Category: News
Ten year old Carl Sheckel is one special kid; to date, he’s collected around 3,000 comic books and donated them to those serving in our military! Born out of …
If this doesn’t inspire a scavenger hunt in libraries everywhere, I don’t know what will. Librarians at the University of Reading made an astounding discovery as they catalogued thousands …
If there’s one thing that sends me into instant-cry mode, it’s a literary proposal, and this one is definitely unique. Jack Sjogren’s book Things I’d Do (But Just For You) …
When Aiden Fouhy was in the second grade, he raised bottle calves—very young orphaned calves that are bottle-fed because they’re too young to train—over the summer on his family’s ranch …
Hermione would not be happy. Last month, during a burglary in Birmingham, England, a card with 800 words written on it disappeared. But those weren’t just any 800 words–they …
19-year old Emily Palmer is on a mission. The goal? To help small children learn about mental illnesses–what they can look like and how to go about finding help …
In 1997, the first e-readers hit the reading scene when the Rocket EBook became commercially available to consumers. However, it wasn’t until 2004 with the release of the Sony …
As if we needed more information to link improved academic achievement in children with early exposure to reading! NYU’s School of Medicine completed a recent study that demonstrated a …
You know that you’ve made a wonderful, timeless series when fans are still making theories – and controversies – about it even a decade after its conclusion. That is …
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 …
You might have already heard that HBO has signed on four writers to create Game of Thrones spinoffs, but you probably don’t know the one little detail most important …
If you watched with soul-crushing sadness as “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” opened in London’s West End and wowed lucky ticket-holders night after night, contemplated selling your belongings …
Harry Potter fans know this little tidbit better than anyone, but May 2nd marks the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. It was in the last book, Harry Potter and …
If you are a football fan, odds are you’re familiar with the case of former New England Patriot, Aaron Hernandez. Once a star player, Aaron Hernandez had completely fallen …
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 …
According to Forbes, residents in China have developed a deeper love for reading on their phones, tablets, and anything else electronic. They have more phone users than people living …
Travelers to Tajikistan may want to reconsider which books they bring with them. Recently, the Culture Ministry announced that travelers would need written consent to carry books over the …
It’s probably safe to say that there are moments we wish we could just zip through a book and have all of its content in our brain. You could learn …
From my earlier post on Bookstagram, you’ll know it took me some time to figure out how it worked. I soldiered on, and with not a little help from cyberspace, …