LAST MONTH'S READS

Spring quarter's halfway over now, and after last quarter, I've made some resolutions to read more. I took an English composition class in the winter (it's mandatory), and I've missed literature so much, so I incorporated daily reading into my schedule by taking an American Lit class. This past April, I've read more than I have this past school year, so here are some books and magazines that I've been checking out, for both class and for fun.

Frankie Magazine + The Collective Quarterly

Something old, something new. I've been a huge fan of Frankie ever since my sister and I bought  Issue 56 at Pike Place. They cover everything music/lifestyle/art/photography, and I can't get enough of the unconventional articles (like how to DIY a plant). The art is always on-point, and it takes all of my willpower not to cut out the pages and tape them all over my bedroom walls, but if I'm lucky, they'll have a little paper poster you can rip out to decorate your room with. -Check Frankie Out Here-

On the other hand, I ran into The Collective several months back while looking for new magazines (which I talked about in this post) and just flipping through it, I said "This is the most beautiful magazine I have ever seen in my life" (literally, I was talking to myself in the store corner). My mouth was just left open as I tried to take in the vivid photos about beautiful places and beautiful people. There's something so raw and real about discovery in this magazine that focuses on one place per issue. Get It Here. 

East of Eden + The House of the Seven Gables

These two books aren't as "up-to-date" as the magazines above, but I figured they were both worth a mention since they're both classics by two well-known American authors. I read The House of the Seven Gables at the beginning of the month, and I found it so much more captivating than Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.  Steinbeck's work was completely different, a reflection of the story of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel. Of the two, I liked East of Eden more because although much longer in length, it was a little more believable, and the characters' flaws more relatable. 

Short American Stories 

Another two books for my English class, these sets of stories are a little more varied. While I love reading full-length novels, these little plots are refreshing and make it easy to read on-the-go, and most are interesting enough to make it feel like I'm not really reading for homework.

Did you read anything interesting in April?

OH COMELY MAGAZINE...

Finding time to read leisurely is difficult during the school year, especially when there are papers to be written, chemistry labs to be done, and calculus problems to be solved. I'm not even close to getting through the book I picked up at the beginning of the winter quarter. But although I haven't been able to get through an entire book in a while, I've managed to find a little bit of time to get through last month's magazine purchase. 

I only ever try to buy a single magazine a month (as buying multiple could be costly), and in January I turned to one of my favorites: Frankie Magazine. It's a general one about lifestyle, but everything in there is so cute. But this upcoming month, I've decided to have a change in reading, so I set off on an adventure to University Ave and walked out of Bulldog News holding Oh Comely, a UK magazine "where curious minds don't think alike." It's similar to Frankie, but focuses a lot more on people and their personal stories. It's perfect for reading on cloudy Sunday mornings, alongside a good cup of tea or coffee.