I don't know how many of you are on TikTok, but if you are, you've almost certainly heard of user ReesaTeesa's 50+ part saga detailing her hasty (and, spoiler: very much regretted) marriage to a man who turned out to be a pathological liar. And if you've heard of it, chances are you're obsessed, or [...]
Kids who like to read tend to have a mythology phase, especially since the advent of Percy Jackson. And those of us who have grown up since are having a good few years with the boom of adult fiction inspired by world mythology-- and not just from Greece, either. If you don't know where to [...]
The X-Files premiered in the fall of 1993, and before long it became a cultural phenomenon. The characters and theme song are instantly recognizable to most members of several tv-watching generations. To honor the X-Files in this anniversary year, here are some books that capture the spirit of that sometimes eerie, often goofy, always iconic [...]
Did you make it to the Actors Theater production of Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy earlier this month? I went with a group of other library staff and it catapulted me right back into my vampire phase (which honestly is never too far from the surface). I was sitting in the theater thinking about all [...]
Let's take it from the top. What is a microhistory? Well, it's what it sounds like: the history of something very small, studied in microscopic detail across time. So, instead of being a history of a given war or even a battle, taken in broad strokes, covering the bases of the event, a microhistory is [...]
Disinformation. Misinformation. Fake News. Propaganda. Truthiness. Alternative Facts. If you're a person in 2023, you've heard these words before. The task of figuring out what sources you can trust and which confidently-phrased facts are the true ones is harder than ever. Almost everyone has fallen for a hoax or AI-generated works of fiction at one [...]
Like a lot of people, I saw the Barbie movie last weekend. And like a lot of those people, I can't get it out of my head. If you, too, are finding your thoughts especially pink lately, here are some books to help you explore our mutual new hyperfixation! Dress Code: Unlocking Fashion From the [...]
Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July in the United States. Why Disability Pride? Because having a disability is nothing to be ashamed of, and disabled people deserve civil rights and freedom from social stigma. Disability is a natural part of the human experience. The disability pride movement wants to present people with disabilities as [...]
I'm a sucker for an essayist with a strong voice and a way with jokes. Here are three recommended titles in that mode for pride! The 2000s Made Me Gay by Grace Perry is a special favorite of mine. Today's gay youth have dozens of queer peer heroes, both fictional and real, but former gay teenager [...]
I want to tell you about a wonderful book I read recently. I couldn't put it down and I kept reading bits of it out loud to my partner because I had to chare the joy it was bringing me. When The Angels Left the Old County by Sacha Lamb is a queer immigrant fairytale [...]
