It is a historic snow day in Houston. Snow in Texas, while beautiful, also means the city shuts down. Staying off the roads and indoors can be fun for a little while. However, it eventually gets boring. To fully enjoy the warmth inside–between snowball fights and building snow people, of course. Here is a a...
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is a short novella first published on December 19, 1843. The first edition sold out by Christmas Eve. Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” during the Victorian era where social injustices were shown through the horrors of the poor and working class. These novels such as Oliver...
Broadway musical meets contemporary novel in, “Once More with Feeling” by Elissa Sussman. At one time, Katee Rose was America’s number-one pop star. She was caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, adoring fans and constant media coverage. Everyone wanted to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan...
Graphic by: Lily Huynh Whether it be charming independent bookstores or diverse local authors, Houston is home to both in abundance. The city’s literary landscape is vast and has something unique to offer to all sorts of readers. Let’s shine the spotlight on some of Houston’s lesser-known independent...
Historically, queer characters in the media have been drastically under-represented and demonized, especially bisexuality. When there is queer representation, bisexual characters are often depicted as hypersexual and non-monogamous individuals that cannot control their sexual desires. Author of the webcomic...
The highly anticipated “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros, is a thrilling sequel to “The Fourth Wing” and should be on your never-ending book recommendations list. No one thought Violet Sorgiell would make it out alive of the first year at Basgiath War College. Now starting year two, Violet has to navigate the real...
As the semester closes and the days start getting warmer, many readers are in the mood for a certain type of book. The term “beach read” is self-explanatory of where you’ll be taking the book, but usually categorizes genres that are considered lighter or easier to digest. While a beach read can be a romance, chick...
If there is one thing better than listening to “The Tortured Poets Department,” it’s reading book recommendations based on it. On April 21, Taylor Swift graced us with the Tortured Poets era and the album’s aesthetics fit perfectly with literature. The books might not exactly match the song word-for-word but each of...
Whether it be buying your own copy of a book, checking it out from the library or downloading an e-book to your Kindle, there are so many ways to consume literature. Recently, many people are getting into listening to audiobooks. Long-time readers may have reservations about audiobooks. Some believe they could...
Picture this: You open the door in front of you and step in. Suddenly, you feel like you have been transported into a whole new world! You take a deep breath in and detect the smell of books, and see yourself engulfed with shelves and shelves of books. Sounds like every book lover’s dream! For any reader,...
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