Jane Austen’s Guide to Answering Awkward Questions at Holiday Parties
Ah, the holidays! A time for family, food, and awkward questions about your personal life that will send the conversation…
Elodie
In real life, she goes by the name Courtney Gorter. This is a closely guarded secret, and you’re the only one who knows about it, so be cool. You can follow her on Twitter if you want, but it’s just going to be a lot of complaining.
Everything Jane Austen Lied to Me About
I grew up believing my life would be like a Jane Austen novel, owing almost entirely to my own lack…
Shakespearean Ways to Respond to Unwanted Flirting
There is a certain type of person who finds the words “sorry, I’m not interested” to be extremely confusing. This…
Shakespeare Quotes to End Zoom Calls With
“Gotta run” just isn’t going to cut it these days, and the jury’s still out on whether “I’ll let you…
20 Things We’ve Learned from Harry Potter
It has been twenty years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone first graced U.S. shelves and bettered our lives.…
5 YA Novels Set in Quirky Small Towns, from the Eccentric to the Creepy
Everyone loves a quirky town made up of peculiar but lovable characters with an ironclad sense of community. My own…
How Harry Potter Changed the World
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. That means we’ve all spent…
5 of the Best YA Books Set in the 1920s
Remember the 1920s? Sure you do. People were dancing the Charleston and drinking giggle water in speakeasies. The Harlem Renaissance…
6 YA Books So Scary You’ll Want to Store Them in Your Freezer
Joey from Friends has a thing about scary books: whenever they get too scary, he puts them in the freezer.…
6 YA Retellings of Literary Classics
As a culture-seeking society, there are few things we love more than a good retelling of an old classic. We…
6 Harry Potter Plot Revelations You May Not Have Caught the First 10 Times Through
If you’re anything like me, you’ve read the Harry Potter books somewhere in the neighborhood of eight thousand times—soon to…
Harry Potter’s Birthdays, Ranked from Worst to Best
If you’re a regular person, your birthday probably consists of cake, balloons, maybe a present or two. But if you’re…
Happy Anniversary, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone! Here’s Every Chapter, Ranked
I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, all of which I will expand…
5 YA Books for Sarah Waters Fans
Remember how you felt when you first discovered Sarah Waters? Pleasantly surprised. Delighted. OBSESSED. If you’re unfamiliar, Sarah Waters is…
16 YA Books You’ll Want to Read After a Single Quote
There are many ways to find new books to read. Some people like to head to their nearest Barnes &…
5 YA Must-Reads for Politically Aware Teens
The election may be over, but the time to be a politically engaged young person is just beginning. If the…
5 Reasons Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a Newbie Reader’s Best Way Into the Wizarding World
Longtime fans have been clamoring to see Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on the big screen ever…
7 Reasons Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Is the Best Literary Finale of All Time
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it comes down to Harry to defeat Lord Voldemort once and for all. He and…