Friday, December 26, 2014

Beautiful Lines in Literature

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Every so often while reading, I come across a line that halts me in my literary tracks. Even if the writing style in a book as a whole isn...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Book Review: "Firefight" by Brandon Sanderson (The Reckoners Book Two)

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I've been waiting a long time to get my hands on this book. Author Brandon Sanderson is a fairly well-known SpecFic author, having wri...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Book Review: "The Doubt Factory" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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If the name Paolo Bacigalupi sounds familiar to you, it's probably because he's also written award winners The Windup Girl  and Sh...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Historically Banned Books: An Overview

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If you've read some other posts on this blog, you know how strongly I feel about banned books. I make no apologies or excuses for the ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Book Review: "In The Shadows" by Kiersten White (author) and Jim Di Bartolo (artist)

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Hybrid formats of writing and art in books have always caught my interest. After all, words on a page can be used in some innovative ways:...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Writing Advice from Stephen King

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Few contemporary fiction writers can claim the kind of success that Stephen King has seen over the course of his career. So when he offers...
Friday, November 7, 2014

Book Review: "Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia" by Jenny Torres Sanchez

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October was Mental Health Awareness month. While I very much hope that everyone reading this heard about it at some point during the month...