07 October 2018
What is Love by Pauli Rose Libsohn
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
This book is a love letter to Mitzi Libsohn, the author’s mother. It is ostensibly about the love story of her parents and the poetry that sprang from that relationship, …
15 August 2018
Jennifer Egan: Emerald City and Other Stories
By Hilary Smith // Books
Jennifer Egan must be a wise soul. I would love to sit down with her and ask for her advice about my own life. She just seems to know so …
08 August 2018
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
By Hilary Smith // Books
I loved Jane Austen. And I loved this modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. It perfectly updates the story to capture all of the same themes and it made me …
12 July 2018
Art by the Book: Beginning Color Mixing
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Kimberly Adams’ Beginning Color Mixing: Tips and Techniques for Mixing Vibrant Colors and Cohesive Palettes is a fantastic book for new artists wanting to learn more about color in a way that …
22 June 2018
Art by the Book: Practical Calligraphy
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
George Thomson’ s Practical Calligraphy is a small book full of big ideas. It introduces the history and uses of calligraphy in straightforward and inspiring ways, from ancient Mesopotamia, through …
16 June 2018
Educated by Tara Westover
By Hilary Smith // Books
A memoir from a Mormon woman raised in Idaho by fundamentalist parents, who survived a violent childhood and sub-par homeschooling and managed to attain a PhD. Interesting logline, right? I …
09 June 2018
Fraver by Design: Theatre History by the Book
By Kelly Bedard // Books
I think most coffee table books are a little stupid, seemingly designed just to occupy uncomfortable company while you’re off, I don’t know, platting the hors d’oeuvres? They clutter up …
03 June 2018
Two Arguments About The Goldfinch
By Hilary Smith // Books
Since Donna Tartt’s debut, in which she was introduced to the world in an 8-page interview in Vanity Fair, she has amassed a cult of devotees. I am such a …
02 March 2018
Exclusive Interview: Modern Whore author Andrea Werhun
By Laura Anne Harris // Books
For a year I anticipated the release of my friend Andrea Werhun’s memoir Modern Whore, about her experience working as a sex worker in a Toronto escort service. I was …
08 November 2017
No, I Can’t Draw
By Kelly Bedard // Books
Stop telling me I can draw. I’ve always been that person who insists that “anyone can sing” if they learn correctly. But, after my latest exercise in attempting to draw, …
21 September 2017
Gabe Hudson’s Gork
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Perhaps young adult fiction is not my thing. Perhaps I am a little too old, a little too far removed from high school. Whatever the reason, this book, full of …
25 July 2017
SDCC ’17 Panel: The Engine of New at DC
Click Here to read all of our coverage from 2017 San Diego Comic-Con This year, DC Comics is attempting one of the hardest games in comics: inventing new heroes. This …
23 July 2017
SDCC ’17 On the Floor: Comics Makers & Sellers
By Kelly Bedard // Books
Click Here to read all of our coverage from 2017 San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con at its heart is about one thing: Comics. More and more, TV and film …
23 July 2017
SDCC ’17 On the Floor: Books & Podcasts
By Kelly Bedard // Books
San Diego Comic-Con is known for so much more than comics. As we toured the crowded, expansive floor, we came across tons of great booths dedicated to books and other …
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