Category: Classics
The current political situation in America has left many of us seeking the wise words of books for comfort. But some have taken this a step further, giving away …
Melanie Pitman
March 19, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Book Porn, Chick Lit, Children, Classics, Comics and Graphic Novels, Contemporary, Crime, Crime Fiction, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Faves, Gifts for Book Lovers, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Reading, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Women
Subscription boxes are insanely popular these days, and chances are you’ve already tried one. Bath and beauty boxes, wine lover boxes, gardening boxes, olive oil boxes, stationery boxes… the …
One of the first full-length novels I read as a child was A Wrinkle in Time. It was only natural. My mother was the one who bought it for …
Lacey Kupfer Wulf
March 17, 2017
Book Lists, Book Lovers, Chick Lit, Children, Classics, Comics and Graphic Novels, Danielle Steel, Dystopian, Family, Fantasy, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Potterheads
Redheads have short tempers. Redheads are spawn of the devil. Redheads are vampires, according to the ancient Greeks, because of their sensitivity to the sun. Redheads came from, uh, “unclean …
From the very first day of my freshman year at Yale, my professors bombarded me with reading suggestions: “Oh, this is such a great book, I think you’d really …
Unless you’re not into social media, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about Disney’s live action remake of the classic Beauty and the Beast hitting theaters this Friday …
Kathy Gates
March 14, 2017
Author Spotlight, Book Lists, Classics, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Poetry, Politics, Religion
Sick of seeing recycled, sensationalist depictions of Arab society in the media? I know I am. While I may not be able to visit the region known as the …
If, like me, you fell in love with The Great Gatsby in high school English class and have reread it at least ten times since, here’s some exciting news: you can …
In a time of great social and political rifts in America, the lessons that books can teach us have never been more important. By exploring difficult topics in great …
Beauty and the Beast is only a few days away! In honor of the upcoming release of what’s sure to be Disney’s most fabulous live-action movie yet, we’ve put …
Disney has it’s first openly gay character. Beauty and the Beast hits U.S. theaters this upcoming Friday, a movie that it based on the french story by the same name. …
Dime novels of the 1800’s were a hit, because of how easy they were to access and how addicting the adventures within the pages were. Made with printed covers, the …
Sara Deeter
March 8, 2017
Book Lists, Chick Lit, Classics, Human Interest, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Stephanie Meyer, Women, WTF, Young Adult
Ambi…what? I know–“ambivert” sounds like it belongs on those lists of advanced SAT words that you *totally* still remember from your frantic memorization sessions in high school. But just …
How many of you still have a box somewhere (maybe in your parents’ attic) of short books with cardboard covers and that telltale gold stripe down the spine? Little Golden …
Author and biographer Nicholas Mosley died on February 28th. He was 93. Mosley was an experimental writer best known for his novel Accident. It told of the death of …
Kathy Gates
February 28, 2017
Biography, Book Lists, Classics, Earth & The Environment, J. R. R. Tolkien, Literary Quotes, Non-Fiction, Politics, Reference, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Technology
Elon Musk co-founded PayPal and is CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. A billionaire several times over, his sights are fixed on avoiding the “risk of human extinction“ and his goal …
One Rio Rancho man has a book collection that many would dream of. Mike Vincent has been collecting books since he was a child and has amassed over 2,400. …
Sara Deeter
February 25, 2017
Adult, African American, Author Spotlight, Book To Movie News, Classics, Drama, Family, Historical Fiction, Indian Literature, Literary Fiction, Quizzes
The glitz! The glamour! The gowns! Tomorrow night when all the Oscar nominees walk the red carpet, the world will be focused on their stunning looks–and stunning acting abilities. …
Christianna Marks
February 25, 2017
Book Lists, Book News, Classics, Contemporary, Emily Bronte, Fantasy, Jane Austen, L. Frank Baum, Mystery, New Releases, Performing Arts, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Satire, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, TBR, William Shakespeare, Young Adult
I don’t know about the rest of you, but even in the midst of all the retellings out in the world, I still get excited when I see that …
Carson McCullers would have turned 100 this year. But McCullers, one of the 20th century’s greatest writers, was never destined to see old age. For much of her short life …