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Alizah Holstein writes about the complex echelons of academia in 'My Roman History'
After a high school English teacher introduced Alizah Holstein to Dante's Divine Comedy, the Italian capital Rome became the first place she wanted t…
1 year, 6 months ago
In 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow,' a young woman joins the Black Panther Party
In Fabienne Josaphat's latest novel, a young woman named Nettie leaves Haiti for the United States. Set in the 1960s, Kingdom of No Tomorrow follows …
1 year, 6 months ago
Colson Whitehead's novel 'The Nickel Boys' comes to the big screen
Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel The Nickel Boys follows the studious and idealistic Elwood Curtis, a Black teenager whose prized possession is a record…
1 year, 6 months ago
Two books explore phases of female life, girlhood and womanhood
Two books of essays consider the female experience through different stages of life. First, Kate Kennedy's One in a Millennial documents coming of ag…
1 year, 6 months ago
In Zahid Rafiq's debut short story collection, the future of Kashmir is uncertain
The World With Its Mouth Open is a book of short stories from journalist-turned-author Zahid Rafiq. The collection showcases the precarious but ordin…
1 year, 7 months ago
Remembering Nikki Giovanni, poet and icon of the Black Arts Movement
Renowned poet and professor Nikki Giovanni died earlier this week at age 81, following a third cancer diagnosis. She was a prolific writer and leader…
1 year, 7 months ago
Author of Wampanoag history discussed her children's book and erasure
Colonization and the Wampanoag Story is a 2023 history book for middle school readers about the tribe's first encounters with English settlers. In th…
1 year, 7 months ago
There is such a thing as too much quality time in Weike Wang's 'Rental House'
Tensions are running high for married couple Keru and Nate, who decide to rent a house in Cape Cod, sharing it with each set of parents at different …
1 year, 7 months ago
2 new nonfiction books explore the impact of cultural forces in the world of music
Two new nonfiction books explore the impact of cultural forces in the world of music. First, a number of musicians, including B.B. King, Ed Sheeran, …
1 year, 7 months ago
Haruki Murakami's longtime editor spills the tea on working with the master
Lexy Bloom first read Haruki Murakami in the '90s, when she picked up A Wild Sheep Chase. At that point, not much of the Japanese author's work had b…
1 year, 7 months ago