Lauren Marriner discusses reading as a form of entertainment in the 21st century.

Westover’s memoir follows her own journey as she grows up in a fundamentalist, survivalist and Mormon family in Idaho. Her father constituted the patriarchal lead of the house over her six siblings, her mother and herself and his rules was stringent. ‘Gene’ (not his real name) believed in an incoming doomsday and as such avoided…

A contemporary classic, Normal People was published five years ago in August of 2018 as the second novel by Irish novelist Sally Rooney. It quickly took the world by storm having now sold more than one million copies worldwide in 46 different languages on top of the creation of the award-winning television series of the…

As the finale to a massively popular YA dystopian trilogy (Divergent), Allegiant by Veronica Roth will always hold a special place in my heart. I think we can all agree this book is heart-shattering, frustrating and cruel — but in the best way. The present-tense, first-person narrative makes you feel as though you are right…