Blog On Maggie O’Farrell LRR, April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Written by: Margaret Devlin Several times over the last year, Maggie O’Farrell’s writing was recommended to me quite emphatically by three of the most important people in my life. My grandmother, uncle, and best friend raved about her award-winning Hamnet, calling it a “must-read.” Unfortunately, in spite of them insisting… Continue Reading
Blog The Value of the Dark Academia Genre LRR, March 4, 2026February 27, 2026 Written by: Kaitlin Anderson I recently took a course which focused on an increasingly popular — and controversial — literary subgenre: dark academia. Originally an aesthetic popularized on Tumblr, dark academia gained wider recognition as it swept through social media and bookstores during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lists of books said… Continue Reading
Blog My Favorite One Hundred Years of Solitude Characters LRR, February 20, 2026February 19, 2026 Written by: Elijah Polance Last summer, I sought to end a reading slump by returning to Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. On this second read, I found myself instantly enraptured by the stunning language and magical setting of Macondo, just as moved as when I first dove… Continue Reading
Blog Why Do I Suddenly Want to Read Nonfiction? LRR, February 17, 2026February 13, 2026 Written by: Jenna Ulizio Reading has always been an escape for me. In middle school, when reading bloomed into one of my most favorite things, it was fantasy that had me holed up for hours, marveling over how someone could draw me so completely from reality. I study English and History; I read a lot of… Continue Reading
Blog The Beautiful Contradiction of Adaptation LRR, March 7, 2023February 8, 2025 Poetry panelist and Interviews editor Kelley Gifford gives us some wonderful insight on book-to-film adaptations! Continue Reading
Blog Three Reasons to Visit the Book Barn LRR, March 3, 2023February 8, 2025 Translations editor Mariana Batchvarova shares her favorite, not-so-hidden spot to find her new favorite read! Continue Reading
Blog Why Don’t Boys Read? LRR, June 2, 2022February 8, 2025 To read or not to read? That’s the question. Catherine Casey explores the gendered divide that seems to define those who gravitate one way or another… Continue Reading
Blog But First, Let Me Take A Shelfie: Bookshelf Organization LRR, March 7, 2022February 8, 2025 This is your sign to rearrange your bookshelf for catharsis. Eileen Sholomicky gives us a tour of her methodical book displays and suggests a few additional methods… Continue Reading
Blog Read Between the Lines– and Above, Around, and All Over Them, Too: Making the Case for Book Marginalia LRR, April 29, 2021February 8, 2025 Elisabeth Bienvenue on the book Marginalia Continue Reading
Blog POV: You’re the Last Person in the World to Read Harry Potter LRR, April 23, 2020February 8, 2025 By Jennie Fetzer Picture this, it’s the early 2000s, and if you’re a millennial or *cusp* Gen-Zer, you’re probably about to get off the bus from school, drink a Capri-Sun juice pouch, and read the Harry Potter series for the third (no, fourth) time through. A strange reality hit me… Continue Reading