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Stuck in a book slump? Need something good to read? See our book reviews, essays, and commentary in order to pick out your next must-read from people like you!

Review: Roma Enamorada by Jimena Yengle

Review: The Iliad by Homer

Review: Blankets by Craig Thompson

Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Review: Everything Under the Rainbow by Oskar Leonard

Essay: Atonement by Ian McEwan

Review: Heal-Ink by Awsaf Karim

Review: Cats Alone by Oskar Leonard

Review: Black ≠ Inferior by Tolu' A. Akinyemi

Review: Lighter Fluid by Oskar Leonard

Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Review: The Heir & The Crown by Kiera Cass

Review: A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G Drews⠀

Review: Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

Essay: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer

Essay: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Best Summer Reads

Review: A Booktiful Love Poetry Collection by Tolu' A. Akinyemi

Essay: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Aug 4, 20231 min read

Poem: The Muse of my Poetry by Rania Aba Hmydan

"The muse of my poetry is yet to be understood..." #poetry #creativewriting #books #aspiringauthor The Muse of my Poetry By Rania Aba...

Jun 12, 20221 min read

Poem: Fragments of Sappho #63 by Giovanna Napoleone

As a creative assignment done for her literature humanities class at Columbia University, Giovanna Napoleone fills in some of the missing...

Nov 18, 20211 min read

Poem: Souvenirs to the Letter by Niha Hasan

"Some books carry out souvenirs to the letter." #poetry #creativewriting #books #aspiringauthor Souvenir to the Letter By Niha Hasan Is...

Jun 27, 20211 min read

Poem: In Ink by Giovanna Napoleone

"...I recreate your smile amongst the clouds." #poetry #ink #creativewriting In Ink By Giovanna Napoleone A part of me lives on paper. In...

Feb 3, 20211 min read

Poem: Gray Welkin by Niha Hasan

"On a sunless day..." #poetry #creativewriting #nature #wonder #skies #theheavens #peaceful Gray Welkin By Niha Hasan On a sunless day, a...

Dec 11, 20201 min read

Poem: Fragments by Niha Hasan

With a sad, yet powerful, recognition of struggles that individuals with mental health issues face, Niha Hasan discovers the isolation...

Oct 19, 20201 min read

Poem: Smartphone's Addiction by Sahaj Sabharwal

"It is neither fake nor a lie..." #poetry #smartphones #media #contemporary #smartphonesaddiction Smartphone's Addiction By Sahaj...

Sep 19, 20201 min read

Poems: A Collection by Mihai-Razvan Solomon (Mr Solo)

A poetry collection of Mihai-Razvan Solomon's, AKA Mr Solo (@10foodsforthought on Instagram), three works called "Alpaca", "About Recent...

Sep 13, 20201 min read

Poem: Scaffolding by Leena Elgabri

"Watching from behind has me reeling..." #poetry #scaffolding #aspiringwriter #attached #feelings #creativewriting Scaffolding By: Leena...

Sep 6, 20202 min read

A Children's Poem: Moonshine by Nithya Gottipati

"A story indeed, ‘bout the sun and the moon..." #poetry #poem #moonshine #childrenpoetry #aspiringauthor #gnbooks #minifairytale #dreams...

Aug 29, 20201 min read

Poem: Remain by Oskar Leonard

"...twirling, twisting, contorting..." #poetry #aspiringauthors #remain #oskarleonard Remain By Oskar Leonard Ink-black covers...

Aug 17, 20201 min read

Poem by Creative Writing Contest Winner Anoushka Dalvi

Prompt: "What is a special memory that has deepened your love and appreciation for reading?" "I keep searching for tales that send me to...

Jul 30, 20201 min read

Exclusive Poem: Black and Unique by Tolu' A. Akinyemi

An inspiring poem written about the Black Lives Matter movement from the author of 7 published books, exclusively for the GN Books Blog....

Jul 14, 20201 min read

Poem: We Change by Niha Hasan

"...Souvenirs & sunset promises..." We Change By Niha Hasan Believe it or not We change when we grow up. We change when we start- failing...

May 24, 20201 min read

Poem: Envy by Giovanna Napoleone

Published in Creative Communications Fall Anthology "Hearts are stored forever in the moon..." Envy by Giovanna Napoleone The lonely moon...

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