Category: Authors
YouTube Channel: BIO From the Description: Watch a short video biography about Edgar Allan Poe’s life and work, including his early life, his macabre short stories, his poem The …
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. …
A writer’s diary is a magical thing. It’s the place literary legends work out sloppy first drafts, explore their deepest anxieties, and gossip about the people in their lives …
YouTube Channel: vlogbrothers From the Description: John shares 18 of his favorite books that aren’t wildly popular bestsellers. Books mentioned by John: This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing …
Imagine setting down the book you’re reading in order to text the author because you want to know more about their writing or possibly even to share one of …
Anna Dewdney, author and illustrator of the bestselling Llama Llama picture book series, passed away on September 3 after a battle with brain cancer. Her books about the emotional …
Christianna Marks
September 8, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Children, Classics, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Lewis Carroll, Mystery, Neil Gaiman, Reading, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Not many children’s stories are as beloved as Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and it’s follow up, Through the Looking Glass. It could be that, even though these …
Fanfiction is definitely a controversial subject. The question has always been- is it right to profit off a story based on someone else’s work? The books below are good …
Laura Seabourne
September 7, 2016
Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Book To Movie News, Children, Fantasy, Faves, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, New Releases, Young Adult
It seems as if Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II was just in theaters yesterday, but now we have only a few short months to prepare our minds and hearts to enter …
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 …
Stephen King is one of America’s most prolific authors. But among his massive body of novels, short stories, and screenplays, The Dark Tower stands out. Widely considered King’s masterpiece, …
YouTube Channel: list25 From the description: Everyone knows the story of Harry Potter, but few people know what went down behind the scenes of the movies or what inspired …
There are plenty of bands out in the world who are inspired by literature. Most likely you won’t be surprised by this fact, but you might be surprised by some …
Other than being such an amazing story-teller with such a vivid imagination, George R.R. Martin prefers to lay low when it comes to finding inspiration for Game of Thrones. …
Some book lovers lament putting down their treasured books and interacting with others. As in face-to-face, not texting or online. But being social in person doesn’t have to mean …
I have long been an admirer of Sylvia Plath, both personally and professionally, ever since I was exposed to her second collection of poetic works, Ariel. In this classic masterpiece …
Before he became the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln dabbled in another career: writing mysteries. In the 1840s, Lincoln was working a day job as a …
“Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery, it is the sincerest form of learning.” So said George Bernard Shaw. To that end I feel it is only right, …
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Jane Austen Fan Fiction – which, for the sake of brevity, will be referred to as JAFF – is a thing. A …
YouTube Channel: Disney Style From the Description: In this episode, we show you how to create tissue paper flowers perfect for your DIY photo booth backdrop. The flowers are an …