Find the balance.

Saying goodbye to the summer… Books + Beats I’m reflecting on two quotations this month. The first is from Percival Everrett’s novel James, a reinterpretation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The story is reimagined through the voice of Jim, an enslaved man who decides to run away rather than being sold down the river. … More Get Lit – Best of August 2026

Hope you are loving your summer vibes! Books It’s always interesting to see how books are adapted for the screen. A recent example of this is the mystery novel Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann, which she reworked for the big screen debut The Sheep Detectives starring Hugh Jackman. The original text was witty, deeply philosophical, and absolutely wonderful. … More Get Lit – Best of July 2026

Greetings, friends! I have been doing a lot of re-reading recently. This month I reconnected with Bless Me Ultima by Rodolfo Anaya, a Chicano classic, about a seven-year-old by named Antonio who struggles to reconcile his Catholic faith and his beliefs about the powers of good and evil. Throughout the novel, Antonio struggles to determine where he … More Get Lit – Best of June 2026