Author: Brittany McSorley
I’m not saying that I would turn down a marriage proposal if it weren’t Harry Potter-themed, but I absolutely would, and so would you if you had any self-respect. …
You know when it’s really hot outside and you live in a huge, crowded city and you need to use public transportation and it’s the worst thing that’s ever …
Over 50 years ago, A Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess began working on a dictionary of futuristic slang terms that he’d invented for his dystopian classic. Now the dictionary, assumed …
Speaking at a BookCon panel last weekend, The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood delivered some powerful comments about anti-abortion laws that have been gaining traction at the state level in recent …
Dr. Seuss books are more than just childhood staples—apparently, they’ve become important training tools at the Bank of England. As The Guardian reports, the bank’s former deputy governor, Dame Nemat …
The escape room is a trendy new activity whose popularity has soared recently. A group is trapped in a room and has to solve puzzles and/or complete tasks in …
Confession: I desperately want to arrange my books by color, but I can’t bring myself to undo my current system. Sure, it would look nice, but how would I find anything? …
If there’s one thing that sends me into instant-cry mode, it’s a literary proposal, and this one is definitely unique. Jack Sjogren’s book Things I’d Do (But Just For You) …
At a gala celebrating Planned Parenthood’s 100th anniversary last week, Hillary Clinton spoke about The Handmaid’s Tale, warning that the dystopian, anti-woman society depicted in Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and …
If you watched with soul-crushing sadness as “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” opened in London’s West End and wowed lucky ticket-holders night after night, contemplated selling your belongings …
A new William Gibson novel, Agency, takes place in a world where Hillary Clinton won the 2016 presidential election. (I know, it hurts. Bear with me.) Agency will take place both in …
Mindy Kaling, whom all sane people worship, is adapting a White House memoir for television. Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to …
At only seven years old, Bana al-Abed became famous all over the world as she tweeted from the wartorn city of Aleppo, Syria. Bana will now be writing a …
As any true Harry Potter fan knows, “muggle,” the term for a non-magical person (and an identity that I refuse to accept), was added to the Oxford English Dictionary …
The TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale premieres on Hulu on April 26th, leaving you less than a month to read or (re-read) the dystopian novel before you …
In the Arctic cold of Norway, a towering structure stands alone in the snow: the Svalbard Seed Bank, a vault full of seeds that are meant to feed what remains of …
At the urging of Republican legislators in North Carolina, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (one of the largest school districts in the state) has decided to remove a children’s book called Jacob’s New Dress from …
This Monday, the Texas State Senate considered anti-abortion legislation. Senate Bill 25 prevents parents from suing doctors if their children are born with disabilities, even in the event that …
One of the most interesting aspects of the Harry Potter fandom is the intensity with which we continue to examine the series, even years after Deathly Hallows made us feel all …
The Accusation is no ordinary short story collection. The manuscript was written by a North Korean citizen who goes by the pseudonym Bandi, and it had to be smuggled …
