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What kinds of books get an index? Generally, indices have been included at the back of any nonfiction books that broadly fall under the research category, meaning that they’re less likely to appear in nonfiction books that fall into categories like memoir or narrative nonfiction. While there’s no hard and fast rule as to which books get indices, a general rule is to think about how the average reader will be using the book, and then it’s up to the author and publishing company whether one is included....

But now that she has gotten her work published, she’s ready to go. Most recently on Twitter, she took a writing sabbatical at a hotel and wrote 40K words in 72 hours, which is very impressive! But while quantity does not necessarily mean quality, Sutanto’s books are wonderfully written and she’s already winning accolades. She won the 2021 Comedy Women in Print Prize for Dial A for Aunties, which was one of her first books!...

An intimate graphic memoir by a New York Times–bestselling writer about his semester abroad in Beirut as he grows close to a crowd of mostly LGBTQ students, and suffers a mental breakdown while the city erupts into revolution. I still remember my first graphic memoir: Fun Home, during my freshman year of college. As a trans man coming to terms with my gender identity, I found Alison Bechdel’s journey as a young queer person both cathartic and insightful....

So which Marvel superhero are you? Just answer a few geeky—and bookish—questions to find out. Let’s go! Still not quizzed out? Check out these Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers character quizzes. If you want to focus in on your personal faves, try this quiz to find out which Captain Marvel you are or this one to determine which Spider-Man you are (because, as we all know, there are a lot)....

Willow lives with her mother, who is living with cancer and swamped with medical debt. We soon find out that she is likely stopping her treatment because it’s not working and is only putting them in more debt. Willow takes a night job at the shelter to earn some money, but then finds a puzzle box with a riddle inside that reconnects with her mom’s old friend E. Nigma. He’d been wanting to reconcile with her mom, but thought he’d reconnect with Willow first....

Who Is Stargirl? Back in 1941, DC debuted two new, hilariously named heroes: the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy! The Kid was Sylvester Pemberton, a bored wealthy tween who decided to become a superhero to fight Nazis, which honestly is better than almost any other thing bored, wealthy tweens tend to do. Joining him was his family’s chauffeur/mechanic Pat Dugan as his sidekick Stripesy, making them unique as a kid superhero with an adult sidekick....

I loved To Kill A Mockingbird and like most readers I wanted another Harper Lee book. But now that one exists, I’m not sure I’ll read it. I’m worried about the circumstances surrounding the publication of Go Set A Watchman. As most readers know by now, Lee wrote GSAW first, and then, on the advice of her editor, pulled out the flashback scenes to craft a new book set in an earlier period in Atticus and Scout’s lives....

Star Wars is a huge part of my life. While I was born in 1981, I do have fond memories of going to the movie theater to see the classic films with friends while in high school when they did the re releases, and, to this day, you cannot walk into my home without being inundated by Star Wars imagery. And, I would not have it any other way. From Funko Pops of Luke Skywalker, Baby Yoda (sorry…Grogu!...

“I learned to write by writing. I tended to do anything as long as it felt like an adventure, and to stop when it felt like work, which meant that life did not feel like work.” “The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can....

Whether you’re a longtime fan of the star or just a fellow bookworm, you may be interested in checking out some of Witherspoon’s suggestions. When it comes to picking a great read, she’s proven to have great taste—particularly when it comes to spotlighting works written by women. Her book club picks, as well as her past recommendations on Instagram and in interviews, range widely in genre and style, from insightful memoirs to just-released thrillers....

It’s time for one of my favorite newsletters of the year: YOUR picks for best YA books of the year and the books that you wish more people read or talked about during the year. Over the last couple of weeks, you had the chance to drop the titles of your favorites and I’ve compiled and tabulated the results. Books that are not YA or published in 2020 were pulled from the data — there weren’t many!...

Hurston was more than just an author, though. She was an anthropologist, an author, a filmmaker, a Black woman who pushed to be more and sought to bring community issues into the light with better understanding. She knew how to make an entrance, and you can feel the charm she must have exuded just looking at pictures of her, the hat she wears tilted at a jaunty angle, a gleeful grin and twinkling eyes, she looks like someone who has a story to share....

As a result, we ended up with a whole lot of teams with half a dozen white people and one minority (or, if you’re very lucky, two!). As you may imagine, being the team’s token minority isn’t always fun. Fortunately, most superhero teams these days are a bit more diverse, but they all owe a debt of gratitude to the trailblazers of ages past. If you have the stomach for it, let’s take a look back at how these pioneering heroes put up with being their team’s sole source of melanin…or not....

With Father’s Day and a few of my latest reads top of mind, I was inspired to round up some books featuring the ups and downs between father and daughter, because father doesn’t always know best. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage Hanna wants nothing but to live happily ever after with Daddy, who is the only person who understands her, but Mommy is standing in the way. Suzette loves her daughter, but after years of Hanna’s trouble and tricks, Suzette fears that something is seriously wrong while her husband remains oblivious....

Using my internet sleuthing skills, I recently stumbled back into the worm hole of “The Curly Girl Method.” The method is named after Lorraine Massey’s Book The Curly Girl Handbook. The method is shortened to CGM, to be more inclusive. I started my hair journey with Massey’s book in November 2018. If you also possess hair that does not like to be told what to do, these books will provide some guidance in hair care....

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal Like the main characters of Jaswal’s latest novel, my mom grew up with only sisters and often faced financial hardship. When I began this story of three sisters who travel to India to spread their mother’s ashes and find each other — and themselves — in the process, I didn’t expect to see so much of my own mother in it....

The Pin DIY Geometric Bookstand This DIY bookstand looks like something straight out of Urban Outfitters. So get down with your trendy self without that high price tag by making this cute as heck bookstand. The Pin Hanger Bookstand Want to spend as little money and time as possible? Buzzfeed’s got you covered with this DIY bookstand made out of a wire hanger, which you probably got for free in the first place....

Although I’d read many of her fairytales in Beauties, Beasts, and Enchantment and studied some of them in grad school, I had never delved into her biography. In his introduction to The Island of Happiness, Jack Zipes details what’s known about her life, and wow, does this woman deserve a miniseries! Here are ten amazing facts about Madame d’Aulnoy, and why everyone should know her name. Her Mother Married Her Off at 13 Imagine being a 13-year-old girl forced to marry a man 30 years older who was, to make matters worse, a notorious rake and gambler....

the pin This giant hamster ball is called the Cocoon 1, it comes with rearrangable foam pillows, (including a freaking sink) and I need it. the pin What’s better than the simple combo of a hammock and a table? (Source) the pin And then there’s the super-duper, deluxe reading hammock thingie.(Source) the pin There’s this, for people who want to up their porch swing game. (Source) the pin Or maybe you like your hammocks on your porch....

The great news is that there are increasingly more resources for those who want to learn more, give their kids a bilingual education, and raise them to appreciate and attain a level of cultural fluency. I’ve listed ten great Chinese children’s books to read with young kids to begin or extend this appreciation effortlessly. They range from simple look and find bilingual books for increasing vocabulary to the more hefty Chinese history comics series....