Should I Watch the Movie First?: Classic Literature and Film Adaptations by Kyle Talag
When I was thirteen years old, I decided to dip my toes into classic literature. I started with Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen because it's supposedly beginner-friendly.
I ordered a cheap copy online; when the parcel arrived, I was thrumming with excitement as I tore it open. But even with a hefty dictionary beside me, trying to read the first line had me intimidated and lost.
How the Murderbot Books Hurled a Wonderful Projectile Into My Processor With Their Insightful Cleverness by Zora Grizz
I just finished the complete Murderbot series by Martha Wells (I chose the format of audiobooks narrated by Kevin R. Free, which were phenomenal) and I’ve been trying to wrap my head around why I absolutely adore this series; to understand why it resonates so strongly...why the chord it plucks deep within my own experiences are ones so intimately known, in such a multidimensional way.
You’ve Heard of “Beach Reads”, Now Gird Your Frosty Loins for “Winter Reads” by Zora Grizz
One of my favorite things to do during the coziest of seasons is to curl up with a good book in my armchair by the window, sip on a mug of hot apple cider, and watch the snow falling through the soft lamplight.
But what to read?!
“Love is Loud”: On Sloppy Jane’s Madison — Two Years Later by Ari Snyder
I have always found it very difficult to write about love, regardless if it is for people, for places, or for things. It’s hard to tack down an emotional experience so vast with just words. Love is huge, terrifying, unfathomable, calamitous, and persistent. It can’t be ignored. It refuses to be ignored.
A Heartfelt (actually feeling your heart with a clawed, corpse hand) Ode to My Favorite Spooky Novel: Darcy Coates’ Gallows Hill by Zora Grizz
Spooky runs through my veins (literally – ask any haunted house designer or movie-magic maven, blood is super spooky). For many, a list of their favorite things would include raindrops on roses or maybe whiskers on kittens. But for me? It’s darkened halls and a shadow moving where it shouldn't…
Review: Mitski’s The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We by Ari Snyder
Over the course of her nearly 12 year career, the mononymous musician Mitski has said many things about love. In “Square,” a track from her 2013 album Retired from Sad, New Career in Business, she cuts to the quick of the matter with scalpel-sharp precision: “God's very simple and love doesn't burn.”
Review: Caitlin Starling’s Last to Leave the Room by Ari Snyder
Horror fans of the world, our time is approaching. Fall is here, and soon spooky season will be in full swing. I’m always on the hunt for new horror media in the fall, and if you’re like me in this regard, you’ll want to check out Caitlin Starling’s new book from St. Martin’s Press, Last to Leave the Room.