the book slut

We strive for romance in all its forms, and this post is about the books that aren't cheesy or particularly wistful.

This week our writers have been reading the work of Octavia Butler, Jenny Offill, Nadeem Zaman, Luis Alberto Urrea & Nella Larsen.

“The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free.” I read that line as I was devouring a bowl of $0.79 ramen, tucked into...

A boy almost loses his life when a horse is startled, a man discovers he is bisexual long after marrying his high school sweetheart, a...

Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. Please join in the chorus and tell us what you’ve been...

“You sed it taykes one person to start a revolushun, but that ent true is it? Taykes more than one. One to start it and uvvers to believe...

Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward has written a masterly memoir, Men We Reaped, which recounts her life in the Gulf region...

The world of tech is one we all share opinions on. “I’m trying this thing where I leave my phone outside my room at night.” “I really...

Small Island is a popular, well-beloved title in the UK and amongst Caribbean readers worldwide. I lived in Canada when Headline Review...

Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. Please join in the chorus and tell us what you’ve been...

National Book Award finalist, Chicanx young adult author and poet Erika L. Sánchez has written an unforgettable debut novel in I Am Not...

It all started in 2019. I was completing NaNoWriMo last November - quite unsuccessfully might I add - and didn’t want to give myself a...

As a Latinx person who loves books, this week’s book news has been an ugly reminder of the blatant whiteness of the publishing industry....

Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. Please join in the chorus and tell us what you’ve been...

‘Is that a book on social narcissism?’ asked my friend with a Masters in Social Things That I As A Science Person Don’t Understand, as...

This week a Spanish nanny working for a British family living in Los Angeles has a few dreamy days to herself to explore the city and...

It’s the constant plight of the reader to be beset on one side by a never-diminishing TBR pile of backlist books and on the other by an...

Katherine Johnson is an Australian author who has written four books. Her most recent being Paris Savages. To put into perspective the...

Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. Please join in the chorus and tell us what you’ve been...

In the last two months of 2019 I came up with some fun hashtags (#nomennovember & #dickindecember), where I essentially challenged myself...

The Book of Emma Reyes is nothing short of a revelation. Written by Colombian painter Emma Reyes (translated by Daniel Alarcón), it is a...

The average bookworm is all too familiar with the disheartening and disappointing feeling of seeing a movie adaptation of your favorite...

Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. Please join in the chorus and tell us what you’ve been...

When there is a large-scale crisis in our community, many of us are compelled to look for a reason.