Written By: Nick Krzykowski No one likes feeling lost. You might be power-walking back to a movie theater after finally making that concession run. Or avoiding book spoilers like, well, not exactly like the plague, but close enough. Either way, one thing is clear: we want to…
Month: March 2024
Howl’s Moving Castle: A Wholesome Film Adaptation of a Wonderfully Snarky Book
Written By: Rylee Thomas Howl’s Moving Castle is the story of a girl named Sophie who is transformed into an old woman by an evil witch. And it’s the best thing that could have ever happened to her. I love Studio Ghibli, and their film version of Howl’s…
A Love Letter to Sally Rooney
Written by: Madison Bigelow There’s nothing more that I love than a novel about nothing. Genuinely. While I continue to be amazed by the craftsmanship and utter genius required to successfully build a whole new world in a fantasy novel, 9 times out of 10 I will choose a…
Do You Wear Everything in Your Closet?
Written by: Kamila Ciebielski In a modern closet, you will find 3 different versions of a closet staple. Not just a plain white shirt, there is a plain white, black, blue, turquoise, green, a lighter green in order to match that one jacket, pink for Wednesdays, and red when…
The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent: A New Addition to the Growing Romantasy Phenomenon
Written by: Sofia Tas-Castro Image from A Bookish Blog If you’re unaware of BookTok and some of its latest trends, the platform, otherwise deemed as the side of TikTok that discusses all things books, has taken a liking to books labeled as “Romantasy”. Typically meant for readers over the age…
Some Movie Trailers Suck, But This One Rules
Written by: Jules Dowling I struggle to focus in class, people’s words to me go in one ear and out the other, I can’t sleep, I can’t think, I can’t eat–– my mind is too busy thinking about you. And by “you”, I mean the riveting, impeccable movie trailer…
I Wanted to Write a Blog Post About Ocean Vuong’s Instagram
Written by: Ally LeMaster Whenever Ocean Vuong releases a new book or poetry collection, I snatch it up. There are few authors who have me invested in their work. I’ve never really been a person who always gravitates toward reading pieces from the same author, but titles like…
7 Bookstores Worth the Visit
Written By: Sophia Ciraldo I believe bookstores are magical places. You walk through the door and that wonderful book smell hits you. There are endless stories to peruse and coffee to buy. There’s truly nothing better. This is my list of seven bookstores worth the visit! Local: …
Penelope Pelizzon: Language and Place in A Gaze That Hunteth By the Eye
Penelope Pelizzon is the author of the poetry collections Whose Flesh Is Flame, Whose Bone Is Time (2014) and Nostos (2000), which won the Hollis Summers Prize and the Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber First Book Award. Her upcoming book, A Gaze Hound That Hunteth By the Eye, has just been published in the…
Alex Garland’s Adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation: A ‘Dream’ of The Book
Written By: Chloe Goodin Being able to adapt a novel for film in any capacity is a rigorous task, and one that often leaves avid fans divided. When it comes to science fiction, this task seems virtually impossible. Not only does this genre of novels rely heavily on accurate…