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There was a time when I wouldn't quit on a book series, no matter how difficult I struggled through it. If I'd Started the first book, maybe even the second, I felt obligated to see the entire thing through. I'd struggle through tedious plots, formulaic character growth, and prose that no longer excited me—all because I'd already invested time and effort. Quitting would be a failure. It was akin to admitting that I spent hours, even days, on something that didn't pay off in t

About a year ago I was on a train to New York City. It was the day after Christmas, my mother and I hoped the hustle and bustle of tourism was at its end as the holiday season was almost over. Growing up on the shore of Jersey my whole life, I got used to the lazy afternoons spent slumped on NJ Transit, watching the city skyline grow closer and closer as you pass another track. I realize now that I take this for granted—how close New York City is to me, and how some people sp

Shirley Jackson was one of the most widely renowned contributors to American gothic fiction, turning out notable works like The Haunting of Hill House & We Have Always Lived in the Castle. While she is best known for her darkly humorous horror stories, her writing in these novels also explores themes of existentialism, such as detachment & isolation.

There was once an inexplicable comfort in the sight of familiar handwriting–a love letter penned with care, or a simple note from a friend. Each ‘i’ dotted with a splotch of ink, slightly off center yet beautifully imperfect, revealing a small piece of its author. These letters captured emotions in a way that transcends mere words, offering a lasting connection with the author and reader.

Code poetry can be loosely defined as a genre of experimental, constraint-based digital literature that is able to run the program of...

Whenever I read a book, I find myself inevitably connecting it to a song from one of my cherished playlists. This urge to pair books with...

There’s no doubt that history is full of discrimination, and the literature and art from years ago reflects normalized societal behaviors...

Annotations are more than just marks and notes on a page–they are a bridge between the reader and the deeper meaning of the text. Each bo...

Coming-of-age stories with popsicle-stained lips, juice dribbling down the chapped lips twisted in smirks, and wrinkled jorts stained with s

However much I may want to, it’s quite literally impossible to communicate with fictional characters...

Here, I’ve put together a list of classic novels and the movies they feel like, a set of pairings that may not always look similar but feel

I was nine when I first cracked open the pages of Harry Potter, and to put it simply, it did nothing short of changing my life. Now,...

Teenagers often find themselves reminiscing about fictional characters. Wishing they were a book character moseying along a forgotten...

Often writing can be the hardest when you have no inspiration. Here, we’ve combined two sources of inspiration, music and novels.