Few of us understand how privileged we are until we are put face-to-face with a dire situation, like seeing a house fire where the family loses everything they own. Though middle-schoolers and twin sisters, Taylor and Mackenzie, had their own struggles with a year of...
Content Warnings: Terminal illness, death of a child, grief and loss depiction In Loneliness, We Find Friendship Terminal illness in oneself and those we love can bring out the worst in people and the best in others. Death can be a catalyst for some, a reminder that...
Content Warning: Mental Health, Depression, Self-Harm The Balancing Act of Life In many people’s experience, especially those discovering themselves in their 20s and 30s, life can seem lonely as you explore what it means to be human. While some delve into careers,...
Content Warning: Suicide, drugs, overdose Our Perpetual Negative Self-Talk Have you ever felt like nothing seems to be going right, no matter how hard you try? Maybe you feel like you're not where you're supposed to be in life. Or perhaps you always feel stuck when...
Even when you read regularly, it takes time to find something truly great; but every once in a while, there will be a book, a poem, a story, that truly turns you on your heel, holds you in place, and keeps you loving, recommending and discussing that piece for months....
I’ll be honest: I’ve spent the last two days trying to let this book go (or rather, to pry its hooks out of me). This book is all at once startling and overwhelming, beautifully composed, and thieving (as ‘haunting’ in this case is not a strong enough word). I flipped...
Happy Friday, readers and shark fans! Here is Jean Hanff Korelitz’s THE PLOT, which bears incredible ties to LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE and GONE GIRL in a dark academic thriller.