Tag: literature
Two years ago I hopped on a plane for the first time in my life and took an international flight. This wasn’t just for a whirlwind vacation; my fiance …
Looking for some fascinating beach reads this summer? Even when your head’s in the clouds you can keep your mind focused on winning with these strategy-centric books that everyone …
Here and Now “Who controls the past controls the future.” George Orwell, 1984. In 2017, present time, it’s not completely unreasonable to say there isn’t much hope for the future. …
In his early 20s, Paul Kalanithi faced a life-changing choice between a career in writing or in medicine. With degrees in English literature, philosophy and human biology, a question …
For the first time in a long while, American intellectualism (among many other things) is at risk. From promises to defund/privatize public broadcasting to the controversial appointment of Betsy DeVos …
Mark Twain. The man behind the notable books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of America’s most renowned literary icons. Twain died on April …
Although Iceland is a small country, they boast the most well-read population in the world. It’s no surprise, then, that many citizens in Iceland are writers, and are likely …
Are you as familiar with literary characters as you are with your own friends? Do you know way more about classic literature than the average bookworm? We’ve compiled a …
The winners of the National Book Awards were announced a few days ago, garnering a great deal of attention for the fact that three out of four of the …
Literature is no longer bound by the confines of heavy, hardcover books. Books can be read on computers, smartphones, tablets and now, for the first time ever, on your …
The Nobel Prize awards are one of, if not the most prestigious awards any person can dream of obtaining. In 1901, following the death of Alfred Nobel in 1895, prizes …
Melanie Pitman
November 10, 2016
Author Spotlight, Authors, Book Lovers, Book News, Bookish Events, Genre, History, Music, Reading, Relationships, TBR
Monday evening, at roughly 10pm EST, Jack Rabinovitch announced the winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and a beaming Madeleine Thien graciously accepted the honor. Her novel, Do …
If you take a look at the English literary canon, you’re bound to find particular stand-out heroines therein: Austen’s Elizabeth Bennet or Brontë’s Jane Eyre, for example. Yet, in …
According to the will of Alfred Nobel, a famous Swedish inventor primarily known for thinking up the explosive dynamite, the Nobel Prize in Literature is a prestigious prize that …
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature. This folk musician is not who most people would guess as even being up for nomination. While the Nobel foundation …
Elizabeth Nedland
September 25, 2016
African American, Autobiography, Banned Books, Book Lists, Children, Classics, Computing, Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Human Interest, Mental Health, New Adult, Young Adult
There are a lot of good books we were all supposed to read in high school. Some of them were very enjoyable and helped me learn a lot, and …
There comes a time in every bibliophile’s life when we need must find a book club. When we have left the world of academia behind us – the long …
After the bestselling Love & Misadventure, Lullabies, and Memories, Leav has released another beautiful piece set to capture the hearts of millions of readers. Although The Universe of Us is …
Donna Tartt has all the makings of a literary enigma: a shyness towards publicity, gushing praise and sniffling naysayers, and a killer look consisting of black trousers, some kind …
Neil Gaiman is not only an incredibly talented writer who manages to make us laugh and tug on our heart strings in the space of one sentence, he is …