7 Reasons I Wanted To Be Laura Ingalls Wilder When I Grew Up
While I’m proud of being a modern woman with my tablets and my spectacles and my insulated mugs, there has…
While I’m proud of being a modern woman with my tablets and my spectacles and my insulated mugs, there has…
For what will you be giving thanks on Thursday? Your health? Your happiness? The pilgrim who brought green beans topped with French-fried onions…
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Many of us who take part in National Novel Writing Month enjoy shouting from the rooftops that we’ve accepted the…
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Look, you’ve totally watched an episode of the Real Housewives franchise in one iteration or another. And, even if you…
Uh, okay you guys know we love love love John Green. Is there anything he can’t do?! Not really! Read…
If we were given the magical ability to hang out with all our favorite literary characters (and those we love…
The truth is, you absolutely can judge a book by its cover, regardless of whether or not you should. We…
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I’m not a sports guy. Sorry, 90 percent of everyone, I have no idea what you’re talking about on Facebook.…
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When it comes to learning about ourselves, literature, some would argue, is the most masterful teacher of all. That said,…
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This week, as we celebrate banned books, let’s imagine a world where great works of fiction have a weirder and…
Say you’re going out for a night on the town, and romance is on your brain. You’d be wise to…
In the world of romantic literature, there are certain necessary characteristics that any gratuitously sexy hero needs in order to…