Zines come in all different sizes. There are big, chunky anthology zines, slim fanzines, teeny minizines, and emotionally heavy perzines. The contrast between the size of a final publication and the incredible amount of effort put forth to create it really hit me when I received Kim Salt’s Atalanta and the Footrace. Specs from the etsy shop description highlight…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: If You Like French Time-Traveling Space Secret Agents, This Column’s For You
Are you ready for the GREATEST comic movie news of 2015 that doesn’t feature Sebastian Stan’s mournful eyes??? The dude who made The Fifth Element is making a movie out of the French comic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which is exactly the kind of ’60s sci-fi zany adventure it sounds like. The two titular leads are…
More than Reading Level: The Struggle with Reluctant Readers
As a youth services librarian, I spend a large amount of time trying to turn teenagers into library users. Throughout my education and professional development, I’ve sat through lectures and webinars on engaging reluctant readers, generally defined as students K-12 who are uninterested in reading, particularly leisure reading. There are reading materials specialized to captivate…
Jem and the Somebodies: Death of Childhood Hope
Jem and the Holograms Director: Jon M. Chu Starring: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko October 23, 2015 Do you know the icy feeling of disappointment as it slides down into your gut? Even when you’re expecting to be let down, when nothing has indicated that things will go well, it’s an awful sensation to…
