In Ryan La Sala's Debut Novel 'Reverie,' Queerness Is Power

"Reverie" revolves around storytelling and the creation of new worlds. The queer characters talk about longing for more accepting environments, but these climatic moments focus on narrative drive rather than...

Porsha Olayiwola Releases First Poetry Collection, 'I Shimmer Sometimes, Too'

“This collection is about how to exist as a black queer woman,” the Boston Poet Laureate said. “This collection is about being a magical being.”

This Northampton Gallery Takes Children's Book Illustrations Seriously

Three decades ago, fine arts gallery owner Richard Michelson was skeptical about placing children's book illustrations in his gallery. Now, he's a champion of the art form he calls "the...

How Author Erin Morgenstern Pulls From A Background In Theater For Her Storytelling

Morgenstern’s sophomore novel, "The Starless Sea," is out Tuesday.

Lowell Remembers Hometown Literary Great Kerouac, 50 Years After His Death

The Lowell native and "On the Road" author is remembered as a founding member of the so-called "beat generation."

In Life And Work, War Is Personal For Author Daphne Kalotay

The Boston-based author channels the personal nature of war through two characters in her latest novel, "Blue Hours," which came out this summer.

These 2 Poets Imagine Our Afrofuturist Possibilities Past Trauma In 'Spirit'

Afrofuturism dares to synthesize spaces where Black people are at its center. This is the foundation that playwrights Porsha Olayiwola and Marshall "Gripp" Gillson's newest theater experience, "Spirit," builds on.

The World Of 'Ninth House' Has Ghosts And Magic, But Greed Is The Real Evil

In the YA novelist's first book for adults, she coats fantastical kingdoms and otherworldly magic in a layer of grit that comes with the messiness of the real world.

This Book Makes The Case For Boston's Place In Counterculture History

Charles Giuliano's new book “Counterculture in Boston: 1968–1980s” makes a case for Boston’s cultural revolution that impacted the nation during an idyllic but restless moment in time.

'Mother Goose Of Pudding Lane' Tells The Story Of A Real Mother Goose In Boston

Bouncy, occasionally romantic, often silly, the rhymes range from the familiar to the obscure.

11 Books To Read From New England Authors This Fall

From Margaret Atwood's new followup to "The Handmaid's Tale" to Maya Phillips’ debut poetry collection, here's what you should read this fall.

Luke O'Neil Thinks The World Is Going To Hell And He's Not Afraid To Tell Us

O'Neil's most high-profile work has taken a more political direction, spurred by an increasing sense of urgency behind his leftist views and a perspective on media dynamics that sometimes complicates...

Brown University Is Archiving Gay Pulp Fiction To Preserve A Moment Of LGBTQ History

The archive preserves one way LGBTQ people made art, explored their identities and shared in community before it was accepted in the mainstream.

'Undreaming The Bauhaus' Explores György Kepes' Career In Context Of Our Modern Artwashing Woes

John R. Blakinger’s comprehensive and lushly illustrated analysis of Kepes’ years at MIT resonates with current debates about corporate entities funneling money into art as a distraction from products of...

Input/Output Magazine Makes Space For Experimental Music And Women/Non-Binary Artists

“A lot of the musicians that I listened to weren’t actually showing up in any of these publications, and the history of jazz and experimental music is a history that’s...

Ocean Vuong's Debut Novel 'On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous' Contemplates Family, Love And Beauty

What To Read From New England Authors This Summer

Wherever you’ll be reading this summer, we at The ARTery have suggestions of some books by New England-connected authors that will be at home on a Cape Cod beach, Squam...

Final Book In 'Trainspotting' Series Remains A Window Into Transgression And Misogyny

Grim as it was, the first novel was also laugh-out-loud funny, as was the 1996 movie directed by Danny Boyle, starring Ewan MacGregor and Robert Carlyle. The same goes for...