Category: Jane Austen
Kathy Gates
June 7, 2017
Classics, E.L. James, Erotica, Fantasy, Humor, J. R. R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Potterheads, Romance, Stephanie Meyer, Women
We spend so much time with favorite characters, we invest in them emotionally and we want to know how their lives pan out after the story ends. But do …
In vain we have struggled–our feelings will not be repressed! Written and directed by Byrum Geisler, Before the Fall is a queer-themed reimagining of how Jane Austen’s most popular …
Melanie Pitman
May 29, 2017
Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Classics, Drama, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Relationships, Romance, Shakespeare, Women, WTF
Nobody deserves to be broken up with via text. It’s just so cold, such an easy way out! Unfortunately, it happens far too often and hearts are irrevocably broken. …
In 1995, BBC released a TV show version of Pride and Prejudice, the beloved regency romance originally written by Jane Austen. The British TV network has a wonderful habit …
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good novel must be in want of a Darcy. But could you actually get one? …
Kathy Gates
April 25, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Business, Classics, Harper Lee, History, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Non-Fiction, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Self-Help
Only joking! There’s no such book club. Not that we know of. No really, how would these impossibly busy people make time to meet up and talk about books? But imagine …
Caitlin Stiles
April 17, 2017
Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Charlotte Bronte, Edgar Allan Poe, Faves, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Stephen King, WTF
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to state that memes are the biggest sensation on the internet at the moment. They’re hilarious, easy to make, and they can cover an …
Melanie Pitman
April 10, 2017
Adult, Book Lists, Chick Lit, Drama, Erotica, Faves, Human Interest, Jane Austen, Nicholas Sparks, Romance, Sexuality, Shakespeare, Women, WTF
A friend recently said to me that she thought she had unrealistic expectations about what love and romance should be, thanks to all the books she’s read. Men in …
Jane Austen is considered to be one of the greatest authors of all time. While her works often revolve around love, some recently discovered documents suggest she had quite …
Ernest Hemingway wrote, “It wasn’t by accident that the Gettysburg Address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of flight, of physics, of …
Sara Deeter
March 8, 2017
Book Lists, Chick Lit, Classics, Human Interest, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Stephanie Meyer, Women, WTF, Young Adult
Ambi…what? I know–“ambivert” sounds like it belongs on those lists of advanced SAT words that you *totally* still remember from your frantic memorization sessions in high school. But just …
Christianna Marks
February 25, 2017
Book Lists, Book News, Classics, Contemporary, Emily Bronte, Fantasy, Jane Austen, L. Frank Baum, Mystery, New Releases, Performing Arts, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Satire, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, TBR, William Shakespeare, Young Adult
I don’t know about the rest of you, but even in the midst of all the retellings out in the world, I still get excited when I see that …
A panel of experts in Britain has created a realistic portrait of Mr. Darcy, of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Sadly, the portrait bears no resemblance to the handsome actors who …
Kathy Gates
February 9, 2017
Biography, Book Lists, Classics, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Harper Lee, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Truman Capote, William Shakespeare
Most authors have fascinating back stories of their own. Which is why they make great subjects for movies and television. Here are the screen alter egos of 10 of …
Sara Deeter
February 8, 2017
Adult, Book Lists, Cassandra Clare, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Classics, Dystopian, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fantasy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George R.R. Martin, Harper Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Potterheads, Quizzes, Sci-Fi, Suspense/Thriller, Truman Capote, Young Adult
Any bookworm worth their salt can identify a book based on the first line or names of major characters, but can you select the correct title of a novel …
I’ll say this right now: all those “best literary couples” lists out there headed by duos like Bella and Edward, Katniss and Peeta, and Ron and Hermione need to …
When I was in high school, I actually wasn’t a bookworm. (I trust you to keep that secret.) I actually found it very difficult to sit down and read …
If you’re a book lover, you’re going to want one of these posters. Digital artist Nicholas Rougeux has been creating Literary Constellations that map out sentences from classic literature like …
As every book lover knows, the TBR list is longer than any human can finish over a lifetime. So how can we decide which one on the list of …
If you’re like me, when traveling you like to uncover literary haunts. Well, let me tell you, Edinburgh, Scotland is full of them. Named UNESCO’s first City of Literature, …
