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The city of Leander, Texas has recently been the site of intense protest over its Family Pride Story Time. Following a second attempt to host a Pride Story Time on October 12, longtime director Priscilla Donovan will be leaving on November 1. The first event occurred in June, but it was not the first attempt

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I grew up identifying superheroes with the DC male superheroes showcased in Tim Burton’s and Joel Schumacher’s Batman films. The DC female characters took on secondary roles as Batman’s nemesis/love interest Catwoman or Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn. There were no female superhero standalone feature films, and the popular Wonder Woman TV show premiered before I

The signs were all there. I wasn’t feeling “touched” by novels described as “touching” anymore. I could no longer picture myself in most of the characters’ shoes, and I could no longer relate to their problems. Not to mention I spent most of my reading time groaning at the turn of every page saying, “OK,

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So, uh…what in the world is up with the recent trend of YA covers featuring someone—usually a girl—with no, well, features? WHY DON’T THESE GIRLS HAVE ANY FACES? Did they lose a bet? Were they the victims in the scary story the babysitter tells in Adventures in Babysitting? (“They didn’t have any faces!”) So I

Fast Color (2019, d. Julia Hart) flew under my radar. I think it flew under many people’s radars, at least in part because the production company “wasn’t sure how to market it.” It’s a phenomenal film about three generations of black women, played by Lorraine Toussaint (Bo), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Ruth), and Saniyya Sidney (Lila), who

Baseball is a team sport, commonly called “America’s national pastime.” It was allegedly created more than 100 years ago by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York. This small town in the Empire State is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, a place dedicated to the best that ever played. Among the Hall of

On Monday, October 14, the judges of the Booker Prize announced a shocking twist: the 2019 award will be shared by Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood (for The Testaments) and British author Bernadine Evaristo (for Girl, Woman, Other). In the 50 years since the Booker was established in 1959, the Prize has only been shared twice

The victim is often held accountable for the aggression that is the responsibility of the assaulter. When a woman is subjected to sexual violence, she is the one who is held at gunpoint. It’s needless to say that this is how patriarchy works: its entire structure is framed to discount atrocities imposed by men. Rape

Mary Shelley, author of the classic horror novel Frankenstein, is a goth icon. She wrote about the horrors of mankind, painted the grimmest of settings in her writing, and lived a life full of mystery and tragedy. While some may simply know her as the woman who wrote Frankenstein, there’s more to her story. Here

If you like to unwind by reading a good romance novel or watching one of those addicting home renovation shows, we have great news—you no longer have to choose between the two. There’s a whole sub-genre of books that bring both of your guilty pleasures into one entertaining combo: renovation romance.  That’s right. If you

If you’re someone on book/writing Twitter, you might have come across a day filled with people sharing book pitches and tagging them #DVpit. So you might have a few questions, like: What is this DVpit? When is it? What happens during it? And why is it important? Created by agent Beth Phelan, DVpit is a

Maybe you saw the recent article on Instagram-famed Caroline Calloway and dug up your Instagram account to see what was up. Maybe you’re a huge fan of the app and spend a good amount of your day refreshing your feed and connecting with other users. And maybe you have watched the follower counts of Instagram

We were standing in line for the DreamWorks She-Ra and the Princesses of Power panel when my five-year-old daughter gasped. I turned around and saw She-Ra. Scorpia. Entrapta. They were each done up in some top-notch cosplay, so well done they could have stepped out of our television screen back home. Emily, done up in

For decades, the comic book was synonymous with superheroes and science fiction, but more off-beat stories have slowly gained readership, acclaim, and a comfortable seat at the table under the “indie” or “alternative” label, and the medium is better for it. Numerous artists and writers are responsible for the movement, one being Harvey Pekar. Born

William Shakespeare is one of the most read authors in the English language. “The Bard” was a British poet, actor, and playwright. Despite being such a big name in the world of literature, a lot of his personal life is still a mystery. Shakespeare’s works however, have been turned into movies and graphic novels. They

I’m a proud Midwesterner, and have loved to call Iowa my home for the past ten years. Iowa is full of lovely towns, both large and small, that have a locally owned independent bookstore on the main street or town square. We’re also a literary and arts hub, due to Iowa City, with its UNESCO

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Comic book adaptations are a risky business; even after the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Or maybe it’s in spite of? Not every comic book adaptation needs to be about superheroes—they are simply the most accessible for the mainstream. The biggest difference between comic book adaptations and other book adaptations is how comic books

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