It’s no secret that the literary world is full of competition. To be a great writer, you have to want to get to the top. It’s hard to imagine someone in this industry spending their time with a direct rival, but the further we look into the matter, the more we learn that there have been many strong friendships between great writers. Some of them seem surprising, others make perfect sense. J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Image courtesy of Youtube.com When we think of classic fantasy literature, the two series that come to mind for most people are The Lord …
For as long as there have been preparatory schools, there have been preppy people. Admit it, everybody knows at least one. For most of the 20th century, those who identified with the preppy stereotype existed peacefully and received very little media attention of any kind. There were novels written about the preppy world, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise and Louis Auchincloss’ The Rector of Justin, but almost all such books were memories written by notable prep school alumni. This changed, however, in 1980 when young journalist Lisa Birnbach published The Official Preppy Handbook, a literal handbook carefully …
As we all know, the current presidential race is getting heated. As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue their controversial campaigns, more and more people voice their dislike for both candidates each day. All this has prompted us to consider where we could find a candidate more people could get behind. What is we could pick our favorite hero from literature to run for president? Literature has given us some great politicians but who among them would be the best choice to lead our country? Here are five fictional politicians who we wish could join the running in this election. …
This past year, we’ve seen the release of many new and interesting autobiographies from politicians, athletes, musicians, and just about everyone in between. Of course, the market’s always ripe for more celebrity confessions. We thought it would be fun to create a short list of celebrities, some newcomers to the writing world, that we would love to see come out with an autobiography or memoir. To help them, we created possible titles as well! Check out some real memoirs and autobiographies coming out in 2016 here, and enjoy these titles! My Life Is Not Actually a Horror Story by Stephen King Image courtesy of FamousAuthors.com Deflate …
In recent years, Hollywood has adapted many of our favorite books for the big screen. Adaptions can be horrible or glorious. While Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was met with mixed reviews, the film version of Michael Lewis’ The Big Short was awarded multiple Oscars. Given the success of many such films (yes, we know, the books are always better), here’s a list of ten books that we’d like to see get adapted for the big screen in the upcoming years. The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780548013915 Following the release of …
