There’s Nothing Wrong With Your Nose
Fleabag, George Eliot, and the beauty of human imperfection
Jun 25 - Erin Spampinato
culture 
essays
The New Generation of Latinx Literature Will Have Room for Everyone
Young Latinx authors are creating multidimensional characters in numbers that, until recently, didn't feel possible
Jun 14 - Ruby Mora
books 
How Stonewall Liberated Young Adult Literature
Writers, publishers, and librarians brought the radical energy of the uprising into children's books
Jun 13 - Michael Waters
books 
Anne Shirley Was the Best Friend a Queer Brown Boy Could Have
Why did a Filipinx kid relate so much to the red-headed protagonist of a book meant for girls?
Jun 13 - C.E. Gatchalian
books 
Losing Faith and Finding Fantasy at Harry Potter World
Taking my kids to a theme park about magic forced me to reckon with my own cynicism
Jun 6 - Joe Meno
culture 
Why Can’t We Make Up Our Minds About Sally Rooney?
The media can't agree on whether her work is chick lit or literary genius—and maybe, for once, it's possible to be both
Jun 4 - Carrie V. Mullins
books 
What Does It Mean to Be a Thai Feminist?
A Thai translator investigates how feminism appears in the language and literature of her home country
May 28 - Mui Poopoksakul
books 
Emily Dickinson Isn’t Difficult—She’s Just Misunderstood
The new film "Wild Nights with Emily" fills in the gaps and omissions that have made the poet seem hard to understand
May 23 - Natalie Adler
culture 
The Book That Defined My Teen Anxiety Turned Out to Be a Lie
The sobering message of "Go Ask Alice" had a huge effect on my life—and then I found out the real story
May 22 - Sloane Tanen
Novel Gazing 
