Category: Authors
What would our world be without hope? The harsh truth? Nothing. Regardless of religious beliefs or lack there of, human beings can all agree that hope is essential to …
There’s never enough Harry to go around. It’s hard these days to find a decently written, original fantasy story. Everything seems to be trashily written, a terrible sequel, or …
“Everyone’s got to start somewhere.” We’ve all heard that saying at least once in our lives and it’s for good reason: it’s 110% true. No matter what profession, what …
Sara Deeter
April 30, 2017
Book News, Drama, E.L. James, Fantasy, George R.R. Martin, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, Relationships, Romance, Self-Help
People who read, a new survey reveals, make the best lovers. There are some caveats, though. eHarmony’s data showed that when men list reading as an interest, they receive …
YouTube Channel: HarryPotterAdmirer Check out this one-on-one conversation with J.K. Rowling, author of the bestselling Harry Potter series, and actor Daniel Radcliffe, who played the title role of Harry in the …
Caitlin Stiles
April 29, 2017
Author Spotlight, Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Classics, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Faves, Games, George R.R. Martin, Social Media, WTF
A rather amusing game on the internet has flourished lately. It’s called “#Badly Explain Your Profession.” It’s self-explanatory, easy, and the results are often hilarious. For some of the …
Famous for his mythological novels such as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Rick Riordan has drawn a large fan base to his mythological retellings and stories. Publisher’s Weekly dubbed him …
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past three decades, you’ve probably run across an episode or two of The Simpsons on Fox. The dysfunctional, yellow family …
Want to discover new books? Want to reread some of your favorite classics? Check out these websites where you can download or read books for free! 1. Classic …
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 …
YouTube Channel: WatchMojo.com From the Description: Dr. Seuss may be best know for his childrens books like The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Fox in Socks, One …
If you’re anything like me, reading the news and finding out what our current President did today is still mind-boggling. Not just what he does, either. How he still …
If you know your Elizabethan slang and poetical metaphors, you also know that Shakespeare was actually a pretty hilarious–and dirty–guy. But what happens when you cross Shakespeare with the …
For these 12 authors, the drama wasn’t confined to the pages of their works. Each died in controversial and, in some cases, highly unusual circumstances. 1. Primo Levi, …
Previously unseen letters from Sylvia Plath to her friend and former therapist give a personal account of the domestic abuse she experienced at the hands of her husband and …
As any true Harry Potter fan knows, “muggle,” the term for a non-magical person (and an identity that I refuse to accept), was added to the Oxford English Dictionary …
You know whether you’re Team Jace or Team Simon, who your favorite character is, and which of your real-life besties you’d want as a parabatai, but do you know …
In 2011, as he was prepping his AP English students for the exam, high school teacher Eric Kallenborn had an idea. What if, instead of simply assigning essays on Shakespeare …
Bow down to J.K. Rowling, for she is all that is glorious and clever and mysterious and wise. Some literary snobs may call Harry Potter overrated, but true Potterheads know …
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 …