Tag: quotes
Let’s be real: 2016 has been rough. Even though the holiday season is very much upon us, many people are having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit after a …
As a kid growing up, one-liners were always my favorite type of joke. Maybe it’s because they’re so short and easy to remember and repeat, or maybe it’s because …
Although we live in a time where people have once again divided themselves amongst various categories, we all have the same goal in mind: the happiness and wellbeing of our loved …
Literature is no longer bound by the confines of heavy, hardcover books. Books can be read on computers, smartphones, tablets and now, for the first time ever, on your …
Life is often a cluster of emotions, changes, and hardships. And, a lot of the time, life doesn’t ask our permission before throwing all sorts of random happenings at …
It’s only been two days since the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States and there have been a wave of emotions: anger, confusion, …
L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, like any good fairy story, has a lot to say about the real world. As a child, I glossed over many of these wry …
Cierra Loften
November 7, 2016
Authors, Autobiography, Banned Books, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Drama, Family, Faves, Human Interest, LGBT, Literary Quotes, Reading, Young Adult
It’s no mystique that banned books have spanned the ideals, motives, and ultimately, the lives of all who have heard their stories. From the classics such as Ulysses, The Adventures …
Rainbow Rowell is a literary force to be reckoned with. In both her YA books (Carry On, Fangirl, and Eleanor & Park) and adult novels (Attachments and Landline), she writes about love …
Most, if not all, writers must surely hope that their words will live on after they have shuffled off this mortal coil. To add value to their poetry and …
“If you can’t same something nice, don’t say nothing at all” is advice not followed by critics when dumping on authors. And authors themselves can be full-on nasty to …
Celebrities: they’re just like us! (Except with a lot more money.) However, when it comes down to it, some of our favorite stars share a genuine love for literature …
Gift-picking is complicated. As a gift receiver, one subconsciously is waiting to know whether the other person really understands our preferences. However, gift givers typically undergo a whole lot of panicked …
To be a reader is to live the lives of so many characters. We walk the paths of adventurers, experience the drama of the lives of romantic couples, and …
The books we read as teenagers can impact the people we become. It’s possible to soak up the qualities of our favorite characters, not only seeing ourselves in them, but …
Though many may not recognize her name as quickly as they would other notable authors of the horror genre, a là Stephen King, it should be known that Shirley Jackson …
Even though it only contains 290 pages, the words in The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen strike at the heart of the layers within ourselves …
Book lovers are quite the unique set of individuals, which means that unless someone has a love for books themselves, it can be hard for us to relate to …
It’s late at night and I’m up reading way past my bedtime. I crouch underneath the covers, flashlight hovering over the pages of a book I’m not supposed to …
Alongside the crisp frostiness of winter, Autumn is my other favorite season. Even as a child, I loved going to the park, jumping freely and without a care in …