The Bluest Eye Review
Lauren Simpson // Blog Writer The Bluest Eye, the first novel by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, is a compelling piece drawing attention to the expectations of women in regards…
Fantastical Fantasy: Implications in Modern Queer Literature
Allison Armijo // Blog Writer Queer literature is fantastic, but why is it almost exclusively fantastical? Elizabeth Whitney’s article, “Capitalizing on Camp: Greed and the Queer Marketplace,” does not directly…
A Review of The Reader
Lauren Simpson // Blog Writer The Reader by Bernhard Schlink was published in Germany in 1995 and in the US in 1997. The story follows a young boy, Michael Berg,…
Honey, I’m Home: A Review of Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood
Alli Armijo // Blog Writer What makes you you? What is it that makes a woman a woman? If such existential questions as these keep you up at night, drag…
If You Love Books, Cut Them In Half
Olivia Smith // Blog Director Have you ever cut a book down its spine? Back in January, The Washington Post published an opinion piece titled, “If You Love Books, Do…
Boston Book Festival
Emma Shacochis // Blog Assistant Last year, the annual Boston Book Festival took place over the course of a single October weekend. Attendants could wander through the activity tents and…