Known for writing queer young adult novels, Becky Albertalli faced years of criticism for doing so as a cishet woman; especially after her 2015 bestseller “Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda” became...
Now that we are well into February, I am sure exactly what you are looking for is another “best of 2022” list. No? Too bad. There are so many amazing books that came out in the last year, and while...
Content warnings for Lessons in Chemistry: sexual assault, sexual harassment, death, grief, death of a loved one, car crash, suicide, mentions of homophobia, references to child sexual abuse, bombs
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This article contains some spoilers for “Bridgerton” season 2
Just over a year ago, I wrote a relatively scathing article expounding how much I disliked the book “The Viscount who Loved...
Spring break is officially here! While we all welcome this respite from classes, I know some of you just don’t know how to spend a week without anything scheduled. Others might just need a way to wind...
Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day is a very weird holiday in that people experience it wildly differently. For some, it is a day to spend with your significant other. Some people use...
Listen, I love audiobooks. They are great whether you are trying to multitask, want something to fall asleep to or just can’t seem to focus on words on a page. Unfortunately, the mainstream source of...
The weather is cooling, the leaves are turning and something is in the air. Halloween is creeping closer, and if you’re anything like me, this means you want to curl up under a blanket with a mug of...
Thursday, Sept. 23, was Bisexual Visibility Day. To keep the celebration going, I wanted to share five books featuring bisexual characters. It should go without saying that this is a very slim list of...
On Thursday April 22, the Wellesley Book Club hosted author Casey McQuiston for a Q&A. Casey McQuiston is the author of new adult books Red, White & Royal Blue, and the upcoming One Last Stop....
Who doesn’t love a good 2000s film? We all have that favorite movie from our childhood that we watched over and over and that partially consumed our identities at the age of 12. Right? I am here to give...
As I’m sure many did, I binged the entirety of Bridgerton in just a couple of days. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last two months, Bridgerton is a Netflix original TV series...
While most of this review is going to be a fairly harsh critique of The Prom, I do want to get one thing out of the way: I genuinely enjoyed this movie. Despite the faults that I will spend the rest of...
The COVID-19 pandemic has managed to affect literally everything – books included. Most new books rely on book tours and other forms of press that involve in-person interaction. As a result, authors...
After getting sent home early spring semester, Wellesley students seemed desperate to continue to connect with each other. One way this manifested was a flurry of various Wellesley-themed Instagram accounts....
The first five minutes of “Stupid F*****g Bird” are a good indicator of how the remainder of the show went. It revels in its use of profanity, hoping to provoke the audience. If the title did not already...
