Category: Women
Sara Deeter
November 7, 2016
Book Lists, Crime, Crime Fiction, Drama, Faves, Feminism, Humor, New Adult, Women, Young Adult
Every little kid dreams of being a spy when they grow up, right? I know I did (sorry for the vase I knocked over while practicing my super cool …
With every couple of years, there are trends that become worldwide, phenomenons of literature. The problem arises after a novel becomes a major national hit and it begins to affect …
Times have changed. Women are no longer expected to be housewives who spend all day taking care of the children, cooking, and cleaning. Sexism is slowly starting to fade …
Legendary female pilot Amelia Earhart may have lived a life omitted from history books, a recent study suggests. In 1937, Earhart — the first woman pilot to fly across …
Cierra Loften
November 4, 2016
Book Clubs, Book Lovers, Feminism, Human Interest, Maya Angelou, Memoir, Poetry, Reading, Social Media, Women
As if Emma Watson being a notable bookworm and United Nations Goodwill Women’s Ambassador isn’t enough to make us love her, the live-action Beauty and the Beast actress is making …
If you found warriors buried with full battle regalia – swords, helmets, shields – you’d assume that they were men, right? Wrong – turns out that many Viking warriors, buried …
This year marks the 75th birthday of Wonder Woman. She is a superhero from DC Comics who made her debut appearance in issue one of All Star Comics in 1941, and made her …
Book stores have to make choices about what books they should carry. These decisions are largely based on whether or not the store thinks the books will sell, but …
Just like the recent Marvel TV series’, Squirrel Girl is a delight for non and hardcore comic fans alike. She is exactly how comics need to portray women after …
Sara Deeter
October 28, 2016
Chick Lit, Drama, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Romance, Unpopular Opinions, Women, Young Adult
Over two thousand years ago, the story of Persephone was born. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter (written in the 600s B.C.) is the first known documentation of this Greek goddess’s dramatic …
At 26 years old, Taylor Swift has been on the music scene since 2006, when she first dropped her debut album, Taylor Swift. Since then, the country singer has become one …
You can call me Lauren, Lolo, or if you insist, Little Laurnie and for me, writing has always been a lifeline. Similar to oxygen and blood, I need to …
Melanie Pitman
October 23, 2016
Book Lists, Charlotte Bronte, Classics, Drama, Faves, Historical Fiction, History, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Relationships, Romance, Women
Oh Matthew Crawley. It’s been 4 years since you died in that horrible car accident and left a hole in my heart. Oh, and in Lady Mary’s heart too, …
Australia! Home to more than just kangaroos, in recent years, books from Australia are becoming high quality works. Home to close to 24 million people, Australia is essentially an …
Caitlin Stiles
October 23, 2016
Adult, Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Crime, Drama, Emily Bronte, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fantasy, Faves, Genre, Grab Bag, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Mental Health, Politics, Reading, Romance, Truman Capote, Women, Young Adult
A world with only ten books would seem to be a world without color, or at least without tones and nuances. That being said, imagining a world without ten …
With Halloween fast approaching, everyone is planning their awesome Halloween costumes for trick-or-treat or a ghoulish party. For one night a year, people of all ages, all over America, …
Christianna Marks
October 18, 2016
Adult, Biography, Book Lists, Career, Contemporary, Drama, Human Interest, Humor, LGBT, Music, Performing Arts, TBR, Women, Young Adult
I have a confession to make. I’m an extreme theatre nerd. That’s right, I can sing the entirety of RENT, Wicked, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Newsies, and a handful of …
Sara Deeter
October 17, 2016
Book Lists, Book To TV News, Classics, Drama, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Romance, Time-Travel, William Shakespeare, Women, Young Adult
In 2017, Romeo and Juliet is getting the Shondaland touch. Though more famous for adult drama than for teen romance, Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away With …
With the abundance of the basic outline of a young farm type boy being thrust into a position of importance and stumbling his way through trials with the help …
This time of year, we seem to be fascinated with witches. We’ve rounded up a perfect list of books that will both delight and fright. If you want to …