The back-to-school vibes caught us in September, as a lot of WWAC Readers enjoyed books about teens this month! We’ve got horror, adventure, romance, nuanced fantasy world-building, and a philosophical look at bookselling and society. And as always, we’ve got magnificent taste.
WWACommendations: Delicious in Dungeon, Nodame Cantabile, Things in the Basement and More
WWACommendations never relies on a theme, but this month we sort of have one — exploration. I inadvertently kicked this off by desperately needing to shout about my Delicious in Dungeon reread, but Masha and Carrie both followed up by recommending manga about exploring unique relationships, and finding unexpected connections. Very different from finding monsters…
What’s WWAC Watching? Jumanji, Horimiya, & Contra Las Cuerdas
Welcome to a new roundtable from the WWAC team! Every month, “What’s WWAC Watching?” brings you our top recommendations for films and TV shows that we’re watching and loving. This September, me (Louis), Lisa, Alenka, and Paulina share our favourites on the big and small screen.
WWACommendations: Boys Weekend, River’s Edge, Bezkamp and More
August was a month of ambitious reads, and one of those funny times when we all seem to have melded into a WWAC hive mind. Everyone is reading Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky or has it on hold at the library. Everyone is also reading River’s Edge by Kyoko Okazaki or waiting for it at…
WWAC Reads Books! August Brought Romance, Trans Poetry and Gripping Twists
This month we read and enjoyed eclectically: everything from classic fantasy adventure, to trans poetry, to young adult romance, to creepy fairy tale reboot and to contemporary suspense. Whatever your taste, our August reading has you covered!
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! July brought us nostalgia, mutual aid insights, and appreciation for rereads
Well, it’s hot and humid here in the U.S. Northeast, a perfect time to lounge with a book in the shade. This month, WWAC contributors have read the latest by speculative fiction Grand Master Connie Willis, gained a close-up look at Mutual Aid maven Miss Major, and gained a new appreciation for older speculative fiction…
WWACommendations: Is Love the Answer?, Mindset, Barbara Brandon-Croft and More
We’ve got a really interesting breadth of recommendations in this month’s WWACommendations. Louis has a comic for you focused on mental health, I read a fictional manga about ace identity, Kathryn’s here with some non-fiction by a regular Nib contributor, Masha picked up some sci-fi, Carrie did NOT read manga this time and instead found…
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! June Brings Resistance, David Levithan, and Fantasy Romance
This month at WWAC, we’ve sauntered into summer with a collection of fantastic reads, from gripping middle grades fiction, to a new high fantasy from Martha Wells, to a winner of the Booker Prize, to a politically progressive anthology, and points beyond. Read on for a number of ways (the number is eight) to expand…
June WWAComendations: Family Style, Woman World, Inuyasha and More
I was so focused on my beautiful child’s birthday in April that I didn’t realize it was the sixth month of WWACommendations’ revival, bringing us now, in June, to seven months of comic recommendations! (We took a break in May; sometimes you need rest and it’s important to take it!) I love this l’il roundtable…
WWACommendations: Mimosa, Unhealthy, The Moth Keeper and More
Well hello there! I thought, since I used March’s WWACommendations to get emotional about my own birthday, I’d use April’s intro to reveal that I am writing this on my cat’s birthday! [Editor’s note: happy extra belated!] She is 11 today, and according to various aspects of a random horoscope meant for humans she’s confident…
REVIEW: A Dialogue on Body Positivity in Embrace Your Size Manga
When I first heard about Embrace Your Size, I was super pumped and immediately shared it with a friend of mine. She and I read a lot of manga together, and we both noticed how rarely manga depicted anyone who looks like us. So for us, having body positivity be the central theme of a…
WWACommendations: Thieves, Modern Suburbia, The Vampire Librarian and More
Hey y’all, it’s Pisces season, AKA my season! I’m not big into astrology but I do know that Pisces are known for being dreamy and emotional. I don’t really think of myself as a dreamy type, but I am secretly pretty emotional, and one thing I get really emotional about is sharing stories. WWACommendations is…