Category: Book News
The big news hit Livejournal on August 6th and stirred up an array of exciting and thrilling emotions! First, I was most surprised to find out that George R.R. Martin uses …
Harry Potter is likely one of the best fantasy series ever written (I may be a little biased.). From the publication of the first book, many religious people have tried …
It’s official. After the debut of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the Harry Potter franchise has come to an end. According to Reuters, creator and magical mastermind J.K. Rowling …
August is the month if you love Scottish literature. With Edinburgh named the first ever UNESCO City of Literature in 2004 (Iowa City becoming the third in 2008 and …
It began last year, the “lost” Harper Lee novel, Go Set a Watchman was rapidly becoming 2015’s most talked about book. Though Lee, who only wrote one other novel …
Most of us can probably reminisce back to our younger days when our parents, grandparents, teachers, and just about every adult in our life encouraged us to read. (For …
No joke, years back I had a friend who was trying to memorize James Joyce’s Ulysses, by heart. On Bloomsday, he had his friends gather in our small college …
Cierra Loften
August 1, 2016
Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Book News, Chick Lit, Drama, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Reading, Relationships, Suspense/Thriller
With 2017 rearing its head just around the corner (can you believe it? Already!) it’s about that time that us book lovers are very familiar with: the rounding up …
Nintendo’s announcement of their new-old console, the NES Classic, has left older generations of classic NES players speechless (in a good way). This new console comes equipped with 30 old-school …
Back when popular country singer Dolly Parton was a child she became inspired in part because of her father, Robert Lee Parton’s, inability to read or write. Though he was …
When Viet Thanh Nguyen wrote his book, The Sympathizer, he was basking in his ability to write anonymously. As most authors want to do, he was writing for himself, …
Let’s Make American Great Again! This is the slogan and tagline that Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, has used throughout his campaign and bid for the White House. With the …
Book lovers throughout the centuries have encountered similar types of problems when allowing children to handle and learn from their precious works. A University of York research fellow, Deborah …
So, if you love any and all things Twilight, like myself, you probably have also ventured off into the other literary works of Mrs. Stephenie Meyer. Besides the best-selling …
Laura Moulton, a writing professor from Portland, Oregon has a wonderful aspiration. A dream that delivers a world of fantasy, knowledge and education by providing literature to the homeless. …
With an increasing use of social media, and different technologies to gather information from such as mobile phones, kindles, iPad’s etc, we see a lot of different companies and …
You might recognize Sarah J. Mass as the author of the best-selling Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses series, and for the devoted fans of …
Stephen King’s epic story of six children fighting a demonic and deranged clown, who takes the form of their worst fears, is, once again, being brought to the big screen …
There’s no doubt, especially as an avid reader, you’ve heard the saying ‘Do not judge a book by its cover.’ Well I personally think this applies only to human beings. …
Ahh, July! The typical month that those of us on the southern and western coasts consider the ultimate summer month filled with relaxing days at the beach, backyard BBQ’s, …