Books
Jacqueline Woodson once said, “Diversity is about all of us and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.” My interest in reading books flourished when I was in the fourth grade; Anna Sewell’s novel, Black Beauty, was the first book that I ever read and finished. I was hooked and
“Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – Mitch Albom The first book I have read in 2018 brought a very tearful yet inspiring start to the new year. The book took me on a journey about feeling,
Let’s chat about books, specifically, the book An Ember in the Ashes, written by Sabaa Tahir. Not only does this book have 4.32/5 stars on Goodreads, but 97 percent of Google users like it as well. An Ember in the Ashes takes place in a land called Serra, and their government is set up as an
You may know Becky Albertalli as the author of the acclaimed novels Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (the book that gave life to Love, Simon, starring Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford and Keiynan Lonsdale), The Upside of Unrequited, Leah on the Offbeat (coming out on April 24th), or maybe as the co-author of What If
As far as politics goes, 2017 has been one of the roughest years no matter where you live. In the UK, the topic of Brexit has seemed to create a domino effect with other countries wanting to exit as well. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has yet to even secure a fully-realized governmental body. I
“The Great Gatsby”: very well-known book with three movie versions — the last one with DiCaprio as Gatsby. We’ve all heard this story at least once. If you’ve watched the movies, you probably thought, “What do I have in common with a spoiled guy from the 1920s, who lived in an immense villa with his golden-rich friends, throwing parties
“Zero Hour” by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction selection that revolves around a recurrent slight central to society’s ideals and accepted customs; ignorance of a child’s opinions and underestimating the power of one’s imagination. This warning is effectively communicated in the form of a story during which a group of aliens enlist the help
Although this year has been crappy as hell, I think we can all agree that there have been some incredible book releases. Before anything is mentioned, I just wanna give a quick shout out to George Lester for inspiring this post with his incredible mini-series “The Twelve Gays of Christmas.” So, as the New Year is
It’s safe to say 2017 was a year of great book releases. Between Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor, History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera and Turtles All The Way Down by John Green, it’s hard to beat 2017 books. And we can’t forget The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas —
Despite being overall a pretty terrible year, 2017 has brought us some pretty amazing young adult books, so here are my top 5: 1. Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Moxie is the perfect girl power book that explores everything from sexist dress codes and intersectional feminism to to the power of friendship between girls. The book
To Vita Sackville-West. This how Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” begins, with a dedication to what many believe to be the writer’s lover, yes, a woman. It is quite a controversial topic, since not all critics agree on the idea of a romance between the two — Woolf was married to a man after all. Many say it
There comes a time around mid-December when us avid readers sit and scroll through the list of books we read this year on Goodreads. It’s also that time of year when some of us are in panic, not having yet reached our goal of books to read for the year. (I’m currently the latter.) For
