Fresh pencils, shiny shoes, and stuffed backpacks might not be enough to get you in the back-to-school mood, especially if your semester—or your kid’s—starts well before summer fades. Fortunately, plenty of good books distill that back-to-school essence. Here are five that will get you raring to meet new teachers and make new friends, or, if the […]
From Jane Eyre to Janie Crawford, strong female characters make literature go round. All of the best authors seem to concur on their importance. They elevate and add more resonance to dystopian tales like The Handmaid’s Tale and The Hunger Games, and make novels like the Song of Ice and Fire series even more worth reading. Picking […]
Chances are, you’re heard of the Tinder app, but if you haven’t, think of it as a dating GPS. Users upload pictures and a little bit of personal info, but the difference between Tinder and other dating sites is that when you’re checking out someone’s profile, you also get to see how close they are […]
E. Lockhart’s first novel since 2014’s We Were Liars—a tricky emotional thriller with a troubled heart and a secret—hits shelves next week, boasting an irresistible title and an intriguingly elliptical cover. Genuine Fraud is a psychological thriller that pays homage to genre classics such as Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley. It opens on Jule, a girl […]
