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Stacks to the Future: The Cold War
One of the true bummers about the fabric of reality and the nature of spacetime is that time travel isn’t…
Book Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
SUMMARY Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever…
One Ring to Rule Them All: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Influence on Epic Fantasy
I’ve been thinking about J.R.R. Tolkien and the world of The Lord of the Rings for over 20 years and can…
Book Review: Blood of Elves by Andrej Sapkowski
Summary Humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace for over a century. But times have changed,…
New LGBTQIA+ Reads for All Ages
Books by LGBTQIA+ authors, as well as those with queer characters, show us that our literary world can be as…
Books to Read During Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month! We could go on for days about all of the amazing books about equally amazing…
Book Review: “May the Best Man Win” by Z.R. Ellor
SUMMARY Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior…
Speculative Fiction and Black Authors
“Speculative Fiction” is a broad term meant to denote a specific type of literary work, one that broadly overlaps with…
Movie Review: The Green Knight
It took me a long time to watch this movie—I did not want to risk distracting myself in the midst…
10 Books by Native American Authors
November is National Native American Heritage Month. It’s a wonderful time to celebrate and honor the incredible contributions Native Americans…