Category: Historical Fiction
When it comes to non-fiction books that cover the same topic or subject, there’s a lot of redundancies. There’s only so much information research will uncover. It’s still worth doing …
The Young Pope has finally premiered on HBO, and we can only hope it lives up to the memes that preceded it. In the meantime, we’ve put together a …
Like any type of genre fiction, historical fiction can be either breathtaking, or atrociously written and bizarre. All genres have their weirdos as well as their popular authors, niches, …
Reading books by authors from different backgrounds and countries is a fantastic way to expose yourself to new ideas and concepts. These books by Asian authors are both educational …
Caitlin Stiles
January 21, 2017
African American, Book Lists, Book Publishing Companies, Faves, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Humor, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Memoir, News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Relationships, Sexuality, Spirituality, Women
The Women’s March on Washington has made history today, with a total of at least 2.9 million people showing up to protest. It is the biggest one-day protest in …
Let me let you in on a little secret, I love books that are written by English authors. So when I got the chance to get my hands on …
2016 was the year some in the western world called for more diversity in film and television. While books lack the power of diversifying what people see, they can …
It’s officially 2017 and that means more books will be hitting the shelves this year! While there are plenty of new books being published in 2017, here are a …
Christianna Marks
January 4, 2017
Adult, African American, Book Lists, Book To Movie News, Book To TV News, Comics and Graphic Novels, Drama, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
I know, some of us cringe when we think of our favorite books getting turned into movies and TV shows, but for some reason we keep on watching them, …
Jodi Trask
January 1, 2017
Autobiography, Book Lists, Charles Dickens, Crime, Crime Fiction, Drama, Historical Fiction, History, J. R. R. Tolkien, Stephen King
Some of the best stories are those of escape. You can’t help but root for the protagonist as they take in their situation and never give up until they are free. …
Jordan Yamashita
December 25, 2016
African American, Asian American, Book Lists, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Memoir, New Releases, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story
2016 will be coming to a close in just a week and the year has seen the release of many, many wonderful books. But real bookworms are going to …
The Brother’s Grimm single handedly brought hundreds of fairytales to life with their Children’s and Household Tales published in 1812. Many of the stories in their collection were folk …
If you’ve enjoyed my last two articles about Stanley Kubrick and Francis Ford Coppola, you’ll be interested to know that Martin Scorcese has an even more impressive roster of …
Between the release of Pokemon: Sun and Moon and the hit Disney movie Moana, Polynesia is making waves in pop culture. The latter of the two is a bit more …
Christianna Marks
December 16, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Faves, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBT, Memoir, Mental Health, New Adult, Relationships, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
As 2016 comes to a close, (how the heck did that happen?) it’s time for me to reflect on the books that found their way into my heart this …
We all have a few books on our bookshelf that we just haven’t gotten around to reading yet. Whether you saw an old gem at a yard sale or …
Kathy Gates
December 14, 2016
Chick Lit, Children, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Ebooks, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Reviews, Romance, Sci-Fi, Suspense/Thriller, TBR, Young Adult
A few days ago, a friend told me she’d downloaded an ‘indie’ book from Amazon because it was written by a ‘friend of a friend’ and she wanted to …
Many of us read books to get away from our own reality, but sometimes it’s a good thing to read something that can open our eyes to what is …
Francis Ford Coppola has made some of the most amazing movies of all time. What you may not know, however, is that many of them draw from (or are …
Hi, my name is Rebecca, I’m 28 years old, and I’ve never read a romance novel. Ever. I mean, I’ve read classic literary romances like Wuthering Heights and A Room With …