Jamie Molnar//Blog Writer It was a Friday in October. The sun was out, it wasn’t too cold, and with midterms right around the corner, I needed time to breathe. Books in general have always been my way of relaxing…
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Finding Time to Read as a College Student: Making the Impossible Possible
Angie Haas//Blog Writer At some point last semester, I had a revelation: I read more books when I was a kid than I read now. Sure, I had more time back then and books were much shorter and less complicated,…
Don’t Have a Major Meltdown – What I Learned from Switching Majors
Alice Lynch//Blog Writer Ask an Emerson student why they chose this school and most will point to the college’s excellence in and dedication to the arts. We aren’t coughing up ungodly sums of cash for the food, the cramped dorms,…
Pub Club Takes New York: a Review of the New York Connection Trip with Career Services
Madison Heim-Jinivisian//Undergraduate Students for Publishing Co-President Each year, Emerson’s Office of Career Services sponsors an event called the New York Connection trip. The trip gives current students an opportunity to join Emerson alumni and friends in New York City for…
Young Adult Queer Books Everyone Should Read
Anthony Rodriguez//Blog Writer Growing up as a gay teenager, it was hard for me to find strong relatable characters who were also gay. Cassandra Clare’s acclaimed Shadowhunter Chronicles started to let queer characters shine, but sadly these characters had to…
The Fall… and Rise of Books
Sarah Vincent//Blog Writer In 2015, almost every journalistic piece written about books and their competitors, the e-books, warned of the decline of the book. E-books were a huge hit, and there were many books that could only be found online,…
Review: Junot Díaz Explores Contemporary Love in This Is How You Lose Her
Jonathan Smith//Blog Writer Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Díaz published This Is How You Lose Her, his second short story collection, in August of 2012. The compendium consists of nine interconnected short stories, with Yunior, a fan-favorite from Díaz’s previous…
Finding Yourself in a Book
Angie Haas//Blog Writer One of my favorite things about reading is how I can immerse myself in an entirely different world; however, this just leaves me more disappointed when I close a book and am back in the “real world.”…
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and so Does Oates
Kyle Labe//Blog Writer Decades after her untimely death, Marilyn Monroe remains an archetype in America’s collective unconscious. Like Hollywood’s version of Helen of Troy, Monroe’s beauty has transcended time, and images of her white skirt flying up on a subway…
Roll With It: How Playing Dungeons & Dragons Can Improve Your Writing
Micaela Pryor//Blog Writer Dungeons & Dragons has exploded into popular culture in the past few years. If you’ve seen Stranger Things, or any of the dozens of podcasts and livestreams dedicated to playing, then you’re likely aware of the…