Day: February 23, 2024

Darius Stewart on his search for self and writing his memoir “Be Not Afraid of My Body”

Reading Time: 1 Min. Darius Stewart, author of “Be Not Afraid of My Body.”Danielle Buckingham Sign up to get positive Black news stories, words of affirmation and weekly curated playlists delivered to your inbox twice a week: Enter your email to subscribe to Black Joy. Self-discovery is a series of life-altering experiences and in the […]

Darius Stewart on his search for self and writing his memoir “Be Not Afraid of My Body”

Reading Time: 1 Min. Darius Stewart, author of “Be Not Afraid of My Body.”Danielle Buckingham Sign up to get positive Black news stories, words of affirmation and weekly curated playlists delivered to your inbox twice a week: Enter your email to subscribe to Black Joy. Self-discovery is a series of life-altering experiences and in the […]

From The Book Waiting To Be Read On Your Bedside Table

Reading Time: 1 Min. Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash Hey, girl, it’s me. The book at the bottom of your “To Be Read” pile. I thought maybe tonight we could hang out. You can slip me out from under this stack, slide between my pages, and get to know me better. We deserve some […]

A Summary and Analysis of Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Villager’

Reading Time: 1 Min. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Villager’ is a short story by the American writer Shirley Jackson (1916-65). The story explores themes of identity, longing, and the human desire to escape reality. In the story, a woman who moved to New York with dreams of becoming a professional dancer visits […]

Anna Quindlen Is Back, With Four Seasons of Loss and Survival

Reading Time: 1 Min. Credit…Hélène Blanc AFTER ANNIE, by Anna Quindlen Anna Quindlen knows what she’s doing. So there’s really no need to play Sigmund Freud in a book review, stage-whispering about the protagonist of her new novel: “Annie! It’s practically the same as ANNA!” Yes. Yes, it is. And this Annie, by the end […]

Kate DiCamillo’s New Children’s Book Is a Balm for the Soul

Reading Time: 1 Min. Credit…Daniel Salmieri It is universally acknowledged that each generation of young people believes it has it worse than previous generations. But today’s kids — who’ve weathered a global pandemic, an existential climate catastrophe that feels more when than if, and TikTok — might hold a unique claim to this unenviable brag. […]

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Reading Time: 1 Min. The following is from Hwang Bo-Reum’s debut novel, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop . Hwang Bo-reum wrote several essay collections: I Read Every Day, I Tried Kickboxing for the First Time and This Distance is Perfect. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop has sold over 150,000 copies in Korea and been sold […]