Blog Writer // Madelynn Graham TW: discussions of sex, minor mention of sexual assault Dystopian science-fiction is a relatively new genre in the literary sphere, first being seen within the last 130 years with H.G Wells’s The Time Machine. Some…
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 paired with fall-esque colored outfits. Then I think of those…
Blog Writer // Pilialoha Gaudiello Popularized media of Indigenous people often includes aspects of an overwhelmingly colonial narrative. Although these are representations founded in the reality and history of various Indigenous and Native communities–ranging from Turtle Island to small islands…
Blog Writer // Paige Bayliss As a long time reader and book-lover, I think there is nothing more exciting than finding out that your favorite novel or series is going to have its very own screen adaptation. From blockbuster films…
Guest Writer // Allegra Gonzalez Literature has been part of my life ever since I realized Roald Dahl’s characters were far more interesting than my human friends. Growing up, I was always taught English was the language of the bourgeois,…
Guest Writer // Camryn Lehr As the temperature grows warmer and the sun starts to shine, the clues that summer is here become apparent. And you know what summer means. . . beach days! Every beach day requires an exciting…
Assistant Blog Director // Liz Gomez I don’t know which was better: reading Callan Whitley’s novella Meet Me at Harvest Moon or interviewing her for an hour about the writing process—bonding over our love of Lenny, Harry Potter, and chai…
Guest Writer // Paige Bayliss The Harry Potter series has made large cultural impacts on fandom spaces since the first novel was published in 1997. Fandom spaces are known to have a wide variety of interests and creative endeavors that…
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 his born-again father and disinterested mother, Gordon is grasping for…
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, I didn’t want to be a half-blood.” I’ve read the…
