Category: Literary Fiction
In the mid- to late-nineteenth century, a new literary genre emerged amid the anxiety and awe writers felt about then-recent advances in science and exploration. Stories about medical procedures that …
In vain we have struggled–our feelings will not be repressed! Written and directed by Byrum Geisler, Before the Fall is a queer-themed reimagining of how Jane Austen’s most popular …
Melanie Pitman
May 29, 2017
Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Classics, Drama, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Relationships, Romance, Shakespeare, Women, WTF
Nobody deserves to be broken up with via text. It’s just so cold, such an easy way out! Unfortunately, it happens far too often and hearts are irrevocably broken. …
Last year Arundhati Roy announced The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, which will be her second book since the best selling work The God of Small Things. Though this may be …
Sara Deeter
May 19, 2017
Adult, Autobiography, Book Lists, Classics, Fantasy, Feminism, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Music, Poetry, Romance, Women, Young Adult
GaGa, ooh la la!! If I were to enter an alternate universe and actually have the chance to MEET LADY GAGA (*screams internally*), the inner book nerd in me …
Kathy Gates
May 15, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Family, Feminism, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mental Health, Muslim/Arabic Culture, New Adult, Politics, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
I love to read and I love to discuss books. Should be a no-brainer that I would gather with ‘my people’ on a regular basis to talk books. Alas, …
Kathy Gates
May 11, 2017
Banned Books, Biography, Book Lists, Ernest Hemingway, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Politics, Reference
In 1917, the United States entered World War I and turned the tide in favor of the so-called Triple Entente Powers. It was also the year British troops in …
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good novel must be in want of a Darcy. But could you actually get one? …
Kathy Gates
April 25, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Business, Classics, Harper Lee, History, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Non-Fiction, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Self-Help
Only joking! There’s no such book club. Not that we know of. No really, how would these impossibly busy people make time to meet up and talk about books? But imagine …
Imagine… What if your favorite fictional characters had access to modern technology? What would happen if they had access to YouTube, or could get sucked into the eternal black …
Happy World Book Day!! In recognition of UNESCO’s World Book Day today, take a couple minutes to let loose your inner book nerd! Below, you can check out some of …
I’ve been a reader since I don’t remember when. I could read before I went to school. Books have represented many things to me over the years: adventure, knowledge, …
If you know your Elizabethan slang and poetical metaphors, you also know that Shakespeare was actually a pretty hilarious–and dirty–guy. But what happens when you cross Shakespeare with the …
For these 12 authors, the drama wasn’t confined to the pages of their works. Each died in controversial and, in some cases, highly unusual circumstances. 1. Primo Levi, …
In 2011, as he was prepping his AP English students for the exam, high school teacher Eric Kallenborn had an idea. What if, instead of simply assigning essays on Shakespeare …
Weather has been a fixture in stories since the beginning of time. From old oral stories to classic novels, weather played a divine role in storytelling. In many contemporary books, …
Obsession: what a fantastic opportunity for the storyteller. It can be the internal driver in a story where the obsessive is oblivious and therefore unable to stop themselves; or …
Trish Parsons
April 3, 2017
Adult, Biography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Children, Comics and Graphic Novels, Crime, Fantasy, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Suspense/Thriller, TBR, Young Adult
If you like to keep up with new book releases, then we’ve got you covered. Here are 12 books, from literary fiction to graphic novels that are coming out …
You love books, you love talking about books. You take pictures of books and share on Instagram, ditto your bookmarks, your bookshelves and your TBR pile. You have heated arguments …
Melanie Pitman
March 31, 2017
Animals, Autobiography, Book News, Bookish Contests, Contemporary, Drama, Dystopian, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Native American, News, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Politics, Relationships, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Suspense/Thriller, Women
Drum roll please…………. After four days of facts, emotion, discussion, and debate….. Fifteen Dogs has been crowned the 2017 Canada Reads champion. It is THE book that Canada needs to …