Books

I love books and reading – even most of the classics I was forced to read as a kid have become dear to me later in life. I read all of the time, and if I’m not, I’m wishing I had a new world to dive into. Which is all to say that these 10...

Now that J.K. Rowling has alienated a good number of her readers because of her stance on feminism and how it relates to the rights of trans women, we don’t have to pretend that there’s nothing bad about Hogwarts or the rest of the world she created anymore. If we imagine it to be a...

Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books? They inspired a generation of readers to not only pick up more books, but to be actively engaged in storytelling, writing their own endings, and the like. If you’re a person of a certain age, there’s almost no chance these weren’t a beloved part of your childhood. And...

My husband is a mushroom lover. As in, he enjoys foraging for them, studying them to make sure he’s not grabbing poison ones, and eating them when they’re safe. I love mushrooms, too, but just the eating part. If you’re someone who is intrigued by fungi of all kinds, you would totally be sympatico with...

It’s important to always keep learning and expanding your horizons in life. Being a lifelong learner should be a goal that everyone strives for because having a wide range of knowledge about all different kinds of subjects is good for that brain of yours and it makes us appreciate the world we inhabit a lot...

Most of the time, movies that are adapted from books get criticized for not living up to the book’s standards. But every now and then, the movie version of the book actually adds something extra to the story. A little oomph that’s unexpected. That’s certainly the case with the “Harry Potter” movies, adapted from the...

If you’re not old enough to remember the year The Shawshank Redemption hit theaters, then it will probably surprise you to learn that absolutely no one cared enough to go and see it. Strange, considering that the early buzz from critics was promising, and that test audiences had also rated it well – as well as...

If you’re a fan of “Harry Potter,” then you probably know the Marauder’s Map, that magical document that revealed all sorts of hidden passageways and secret compartments at The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and beyond. Harry received the map from Fred and George Weasley during his third year at Hogwarts and it proved...