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What We’re Reading, Vol. 16

Settling into January, The Attic editors and writers share gifted reads, seasonal tomes, and new finds for a whole new year of reading.

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Discussing Little Women

As a favorite Attic novel becomes yet another film, we’re getting into everything to do with Little Women and Louisa May Alcott. In this classic Attic on Eighth piece, we discuss the novel and its most recent adaptation by Greta Gerwig.

Literature, CultureThe Attic On EighthJanuary 12, 2020Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, lit, literature, period dramas, period films, movies, Greta Gerwig, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Milena Le Fouillé, M.A. McCuen, Eliza Campbell, Lauren Olmeda, Jessica Armstrong, comforting things Comment

Ten Books to Bring Into the New Year

As we wrap up our 2019 in books, Editor-at-Large Lauren Olmeda considers the ten favorite books of the year that she’s bringing into the new decade.

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Our 2019 in Books: Raquel Reyes

As 2019 comes to an end and we enter into 2020, we consider the reading that defined each of our years. In our continuing series, Creative Director Raquel Reyes looks at the multiple goals, obstacles, and genres that made up her year, and finally embracing the ultimate act of reading for pleasure.

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The Magical Language of Others is a Masterclass in Understanding

Exploring trauma, poetry, and family relationships, Raquel Reyes reviews E.J. Koh's coming of age memoir, The Magical Language of Others.

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Jo March for a New Generation of Little Women

Kicking off our series on Little Women, writer Camilla Danaher takes a look at Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel and considers how the director tenderly reframes the narrative to place Jo March and her writing at its center.

Culture, LiteratureCamilla DanaherJanuary 6, 2020Little Women, Jo March, Louisa May Alcott, Greta Gerwig, film, movies, period dramas, Camilla Danaher, contributor posts, contributor postComment

Our 2019 In Books: Sam Cohen

Continuing our series with the books that made our 2019, Sam Cohen talks reading goals and standout titles.

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A Decade of Culture

Rounding out the year in culture, a few of the Attic editors and contributors gather to share the books, films, music, and television that shaped their decades.

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Our 2019 In Books: Jessica Armstrong

As 2019 comes to an end, we consider the reading that defined each of our years. In this piece, Jessica Armstrong looks back at the novels that carried her through the end of her English degree and into her first year post-graduation.

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Our 2019 In Books: Amy Richardson

As 2019 comes to an end, we consider the reading that defined each of our years. In this first piece, Amy Richardson looks at a year of fewer but more impactful reads.

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It's Lit: A New Year's Eve Reading List

Analyzing her favorite genre, “anything involving emotionally messy people throwing irresponsible parties” and her favorite night of the year, Creative Director Raquel Reyes brings us a reading list full of parties, drama, and festivities galore.

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Cuddling Up With Classics

“Christmas is all about nostalgia and traditions, so reading a classic novel in December fits right into that theme.” Amy Richardson discusses her holiday reading traditions and why it is she turns to classics time and again at the peak of winter.

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What We’re Reading, Vol. 15

Immersed in the final month of the year, a few Attic writers gather to share the reads getting them through the season, from engrossing reads to new holiday favorites.

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Connecting With Charlotte Perkins Gilman Over A Hideously Painted Rental Kitchen

Faced with living with some hideously yellow walls , Corinne Elicona thinks about Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-Paper,” simultaneously engaging in a bit of literary analysis and a bit of interior design.

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On Literary Pilgrimage, Vol. 1 – The Goldfinch(es): Real & Imagined

On literary pilgrimage, art historian Kiely Schuck visits the Mauritshuis to see Carel Fabritius’s The Goldfinch and to pay homage to Donna Tartt.

Culture, Literature, TravelKiely SchuckNovember 18, 2019The Goldfinch, The Goldfinch film, Donna Tartt, literature, art, Mauritshuis, literary pilgrimage Comment