Review: Melissa Albert’s ‘The Hazel Wood’ is the perfect dark fairy tale The movie version has to be directed by Tim Burton. Balbina Yang March 12, 2018
Review: In A.J. Finn’s ‘The Woman in the Window,’ the thriller becomes formulaic It’s the offspring of ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘Disturbia’ but unlike its parents, it’s maddeningly bland. Balbina Yang March 6, 2018
New adult: the bad-boy version of the young adult genre The fun-to-read youth novels are ratcheted up a notch in “New Adult” genre. Balbina Yang February 21, 2018
Romance novels in the age of #MeToo Do readers learn unrealistic expectations from books about alpha males and submissive women? Balbina Yang February 11, 2018
John Green’s ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ brilliantly breaks the rules of storytelling ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ author’s latest novel expertly captures what it means to be young. Hannah Yasharoff October 17, 2017
Review: Rupi Kaur’s ‘the sun and her flowers’ is both canned and candid The Canadian author’s second book doesn’t shy away from empowerment, immigration, abuse and mental illness. Balbina Yang October 8, 2017
Review: ‘The Autobiography of Gucci Mane’ explains the rapper’s recent lifestyle changes Burr! Allison O'Reilly September 26, 2017
On episode ten of The Dive, things come to an end Three stories of reflection in our final episode of the year. Diversions Staff May 8, 2017
Review: Letterman biography highlights both his genius and his writers’ talent ‘Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night’ by Jason Zinoman proves to be a revealing read. Hannah Yasharoff April 19, 2017
Review: ‘What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky’ captures the gritty strength of women Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut book of short stories focuses on grief and feminine power. Taylor Stokes April 12, 2017