Tag: wtf
At a hockey game a few weeks ago, I heard a conversation happening behind me during a pause in the game. “What are you reading?” a voice said. “Oh, …
Ladies, why is it that it’s 2016 and we still can’t get any recognition in one of the world’s leading industries? Women are totally conquering the literary world–according to …
I was surprised when Amazon ‘recommended’ this title to me: MAIL ORDER BRIDE: Sweet Wilderness Seduction By The Billionaire Cowboy Rancher (Cowboy Romance, Ranch Romance, Billionaire Stepbrother) (new adult, …
Eleanor Hicks
November 12, 2016
Book Lists, Charles Dickens, Classics, Crime Fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, George R.R. Martin, Horror, J.K. Rowling, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, WTF, Young Adult
Death comes for us all, including our favorite book characters. Sometimes, those fictional deaths are heartbreaking. Othertimes, they’re deserved. And sometimes…well, sometimes they’re just plain weird. And kind of …
Never judge a book by it’s cover, they said. You may learn something, they said. Well, these covers taught me two things. One: some subjects are just incredibly boring. …
When you’re in a bookstore or a library silence is expected, often even enforced. But Bab Aldonia, a small bookstore located in Cairo, is causing quite the ruckus. You …
For Dummies manuals are awesome; who doesn’t love an in-depth, easy-t0-understand guide to teach them all about something they’ve been dying to learn to do? These titles, though, will …
“If you can’t same something nice, don’t say nothing at all” is advice not followed by critics when dumping on authors. And authors themselves can be full-on nasty to …
In a world of normal, mundane literary genres, there have to be at least more than a few that are simply out there. These five bizarre genres are proof …
Picture books in the United States are often happy and cute and directed at only children. In Europe, there tends to be more of an attitude of the picture book …
Once upon a time, gender played a major role in the success of an author. Many female authors used pseudonyms in an attempt to hide their “unladylike” writing, others …
Ghosts, goblins, vampires, witches, angels, demons, fairies, and princesses — at the end of this month, we’ll see them all and more. It’s a time for children to indulge …
YouTube Channel: ThePerksOfBooks Comment some books you wish you hadn’t read right before bedtime! Featured image via Super Bookworm Girl
What do Cher, Prince, Sting, and Madonna all have in common? Besides being iconic musicians, each could only settle on a single name. Whether it was a matter of …
YouTube Channel: Jack Vale Films Sometimes it’s good to make friends with ghosts! Note* Sometimes. Featured image via Ghostbusters Wikia
From the Description: Do people read books anymore? Mark Dice asks California beach goers about their reading habits. Their answers are both sad and shocking in this episode of …
Think aliases are for criminals only? Well, odds are your favorite author has one. Or had one, at some point along their career path. For centuries, some of the …
You know, I’m pretty sick of the way book lovers are portrayed in movies and on tv. They always seem to be nerdy hermits, hiding out in dusty libraries …
For most people, returning library books falls pretty low in priority on their to-do list. The worst that usually happens when a book isn’t returned on time is a …
Guinness World Records began its life in 1955, titled The Guinness Book of Records and by Christmas, it was a bestseller. An updated edition has been released every year …