I recently had a (somewhat) interesting conversation with a customer in the children’s bookstore where I work. She came up to the counter and set down the second book in the Dragon Rider series by Cornelia Funke—who happens to be one of my favorite authors. And before I could say, “Oh! That’s one of my…
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang The (a) story follows two different writers aiming to make their mark on the book industry. Athena Liu is a rising star in the literary field: with several acclaimed and award-winning stories under her belt, and even a Netflix deal on the way, Athena has the kind of life…
I read something once about a teacup spilling across a table. It was a non-fiction, science-based piece, and the point the writer was making overall was that from our typical day-to-day perspectives, spilling tea is a somewhat quick and small (if frustrating) event—but if we were to bring our attention to a molecular level, the…
