Quarantine Book Club: New York City is dormant right now, but “The City We Became” brings it back to life and reminds you of its specialness
Brenna Flanagan, Editor-in-Chief
May 25, 2020
“The City We Became” is quite possibly my favorite read so far. N.K. Jemisin has long proved her skill for fantasy writing with her award-winning “Broken Earth” trilogy, but “The City We Became” transcends any genre. The way she presents this story is equal parts poetry and fantasy, both c...
Quarantine Book Club: “Tales of the City” offers bite-sized stories perfect for quarantine reading
Brenna Flanagan, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2020
Despite its almost 40-year-old age, Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City” can still captivate readers with its bite-sized chapters perfect for short attention spans. There’s a lot of books that try to capture the essence of 70s San Francisco, but if you want a real taste of life in that cultural hub, Maupin...
Quarantine Book Club: Secrets and spies in Lara Prescott’s ‘The Secrets We Kept’
Brenna Flanagan, Lifestyles Editor
April 13, 2020
As the first pick of The Seahawk’s Quarantine Book Club, “The Secrets We Kept” took readers back to the 1950s in a sentimental story of spies and secrecy, split between Russia and America, but brought together by one powerful novel. The story surrounds the masterpiece “Doctor Zhivago,” its author Bor...
“Dumplin'” Review: Seahawk Summer Book Club
Samantha Dickerson, Lifestyles Assistant Editor
August 21, 2018
Some books don’t just get a point across or try to sell you on a main character. Some books convince you their is good in the world, and people are still capable of respecting each other. “Maybe because you don’t always have to win a pageant to wear a crown.”