When I joined the Occidentalist my sophomore year I had no idea what I was getting myself into. In reality, I only joined because I knew it would look good on my transcript. On our first day when Ms....

  At some point between seventh and eight grade, the book community on YouTube grabbed me and said buckle up. It was then that I began recording what I was reading and what I was rating said books. Logging...

  Thanks to TikTok (specifically the “BookTok” side of the app), StoryGraph was popularized overnight during the summer of 2021. Not only is the app not in the hands of a company looking for more...

  In the book community, there has always been one dominating presence to track your reading, connect with bookworms from around the world and create discussion posts and online book clubs. Goodreads...

"House of Hollow" by Kathrine Sutherland      Iris Hollow and her two sisters go missing when their parents look away for two seconds on New Year’s Eve. One month later, they return to the same...

  Despite most major events that would draw tourists to Northern Michigan being canceled for a second time, the Northwest Michigan Fair is still planning on holding their typical events the week of Aug....

  The military isn’t always students’ first choice after high school. Some will join out of necessity, but others, like senior Skyler Barfield, it’s a career path they’ve always planned on. Barfield...

  Reader's like to say they couldn't put down a book, but I honestly couldn't. I read "Kate in Waiting" by Becky Albertalli cover to cover in nearly one sitting. I was so enveloped in Kate's story I didn't...

  In a normal school year, there would be more than 30 active clubs ongoing throughout the year, but due to COVID-19, there are only a handful of these clubs that are still meeting. The robotics team...