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The Testaments, or the Literary Merits of the Political Novel

Attic writer Milena Le Fouillé delves into the complexities of approaching the sequel to a contemporary classic and reviews Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments.

LiteratureMilena Le FouilléSeptember 28, 2019Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, Milena Le Fouillé, contributor posts, contributor post, lit, literature, contemporary literature, recent releases, book review, The Testaments, new Margaret Atwood novelComment

On Midsommar

Contributor Zoë G. Burnett reviews Ari Aster’s Midsommar, touching on Midsommar festivities and elements of the unsettling and the collective unconscious in the film.

CultureZoë G. BurnettAugust 4, 2019film, films to watch in summer, films for summer afternoons, Zoë G. Burnett, contributor posts, contributor post, movies, recent releases, summer, Midsommar Comments

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 3 – Raquel Reyes

Continuing our Summer Reads of 2019, Creative Director Raquel Reyes ponders on her lists, emotional reads, and lets the titles choose her.

LiteratureRaquel ReyesJune 6, 2019literature, summer reading, summer reading lists, Summer Reads, recent releases, library books, recent reads, readmorewomen, summer, Our Summer Reads, Raquel ReyesComment

Reparative Reading and Recent Reads, Vol. 2

Literature Editor Olivia Lindem shares the books that have most affected her this season, while breaking through reading slumps!

Book Reviews, LiteratureOlivia Gündüz-WilleminJune 22, 2018Contemporary Literature, recent releases, Zinzi Clemmons, Everything I Never Told You, The Ensemble, Florda, Aja Gabel, Curtis Sittenfeld, literature, You Think It I'll Say It, Celeste Ng, Lauren Groff, What We Lose, You Think It, Summertime at the AtticComment