Category: Politics
Sara Deeter
June 24, 2017
Book Lists, Fantasy, Health, Human Interest, John Green, New Adult, News, Nicholas Sparks, Politics, Young Adult
America: Land of the free, home of the brave, and (under the new GOP healthcare bill) country of the massively uninsured. The Republican Party has recently released their *secret* …
My work as a freelance writer and copyeditor relies on the fact that people and businesses both need and want their writing to sound and look good. Whether it’s …
When it comes to Twitter, we can always rely on everyone’s favorite Twitter superstar J.K Rowling to doll out the justice when the time comes. Her wit and unrelenting …
A long-standing opponent of President Trump, J.K. Rowling has devised the perfect plan for British citizens to “show support” for the American leader during his visit to the U.K. …
Speaking at a BookCon panel last weekend, The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood delivered some powerful comments about anti-abortion laws that have been gaining traction at the state level in recent …
Climate Change is back at the forefront of conversation with President Trump’s withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday. While the global implications are unsure at …
The death of Roger Ailes last week evoked a mix bag of reactions from those familiar with his work. To conservatives, Ailes was a successful campaign manager turned visionary …
It’s finally come. A true, remarkable work that embodies the truth of who our 45th President, Donald J. Trump, really is. Scrivener’s short book manages to capture the power …
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood was originally published in 1985, and got a movie adaptation in 1990 starring the late Natasha Richardson. The movie didn’t receive much acclaim, but Hulu …
Kathy Gates
May 15, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Family, Feminism, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mental Health, Muslim/Arabic Culture, New Adult, Politics, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
I love to read and I love to discuss books. Should be a no-brainer that I would gather with ‘my people’ on a regular basis to talk books. Alas, …
Kathy Gates
May 11, 2017
Banned Books, Biography, Book Lists, Ernest Hemingway, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Politics, Reference
In 1917, the United States entered World War I and turned the tide in favor of the so-called Triple Entente Powers. It was also the year British troops in …
At a gala celebrating Planned Parenthood’s 100th anniversary last week, Hillary Clinton spoke about The Handmaid’s Tale, warning that the dystopian, anti-woman society depicted in Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and …
Sara Deeter
May 8, 2017
Author Spotlight, Autobiography, Book News, Business, History, Literary Quotes, Maya Angelou, News, Politics, WTF
Because…reasons? Ivanka’s new release, Women Who Work, has already received a lot of criticism from, well, women who work. Real women. Not women whose biggest struggle is having to choose between …
Melanie Weaver
May 3, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Biography, History, Human Interest, Latino, Muslim/Arabic Culture, Non-Fiction, Politics, Short Story, TBR
Honestly, some days I feel like we Americans live in the Twilight Zone. With wild political pendulum swings every four (or eight) years, erupting racial tension and distrust of …
A new William Gibson novel, Agency, takes place in a world where Hillary Clinton won the 2016 presidential election. (I know, it hurts. Bear with me.) Agency will take place both in …
Mindy Kaling, whom all sane people worship, is adapting a White House memoir for television. Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to …
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 …
Former Vice President Joe Biden and former second lady Jill Biden have scored a major book deal through Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan, USA Today reported a few …
Actor Orson Welles is perhaps best known for War of the Worlds, a radio drama which scared people into believing Earth was being attacked by Martians back in 1938. That very …
In case you haven’t noticed by now, the Republican Party’s attempt to pass healthcare reform has crashed and burned. So of course every late night comedian has taken it …
