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Through Hell and Back: On Katabasis, Academia, and the Hope of Connection
Grad school is hell. So sayeth all my friends with a doctorate, and so sayeth Dr. R. F. Kuang in her latest book, Katabasis. Katabasis (lit. “journey to the underworld”) follows a final-year doctoral candidate as she treks to Hell to rescue her (questionable) doctoral advisor. To her irritation, she’s stuck with the department’s Golden
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The “bookish” bar: Mislabeling The Library of the Unwritten
The Library of Hell. A mysterious and powerful book. At least three librarians characters. A book combining mystery, action, and fantasy – sounds like a recipe for literary fun, right? That’s what I was hoping for when I picked up A. J. Hackwith’s The Library of the Unwritten. Specifically, I wanted a new series that
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Advent of Mystery, Day 10: The Twelve Days of Murder
We’re nearing the home stretch, and that takes us towards some of the more unique Christmas stories I’ve read this year. Today we’ll be discussing The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani. This mystery / thriller has serious Dark Academia vibes, telling the story of a college murder mystery club that fell apart when