A beautifully written book, Emma Cline’s debut novel “The Girls” explores the secret lives of adolescent girls; the perils of the in-between. Set in the late ’60s in Northern California, it’s a story not just of young women, but an of era and a Manson-like cult set within. This compelling read balances a scandalous story with fascinating characters and genuine emotion. It’s a tale all …
Whether you’re voracious readers or simply image-seeking page flippers, the following eight books reflect some of the most interesting that have crossed our path recently. As students head off to school, we can all jump on the book-reading band wagon. Of late, we’ve also been smitten with new author Robert Moor’s engaging study on the origins of trails and we spent about as much time …
As demonstrated by Edward Snowden, Big Brother is not just a imaginary entity and the dystopian future depicted in George Orwell’s novel “1984” is drifting closer to non-fiction by the day. This chilling actualization is, in part, what inspired self-taught designer Zoltan Csaki to found The Affair, an apparel brand drawing directly from the maker’s favorite works of literature. Over the past seven years, the …
