Don’t get me wrong, I like them okay. I’ve read the majority of Dickens’ works, but not all of them. What I have read, I’ve only read once or twice. They didn’t set my world on fire, and I’m afraid they don’t appear anywhere on my lists of favorite books. You’d expect them to, though, when you consider how many biographies of Dickens I’ve read and re-read. I don’t especially admire him as a human being (although I find him very interesting)....
He was and is the quintessential American icon, the scope of whose meaning remains as panoramic and contradictory as the nation itself. As such, it is curious that Elvis Presley never found himself the subject of some weighty, would-be ‘Great American Novel.’ Though his legacy has long been a publishing phenomenon, yielding mountains of nonfiction ranging from the scholarly to the sensationalist, the practitioners of non-factual literature have always been strangely retiscent when it comes to the King… albeit with some exceptions....
Drink Coffee, Read Books, Be Happy Coffee+Books=Happy is an equation I can get behind. Pay tribute to your reading and drinking habits with this straightforward and comfy sweatshirt. Platform 9 3/4 Sweatshirt I love the minimalist look of this sweatshirt, that lets you look understated but still display your love for Harry Potter’s magical world. The cute, owl detail on the sleeve just makes it even better! Bookish Joggers If you have to wear pants, you might as well make them literary....
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Honor Black History Month with authors and stories who promote equality, inspire us to explore new ways of thinking, and help us reconcile our past so we all can strive for a better future. Random House chooses to highlight the stories and works of black authors across the diaspora. We’re giving away five bundles of 20 books by Black authors to five lucky Riot readers! This sweepstakes is open to residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and all other U....
In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped their oppressive lives in the Hidden Palace, but soon learn that freedom comes with a terrible cost. Lei is known as the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel Demon King wasn’t the end of the plan—it’s just the beginning. Will Lei succeed in her quest to overthrow the monarchy and protect her love for Wren, or will she fall victim to the sinister magic that seeks to destroy her?...
A propulsive debut of visionary scale, Make Me a City embroiders fact with fiction to tell the story of Chicago’s 19th century, tracing its rise from frontier settlement to industrial colossus. A variety of voices give life to Chicago: Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable, the city founder; John Stephen Wright, bombastic speculator; and Antje Hunter, the first female reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Stories teem around them, and each claim the narrative in turns, sharing their grief as well as their delight....
Every autumn all through high school, Deja and Josiah have worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. This Halloween is different—Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. What if their last shift was an adventure? In Pumpkinheads, beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell and Eisner Award–winning artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this tender and hilarious story about two irresistible teens discovering what it means to leave behind a place—and a person—with no regrets....
I listened to the audiobook, and if you read this book (and I absolutely recommend you do), you should really think about listening on audiobook, there are SO many guest stars. B.J. Novak read most of the stories, and Rainn Wilson and Mindy Kaling do most of the pinch hitting, but there’s a CAVALCADE of stars in this audiobook, with Emma Thompson, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Jenna Fischer, Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, and Katy Perry stepping in to do guest spots....
In an attempt to find my footing as the holidays come closer, I listen to holiday stories shared throughout time. Reading these six brilliant women poets share their experiences of holiday simplicity renewed a sense of the seasonal magic: look for the beauty hidden in plain sight. The quiet of the winter landscape; a mother who allows her daughter to witness her annual beauty ritual; and how a Christmas cactus brings the holiday season past New Year’s Eve....
One of my best bookish memories, even a formative reading experience, is reading The Bell Jar while listening to Ani DiFranco’s Up Up Up Up Up Up, both of which I bought on Valentine’s Day, 1999, about a month after the latter’s release. For the most part, music spoke to me louder than books in my teens. I had too much homework to enjoy reading as much as I had when I was a younger kid....
For many of these folks, there are very few recourses when the weather turns. That’s where public libraries come into play. For people in winter weather distress, there is sometimes no better resource than a library. Internet Access It may come as a surprise to non-librarians that homeless people are avid internet users. In fact, the internet is often critical to finding housing and services for this population, and for many, online work is a lifeline....
In Susan Barker’s novel, The Incarnations, through extended flashbacks we are shown the previous incarnations of the main characters during the times of the Tang Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, the Ming dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and the Cultural Revolution. In its representation of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, we read about how Zhang Ling, herself a former member of the Red Guard, was targeted for possessing a record of a love song....
Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Dial A For Aunties is full of heart and sisterhood. Meddy Chan and her aunties are always looking out for each other. Meddy’s mom sets her up on a date which doesn’t go well, and in the end, Meddy accidentally kills her date in self-defense. This is when her mom and her aunties come to her aid to help dispose of the body. In her essay “Muteness Envy” from The Feminist Difference, Barbara Johnson talks about how women are always silent about two things: their pleasure and their violation....
Free Kindle books in Prime Reading The largest collection is in Prime Reading, which includes more than 1,000 books you can read for $0.00. All you have to do is browse the available titles on Prime Reading, click the book you want, and choose “Read for Free” from the purchase options. Note that you must be logged into Prime to see this option. Free audiobooks in Prime Reading If you are trying to find free audiobooks online, then you’ll appreciate that some of the Prime Reading options include both the free Kindle book and free audiobook....
How to Make A Book Page Wreath There are quite a few ways you could go about making your own book page wreath, but here is a good beginner’s guideline, using supplies you probably have around your house. What You Will Need Cardboard or foam core board An old or unwanted book Pencil or marker Ruler or circle compass Regular glue Hot glue gun or glue sticks Sharp craft knife or boxcutter or scissors Ribbon or pipe cleaners (optional) Spray paint (optional)...
But how do you start a process like that? Each book I have is a book I’ve found interesting or been told is wonderful and I needed to read. I had amassed a collection of books that I hadn’t read that was bigger than the books I actually owned and had read and enjoyed. And now that I was moving across the country, I didn’t want to take the books I knew I wouldn’t read....
Hey! Get your mind out of the gutter! (I mean, yes, I do read explicit fics. But that’s not the point here.) According to my reading log, which I have doctored to include a “fics” tab and to pull the number of fics and number of words into stats, I have finished more works of fan fiction so far this year than I have books. Some of them might have been only a few thousand words, but others were well into the six-digit category....
There are many different activities to choose from and many approaches with a comic book club, and there’s no right or wrong way to do it. You simply need to see if there’s a need, then jump in and give it a try. I aim our comic book club at ages 11 and up, it usually attracts between ages 11-13 and I have found that I’m having to bring over extra tables and chairs — it’s great to see!...
There’s also the matter of the upcoming midterm elections which are equally, if not more, terrifying than the Halloween horror movie marathons (I just so as not to dissolve into tears or become rage incarnate). The connection between the two? Infidel by Pornsak Pichetshote, Aaron Campbell, José Villarubia, and Jeff Powell, forward by Tananarive Due and afterward by Jeff Lemire. Infidel, originally a five issue mini-series and released as a collected trade paperback on 9/26, is a haunted house story ready for your readerly eyeballs....
