Sarah Vincent//Blog Writer Every artist has their own way of displaying hard concepts so that they are accessible to a wide variety of audiences. For those who don’t experience traumatic events personally, there is almost always some form of art…
Category: Reviews
The Power of Judy Blume
Kyle Labe//Blog Writer Whenever Judy Blume is mentioned in conversation, there seems to be simultaneous nostalgia. Blume inspires an almost ubiquitous adoration, everyone having grown up with her novels, from Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, to Forever…,…
Sappy YA: The Ultimate Stress Reliever
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…
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…
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…
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…
Revisiting The Scarlet Letter as a Queer Man
Kyle Labe//Blog Writer When I first read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, I was sixteen and in the tenth grade. No one enjoyed the novel but me, and for the life of me I couldn’t comprehend why. At the time,…
#myfavoritebook: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Micaela Pryor//Blog Writer Shirley Jackson’s final novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle is an underrated classic, a gothic tale of murder, money, and persecution. Her clear, biting style is unforgettable, turning a mansion otherworldly and a family…
My Favorite Author: Stephen King
Sarah Vincent//Blog Writer Spoiler Alert: Many Stephen King novels are discussed in this article. There are details in here that explain the ending of some, along with major plot points. If you’ve ever read a book or seen…
The Hidden Gem of Twin Peaks
Kyle Labe//Blog Writer The question of “Who killed Laura Palmer?” may have been answered decades ago, but the image of the high school homecoming queen, dead and wrapped in plastic, still haunts pop culture to this day. Twin Peaks,…