Shelf by Shelf on the 2021 NBA Longlist
The Book Slut contributor Hunter Mclendon started a newsletter called ‘Shelf by Shelf,’ a deep dive about his journey into every book...
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Mel Ann Rosenthal
- Feb 16, 2021
- 18 min
Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen
“It gradually became clear to me that I’d simply articulated what to that point had been largely unspeakable. We didn’t have a common...
Mel Ann Rosenthal
- Nov 3, 2020
- 17 min
What you Need To Know About Voting and Why
I have this shirt (thank you, Out of Print) that says “Let’s Get Political” on the front with the “lit” in political emphasized, and on...
Mel Ann Rosenthal
- Oct 13, 2020
- 23 min
How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don’t by Lane Moore
“What is a good family? Is it money? Because we had a lot of that for a little while, but my home life was anything but good. Is it...
Courtney Dyer
- Aug 24, 2020
- 4 min
READING IDENTITY CRISIS: Am I growing out of YA books?
In 2020 I vowed that I would only read what I really felt drawn and connected to, and if that meant deciding not to finish books simply...
Cecilia Beard
- Jul 23, 2020
- 5 min
The Gray Morality of Books
While reading, I now think about where a book stands morally. This is a new phenomenon for me. Previously, I'd inhale a book, think about...
Nicole Burke
- Jun 24, 2020
- 8 min
Mary Eliza Mahoney
During this month of Pride, which has become even more momentous with Black Lives Matters protests being welcomed around the globe, and...
Maggie Briana Chidester
- Apr 23, 2020
- 11 min
How Ruby Tandoh Reminded Me To Eat Up And Stop Worrying About My Weight in Quarantine
I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember and food has long been a scary commodity for me. I used to track every bite...