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Now that classes are underway, extra-curricular reading doesn’t easily fit into your schedule. However, these tiny gems pack a punch at the low cost of 24 hours. Take advantage of this… Continue reading "Novels You Can Read in a Day (Part 2 of 2)"
September signals beginnings for me. Perhaps there will come a time, when I am many moons away from schools and Septembers, and then this month won’t hold such urgency, but… Continue reading "Book Recommendations: Melancholy of Mechagirl"
Faithful readers of The Etymologist will remember that our previous post ended like this: I hope that, after a few posts, you’ll agree with me that etymology is pretty awesome!… Continue reading "The Etymologist: “You’re Making This Up!”"
Intersections is a weekly series dedicated to untangling the knotted ball of maddeningly similar literary devices. You’ve probably used the phrase “I’m starving!” to express a hunger that’s been building… Continue reading "Intersections: Hyperbole"
Since 2010, The New York Times (NYT) has invited teenagers aged 13–19 to participate in their Summer Reading Contest. Each Friday between June 16–August 25, NYT posts an article like… Continue reading "Enter The New York Times Reading Contest"
Charles Dickens, Jonathan Franzen, and most Russian authors love their words. As their word counts climb, their stories of love, struggle, and morality flourish. However, a high word count entails… Continue reading "Novels You Can Read in a Day (Part 1 of 2)"
In On Writing, Stephen King weaves together memoir and guide so seamlessly you’d think adjoining the two is the only way to write a book on writing. “It starts with… Continue reading "Summer Book Recommendations: Stephen King’s On Writing"
When Ursula K. Le Guin began writing science fiction in the 1960s, the genre was largely male-dominated and tended to focus more on technological speculation than the questions posed by… Continue reading "Summer Book Recommendations: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed"
Today’s book recommendation is George Saunders’ essay collection The Braindead Megaphone. Saunders has built a reputation as one of America’s great tragicomic writers with a voice that can range from… Continue reading "Summer Book Recommendations: George Saunders’ The Braindead Megaphone"
Today’s book recommendation is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Americanah is at once a tender coming-of-age narrative, a love story that plays across three continents, and a keenly perceptive look at American… Continue reading "Summer Book Recommendations: Americanah"
