Genre Archive
Coming of age
Title
Host
Date
Gold Diggers
April 14, 2021
You'll think it's just another coming-of-age story but then you realize there's more magic in this epic tale. All the while, it's refreshing and funny.
Jamie
April 14, 2021
The Fortunate Ones
January 13, 2021
It's about a Nashville private school and the liberating but corrosive effect of money. For those who loved A Secret History and/or A Separate Peace
Knox
January 13, 2021
PEN15
September 23, 2020
This should not work. Adults playing kids with other kids as actors should be creepy, but it works. And it's hilarious.
Jamie
September 23, 2020
Transcendent Kingdom
September 2, 2020
The themes are heavy but you will not want to stop reading. Yaa's writing is immersive in every way.
Jamie
September 2, 2020
Never Have I Ever
April 29, 2020
Devi's navigating the classic trope of teen nerd finding love with a hot teen. Or will she? The comedy in the midst of grief is…
Jamie
April 29, 2020
Little Women
January 8, 2020
I thought I had all I need with the 1994 film adaptation. But Florence Pugh wasn't born yet.
Jamie
January 8, 2020
Knox
October 2, 2019
Booksmart
June 26, 2019
Olivia Wilde directs a prodigy of a movie starring mutual revelations Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein. It's like if Superbad was more thoughtful and polished.
Knox
June 26, 2019
Eighth Grade
August 8, 2018
Elsie Kate Fisher is captivating as this universal yet time-specific tale of middle school and its heartwrenching moments.
Jamie
August 8, 2018
The Female Persuasion
May 30, 2018
Meg Wolitzer is a gift to writing and this electric story about female friendship and ambition should be in the pantheon of relationship stories.
Knox
May 30, 2018