The “Swiftification” of Romance
Blog Writer // Alyssa Clark Taylor Swift’s dominance in the media over the past few years is unlike any other present celebrity. Album release after album release, on top of…
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What Hides Under Your Bed: Gothic Literature and the Innate Desire to the Unknown
Blog Writer // Gabrielle Finucan An open closet door staring you down. The rattle of branches tapping your window. Two faint traces of glowing orbs staring at you from the…
Haunted: The Perfect Halloween Read or an Abuse of the Alphabet?
Blog Writer // Allegra Gonzalez When I think of fall, two types of people come to mind. There are pumpkin spice latte people— think pumpkin patches, autumn candles, and Uggs…
ARC Review: In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
Guest Writer // Grace Mattsen This book is exciting, funny, and raw. Gordon is lost. He is twenty-four and floundering around New York City in the early 2000s. Estranged from…
The Chalice of the Gods or The Chalice of Qualms: Is the Percy Jackson Franchise Continuing Strong or Is it Going Downhill?
Guest Writer // Camryn Lehr I first picked up a Percy Jackson book, The Lightning Thief, when I was in third grade. I was instantly hooked from the first sentence: “Look,…
Increased “Smut” in YA literature
Guest Writer // Tessa Donohue In the rise of popularity in reading, specifically within the YA genre, it has become evident that romance sells. Or, more specifically: smut sells. In…