Where We Read

Kamilah Cole’s “An Arcane Inheritance” is told through the lens of a female lead, who is Black, queer and an immigrant, on the campus of a fictional Ivy League school in Hartford.

Although many efforts have been made to expand books and curriculum used to teach Black history, African American children’s literature can still be limited.

“An Arcane Inheritance," weaves dark academia with occult secrets at a fictional Ivy League school based in Hartford.

"La forma en que descubrí esta historia, la manera en que me la contaron, comenzó con una canción", afirmó la autora Jaquira Díaz sobre su novela This Is the Only Kingdom. La historia profundiza en los ciclos de pobreza, sexualidad 'del clóset' y desplazamientos geográficos que provocan que los puertorriqueños se sientan "diferentes" dentro de su propia comunidad.

Author Melissa Febos explains the benefits and transformative power of stepping back from sex and romantic relationships.

Ahead of Valentine's Day, what does it mean to press the pause button on all physical and romantic relationships? Melissa Febos talks about her book "The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex."

What in the world is quantum physics? From ginormous computers to cats in boxes, we’ll break down Connecticut’s new investments in a “quantum revolution.”

“The way that I found out this story, the way that it was passed down to me, began with a song,” author Jaquira Díaz said of her novel, “This Is the Only Kingdom.” The story delves into the cycles of poverty, closeted sexuality and changing geography that make Puerto Ricans feel “other” within their own community.

Nearly 300,000 Connecticut residents are of Puerto Rican heritage. Today, we take a look at what’s being done to raise the next generation of Puerto Ricans here in the diaspora.

Millions of Americans are caregivers for loved ones. We highlight the indispensable work of family caregivers in Connecticut, and explore what experts around the country are calling a “caregiving crisis.”