Tag: human interest
Millennials are impatient. Millennials are lazy. Forget the complaints about Millennials. For once, check out this positive bit about the currently most controversial adult group. In a recent survey conducted …
John Barrowman is well-known for his iconic roles as Jack Harkness (Doctor Who, Torchwood) and Malcolm Merlyn (which originated on Arrow), as well as a number of other memorable TV performances. The …
It’s summer! And you know what that means: splashing in the water, playing in the sun, spending more time with the kids, and hearing them say they are bored …
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 …
Black Mirror is a science fiction anthology series that focuses on a dark and satirical take on modern society, and the consequences of technology. The series got its start in …
You wake up in a cold sweat. You forgot to return your library book. Rummaging through the shelves, drawers and cubbies of your home, you wonder what would be …
Bill Nye the Science Guy is well-known for his beloved television series from the 90’s that taught children to love science. Nye has teamed up with author Gregory Mone …
Books are magical, mysterious, entertaining, and sometimes, downright weird. With an oversaturated book market, it’s no wonder we have some strange stuff out there. I’ve searched the Net for …
Life is full of mystery and intrigue. If you’re looking for it, look no further than the ancient texts and writings that have been stumping historians since their discovery. …
Last year Arundhati Roy announced The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, which will be her second book since the best selling work The God of Small Things. Though this may be …
You settle down after a long day as you look for your book of choice. There’s the classics, horror, romance – well, basically whatever your friends recommended. Although those …
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 …
A typical fairy tale follows a dashing prince who rescues a damsel in distress from her wicked stepmother or from a very tall tower. Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls are not …
Don’t forget to include independent authors on your TBR when you’re searching for new reads. It can be hard to find these authors if you don’t know where to …
Public libraries seem to be having a fine problem. That’s not fine as in good, that’s fine as in the late fees you pay. While the fine may be …
I’ve got a serious problem with porn. Book porn, that is. When I’m not surfing the web for it, I’m obsessing over it. I’m constantly thinking about my next …
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 …
Jenny Han is known for her best selling trilogies: To All the Boys I Loved Before, Burn for Burn with Siobhan Vivian, and The Summer I Turned Pretty. The author has been busy …
Mental health used to be the taboo subject that was swept under the rug. Thankfully in recent years, giant steps have been made to increase awareness of mental illness …
Freelance writers are like the proverbial fishermen of the writing world: we sit on our boat for hours, and we cast our lines hundreds of times before finally getting …
