If classic literature had taken place over Zoom ...

Posted on 09/27/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's only appropriate that we share a new comic on a Sunday, right? Writer and illustrator Kate Gavino has reimagined...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, coronavirus / COVID-19, Just for fun, Literary Hub

Bookish birthdays for the week of September 27, 2020

Posted on 09/27/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of September 27, 2020. Louis Auchincloss (September 27, 1917): Auchincloss...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Banned Books Week 2020: "Censorship is a Dead End"

Posted on 09/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Banned Books Week 2020 officially begins tomorrow and goes through October 3. This year's theme: "Censorship is a Dead End....

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Tagged As: Book lists, Reading

Fussy’s favorites: Week of September 20, 2020

Posted on 09/26/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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You can stay in F. Scott Fitzgerald's Alabama home

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday was Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday, and so it was the perfect occasion for fans to dig...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism

Senators: Netflix should reconsider "The Three-Body Problem" adaptation

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you had strong feelings — positive or negative — about Netflix’s adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, it might be...

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Tagged As: Politics, Scandal, The Guardian, TV adaptation

New York Times bestsellers: Week of October 3, 2020

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of October 3,...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

First editions of Galileo and Newton, stolen in 2017, have been recovered

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Last Friday was marred by the news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away. But before that,...

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Actress Natalie Portman's first book is an updated collection of fables

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Actress Natalie Portman is releasing a children’s book on October 20. In the spirit of the great Toni Morrison quote,...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Diversity, Pop culture

Ex-National Security Council official: Review of Bolton's book was mishandled

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 12:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A former National Security Council official has harsh criticism for the government’s review process of John Bolton’s memoir. Ellen Knight...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics