Author: Jodi Trask
The holidays are here and 2016 is nearly at an end. That means one thing: it’s time to start thinking about your reading goals for 2017! Reading challenges and …
On Friday, December 3, 1926, Agatha Christie went missing. It’s one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of literary history, and a tale so perfect that it could have been …
Bibliomania. It’s the kind of word that you might expect would be tossed around during a massive book release. It could be a word onlookers whisper when they see …
The National Book Awards are a set of literary awards for United States authors. Every year, the awards are presented by the National Book Foundation where they present 4 …
It has been three weeks since the United States Presidential Election. Three weeks since the country voted to “Make America Great Again” with Donald Trump, rather then being “Stronger …
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Known as one of the most controversial books ever written, Mein Kampf or My Struggle in English, is the autobiography of Adolf Hitler. The two volume book was written while …
Among literary families, there are few as famous as the Brontës. Charlotte Brontë brought the mysterious Mr. Rochester and the mousy governess Jane Eyre to life while Emily Brontë …
Mike McCormack’s novel, Solar Bones, has won the Goldsmiths Prize for books that “break the mold or up new possibilities for the novel form.” Aside from simply being a …
If you’re a parent, you probably know the struggle of reading the same book to your child at least ten thousand times. Favorites such as Goodnight Moon and Curious George …
The Himalayas are a place of wonder and adventure. Spanning from Pakistan to China, the Himalayas contain hundreds of mountains including 8 of the 10 highest peaks in the …
In December, a facsimile of an early Charlotte Brontë manuscript of Jane Eyre will be published by Éditions des Saints Pères. The manuscript, written in Charlotte Brontë’s own flowing …
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. ~ English Folk Verse On …
The Zodiac killer prowled the Northern California area during the late 60’s to the early 70’s. There were 5 murders and 2 injuries confirmed to have been committed by …
The Nightingale was one of the biggest books of 2015. It spent a whopping 20 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list! The novel tells the tale of …
If you love books, one website you need to check out (besides #AmReading of course!) is Goodreads. Goodreads is a book directory, review site, book club (multiple ones), and …
Neil Gaiman is best known for a great many things. He wrote the comic book, Sandman in addition to the novels American Gods, Coraline, and Stardust. His style is whimsical and otherworldly. …
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature. This folk musician is not who most people would guess as even being up for nomination. While the Nobel foundation …
Few true crime authors get to meet the subject of their work, let alone get to be friends with them. Ann Rule was one such author. Beginning her career …
We all have that one friend: the one who can listen to guitar solos forever. The one who practices the same riff over and over until it’s perfect. If …