Author: Kathy Gates
Erotic Review Magazine has just announced a new literature prize: The Good Sex in Fiction Award. Is this an award we need? I think the answer is yes, and …
Jack London: I’ve always known the name, but I’ve never read the books. Why? Because, with titles like White Fang and Call of the Wild, I thought he wrote …
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 …
Most, if not all, writers must surely hope that their words will live on after they have shuffled off this mortal coil. To add value to their poetry and …
“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 …
A great first line can take on a life of its own. Even if you haven’t read the book, I bet you know that “It was the best of …
Have you ever noticed that once a book becomes a bestseller, there are suddenly a lot of books with a similar title? Girl, Girls, Girls I thought the …
Someone said you can tell a lot about a person by what they read. So, in the interests of helping out book-loving undecided voters, I thought I’d take a …
Have you heard the saying, “What happens in Vegas stays on Twitter?” In our social media age, it’s not easy to disown stuff, let alone forget it. But even before …
Thanks to the Internet, the answer to almost everything is just a few keystrokes away. So it’s amazing that we — readers, publishers, even the so-called ‘literati’ — can still …
The alleged ‘unmasking’ of literary phenomenon Elena Ferrante has unleashed howls of protest. Call me cynical, but Ferrante’s secret persona has always appeared to be a selling point. Revealing her …
You probably know that the world of literature provides a rich source of material for movies and television. But did you know that many of the world’s most-loved ballets …
Many readers know first lines of famous novels off by heart, sometimes without even knowing the title of the novel. A great first line is impossible to ignore because it promises …
Read through any list of writing tips from major authors and, chances are, there’ll be something about reading. William Faulkner famously advised, “Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, …
The world’s oldest library, the Khizanat al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco, is having a makeover and will soon be open to the public. Definitely one for your bucket list if you …
Guys drinking beer, not unusual; guys drinking beer and discussing books, maybe just a bit. And when the books under discussion are about or by tough guys, you have: The …
An author friend recently posted a plea for help on Facebook. She was 30,000 words into her novel but her plot was sagging — did anyone know of a good outlining tool? An …
We all know that many, if not most, movies are based on books. Since the invention of motion pictures in the 1890s, literature has been a rich source of …
Back in 2013, Goodreads took a poll of their members to find out what makes them put a book down. The results were fascinating, as shown by this infographic. …
Ever heard of Mary Ann Evans and Aurore Dupin? If your answer is no, you aren’t alone. Yet they were two of the most important writers of the 19th century. Though …