
Step into a portal of books, magic, and adventure
Step into a portal of books, magic, and adventure
Colorism, Blackness, and gentrification are among the central themes in this award winning debut short story collection
"The Oracle" by Joanna Pearson, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
"The Bones of Cristóbal Colón" from THE FARAWAY WORLD by Patricia Engel, recommended by Cleyvis Natera
"The First Virginity of Gigi Kaisara" from CALL AND RESPONSE by Gothataone Moeng, recommended by Yoon Choi
"Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" by Zein El-Amine, recommended by Meher Manda
Shelley Wong, author of "As She Appears," recommends poems that are tender, joyful, declarative, and collective
Ursula Villarreal-Moura, author of “Math for the Self-Crippling,” recommends books that live on the fringe of the imagination
Books, both intimate and bold, that wrestle with trauma and history, desire and self-definition
A former librarian pushes against the romanticization of what libraries are and who they are for