Feb 26, 2023 | ILVN Book Club, Leigh Bardugo
Think elite schools, secret societies, satire, stacks of books, and a hint of magic. Dark academia has a lock on the darker themes present in fantasy that overlaps with a reality most can connect with. We’ve all gone to school, whether a prep school or not, and we can...
Feb 19, 2023 | Dark Academia, Featured Leigh Bardugo, Leigh Bardugo
The Houses of the Veil are the eight (or nine) secret societies at Yale University that specialize in occult, magic, and power. Overall, the students selected to participate in the houses are not naturally magical, although those tapped are accomplished, high...
Feb 12, 2023 | Featured Leigh Bardugo, Leigh Bardugo
We’re celebrating Leigh Bardugo in February since we’re reading Ninth House for our Facebook live ILVN Book Club event on February 28th. To help guide readers as they enter this world of dark academia, secret societies, murder mysteries, and underhanded conspiracies,...
Feb 5, 2023 | Featured Leigh Bardugo, Leigh Bardugo
Since we’re reading Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House for our February Book Club pick. We thought we would explore her many series. Before we begin, we need to mention how excited we are about season two of her Shadow and Bone Netflix adaptation coming out this March! Eeep!...
Jan 30, 2023 | Featured Leigh Bardugo, Leigh Bardugo, Reading Challenge
Hello, lovely readers! We’re back with our February pick for ILVN’s 2023 Reading Challenge! And we’ve chosen a book by multi-list best-selling author Leigh Bardugo: Ninth House. Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the...
