Anna Bogutskaya explores how our perception of what makes a “likable” woman has changed as more complex female characters have become prevalent in media.
To read stories you won’t soon forget, told in a totally memorable way by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, check out the very funny The World Record Book of Racist Stories.
In Butts: A Backstory, journalist Heather Radke ponders why this body part is so polarizing, the collective cultural obsession so enduring.
In her debut essay collection, comedian and actor Natasha Leggero muses, often hilariously, about what it’s like to have a baby at 42.
Actor Lauren Graham’s second collection of essays is fresh, sharp and very funny, with staccato sentences that evoke what it must be like to have a conversation with her.
“Outlander” star Sam Heughan’s reflections on his life and work add heft and grit to his memoir about walking the West Highland Way in Scotland.
In his memoir, Beyond the Wand, Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton captures the growing pains of adolescence with introspection and charm.
Melanie Chisholm, aka Sporty Spice, unpacks her nonlinear journey toward self-acceptance while pinned under the glare of the spotlight.
This essay collection is a delightful tribute to author Ann M. Martin and her much-loved Baby-Sitters Club series.
This might just be the book that pulls the couch potato in your life away from the TV.
By revisiting films that tell the story of New York City’s history, film critic Jason Bailey also traces America’s evolution.
Don’t be surprised if Colorization ends up on film studies syllabi for years to come.
In The Sprawl, Jason Diamond lets us see “just how much the suburbs have influenced our culture.”
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