Georgina Lawton’s non-fiction debut Raceless is not simply a book about race and racism. It is an incredibly moving memoir about family, identity, friendships, and how race is constructed and deconstructed not just within society, but within our family life.  Lawton, a twenty-something mixed-race journalist, was raised in a colorblind household by white parents, surrounded by…

2020 was a year that wasn't short of troubles, anxieties, and disruption of everyday life. 2021 is already looking up. We hope and plan for a fulfilling year ahead that is characterized by recovery from the previous year, starting new adventures, and rediscovering ourselves. If you're thinking "what's the perfect book to rid yourself of…

Bestselling author Aimee Molloy's much anticipated second novel Goodnight Beautiful is a psychological thriller about dark desire, obsession, and deceit. Molloy expertly turns the reader's own prejudice on its head and plays with assumptions about gender roles and characteristics. Aimee Molloy. Photo by Nina Subin I sat down with Aimee Molloy for an interview and we…

The Boys' Club is a salacious tale about sex and power. It follows the female protagonist as she navigates the exciting and sometimes treacherous world of a big law firm in New York City. It was listed as one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2020 by Buzzfeed and Best Summer Reads of 2020 by…

What does it mean to chase a dream relentlessly and when is quitting your dream a good choice? These are some of the topics I explore with New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight during our interview. We go deep as she talks about her writing career and the journey that preceded her first published…

What better way to mark International Women’s day than to highlight and celebrate the array of female authors turning up the male-dominated literary scene! It the women writers that we can relate to, who tell us that everything will be just fine. Our twenties can be a time of unnerving confusion and frankly, inner turmoil,…

What are your friends reading? We are constantly bombarded by content on and offline and it helps to have some kind of filter to weed out the noise. One excellent filter is getting a recommendation and reviews from an avid reader whose tastes you trust and can rely on. These 9 non-fiction books cover topics…

Chloe Brown has a stable but boring life. Triggered by a near-death experience, she decides to change up her life and spice it up a little. She comes up with a to-do list that contains the following: Move out Enjoy a drunken night out. Ride a motorcycle. Go camping. Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.…

This trap—the pursuit of likeability at the expense of authenticity—is to me the biggest and the most all-encompassing pitfall for several reasons. For starters, the conflict between likeability and authenticity can extend well beyond work to every aspect of our lives. Maybe you want to be candid with your friend about the fact that she…

Have you ever sat down to make progress on your current project and promptly wasted the next two hours looking at recipes for vegan mac and cheese (when you’re not even vegan)? Lauren Graham knows that feeling. In her book, Talking as Fast as I Can, she devoted a chapter to the writing strategy that…

Photo: Orion Books Candice Carty-Williams is making a splash with her new debut novel Queenie which was released in April. Having worked in publishing for years and written for various platforms from Refinery29 to Black Ballad, this is Carty-Williams first novel, and surely won’t be the last. The novel orbits the protagonist, named Queenie, a…

Michelle showed the world how a driven, educated woman could make a difference in our system, and her book is filled with remarkable wisdom from a remarkable life. Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during the second day of the first Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski - As…

Don’t be ashamed; we’ve all been there. We’ve started a book, and left it on the shelf to gather dust for days, weeks or months on end. We’ve made a reading list, and worked harder on making a list than working through it. Maybe we’ve gotten into the groove of reading, but something distracts us,…

The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has a direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives. It is within this light that we form those ideas by which we pursue our magic and make it realized. This poetry…

As I am currently mid quarter-life crisis, I have recently been in a phase of a personal renaissance. I have challenged myself to shut off Netflix, listen to new podcasts, and re-discover my passion for reading. Here is a selection of six books I have read in the past few months that I think could…

So Many people loved out last book list (6 books to spring clean your quarter-life crisis) so we decided to update this list (originally published last year) and give you the readers more book options. The Summer months are rapidly approaching (even though the weather might not agree). As you prep for your summer and…