This was also around the time I joined Goodreads, where I continue to discover more and more books I would have otherwise never come across. Coupled with my habit to read compulsively in response to my existential neuroses, I eventually became a person who would check out an unrealistic amount of books from the library and force himself to read them as fast as possible just to feel something. The coronavirus pandemic has put an end to that, for worse and for better....

From award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us. As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio....

If you’re like me and most of the other avid readers I’ve talked to, your first reaction to this question isn’t a categorical “yes” or “no.” It’s probably more along the lines of, “Huh. That is a really good question.” And now your head is spinning and you’re suddenly thinking about all the books you’ve read that weren’t told by intentionally deceptive narrators and wondering whether all those narrators really could have been entirely reliable....

I swear on America’s Ass I saw an article confirming and also revealing that Sam was initially going to refuse the shield, then rethink that refusal after meeting Bradley, but of course now I can’t find it because Twitter won’t let me scroll back 10,000 years and I accidentally deleted the text thread a friend sent the article to me on. IMDB lists Lumbly as a member of FATWS‘ cast but, in typical Marvel ha ha hahaha, we know something you don’t know fashion, no character name is yet listed....

Recently, a friend of mine, managing editor at DJBooth and author of the Year of Mac series Donna-Claire Chesman, burnt out hard. But she struggled with the prospect of taking a break, even when urged to take one. “I knew I was creatively burnt out when the standard tasks of my job—editing, interviewing, pitching—were bringing me a deep sense of dread. I felt like everything was suddenly insurmountable, and the process of writing itself was no longer making me happy,” said Donna....

I had seen the classes Medlej offers online. After all, she teaches in manuscript Kufic at the Arab British Centre, which sounds fantastic enough. But it was perhaps last December that I first ran across her secret superhero identity, when she took the time to explain what was wrong about a tweet from Museums With No Frontiers. — Joumana Medlej (@joumajnouna) December 21, 2019 This “exactement” turned into a long thread on the inks and pigments used in early Qu’rans....

“We have reached the level where over 90% of our ICU beds are in use. And we are quite worried that after the Fourth of July weekend, we will see another large growth in COVID-19 admissions to the hospital. So we are very worried about what’s to come,” said Mayor Kate Gallego in an interview with NPR. ” I believe the worst is still ahead of us, which is scary because it’s already at the level of care where people are being treated in hallways and nurses are coming in from other states....

Here are a bunch of recommendations for comics that are easy to read, fun to glance through, and just make me laugh or giggle every time. Light-hearted, joyous, or just poking humor at the state of millennials today, these comics will make you smile. Big Mushy Happy Love: a Sarah Scribbles Collection by Sarah Andersen The day before I graduated college, I picked up Adulthood is a Myth, Andersen’s first collection, and spent the evening giggling at the too-true comics about the struggles of early adulthood....

But here’s the thing: that’s not all that’s happening. Bad news, scandalous news gets the headlines, but good things are happening every day. Libraries are providing support for their communities in incredible ways. New bookstores are opening up. Progress is being made in diverse representation in literature. These wins can be small — not worth a whole post to themselves, maybe — but they mean something. Even better, they remind me to keep fighting the good fight....

All this to say, please don’t look at the GN in my kid’s hands, or in mine, and ask why we’re not reading a real book. Remember too that comics/graphic novels aren’t a genre; they’re a medium that can be used to tell as many different kinds of stories as exist in the human mind. It’s not all capes and tights and, increasingly, there aren’t cowls or oddly shaped boomerangs to be found on the pages....

The book series, inspired by Greek and Roman mythology and following young demigods, has been a massive success, beginning with the original 5 books and branching off into series with overlapping characters, including The Heroes of Olympus and The Trials of Apollo. They have made Riordan one of the biggest names in kidlit, and since then, he has not only written other popular series, but also started the Rick Riordan Presents line....

We’ve written extensively about the cult of DNF (did not finish) and how to determine when to quit a book. Those guidelines usually land in the “give it 50 pages” arena of decision-making, which, to me, is a lot of pages to trudge through when you’re not enjoying it. And you should always be enjoying what you’re reading. Real quick about me: I’m a chronic book quitter and I have two methods of DNFing books....

Each Thursday on the Get Booked podcast, Amanda and I recommend books to listeners based on their questions and reading preferences. Now, each Monday, we’ll also be shouting out one great book! It’s called The Handsell, and it’s coming to your ears starting today, February 3. In 10(ish) minutes or less, we’ll tell you what we picked, why we picked it, and who should pick it up. You can expect deep backlist, titles that defy easy description, books that seem otherwise un-recommendable, and others that we just don’t get a chance to talk about on Get Booked....

Kaitlyn was 18 when she was shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1989. Many at first believed the person responsible was Kaitlyn’s boyfriend, but a series of investigations cleared him of the crime. Duncan, desperate for closure and with her own knowledge of crime from her career, became deeply invested in solving the case. She utilized the help of detective psychics as she became more and more distrustful of the messy work being done by police....

Despite these hiccups, 2021 saw the release of many excellent manga series and light novels. Titles like Boys Run the Riot and I Think Our Son Is Gay expanded the types of queer stories told via the format. Series like The Apothecary Diaries and The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent reminded us that light novels are more than male power fantasies. And Solo Leveling opened the door for more translated Korean webnovels in North America....

Once you’ve finished these 12 new paperback reads, you might want to learn a little more about the history of book sizes and formats. Here’s a primer on all the different book formats, and here’s a look at how and when publishers decide to release a book in hardcover versus paperback. Reading more about the history of book publishing might just tide you over until your favorite new book comes out in paperback....

The latest edition published in May of this year to include more inclusive language, expanding topics relating to LGBTQ+ experiences when it comes to gender and sexuality, exploration of abortion rights and challenges, the necessity of consent, and more. Each edition expands upon the first, and it’s become a massive seller with over 1.5 million copies in print. The book has been translated in 27 different languages and includes a wealth of illustrations to guide children ages 10 and older through a wide range of possible experiences....

I hope you enjoyed this collection of New Year’s poems as much as I enjoyed collecting them. If you are looking for more New Year’s poems to read you can look through 25 Poems About Life and Resilience, 15 Poems About Happiness, or 33 Nature Poems. Happy New Year. May 2021 have less tragedy and be a pathway to a healthier, safer, and more equitable society. It doesn’t have to bethe blue iris, it could beweeds in a vacant lot, or a fewsmall stones; justpay attention, then patch Letters swallow themselves in seconds....

This was far from the first use of NFTs for digital art — in fact, NFTs are slowly gaining momentum across multiple creative industries. Kings of Leon released its latest album in NFT in March, as well, with three package variations limited to a sales period of only two weeks (sorry, you already missed it) — and made $2 million in sales from it. NBA Top Shot use of NFTs drove $200 million in gross sales off NFT video highlights (think baseball cards, but for live action moments)....

Now, Nimona is being adapted by a new team, Annapurna and Netflix, as an animated movie. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Nimona, Eugene Lee Yang as Ambrosius Goldenloin, and Riz Ahmed as Ballister Boldheart. It will come out some time in 2023. Nimona follows the titular shapeshifting character as she becomes a sidekick to notorious villain Ballister Boldheart, only to find out that good and evil aren’t so easily delineated in their world....