Tag: books
On a recent trip, I was told to check out the “read and return” program that some airport bookstores have. I had never heard of it, and I was …
Mermaids (Mermen, too!) are intriguing mythical creatures. These human-fish hybrids make amazing main characters, but there are literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of books out there that feature our magical …
“Really short book” might sound like a one-off title, or the name of a goofy series, but really short books are, as they sound, books of less than 150 …
It’s exciting and nerve-wracking. Your heart races in the beginning as you anticipate what will come next. You giggle with glee and tell your friends about your new love. …
It is a fantastic time to be a Star Wars fan: A new trilogy is off to a great start, the anthology movies are about to kick off, and …
Now that it’s November, it’s time to find out about some books hitting the shelves this month! Check out our list of some of YA books coming to a …
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky was published in 1999, and the movie adaptation came in 2012. The main character is portrayed, in both the book and …
Some days we all just need to get away from our everyday life. Most of us aren’t able to just book a plane ticket and go off on an …
For many years, the Barnes & Noble flagship store located on 5th Avenue in New York City proudly held the title of the “World’s Largest Bookstore,” until it shut its doors …
Libaries are one of the most important resources a community can have. Recently, these sources of literary opportunity have been constantly under battle to keep themselves afloat. Between continued fights …
Melanie Pitman
November 10, 2016
Author Spotlight, Authors, Book Lovers, Book News, Bookish Events, Genre, History, Music, Reading, Relationships, TBR
Monday evening, at roughly 10pm EST, Jack Rabinovitch announced the winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and a beaming Madeleine Thien graciously accepted the honor. Her novel, Do …
Welcome back to our Bibliotourism feature! This is where we share with you some of the world’s top destinations for book lovers. Today we are heading to the Pacific …
YouTube Channel: Kraftsman Sheng Take a special look behind the scenes of what all goes into making and physically creating a book. Featured image via Subtraction
Diana Gabaldon, author of the best-selling Outlander series, recently attended Entertainment Weekly’s Popfest. During a Q&A session, Gabaldon was asked a question regarding when us readers will finally get the …
It is the beginning of November. Not only is it Movember, it’s also National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. If you are participating right now or want to participate …
Warning: this list is made for bibliophiles, bookworms, autobiography connoisseurs, graphic novel enthusiasts, and book lovers alike. If you do not read novels on a regular basis, you won’t …
Although we wish kids could live completely stress-free, play-filled lives, if we want them to grow up to live stress-free (or at least relatively so) lives as adults, we …
Magical Realism is an underrepresented genre, often mixed up with Fantasy, particularly Urban Fantasy. The genres share similar aspects, but on a closer inspection, the differences are prominent. Magical …
What goes into making the mob? Perhaps more importantly, what goes into the making of a mob boss? That is the question author Deirdre Bair tackles in Al Capone: …
Living to the age of 102 is an accomplishment all in its own. Frances Hardwick is an impressive woman, who has lived a very full life, and yet continues …