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What makes a writer? Well, what makes a good writer? Certainly by now we should be able to identify the personality traits that good writers have. A quick look …
Famous British author, Anthony Horowitz, has been warned against creating a black character for his next novel. The reason cited is that that it would not be appropriate for …
Near the Grand Husseini Mosque, on a street that was once the Amman River, there is a bookshop like no other. Hamzeh AlMaaytah (36) runs a 24-hour “emergency room …
I feel the need to vent. I’m almost three quarters through a book and the author has just introduced a totally new character; turns out, this guy is the …
The Beginning of the End I was in my junior year in college, and I still hadn’t written a single, completed draft of a novel. Sure, I had plenty …
Here and Now “Who controls the past controls the future.” George Orwell, 1984. In 2017, present time, it’s not completely unreasonable to say there isn’t much hope for the future. …
My venture into American Girl was, I imagine, pretty similar to many other girls my age at the time. I wanted a doll that, I’m almost ashamed to say, …
Do you read book reviews? I do. I love a well-written review – it’s like having a discussion with a smart, book-loving friend. Good reviews contain several key elements. …
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 …
Cooking just became so much more interesting. Now that marijuana has become much more widely legalized, weed chefs around the country are endeavoring to establish cannabis as a kitchen …
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 …
The North Pole is definitely shaking things up. Daniel Kibblesmith, a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, has written a new children’s book called Santa’s Husband …
Talk about accountability! The Daily Show is literally constructing a brick-and-mortar library in New York City just to store Donald Trump’s (many) comments on Twitter. This library will be …
To recap: After taking for granted she would be part of the spring musical and failing miserably at her audition, Ava signs up for stage crew with the alternate …
Just because you get a book deal, doesn’t always mean things will work out. Sometimes books get canceled or postponed. Sometimes they make it all the way through publishing …
According to a report in Publishers Weekly, the print-publishing juggernaut that is adult coloring books is slowing down worldwide. In Australia, it’s come to a juddering halt: Nielson BookScan …
“Meet Donald Trump. Donald Trump is a famous entrepreneur. He is also a television personality. In 2015, Trump surprised many people when he decided to run for president. In …
Millenials can easily be described as one of the most sexualized generations and it’s shown in the way Young Adult fiction is portrayed now, as opposed to our grandparents …
The state of healthcare is a hot button topic right now in America. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was one of the first successful attempts at …
We left our protagonist hiding from her girlfriend inside a public restroom. Apparently, that is what happens when one leads a double-life for no reason whatsoever: unnecessary complications ensue. …
