Many holidays bring with them fond memories of food. And with many celebrations around the corner, Bite by Bite: Nourishments & Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the perfect book to wrap up your reading year! In each essay (which starts with Fumi Mini Nakamura’s gorgeous illustrations), Nezhukumatathil reflects on a singular favorite food through personal memories […]
Ivan has made sort of a living by offering to dispose of people’s imaginary friends. He has a strict rule that this only applies to adults who are desperate enough to pay money. However, when he meets 8 year old Kay, this changes. What starts as a weird and funny story quickly delves into dark […]
With its feature film adaptation soon to arrive in theaters, now is a perfect time to check out Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun. Set in a dystopian future, this science-fiction novel is narrated by Klara, an android, and follows her bond with human girl Josie. As the two girls grow closer, Klara develops an […]
This new manga follows Kori, a high school student, looking for an apartment near her school. She finds one for an extraordinary price, but there’s a catch – the ghost of a Shiba Inu named Mu is bound to the apartment! In fact, ALL of the apartments have Shiba Inu ghosts bound to them. Can […]
The Sunflower Boys follows narrator Artem, a 12-year-old boy from Chernihiv, Ukraine. In the early part of the book, Artem wrestles with his feelings for his friend and classmate, Viktor, and how his family would respond if they ever found out. Artem’s world is torn apart when Russia invades Ukraine, and he and his younger […]
If you enjoyed Backrooms (2026) and are seeking another unsettling horror film, try Exit 8! Exit 8 the film is based on a 2023 first-person videogame of the same name by Kotake Create. This Japanese movie follows the main character as he tries to find his exit at a subway station. But to his alarm, […]
Many know Lin-Manuel Miranda as the creator of the hit musical, Hamilton. He has gone on to create several hit musicals and movies. He is beloved by many and has stroke of genius. He was just inducted into the D23 Hall of Fame for Disney. Daniel Pollack- Pelzner dives into Miranda’s early life. Readers get […]
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to shout out my favorite biopic of all time, Selena (1997), which follows the life and tragic murder of Mexican-American Queen of Tejano music and fashion icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. Jennifer Lopez does an amazing job of bringing Selena’s personality and heart to the screen, not to mention […]
Are you a “self-proclaimed” theatre-kid? Do you like rom-coms and drama? Then this is the book for you. Eden is an understudy for the Pride and Prejudice National Tour. She ends up going on as Elizabeth Bennett during Kennedy Center stop when the lead can no longer do the show. Eden plays opposite her well-known […]
The last book in Colson Whitehead’s crime series the Harlem Trilogy is finally here! If you are craving an atmospheric, historic, smart, funny, NYC-centered crime series with a compelling main character, you can now binge all three novels. Perfect if you like: books set in New York, historical fiction, atmospheric crime novels, literary fiction
