But, I definitely have some Strong Opinions™ in regards to certain aspects of the story, and I’m not alone. Keep reading for different Rioters’ unabashed beliefs on how the novel should go. When I first read the story (one of those shiny, hardcover illustrated classics you could get from Walden Books in the mall), I was shocked and dismayed that Jo turned Laurie down. And then he had the gall to go and marry Amy instead?...
Poems About Plants A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year edited by Jane McMorland Hunter Celebrate nature every day with 365 of literature’s most beautiful poems including Thomas Hardy’s “Birds at Winter Nightfall,” Robert Frost’s “Spring Pools,” Rudyard Kipling’s “The Glory of the Garden,” and Elizabeth Jenning’s “Song at the Beginning of Autumn,” along with 12 accompanying black and white line drawings. A Year of Nature Poems by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kelly Louise Judd See how animals interact with nature and the cycle of trees and plants from the stark winter to the first buds of spring in 12 poems that celebrate nature all year round....
It’s needless to say there’s been a significant surge of political YA novels in recent years, with the likes of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give spending over 100 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers List. A powerful debut novel engaging with themes of racism and police brutality in the United States, The Hate U Give is a classic example of art imitating life – not the other way around....
(In 2013, one of the secrets was a murder confession that has been proven to most likely be a hoax. So I guess sometimes the secrets aren’t real, but I feel strongly that it’s better to believe the majority of them, regardless of the likelihood that they’re 100% true.) One of the best and most frustrating things in literature is when conflict is caused by characters keeping secrets. Sometimes those secrets are big, life-altering, plot-driving secrets; other times they are small, only affecting the secret-keeper and perhaps one other person....
Many problematic relationships in literature are meant to be problematic (Jocasta and Oedipus say hi). Others are the result of authors having a poor sense of what makes a relationship healthy. For the purposes of this list, I don’t care one way or the other: whether the author knew they were writing a problematic relationship or not, I’m taking the text as is and leaving authorial intent out of it....
The list of public domain books 2022 below does have a few big names on it, though on the whole next year won’t be a big bonanza for suddenly available classics. I’ve collated a list which attempts to reflect some of the most popular writers whose works are now free, from a range of backgrounds. If you’re interested in seeing what else will be on offer, take a look at the Wikipedia pages for ‘1951 in literature’ (specifically, deaths that year) and ‘2022 in public domain’....
But what National Poetry Month encourages us to do is think about the work we are consuming and actively seek out new work. National Poetry Month encourages us to spend time with poems, to give them space and let them seek harbor inside of us. National Poetry Month encourages us to celebrate poets and express gratitude for all of the ways poetry influences our lives. For me personally, poetry has always been there....
So what are you waiting for? Answer these ten questions and find out who you are already! Want to take more Marvel-related quizzes? Find out which Avenger you are. Or take our “Which Captain Marvel Are You?” quiz.
The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrick – one of Disney’s first female animators and the only woman to create one of Hollywood’s classic movie monsters—the Creature from the Black Lagoon. For someone who should have been hailed as a pioneer in the genre there was little information about Milicent available. Patrick’s contribution had been claimed by a jealous male colleague, her career had been cut short and she soon after had disappeared from film history....
Meet Libby. The one-tap reading app from your library, powered by OverDrive. Downloading Libby to your smartphone allows you to borrow thousands of eBooks and audiobooks for free anytime and anywhere. You’ll find library books in all genres, ranging from bestsellers, classics, nonfiction, comics and much more. Libby works on Apple and Android devices and is compatible with Kindle. All you need is a library card but you can sample any book in the library collection without one....
Meet Libby. The one-tap reading app from OverDrive. By downloading Libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of eBooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. You’ll find titles in all genres, ranging from bestsellers, classics, nonfiction, comics and much more. Libby works on Apple and Android devices and is compatible with Kindle. All you need is a library card but you can sample any book in the library collection without one....
TBR is Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Been dreaming of a “Stitch Fix for books?” Now it’s here! Tell TBR about your reading preferences and what you’re looking for, and sit back while your Bibliologist handpicks recommendations just for you. TBR offers plans to receive hardcover books in the mail or recommendations by email, so there’s an option for every budget. TBR is also available as a gift to give to the readers in your life!...
Are Readers More Satisfied With Their Lives? When it comes to life satisfaction, 75% of readers said they felt satisfied with their current life. This was a significant finding, as 58% of nonreaders said they were satisfied. Life satisfaction, of course, is a broad topic. But even broken down, readers were more satisfied across a wide variety of life situations as compared to those who did not read. The starkest difference in satisfaction between readers and nonreaders came with recreation: readers are far more satisfied than nonreaders....
“No shade to Mark, but I don’t use HTCE much for cooking. I consult it for things like bread-baking (okay, I did that once) and for his fried-rice technique, but I gravitate toward cookbooks that are more curated than encyclopedic. But ever since Panic Attack Day, it’s been my most effective form of therapy, second only to actual therapy. In moments when the anxiety starts bubbling in my chest, I open to a random page and read it through....
Zambreno began her career in 2010 with the novel O Fallen Angel and has published eight books so far. Six of her books were originally published with small presses. She began as something of an indie star, a relatively unknown author but one with especially ardent fans. More recently, she has published two books with major presses, had her first two novels reissued, and has become more widely known. But she hasn’t left her independent publishing roots behind: To Write As If Already Dead came out with a university press....
This is not the first attempt at a Locke & Key adaptation. In 2011, Fox made a pilot of the comic, but then passed on turning it into a series. Here’s to great success this time around! Netflix just dropped the first Locke & Key trailer this morning, which you can see in all its glory below:
HOLIDAYS ARE HAPPIER WITH AUDIOBOOKS. Make your holiday travels, errands, cooking sessions, and all the rest more enjoyable by listening to an audiobook. From bestsellers, to thrillers, to self-care, you can find the perfect listen for any moment. Give yourself the gift of audio this holiday season. This is not just a list of mindfulness audiobooks. Yes, I’ve included two books by Thich Nhat Hanh and a book on Zen and the Tao Te Ching, but as you’ll hear in the conventional books on meditation and mindful living, there is no one way to achieve mindfulness....
This collection of audiobooks features classic stories and favorite fairy tales and reimagines them with modern flair. Marissa Meyer takes on Rumpelstiltskin in Gilded, Lauren Blackwood gives an Ethiopian-inspired fantasy twist to Jane Eyre in Within These Wicked Walls, Alix E. Harrow puts her own spin on Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered, and more. Hear them all now! Modern retellings are the perfect way to repackage these ancient tales for new audiences, especially when those stories come from outside of Europe....
That’s the premise of Beldan Sezen’s excellent graphic memoir Snapshots of a Girl. As the title promises, the book takes us through snapshots in Sezen’s sexual awakening; through the guys she dated (some great, some…not so great) and what she began to realize about herself in the process. Her sketchy, almost dreamy, art is powerful. The black and white lines are stark on the page, providing a glimpse into Sezen’s complex emotions....
Historically, the figure of the Queen of Sheba is shrouded in obscurity, which all but facilitates its becoming a cultural repository of all the dreams and glittering gold-tinted notions we have of the exotic East. She appears in the Quran and the Ethiopian Kebra Nagast, and the Bible mentions her a few times; she is the ‘Queen of the South’ who ‘came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon’ (Luke 11:31) and after that was so awed that she blessed his God (2 Ch 9:8)....
