Books

It’s times like these that the imaginary worlds we love are more important than ever. They’re still intact, unchanged and unbroken, there for us to escape into whenever we’d like. That said, it can also be fun to imagine how our favorite characters would be if they were living in our bizarro timeline – which...

They say things are a classic for a reason, and generally, that’s true. But when it comes to classic novels, the reasons they could be considered classic – like they were written during the transition from Tsarist to Communist Russia, for example (looking at you, Anna Karenina) – might have nothing to do with how...

It can be really difficult to keep the attention of people out there these days, don’t you think? There are endless streams of information coming from all forms of social media and different websites, and now we have wars about which facts are true, which are false, etc. It’s enough to make your head spin!...

If there’s someone who is universally loved – or at least tolerated – it’s Jane Austen. Sure, there are people who think they have hot takes, or who think themselves somehow special because they don’t enjoy her work, but by and large, people do. Which is why these 14 Tumblrs and their jokes can just...

There’s been a lot of talk over the past several years about all of the spooky ways The Simpsons television show seems to have predicted the future, but what if I told you their writers are not alone? Because it certainly seems like the authors of these 7 books had a good idea of what was coming...

As an author, I can tell you that we spend as much time coming up with the perfect opening line as we do with the right last one – although for me, final lines are easier. I think it’s because the story is told, the characters are well-loved (or hated) friends, and how it ends...

Terry Pratchett was an English author who primarily wrote books in the fantasy genre. He died five years ago, exactly 40 years after his first book was published. Terry was known for his special brand of wit, which often influenced the excellent bits of social commentary he unleashed into the world. Recently, one woman on...

I grew up a reader, and with all of the extra time I’ve had on my hands (hahahaha sob) lately, I’ve been able to read more often and really check some titles off my list. As a reader, I loved all 12 of these memes – and I just know you’re going to, also. 12....