There is a certain magic in the joy of childhood that cannot be taken away. That magic is filled with the friends we grew up with, the bonds we built and the parks where our laughter echoed. The nights...

I don’t think that I will ever be able to adequately convey the importance of reading in your adult life. While reading can be a means of pleasure or stress release, it is also one of the best ways to stay informed and present in times of crisis or turmoil. Over the past year and a half, I have begun to lean on non-fiction to learn more about topics that are important to me. Reading women’s non-fiction has opened my eyes to the ways in which women are targeted by society every day. 

One might wonder how readers find new books to read. Some people may say Goodreads or Barnes & Noble’s display tables, and that is true. However, in this age of technology, many readers will say BookTok.

Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom for all people to read and highlights current and past attempts to censor books throughout libraries and schools.