Books

Just because books are famous “must-reads,” considered classics or some other distinction that I haven’t yet thought of… doesn’t mean they should be a) taught in schools b) are any good or c) easy reads. It’s as likely, to be honest, that they’ll end up being a slog, not fun, boring AF and generally not...

There can never be too much of a good thing in my book – and that’s why we’re back with even more Lord of the Rings content. Nothing quite like a big dose of high fantasy to lift your spirits. Here are 11 Lord of the Rings memes that die-hard fans will absolutely love. 1....

One meme to rule them all… That’s what I’m looking for. I’m still totally shook from that moment when Eowyn dragged the Witch King by saying, “I am no man.” Here are 14 Lord of the Rings memes that will leave real Tolkien fans laughing from the Shire all the way to Mordor. 1. This...

If you think librarians are heroes now (which, who doesn’t?), wait until you hear about the women who saddled up horses in the early morning and set out to deliver books to Kentucky’s isolated mountain communities. Talk about commitment to making sure everyone had reading material, right? The “book women” of The Pack Horse Library...

It’s kind of hard to believe that people will be nostalgic for ANYTHING that’s going on in the world right now, but you never know, right…? I’m sure people in 1980 thought the world was going to Hell in a handbasket, but 40 years later, 1980 probably looks pretty decent to some people… But what...

Have you ever been into something that you really loved before it became a huge deal? It’s kind of a weird phenomenon and you feel like you and your friends were too cool for school because you were on the cutting edge, baby! Maybe it’s a band or a movie or an artist or anything...

You’ve no doubt heard people brag (or humblebrag) about being into certain things before they hit the mainstream. Movies, music, artists, etc. People always like to make sure that everyone out there knows that they were into it WAYYYYYY before it got popular. But some people really were into stuff before everyone else knew about...

I was an avid reader for my entire life. From the moment my mother bought me my first chapter book (The Babysitter’s Club) in the 3rd grade, I was hooked. That said, even I hated the majority of the books that were assigned in high school English. It didn’t turn me off reading, but as this...