Ahh summer. An idyllic time where, if all goes the way it’s meant to, obligations slowly shift from the grind of paperwork to the bliss of book-reading. While we’re already over-the-moon excited to begin our inaugural book club with you all, we wanted to present you with even more wonderful stories we’re reading on the side. Our staffers have picked out their choice of books published in the summer, or to be published this summer, that we cannot wait to read (or share with you)! The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780544272880 “At the height of the Great …
A resurgence in the war on periods has begun. In this week’s “news that has been old for decades”, young people who text (read: young people) have been caught red-handed using extra-short phrases and NOT using periods while messaging. And like all young-people trends, the period’s eulogy is being written by some dude at an elite, old-media newspaper. This newest attempt to spell the end of the period started with an article in The New York Times. The piece, written without almost any periods (which the editor probably described to his friends as ‘the funniest idea he’s ever had’) argues over the “emotional charge” of using …
We’ve made our opinions very clear on the subject: libraries are integral to the ecosystem of the community. Beyond books, they are places where people socialize, teach themselves new skills, and even take care of each other in difficult times. You, if you’re like us (which we’re sure you are), want to contribute and give back in a very heartfelt way. Everyone donates books and money, and while I’m in no way discouraging that, it strikes some people as passive and impersonal. We’ve come up with five things you can do to assume an active role in your favorite local …
Kate Walsh, who you might remember as Addison Montgomery (or “Satan’s Mistress”, as she’s fondly nicknamed) on Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, has signed on for Netflix’s 13-part adaptation of Jay Asher‘s taut YA drama-fest Thirteen Reasons Why. We’ve been getting teased about the series for about five years now, but it appears that Walsh’s casting is the final piece in the development-hell puzzle. Thirteen Reasons Why follows Clay, a shy high school boy who receives a package of cassette tapes from Hannah, his crush and a classmate that recently committed suicide. As he listens to Hannah’s voice on the tapes, Hannah learns of the twelve people …
The general consensus on introverts is that they have it rough. Beyond the everyday trials of being human, introverts are thought of as insecure, always be fighting against uncertain silences and big personalities. That’s not the case, though. Being more comfortable in small groups, deliberating over your words, and preferring alone time is not something to be pitied, but to be celebrated. Writers have been doing so since the dawn of time. Like many stereotypes, this (incorrect) idea of introverts only exists because people keep reinforcing it. These four books – two emotional, two cerebral – help to set the record straight on …
