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Essay – In Defense of Anti-Intellectualism
I. Introduction Being in book spaces, you might have come across a TikTok, Reel, YouTube video, or blog post somberly declaring the rise of “anti-intellectualism.” Usually, this is paired with complaints about the oversaturation of romance/romantasy books and the plague of tropes. God, tropes! Never before 2020 were works of media based on or marketed…
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Essay – The Magical Drought: A Concerning Trend for Escapists Everywhere
One of the criticisms I’ve had to levy more often than I’d like with new books over the last few years is this: “Not magical enough.” In my head this means something very specific but I know from the outside it’s a bit of a vague piece of feedback, so I’d like to clarify what…
