Stories by Madison Thompson
Looking Back on the Failure of Netflix: An Inevitable Death.
As people across America rapidly unsubscribe from streaming services post-COVID, companies are reverting to the cable model they had previously built their businesses on rejecting. But for younger generations who have not grown up with cable, this return to form only drives modern audiences away.
In Pachinko, Min Jin Lee intertwines the personal and political.
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is an intimate and poignant ode to all the sacrifices immigrants make to find their place in a xenophobic world.
Volcano Girls: A Career Deep Dive into Veruca Salt
For over thirty years, Veruca Salt has remained the indie scene's best-kept secret. However, their influence on women in rock is extensive, and a career retrospective on this grungy girl group is long overdue.
True Crime: An Unethical Phenomenon
With the ever-increasing popularity of true crime media, we’ve become more aware of what crime can do to innocent people. But we’ve yet to decide: Is the way we consume these stories palatable or privileged?
How Much of These Hills Is Gold deconstructs the mythos of the Old West
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang explores American history through new eyes
Land of Milk and Honey is the culinary climate change novel you didn’t know you needed.
Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang combines eco-dystopia with haute cuisine in a novel that will leave the reader disturbed, dazzled, and very, very hungry.
Bright Young Women changes the narrative of true crime fiction.
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll gives a voice to victims of a famous serial killer— while not sacrificing the current suspense that brought the case to light almost half a century ago.
Mona Awad’s Rouge is not your typical fairy tale.
Rouge by Mona Awad is described best as a literary win for all deranged women, one that rises far above the BookTok read that originally catapulted Awad into popularity.