What You Should Read Next, Based On Your Favorite Part Of Fall
As a lifelong bookworm, one of my very favorite fall traditions involves curling up on the porch or windowsill with a cozy blanket and a good book. And as a self-described “mood reader,” I like nothing better than when the words on the page complement the atmospheric cues of the season in which I’m reading.
7 Classic Spooky Books You Need To Read This October
This time of year it can be fun to align your reading fare with the season — the spooky season. If you enjoy having a chill up your spine to match the chill in the air but don’t want to deal with the surfeit of gore and evil all too prevalent in modern “scary stories,” you have to look no further than some tried-and-true classics, which you may just remember from high school literature courses.
Enola Holmes 2 Review: Millie Bobby Brown Shines In An Engaging Sequel
In the sequel to Netflix’s 2020 smash hit, Millie Bobby Brown brings the spunky, headstrong Holmes sister to life again in Enola Holmes 2. After struggling to get her own detective agency off the ground, Enola is ready to give up the life of a sleuth. Until one day, a young girl, desperate to find her adopted sister, shows up on Enola’s doorstep. This means a new game is afoot. She races through the streets of late 19th-century London pulling at loose threads until she gets her answers.
10 Cute & Classy Swimsuits To Wear This Summer
With the joy of summer can also come trepidation upon realizing that it’s also officially “swimsuit season”—when body insecurities, modesty worries, and just plain style anxiety can easily get the best of us. Here are our favorite swimsuits (suitable for all types of bodies) that are cute, stylish, and classy.
What George Eliot’s ‘Adam Bede’ Taught Me About Hope
First published in 1859, the novel has fascinated generations of audiences with its story of Hetty Sorrel and the two men who compete for her affections: Adam Bede and Captain Arthur Donnithorne. It’s compelling and relatable, sure, but it’s instructive, too: a course in the fighting kind of hope that extends past wishful thinking and persists when situations go wrong.
5 Literary Heroines You Might Not Have Heard Of (But Definitely Should)
Elizabeth Bennet, Hermione Granger, Katniss Everdeen—everyone knows and loves these names. And for good reasons. If every character was a precious stone, we often focus on the diamonds and rubies, ignoring the moonstones and agates. Here’s a list of five heroines you might not have heard of, but you definitely should.
What Four Dustin Kensrue Songs Have Meant to My Marriage
No matter what kind of season you are walking through in your relationships right now, I pray that you will be encouraged by these songs, or find other melodies and lyrics that will bring nourishing truth, healing, and beauty to all of your broken and hungry places and help you delight more humbly and gratefully in the places that are already rich and full.
3 Classic Literary Quotes That Are Still Relevant Today
Have you ever stumbled across a passage while reading that almost perfectly describes your life or a situation playing out in society? That is one of the delights of literature: how it can shed light on reality while our life experiences can bring understanding to our reading of a story.