Surviving Shakespeare
Olivia Smith // Blog Director Shakespeare is intimidating. His plays are over four hundred years old, use archaic words and definitions, and can be filled to the brim with obscure…
Realistic Queer Representation in Literature
Alli Armijo // Blog Writer What defines something as realistic? And who has the authority to decide what is realistic? Especially in the realm of literature, realism can often be subverted…
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name Review
Rachel Tarby // Blog Writer Zami: A New Spelling of My Name was written by the profound poet Audre Lorde, who is most well-known for writing about her experiences as…
Review: Mariko Tamaki’s Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Emma Shacochis // Blog Assistant Frederica “Freddy” Riley feels like she’s lucky. Her girlfriend, Laura Dean, is, on paper, the girl of her dreams: confident, popular, and beautiful. The only…
The Secret History Review
Ana Hein // Blog Writer There are some books that feel like rites of passage into the club of the “true reader.” There’s a transformative air about them perpetuated by…
Writing History
Andi Smith // Blog Writer Rachel Barenbaum, author of A Bend in the Stars, told me that she wanted to be able to see her characters’ worlds as well as…