Category: Classics
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 …
Imagine… What if your favorite fictional characters had access to modern technology? What would happen if they had access to YouTube, or could get sucked into the eternal black …
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 …
Jodi Trask
April 23, 2017
African American, Author Spotlight, Autobiography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Children, Classics, Dystopian, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Muslim/Arabic Culture, Poetry, TBR, Young Adult
Rupi Kaur is a Canadian poet best known for her book of poetry and prose Milk and Honey. She combines illustration and words to create powerful poetry filled with pain …
Happy World Book Day!! In recognition of UNESCO’s World Book Day today, take a couple minutes to let loose your inner book nerd! Below, you can check out some of …
I’ve been a reader since I don’t remember when. I could read before I went to school. Books have represented many things to me over the years: adventure, knowledge, …
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, …
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 …
Weather has been a fixture in stories since the beginning of time. From old oral stories to classic novels, weather played a divine role in storytelling. In many contemporary books, …
If you were anything like me, you spent a healthy portion of your childhood torturing yourself by reading scary stories in the dark and then freaking out at any …
Springtime is a season that has joy and bright colors written all over it. Easter takes place during spring, new flowers begin to emerge, and, in a majority of …
Obsession: what a fantastic opportunity for the storyteller. It can be the internal driver in a story where the obsessive is oblivious and therefore unable to stop themselves; or …
Everybody’s favorite little red-headed spitfire is back! Netflix is rebooting L. M. Montgomery’s childhood classic, Anne of Green Gables, and it looks spectacular. They just released the first trailer for …
With the new Beauty and the Beast movie adaptation starring Emma Watson creating a buzz around the classic ”tale as old as time,” the world of manga is now getting involved …
Are you a die-hard Gilmore Girls fan? Know the true meaning behind “Oy with the poodles already”? Remember every beloved joke and witty comeback? Perhaps even completed the insanely …
A group of 21 students in an English class at Boston College have developed Joycestick, a virtual reality game based on James Joyce’s Ulysses. It is believed by a …
Yes, I know, we’ve already given you a pretty good bucket list of books to work your way through. But honestly, with so many good books out there, it’s …
One of the most rewarding parts of literature is knowing that, even if you fall in love with an author’s story and it is not available in your foreign …
Amongst a sea of classic authors that we are all told that we must read, E. M. Forster is one that too often seems to be forgotten, in favor …