Reading has always been a solitary pursuit for many, but a new and exciting trend is taking over the bookish world. Book annotation with friends is more than just making notes in the margins—it’s ...

Eboni Thompson’s Instagram isn’t just an ode to the classic literature that she loves. It’s also a celebration of annotation: Warmly lit video reels linger on the colorful tabs that fringe the edges ...

How should one read a book? Is it better to do it on paper or on a screen? Sitting on a couch or lying in a hammock? Fortified by tea or bourbon—or both? When it comes to absorbing literature, there ...

Readers on TikTok and Instagram are making the aesthetics of reading more visible than ever with creative, and often intricate, annotations. Called marginalia, these markups can be elaborate, with ...

It was sometime during my master’s program that I started writing in books. The year was 2018, and I spent my weeks running between my first media job and the dark, yellowy basement in Jamaica, Queens ...