Category: Authors
There are perks to reading audiobooks over reading the old fashioned way. Put down your pitchforks, people. I’m not suggesting to never look at a printed page or a touchscreen again. …
Few woods, both fictional and non-fictional, come close to creating the magic surrounding The Hundred Acre Woods in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The sweet, honey-devouring yellow bear …
A week ago I was enjoying brunch with an old friend when, out of the blue, she asked, “What do great writers – you know like Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens – …
Got the back to school blues? That’s normal- even the most bookish of us would rather lose ourselves in a good novel than knuckle down with a textbook. Well, …
Everyone needs a good piece of advice every once in a while, and what better place to look for it than in a book? Here are 12 of the …
It is the task of the writer to enthrall his or her readers, to evoke a sense of place or occasion so powerfully, so successfully, that readers visualize themselves …
For many people, the mention of Sylvia Plath’s name conjures the image of a woman steeped in bitter sadness, whose life was tragically cut short by her own hand. …
Jodi Trask
August 28, 2016
Author Spotlight, Biography, Book Lists, Classics, Historical Fiction, History, Human Interest, John Green, Literary Fiction, Literary Quotes, Sci-Fi, TBR, Time-Travel
John Green is many things. He is a YouTube star, a semi-professional FIFA player, and the co-creator of Project For Awesome. What John Green may be most well known for …
Superhero stories are often considered synonymous with comic books. And since the two giants of the comic book industry are Marvel and DC, this assumption is a reasonable one …
Everyone loves a strong female heroine. From protagonists to minor characters, here are twelve of the best quotes from women in literature. 1. Nora Helmer “If I am ever …
When an author publishes their first bestseller, no one – in the industry or not – expects it to be a one-hit wonder. We fall in love with these …
Christianna Marks
August 26, 2016
Animals, Book Lists, Drama, Fantasy, George R.R. Martin, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Humor, Mystery, Reading, Young Adult
Where are my Game of Thrones fans at? If you’re sitting around waiting for the newest season to drop, chances are that you’ve already watched past seasons more than …
If you watched Stranger Things and felt like you were watching a “Best Of” reel of every Stephen King movie from the ‘80’s, you weren’t alone. For one thing, …
Cassie Sheets
August 26, 2016
Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Human Interest, John Green, More, Neil Gaiman, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Social Media, Women, Young Adult
Tumblr can be a great way to keep up with your favorite authors. These eight authors use the site as a place to talk to fans, share their favorite …
According the the American Academy of Pediatrics, reading aloud to children, starting at infancy, is important for building language, literacy, and emotional skills. As parents of adventurous preschoolers know, …
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We remember the books of our childhood with fondness and nostalgia. The authors who wrote them feel almost like old friends, their words always ready and waiting for you …
Mysterious disappearances. Rape and abuse. Exorcisms. That’s just a few of the weird occurrences surrounding ten best-selling novelists. Dive into the quirkiness below. 1.Michael Crichton This colossal writer (quite …
The Catcher In The Rye can be defined as a “coin toss” novel; there is a fifty percent chance you might utterly love it, or a fifty percent chance you might …
Although I love simply picking up a book and reading, I sometimes look for ways to make it even more interesting and insightful. One way I’ve found is occasionally …