If you love YA books and haven’t been reading YA comics lately, I hope this roundup will convince you to pick up a new title or two. For those who already know the incredible range of talent in YA comics, this look at a handful of 2019 YA comics will also likely add some new finds to your reading lists. This chance encounter sends them on a journey through West Texas, where strange things follow them wherever they go....
From using an app to format poems, to finding the best hashtags, here are seven tips for how to post poetry on Instagram. 1. Keep Your Audience and the Purpose of the Platform In Mind When sharing your writing, remember your work is accessible to both your grandmother (or don’t even dare contemplate the possibility if your content is of the steamy variety) and potential publishers. The visibility can be a beautiful thing: you are no longer confined to texting new poems to just your social circle or waiting for a reaction from the followers on your private social media accounts....
Grappling with grief, Jade seeks solace in lovers and friends as she investigates some of life’s most frustrating paradoxes and goes about the business of reclaiming herself. Through a series of whirlwind love affairs, parties, and trips abroad, Jade stumbles toward relinquishing the weight of her trauma as she fully comes into her own as a young Black woman and writer. Jade Is a Twisted Green is a deliciously queer narrative that will captive readers of Honey Girl and Queenie....
The Tiller Press Spring Picks contains five books to help you spring into your best self. Below I’ve selected four books sure to inspire some self-care for moms and four bookish items to add a little pizzazz to a mom’s closet, jewelry box, or favorite bookshelf. Books For Self Care Bookish Gifts For Self Care This adorable literary scarf will make any mom smile, and includes a nod to classic books, such at Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist, at a wonderfully nice price....
Jonny Sun, the wonderfully original author of everyone’s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too, is back with a collection of essays and other writings in his unique, funny, and heartfelt style. With pieces that range from long meditations on topics like loneliness and being an outsider, to short humor pieces, conversations, and memorable one-liners. Jonny’s honest writings about his struggles with feeling productive, as well as his difficulties with anxiety and depression will connect deeply with his fans as well as anyone attempting to create in our chaotic world....
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The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig Nix has spent her life traveling through time and space on her father’s ship, The Temptation. Whether it’s mythical lands or modern day wonders, Nix and her father can set sail to any place or time, as long as they have a map to guide them. But when her father steers their course towards Nix’s deceased mother, Nix’s very existence is in danger....
The Lyrics to “Forever Young” Listen: If the Nobel Committee decided that Dylan was worthy of the Nobel Prize for Literature, I’m gonna need you to be fine with me including this as bookish. There are a lot of things I like about this, starting with the fact that it’s not demanding anything from the reader—hoping that my wishes all come true is much sweeter than yelling at me to LIVE....
Two addictive reads for fans of twisty psychological thrill-rides from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica. The Good Girl: What seems like a safe one-night stand turns out to be the worst mistake of Mia Dennett’s life. A tautly written, compulsive read that reveals how even in the perfect family, nothing is as it seems… The Other Mrs.: Meet Sadie and Will Foust, the new couple in town. When their neighbor is murdered, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery, but the more she discovers the more she realizes how much she has to lose....
My favorite show about space of all time is Star Trek. At any given moment I will watch it when it streams or read any Star Trek comics. I have always been infatuated with space exploration. I am a firm believer that this universe is just too big for life to only exist on our small planet. To be fair, space travel and exploration was my official welcome party into the entire sci-fi genre as a whole....
What I love about these experiences is that they can be done from your own home, with family members and friends across the country. They’re affordable, too. Some of the literary Airbnb online experiences listed here are less than $5/person, none are over $50, and most are in the $20 range. Get your bookish friends, kids, or family members together with some of the best literary Airbnb online experiences....
But not all de-stressing books are created equal. For example, picking up a book on the fast-approaching effects of climate change or the current state of politics is more likely to push your stress level off the charts than help you chill out. I asked my fellow Book Riot contributors to share some of the books they turn to in stressful times, and they came through with a great list of titles to help you sit down, breathe, and recharge....
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston Set primarily in Newfoundland, this wide-ranging novel showcases the ways that characters can change social class. It showcases Newfoundland at a time when it was becoming recognized as a province in the Canadian Confederation in 1949. A fictionalized element ties the real-life main character, Joey Smallwood, to a fictional journalist named Sheilagh Fielding. The book is ambitious and fascinating for people looking to uncover undiscovered historical stories....
Talk to the Staff Librarians and library staff are there to help you! No question is too small or too big. Finding the answer is part of their job. If you’re not used to using a library or call numbers, talk to a staff member. They can help show you around. Need to learn how to use the catalogue? Ask a staff member. Some schools offer tutoring and basic computer classes through their libraries....
On a more serious note, one of the things I love about looking at characters who have been around for a long time is looking at how they’ve changed over the decades, and what those changes tell us about cultural, fashion, and comics history. Catwoman is a character with a rich back catalog, and her role as a long-running femme fatale in particular means that her costumes illuminate not just fashion trends (filtered through the weird, dated lens of comic books) but shifting ideas about what it means for a woman to be desirable, independent, or “bad”—and how those three identities do or do not intersect....
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The top 20 also includes nonfiction, literary fiction, science fiction, and even a children’s book. Some titles you might recognize are: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, a memoir about food and grief; The Four Winds by book club favorite Kristin Hannah; Colson Whitehead’s newest release, Harlem Shuffle; Andy Weir’s return to The Martian form with Project Hail Mary; Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun; and Sally Rooney’s latest, Beautiful World, Where Are You....
Throughout the Nobel Prize’s history, only 14 women have been recognized as Nobel Laureates. Some of the celebrated female writers that have received this honor include Toni Morrison and Alice Munro. They are pillars of literature, and widely respected and read. Of the 14 women, there has only been one woman from Latin American who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. That woman is Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral....
Right off the bat, I want to say that they are worth reading. They expand upon a movie or show, giving you a deeper insight into the characters. They can have other scenes that aren’t in a film — because they don’t have the time constraint. Today I will go to a galaxy far, far away and show you that novelizations are actually worth reading. For this little experiment, I can think of no better example than Star Wars....
After 11 years and 21 movies, Avengers: Endgame finally gave audiences their first explicit, canonically queer character. In a scene early in the film, Steve Rogers attends a support group for people struggling with the abrupt disappearance of 50% of life on Earth. One unnamed member mentions that he managed to go on a date, incidentally with another man. Steve gives him quiet encouragement and says something inspirational, and the scene ends....
