Sarah Durn looks at the history of penny dreadfuls, "grisly tales of murder, crime, and the supernatural" that enthralled Victorian children and teenagers and kept them reading.
Jude Stewart’s illuminating new book, Revelations in Air, reveals why people are drawn to that “old book smell” and breaks down the chemical reactions involved in producing the scent.
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut fiction collection, My Monticello, as well as the writers who influenced her to write about communities surviving racial trauma.
Jane Wong discusses her new poetry collection, How to Not Be Afraid of Everything, which depicts her own experience of Chinese immigrant life in the U.S., while also giving voice to generations before her.
Solange opens the Saint Heron Community Library, a media center dedicated to out-of-print and rare books by Black and Brown voices in poetry, visual art, critical thought, and design.