The Beautiful Contradiction of Adaptation
March 7, 2023
Poetry panelist and Interviews editor Kelley Gifford gives us some wonderful insight on book-to-film adaptations!… More The Beautiful Contradiction of Adaptation
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Three Reasons to Visit the Book Barn
March 3, 2023
Translations editor Mariana Batchvarova shares her favorite, not-so-hidden spot to find her new favorite read!… More Three Reasons to Visit the Book Barn
But First, Let Me Take A Shelfie: Bookshelf Organization
March 7, 2022
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…… More But First, Let Me Take A Shelfie: Bookshelf Organization
Read Between the Lines– and Above, Around, and All Over Them, Too: Making the Case for Book Marginalia
April 29, 2021
Elisabeth Bienvenue on the book Marginalia … More Read Between the Lines– and Above, Around, and All Over Them, Too: Making the Case for Book Marginalia
POV: You’re the Last Person in the World to Read Harry Potter
April 23, 2020
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 the other day as I… More POV: You’re the Last Person in the World to Read Harry Potter
Art Prevails in Quarantine, Even in the Smallest Acts
April 16, 2020
By Brenna Sarantides The day that UConn closed campus and moved to online classes, I told myself I would have a lot to show for all my free time. I’d read a few books a week. I’d finally start writing the novel I’ve been story-boarding. I’d finish a large canvas painting as a housewarming gift… More Art Prevails in Quarantine, Even in the Smallest Acts
6 Books to Get You Through Your Quarter Life Crisis
March 26, 2020
By Brenna Sarantides We all can agree that times are weird right now. In the midst of quarantining, existential dread is abundant. For those in their 20s, panic was already on the horizon. These conditions have merely exasperated the effects. On the brink of adulthood, many people find themselves questioning all the uncertainty. Will I… More 6 Books to Get You Through Your Quarter Life Crisis
What Quarantine Book You Should be Reading Based on Your Star Sign
March 25, 2020
By Jennie Fetzer It’s Monday, March 23, 2020, and the CDC has officially closed all non-essential businesses in the state of Connecticut. It has also been advised that we practice social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19, better known as “Corona”. For many, this means hunkering down in our homes and figuring out ways… More What Quarantine Book You Should be Reading Based on Your Star Sign
Anna Coronina… or How Classic Books Would Change if the Main Character had Coronavirus
March 16, 2020
By Alyssa Grimaldi Part of the magic in reading emerges from the distinct ability of imagining yourself in the place of any protagonist. You can be Elizabeth Bennet at the ball with Mr. Darcy, Harry Potter fighting Voldemort, or Hamlet avenging his father’s untimely death. But what if characters from classic literary works were in… More Anna Coronina… or How Classic Books Would Change if the Main Character had Coronavirus
Books: The 19th Century Vibrator
March 5, 2020
By Anna Zarra Aldrich The male ego has been a fragile thing for centuries; and in the 19th century, this ego was especially threatened by a particularly heinous device that could eliminate a woman’s need for a man entirely: Books. Sinister, seditious, patriarchy-disestablishing books. When women became more active members of the literate community, men… More Books: The 19th Century Vibrator