by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 25, 2023 | Identity, longer reads
In writing a YA fiction novel about 16-year-old runner, Jessica, whose Olympic dreams are crushed after an amputation below the knee, author Wendelin Van Draanen lifts the lid on the hours of research it takes to capture the authenticity of the hopes and fears of...
by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 25, 2023 | Library
A hashtag so big that it has turned into a nationwide competition. Fellow #BookTok-ers, our time has come. The TikTok Book Awards are here. If you love books and spend hours scrolling on TikTok per day, it’s not a surprise if you’ve joined the BookTok community. From...
by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 25, 2023 | Mind
Readers, here’s something to brag about: apparently, reading fiction makes you more empathetic than those who don’t. Fiction has a powerful effect on the mind. Although stories are made from figments of our imagination, research has shown that it can help us...
by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 24, 2023 | Hunger Games, longer reads, Society
War veteran, Paul K Chappell, explains how The Hunger Games is an event far worse than modern-day warfare, and why. One 12-year-old child. 23 teenagers. 18 days in a carefully curated arena designed for death. In the real world, this seems almost unimaginable....
by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 24, 2023 | Identity, longer reads
With a cutthroat publishing industry where only a few make it big, Wattpad is a thriving reading and writing community which has opened doors for authors from diverse backgrounds. Nicole Nwosu, 22, always felt like she was a different kind of girl. One that was kind...
